Harrison had a look of concern on his face as he ran back up the stairs and entered Stallone's office. He was worried about the snitch and wanted to know what they were going to do about it. Stallone, on the other hand, seemed calmer than a second ago and was busy looking at the whiteboard.

After a moment, he turned back to Harrison and spoke reassuringly, "We'll deal with that tomorrow. For now, let's just go home and enjoy the night. You finished yet?"

Harrison nodded and replied, "Yes, I've finished with what I needed to do."

The two men left the Jackel HQ and headed for Stallone's private mansion, which was located in a strange place called No Man's Land. Upon arriving at the mansion, they were struck by how clean and well-maintained it was. The only downside was its isolated location in No Man's Land.

As they entered the house, Stallone flipped on the generator, and the entire house was illuminated with bright lights. The sudden light attracted some GMs, but Stallone had anticipated this and had installed motion-sensing turrets outside to nullify any potential danger.

"Now let's get this party started," Stallone said, grinning. "I'll inform some of the soldiers and get some guests to come over, while you go ahead and look out for drinks and snacks for everyone."

Harrison smiled and headed off to the kitchen, while Stallone started making phone calls to invite guests over. The night promised to be fun-filled and exciting, and they were both looking forward to it. Besides, it would help them both to get their minds off dealing with both rainfall and the public.

As the party was in motion, people were having a good time. Some soldiers were competing in drinking competitions, somewhere chatting up with some of the women who attended, and others were having fun on the karaoke machine.

Stallone and Harrison watched on in joy; they were happy to see so many people having a good time and not worrying about the fact that they were in No Man’s Land.

“What happens now?” Harrison asked,

“Now we find that mole, and we’ll kill them... Did you find our masked friend, by the way?”

Harrison had to lie to Stallone yet again: “No. If I may stand alone, I think it was him who betrayed us.”

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Stallone began thinking about it and could understand where Harrison was coming from, but took it with a grain of salt as he knew that the two hated each other and felt as though Harrison had placed the blame on the Crow without any evidence to suggest that he was the one who betrayed him.

As the night continued, things weren't looking good back at the Jackel base. In the basement, the soldiers who were watching over the Crow strangle disappeared, and the once-tied-up Crow was now free and ready to get his revenge on Harrison.

8 hours earlier

The Crow returned to the Jackel base, where he was held at gunpoint by the same men whom Harrison ordered to capture the Crow and who also suggested that the Crow start his group.

“What the hell are you doing? Did Harrison put you up to this?”

The soldier with the gun looked hesitant to continue with his orders; he apologized and stated that he was ordered to capture him by Harrison.

The Crow smiled under his mask and said, “Good. Do what you need to do.” The Crow spread his arms out, not putting up a fight against the Jackel soldiers. They led him to the basement, opened the metal door, and showed him the room that they were meant to place him in.

The Crow walked around the room, commenting on the dirty walls and floors and nothing more than generic, the two handcuffs a strange kink that Harrison has and one he wasn't willing to fulfill but ultimately had no choice. He handcuffed his right arm on his own before asking for one of the soldiers to get his left arm for him. They obliged and helped the crow with his left arm.

Once the Crow was handcuffed, one of the soldiers asked the Crow why he was willing to put himself in this situation.

“Simple. It’s best to let your enemy think that they have the advantage when in reality you’ll have the advantage.” The Crow explained.

The Jackel soldier was confused. “What do you mean by “you’ll have the advantage.” you're tied up?”

“I could see in your eyes that you didn’t want to follow Harrison’s orders. I know that you would rather follow my orders than follow that fucking yes, man Harison. So, I’ll give you a choice; you can either follow my orders and play along, or you could follow Harrison's orders.”

The group of soldiers looked at each other and agreed that they would be better off working with the Crow than Harrison.

After Harrison finished with the Crow for the first time, a Jackel soldier asked if he was alright and how long was. He planned to let Harrison beat him up.

*Cough * *Cough* “It’s going to get a lot worse. So, if I were you, I would be ready to hold Harrison back.” *Cough*

The second round with Harrison finished, and this time the Crow had had enough and asked to be let out of his chains. The soldier ran over and released him from the chains. The crow fell to the floor, causing his mask to fall off. The Jackel soldier grabbed the mask and handed it back over to the Crow, who instantly thanked him.

“How many are willing to join me?” The crow asked.

“Only us, I’m afraid. The rest are too busy at the party taking place at Stallone’s private house.”

“A party you say...interesting...”