You're Out, Daddy novel (Natasha and Kenneth)

Chapter 800 No Way To Escape Unscathed

“Our man told me that Boss doesn't know we are still alive. Hence, he wants to attack DX Group now. What do you think? Should we use this opportunity to counterattack him?” Dave questioned.

“Oh, he doesn't know?” Kenneth answered.

Dave nodded. “I'm not surprised. The explosion was quite terrifying, so it wouldn't be strange for there to be nothing much left of us if we had died there.”

Kenneth didn't believe that could be true. “But Boss is known to be paranoid and suspicious of others. Does he really believe we're dead since there were no signs of our bodies?”

“Who told you that he didn't find any bodies?” Dave answered back with a smile. “Boss found a few bodies at the scene, confirming to him that we are dead.”

“Were you the one who arranged for that?”

Dave shook his head. “Nope. It wasn't me.”

“Whose contribution is it, then?” Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

Dave didn't know either, so he shook his head. “I'm not sure. The most important thing is Boss believed what he saw. To him, DX Group is an organization without its leaders now, so he is bound to do something drastic.”

Even though Kenneth was no pessimist, he found this information absurd. After pondering for a while, he asked warily, “Something is amiss. What if this is a trap?”

“I know what you're thinking because I had the same thought too. That's why I didn't tell both of you this all this while. Don't worry, though. I've done my investigation and probed into the matter, and Boss indeed thinks we're dead. Besides, Boss is not trying to hide his intention to exact revenge

and attack DX Group now. He is intent on searching for our headquarters and bagging everything all at once.”

It was true that Kenneth remained in disbelief over this matter. Yet, he trusted Dave. Dave wasn't someone who blindly believed in others' words. If he was confident of something, then someone or something must have convinced him to think that way.

Kenneth furrowed his brows, his eyes darkening as he considered something.

Amid the silence, Natasha turned around to stare at Kenneth. “Yes, Boss is a suspicious man, but we must consider that he might have fallen into a vicious cycle now, desperate to exact revenge on you guys. I think it's possible that he really does believe that you guys are gone.”

With that, she threw out a question. “Do you have a plan in mind?”

Dave peered at Natasha before focusing his attention on Kenneth.

Meanwhile, Kenneth regained his senses, averting his gaze from Natasha. “Dave, tell me about your plan.”

“I have a bold suggestion to make him bite the bait, and it's a one hundred percent success rate.”

“What is it?”

Dave fixated his gaze on the couple, slowly elaborating on his plan. Natasha and Kenneth's brows furrowed deeper and deeper as the conversation progressed. Ultimately, both of them stopped speaking.

“Why are you guys so quiet?” Dave glanced at them.

Unease flashed across Natasha's eyes as she looked at Dave. After a moment, she spoke. “Dave, I know you're doing this for our benefit, but this plan can cause excessive damage and loss to DX Group. I'm not sure...”

“DX Group would have suffered a greater loss without your help today,” Dave corrected her.

“It's not the same!”

“No matter what, DX Group can't escape unscathed now. Even if we don't go after him, he will still come for us, so all we can do is confront him head-on! Moreover, it will be a blessing for all if we manage to eliminate Vermillion Base once and for all this time. If we can't, then we shall go down with them!” Dave was determined.

Natasha wasn't someone that would reject others' suggestions aimlessly, and Dave's remarks had convinced her. However, Natasha knew this wasn't her decision to make or her place to talk, so she switched her attention to Kenneth.

Kenneth nodded his head at her before looking at Dave. “I have no comment on all other parts of your plan. But I stand by my opinion that it's precarious to go on with the plan now because we've yet to know what makes Boss believe that we're dead.”

“There's no way for us to delve into that, though. The only thing that I know is our men nearly believed that we were dead too.”

Kenneth was undoubtedly still worried. “Something is not right about this. I'm sure about that.”

Dave pondered for a moment before pulling out his phone. “Mike, please come into the room.”

Mike, who had been lingering outside when he got the message, immediately walked in, greeting, “Hi Dave, Kenneth, Natasha.”

Then, he shifted his gaze to Dave. “Dave, were you looking for me?”

Dave looked at him, nodding. “I need you to look into something.”

“What is it?”

“Please find out who was the mastermind behind the bodies found at the explosion at Boss' place.”

Uh...

Mike was confused by Dave's request. He stared at the latter. “Why do we need to probe into this?”

“Cut the crap. Just get it done,” Dave retorted, though his voice was relaxed.

“There's no need to do that. I know who was responsible for it,” Mike offered.

All eyes in the room fell upon Mike when they heard what he said.

“You know?” Dave asked.

Mike nodded.

“Who?” Dave continued.

Mike hesitated. “Will I be punished if I tell the truth?”

“It was you,” Kenneth stated confidently.

Mike knew he couldn't hide the truth then, so he admitted, “It was me. But I only wanted to confuse Boss. I didn't give much thought about this.”

The others were in disbelief upon hearing his explanation, while Mike looked at them fearfully, not understanding what was going on.

“Dave, Kenneth, I can explain...”

Just then, Dave chuckled. “You did well!”

Mike was stumped.

Kenneth added, “He must have wanted to play a prank at first.”

Even though Dave and Kenneth's voices were calm, Mike couldn't bring himself to relax. “So... you're not going to punish me?”

“Nope. You will still be punished,” Dave announced.

“I...”

“I know you are jealous that Luke has a car, right? Your punishment is to get Kenneth to buy you a car too.”

Mike exclaimed, “For real?”

Kenneth spoke then. “Is this a punishment for me?”

“Mike did a great job and helped you guys unknowingly. You should be rewarding him. Besides, you should be fair. If Luke has a car, Mike should have one too.”

Mike nodded in agreement. “Yes. Dave is right!”

Kenneth laughed lightly, lifting his head to look at Mike. “Was it really you who did that?”

Now sure about Kenneth and Dave's positive reaction to what he did, Mike replied, “Yea, it was me. But it wasn't just me. I did it with a few other of our people...”

“What was the reason that prompted you to do that?” Kenneth asked.

“You guys were hurt, and I was scared that Boss would show up, wanting revenge. This idea popped into my mind because I wanted you guys to rest more.”

“Even though you made a pointless move back then, now, we can say that you made a great move,” Kenneth complimented.

Mike stared at Kenneth as anticipation built up within him. “Kenneth, what about...”

Kenneth feigned ignorance of Mike's hopeful eyes. He turned toward Dave. “We can go ahead with the plan.”