Jackson nodded in silence. Before he could change the topic Jessica entered the room, making Brenner's blood lust subsides.

“Brenner, I didn’t know that you had friends that care for you?” Jessica started to grin.

“Oh no worry, miss. I was about to leave.” Jackson slowly retreated after seeing Jessica.

“You sure? It looks like you just got here.”

Before anybody could continue to say anything Brenner interject.

“Jessica, you should not guilt trip Jackson to keep me company. He is quite a busy man.”

Hearing that Jessica just said goodbye to Jackson. Before Jackson left the sight of both Jessica and Brenner, He heard Brenner telling him that he would meet him at the white chapel once he was discharged from the hospital.

Jackson left the hospital and went to the alleyway, with a predatory smile he started to ramble on to a beggar about how society is messed up. It slowly turns to how he is willing to help the beggar by giving him a place to live for a few days until he can find a place to work and pay him back.

Once the beggar's eyes started to fill with hope, Jackson took out a small knife and stabbed him in the throat. As the Beggar was trying to scream for help, Jackson took out his phone to call a group.

“I’m sorry to bother you guys, also Forgive me for the noisy background noise. But the Doctor told me to gather everyone soon.”

Jackson hangs up the phone and continues to walk down the alleyway with the full moon shining on him.

“Brenner. why does it seem like someone is screaming from your phone just now during a call?”

Brenner was annoyed at the fact that Jackson did that to alarm Jessica, just so he could see a fallout in his relationship.

Brenner just laughs it off while telling Jessica that his friend loves playing this kind of prank with him.

“Did you fall for it?’

Jessica pouts and looks at Brenner. “ Did you think I am so dumb to fall for those kinds of pranks?.”

Brenner just laughed and told her yes.

Further annoying Jessica she ignores Brenner during her stay but still attentively looks after his needs.

A blue moon shines through the room with barely any visibility. The room was silent, nobody said anything until Brenner set foot into the room. He walked through the room with no regard for the rest as he sat down beside the window.

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“What is the current status.”

Nobody spoke a word, knowing even the slightest misjudgment could get them killed.

“HAHAHA. You guys are really that scared of the Doctor.” Jackson ridiculed everyone in the room.

“Of course not deary, There is something called being tactful. But everything is going well Doctor. Even the manpower is increasing.”

Jackson felt annoyed seeing how Elizabeth, just call him a dumbass in a subtle way.

“Wow, I’m sorry Grandma. No one could be as old and wise as you.”

Hearing what Jackson said, the remaining three people in the shadow just sighed in silence as they knew calling Elizabeth old is something that is forbidden since she will attempt to kill you on the spot.

“That’s enough both of you,” Brenner shouted

“Do not bother fighting each other. Also Elizabeth you would die before you could even harm Jackson. After all the place you are fighting right now is not your home turf..”

Hearing a stern warning from Brenner, Elizabeth backed down and continued her report.

“I’m going to assume you all achieve something similar” Brenner spoke confidently

“Now let’s forget everything about manpower and logistics. Does anybody have a Hound that has picked up their trace?”

Jackson gave a predator smile to Brenner. Seeing how Jackson was smiling. Brenner knew Jackson had successfully baited a hound

“Jackson since you have let a hound hop onto your scent, it is time to lay the trap down for the puppy.”

Brenner commands the 3 that were in the shadow to continue to bait the Hound, while He, Jackson, and Elizabeth will start their hunt.

Elizabeth calls her bodyguard to pick them up. Once they had reached her mansion her maid slowly brought them to Elizabeth's meeting room and prepared refreshments for them.

“Old hag, when did you strike gold? I always assume you like to pretend to be rich.”

Before Elizabeth could press a button on her cane, Brenner stopped her and told Jackson to watch himself or his head could come off.

Jackson was caught off guard, but he still complied and apologized to Elizabeth even though he could not understand why.

“Jackson let’s get started. We do not have all day here.” Brenner commented so that Jackson could give them more information about the Hound

After an hour or so, everyone has an idea of what Brenner wants to achieve but Jackson starts to revolt Including Elizabeth as each of them wants to kill the Hound in their sadistic ways.

Brenner sighed and walked towards the bookshelf and pulled a book out, Elizabeth was surprised by Brenner's action and immediately moved 3 feet to the side of the table while Jackson once opposite of her was confused, he did not know what was happening until the last second

“PING”

Two metal clashes with each other, causing the guard to be alerted and rush inside.

“Don’t move,” Elizabeth warns her guard

“Doctor, how did you know I set a trap there.” Elizabeth question Brenner

Brenner just shrugged it off and told her it was not that hard to know, especially with at least 100-plus traps you set here in advance for your entertainment.

Elizabeth was surprised that Brenner had managed to find all or most of her traps.

“So that’s why you made Jackson apologize.”

“Who knows? But I still need him for the operation.”

After all the tension settled down Brenner gave Elizabeth a location to set up her traps and told Jackson to get in contact with the hounds.