"Why would anyone want to hurt Cillian? He's just a regular college kid," Leroy wondered aloud, barely holding back his urge to scoff.

He had never even heard of something called the Spade Organization. Were there still actual assassin groups out there in this day and age?

The man on the other end of the line, Leroy's dad, seemed to read his mind with ease.

"Assassin organizations are still a thing, you know. They're like mercenaries you hear about in other countries. I didn't buy into the idea of assassin organizations at first either."

"You believe in them now?"

Leroy could not hide his skepticism. It reminded him of how some people said they did not believe in spirits or gods, yet they were the first to pray when exam day rolled around.

"Don't you dare interrupt me, young man," Barock snapped, anger flashing in his eyes. "You'd better listen and take this seriously. I'm not kidding around."

Barock's voice turned stern. "The Spade Organization is a big deal. They're an assassin organization from overseas with a reach all over the world. If they're after someone, that person must be pretty important.

think hard. Is there someone close to him who might be in

were lucky this time, but they might not be

"I got it. I'll

call and started to think

always right, which meant someone really did send a hitman. However, maybe they were not after his

wait until his cousin woke up

Leroy and said, "The two patients who were rushed

surprised.

Cillian sitting up in bed. He

only Cilian had woken up. Lucy was still out

approached Cillian.

a little grunt, and rubbed his head. "What happened? I was driving just fine, then everything went black. After that, I passed

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