The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 497

After Nick had left, the manager immediately ordered the staff to settle the issue.

Wisdom said in a low voice after seeing that everyone had left, "Zion, is that true?"

"I wonder as well."

It was a heavy blow on Zion.

His uncle actually wanted to kill him!

His uncle once treated him like his own child during their training together. Plus, Zion used to learn from him. But why did he want to kill him all of a sudden?

Zion couldn't figure it out.

Meanwhile, Wisdom was a little scared and he quickly said, "Why don't we go home now? I kinda know what it meant. Since this is my Daddy's place, therefore it's very likely that this shooting club was secretly run by him. Our situation now is very risky, and I heard that Uncle and Mommy have also been searching for us. Can we go back if we give them a call? Perhaps once we return to the Ye family, my Dad wouldn't dare to do anything to you."

Zion, however, didn't say anything.

He frowned while being momentarily puzzled. At the same time, Zion seemed to be thinking about something else.

"Zion, did you hear what I said?"

Wisdom quickly nudged him.

Zion furrowed his eyebrows while saying, "We can't call them now. There are probably some signal shielding devices here. Besides, we don't even know where Daddy and Mommy are. They might not believe us even if we tell them. Why don't we get some evidence first?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Wisdom didn't quite understand.

Zion looked at Wisdom with mixed emotion.

"Just follow me."

Zion didn't say anything else.

Yet, Wisdom held his hand and he assured, "Don't worry, I will protect you."

He had lost track of Zion because of Macy's issue last time, and Wisdom felt like killing himself during that time.

Wisdom had no idea why Nick wanted to kill Zion. Moreover, he was afraid if anything ever happened to Zion.

"Aren't you afraid of your Daddy?"

Wisdom was stunned by his sudden questioning. Then, he replied in a low voice, "I'm afraid, but even so, I'll have to protect you. You're my brother."

Upon hearing his words, Zion smiled before saying, "Don't worry. I'm not that weak."

The two children chatted for a while. When they were about to climb down, the office door was suddenly opened again.

The manager and a coach entered.

Zion was startled upon seeing the coach's arrival.

Wasn't this Coach Maxwell Barnes, who stopped him and his Mommy at the playground that day?

"Manager, what's the matter?"

Maxwell's forehead was full of sweat. Clearly, he did something just now.

The manager took out photos of Zion and Wisdom before saying, "Mr. Ye issued an order to find these two children. He ordered us to knock them out and bring them back. Also, find a chance to get rid of them immediately."

Maxwell looked at the photo of Zion and he couldn't help saying, "I saw this child yesterday at the amusement park not far away. His shooting skill is very good. I've given them my business cards. I also noticed that one of the children is very interested in design. I don't know if they would call the phone number."

"Really? These two children are now running away from home. Children from rich families sure live lavishly. You better alert to phone calls today. It's gonna be a big success if they call us!"

A smile flashed across his face.

Meanwhile, Maxwell frowned and said, "Why does Mr. Ye want to kill such a little child?"

"How would I know?"

"Sir, this child is very talented. It's a pity to get rid of him."

The manager sighed before saying, "Good talents are everywhere. But as you already know, the shooting club is run by Mr. Ye. To put it bluntly, the whole club belongs to Mr. Ye. We will have to do

whatever he wants us to do."

"But a talented child like this will be the perfect candidate as an assassin in the future. Didn't we set up the shooting club just to form an assassination team for Mr. Ye? Believe me, I can't be wrong. This child has great potential. As long as we ruin his face, make him lose his memory, and train him into our killer, he will become a useful weapon for us in the future. Just think about it, Mr. Ye didn't give us much time, and how many outstanding shooters do we have now?"

The manager frowned after hearing his words.

"Maxwell, you'd better think it over. This is the child of the Ye family. If he somehow remembers his own identity in the future, we will be in huge trouble."

The manager's words sounded sensible.

Maxwell whispered, "Don't we have the medicine? As long as he can't remember that he's the son of the Ye family for the rest of his life, then everything will be fine."

"You have to do it yourself. Don't let anyone find out."

"Yes sir!"

Maxwell left without delay.

Meanwhile, Wisdom and Zion heard every single word they said.

Hence, Zion's gaze turned cold.

How could these people be so bad?

It turned out that this Coach Barnes wasn't a good person either.

He actually wanted to cultivate him into a killing machine, had him lost his memory, and forgot about his family. This was outrageous!

On the other hand, Wisdom was a little shocked.

This differed completely from what he knew.

He was scared out of his wits.

The manager left after he had something to deal with in the office.

This time, Zion didn't dare to move around so bluntly.

When Wisdom saw that there was no one in the office, he quickly whispered, "Zion, let's go down now and use the phone here to call Uncle. I believe that no one will find out."

That was indeed a good idea.

Logically speaking, the safest option for them was to find Nathaniel and Mango right now. However, Zion refused to leave just like that.

He was determined to make a change in his life after running away from home. However, instead of finding his path, he was courting his death.

Also, the person who wanted to kill him was his uncle!

Zion was stunned and he said in a low voice, "Let's wait a little longer."

"For what?"

Wisdom was extremely anxious.

If he had known about the risk of conning out, Wisdom wouldn't have let Zion follow him out.

Zion, however, said quietly, "There are people outside now. We won't be able to escape even if we want to. The worst thing is, we might get caught by them. Let's wait for these people to leave before we find a way to get out of here."

"When will they leave then?"

"I don't know. Let's wait and see."

Zion remained calm under the pressure, and his response soothed William's anxiousness.

He looked at Zion while saying guiltily, "I'm really sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?"

Zion felt that there was something wrong with him.

Wisdom bit his lower lip and he said, "It's my fault. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have run away from home. Hence, maybe you wouldn't be in danger now. Last time, my mother kidnapped you, and this time, it's my father. I'm really sorry! I don't know why they did this and why they acted so bad. But, Zion, I'm really worried about you, I..."

"Well, it's not like you're the one who wanted to kill me. So, why are you apologizing?"

Zion interrupted his words.

Zion remembered vividly the things Wisdom had done for him when Macy kidnapped him previously.

That incident was strong enough to prove their close relationship as brothers.

Besides, Zion had always felt that Wisdom was different from the adults.

He couldn't figure out Nick's intention in killing him. But since he had no idea, Zion refused to think about it anymore. He knew that there would be some clues sooner or later.

Zion and Wisdom were hiding in the air vent. The two wanted to talk, but they didn't dare to speak loudly. Soon, Wisdom fell asleep on the spot.

Looking at him sleeping soundly, Zion also felt a little sleepy.

He yawned before dozing off in a daze.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel and Mango had already searched half of Ocean City, but they still couldn't find them. The two of them were extremely anxious.

They searched the entire night but there was still no sign of the children.

Some people claimed that they had seen the two children at the subway station, but no one noticed which train they got on.

Mango and Nathaniel rushed straight to the subway station.

How was it possible to find them in such a crowded place?

Mango was about to cry out in frustration.

Nathaniel was afraid that she would be exhausted and he quickly comforted her, "Don't worry. Zion will never leave home on a whim. Based on his character, he would have planned the specific route and the places he wants to go beforehand. Why don't we take a rest and think about the places he wanted to go to recently? Perhaps there will be some clues. After all, it's better than searching here mindlessly."

Upon hearing Nathaniel's words, Mango paused for a moment. The scene in the playground yesterday suddenly flashed across her mind.

"Zion wanted to go shooting. I remember there was a man who tried to persuade us to join the shooting club. I told you before this, right?"

Nathaniel pondered again after her reminder.

"What's the coach's name? And where's the shooting club?" All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.

"I have no idea. At that time, I had no intention of letting Zion go, so I threw the business card away."

Mango really regretted throwing the card away.

She couldn't even remember that man's name now, let alone the specific address.

"Where did you put the business card?"

"I threw it away. It's at the playground we went to yesterday."

"Let's go and find it!"

With a glimmer of hope in his eyes, they quickly ran towards the playground.

However, the garbage had already been cleaned up when they arrived, and there was no trace left.

Mango almost fainted.

"It's all my fault! I should've noticed Zion's expression! How could I forget that the kid loves shooting the most? Do you think it's possible that Zion picked up that name card and he brought Wisdom there?"

Nathaniel nodded his head slightly.

"There's a probability of him going there, otherwise, he wouldn't have left so quickly. But the most important thing now is to find out the address of the shooting club."

Upon hearing his words, Mango's mind went blank for a moment. She then suddenly said, "I know where to find the address."