Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) novel Chapter 1904

Seeing how obedient Dirk looked, Andrew pulled out a small vial from his pocket. "This bottle is yours, right?"

Dirk gave a sheepish laugh. "Yeah, it's mine. Mr. Nielsen told me to dump whatever's inside into your food or drinks. As for what's actually in it… I've got no clue."

Andrew stopped paying attention to him and turned to Eric.

Eric said calmly, "The vial contains parasite eggs. So, that means Cole is the one behind it."

Andrew nodded. "Pretty much. Still, I didn't expect to find a martial artist dealing in parasites in a little town like Verhampton Valley."

Dirk looked up hopefully. "Sir, I've told you everything I know. Can I go now?"

Andrew shook his head. "Nope. You're going to die here."

Dirk's vision went black, and he immediately dropped to his knees, nearly soiling himself. He could already tell that Andrew was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Of course, if you want me to spare your life, that's not impossible either." Andrew gave him a glimmer of hope at just the right moment.

Dirk felt like he had received a royal pardon and quickly said, "Sir, just tell me what you want! If you let me go, you'll be my savior! I swear, my mother and I will light candles and pray for you every single day!"

Andrew waved him off. "Save it. I'm not dead yet, so I don't need your prayer service. When the sun comes up, you're taking me to see Cole. Also, I want to ask you about someone. Have you heard the name Hank Armstrong?"

Dirk wasn't quite sure. "Hank Armstrong? Never heard of him! But recently, an important big shot came to our Verhampton Valley! I heard he's from some special government agency, and both Mr. Nielsen and Big Z personally received him!"

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