Knowing that Luca's mission was to retrieve the weapons, Ray said, "It's easy. Leave it to Hansen."

Luke knew the special connections between Ray and the Russian police. Hence, it would be best to leave the matter to them

At the same time, they were also the ones who could ensure Luca's safety.

Luke nodded. He sent a message to Luca, telling her that he would have dinner at Ray's place and she did not have to wait for him.

Luca did not reply to his message.

Luke reckoned that she must be worrying about the mission.

Luca was good at fighting, but how was she supposed to fight against the police officers?

The maid walked toward him and said respectfully, "Young Master, Mr. Crawford, dinner is served. Please make your way to the dining room."

Ray nodded and stood up. "Come on. Let's go have dinner."

"Alright." Luke rose to his feet.

The two of them were about to head to the dining room when Ray's subordinate ran toward them hurriedly and said, "Boss, that man, he—"

Ray frowned as he looked at his subordinate who was in a panic. He reprimanded, "Slow down."

The man took a deep breath. He did not mean to speak in such a way, but he was so surprised that he had run upstairs. Hence, he was gasping for air. "Boss, the man from the Island of Despair said his body is aching and he feels uncomfortable."

Vivian stepped forward and heard what the man said. She was delighted and asked, "Does it work that fast?"

Ray shot a glance at Vivian in disbelief. He did not believe that such a technique could cause pain, but what was happening at this moment was unexplainable.

"Let's go and take a look." Ray decided.

"Alright. You guys go ahead first. I'll ask the maid to put the dishes back so that the food won't get cold." Vivian was happy with her decision. After all, she had been able to help Ray with something.

It could be considered her contribution to this family. Besides, although that man was in pain, his life would not be in danger. She thought to herself and did not think that she had done something terrible.

After trying the technique herself, Vivian was truly impressed with Luca.

Luca knew a lot, and Vivian thought she had to learn from her. Furthermore, the imperturbable calmness Luca had was truly likable.

Luke followed Ray to the basement.

Before they arrived at the door, they could hear the man shouting in pain, “Ah! Ah!"

It sounded like a beast roaring. Luke and Ray exchanged glances with each other.

The two of them could feel the man's pain just by listening to the sound. After all, they were still some distance away from the basement. The soundproofing here was good enough. If they could hear his voice from such a distance, it seemed that the person inside was unable to stand the torture of the pain he was feeling. That was why his screams were so loud.

Ray could not help but feel impressed with Luca. There was actually such a technique, and Vivian learned it well.

After days of interrogation, Ray thought this man was not afraid of pain. This endless pain brought about by Luca's technique would not cause any harm to his body. It was the easiest way to break down the man's defense mechanism.

If it were not because Ray was worried that his subordinates would torture the man until he was unable to take it and die, Ray would certainly have chosen to use the traditional method. That was to let his men take turns to continuously torture the man.

Vivian had been a great help to Ray this time.

Ray and Luke walked into the basement together.

The man heard footsteps and looked at them with bloodshot eyes. He grimaced as he was in pain. He asked angrily, "What did you do to me?"

"The pain will be gone if you're willing to tell us the truth," Ray said expressionlessly. Vivian had mentioned that painkillers would take effect and help manage the pain.

"Hell no! You wish!" The man spat at them. However, the pain struck and he could feel his energy being drained away. He could not even spit at the people in front of him.

“If you're not going to tell us, then you can enjoy the continuous pain. The torture will last for 24 hours. How much longer can you endure the pain?" Ray narrowed his eyes. He did not expect the man to still refuse to tell him anything about the Island of Despair even though it was so painful that it had contorted his features.

The man lowered his head and kept shouting. It was as though screaming like that would make him feel better.

It only took a few minutes before his voice became hoarse because of the yelling.

"Let's go," Ray looked at Luke and said. He thought that the man would not say anything unless he had a taste of the long hours of pain.

"Wait." Luke parted his lips and reminded him, saying, "Put a gag in his mouth."

He was worried that the man could not stand the pain and end his life.

"Put a gag in his mouth," Ray instructed. Although he refused to believe that the man would commit suicide, he did what Luke told him to.

If that man attempted to kill himself, he would have done that in the past few days. He did not have to wait until now.

Ray's subordinate picked up the dirty cloth beside him and put it in his mouth.

“If you feel like telling me, then shake your head as hard as possible. He'll inform me." After that, Ray left the basement.

Luke looked at the man who was in pain. He did not feel pity for him, and he knew Luca's technique worked effectively.

The two of them met Vivian after they left the basement.

"Ray, Brother Luke, why did you come back so quickly?" Vivian asked in confusion. Should they not be taking the chance to interrogate that man?

"He's not going to talk to us anytime soon," replied Ray.

Vivian understood that torturing someone to extract information from them would take a long time, but...

"Did he pass out? Why isn't there any sound?"

"He's been gagged. He can't shout," explained Ray.

"I see. Let's go upstairs and have dinner. Brother Luke can have a taste of my cooking." Vivian turned around and walked in front of them.

The three of them returned upstairs and headed to the dining room.

Vivian instructed the maids to serve the food that she had prepared.

The Western dishes were served one after another. Vivian asked Luke to taste every dish passionately.

Luke fulfilled Vivian's wish and tasted every dish served on the table. The taste was okay, but it was far behind the food that Luca made.

Luke was craving it when he was reminded of Luca's homemade food. He missed Luca.

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After dinner, Luke suggested that he should leave as he was worried about Luca.

Vivian tried to make him stay. Ray stopped her from asking Luke to stay by giving her a meaningful look.

Ray arranged a car for Luke to return to his hotel.

The sister and brother watched Luke leave.

Vivian looked at the car that had driven far away, then turned to look at Ray. She said, "I have this feeling that Brother Luke has something else on his mind."

Ray shook his head and replied, "He's managing T Corporation alone and carrying the weight of the whole company as well as the Crawford family on his shoulders. How could he not be preoccupied?"

"That's true. Brother Luke must be burdened. Ray, you must be feeling the same too, right?" Vivian looked at him. This younger brother of hers had been protecting her so that she could grow up in a peaceful environment.

There were many times when Vivian was dressed up beautifully in white, but Ray would show up in front of her all covered in blood.

Ray had sacrificed too much for his family, Vivian, and his men.