Chapter 188: Are You Really Human?

Barnard’s eyes suddenly turned cold when he heard Kevin’s threat. If not for the fact that this was a world that did not allow him to do as he pleased, he would have killed Kevin right here, right now.

Additionally, he understood the importance of power. Even though he himself was strong, that did not imply that he would be able to protect his brother. At the end of the day, he would not be always by his brother’s side.

So, despite the anger that was within his heart, he was not really sure how to act. Obviously, the best choice was to go with Michael’s suggestion.

At least, the benefits that Michael offered were way better than the little promises that Kevin had made. It was just that, Bernard was not sure if those promises were real or not.

If he ended up betraying Kevin, and did not receive anything from Michael, then, he would have risked his brother’s life.

Understanding the treacherous situation of the world, it was not impossible for Kevin to kill his brother. After all, there were just many ways that could be used.

Additionally, it would be difficult to be able to link the death of his brother to Kevin, unless evidence was provided. But, even if the evidence was provided, there was a possibility that a scapegoat could be found by the Green family.

As he was still hesitating, Michael could not help but feel a little disappointed. To say the truth, he was expecting a little more from Bernard. Still, he could kind of understand the situation that Bernard was in.

He could not blame Bernard for being indecisive at this moment. After all, any decision that he made, would impact the life of his brother. If he followed Michael, then there would be a better future for his brother. But still, this could easily lead to Kevin targeting his brother.

On the other hand, if he decided to follow Kevin, it was undoubtedly true that his brother would be targeted, being used to blackmail him again in the future.

At least today, Kevin had offered some benefits. But in the future, he might just use the life of his younger brother as leverage, to make sure that Bernard did what he asked.

After taking a deep breath, Bernard gazed at Michael. Looking into those eyes, the same eyes that told him that this teenager was not simple, he made a decision.

“How can you prove that you are going to give me the benefits, as long as I work for you?” Bernard asked in a low voice.

“Damn! You dare think of betraying me?! If that is the case, then you can forget about meeting your brother!” Kevin suddenly exploded from the side.

Immediately after he said those words, he took out his phone, intending to make a call.

And at this time, Michael, upon hearing Bernard’s question, he understood that he was leaning towards agreeing to work for him.

“Make sure that he cannot make the call.” Michael suddenly spoke to Onyx.

“Huh?” Bernard was left dumbfounded when he heard Michael speak. Of course, he did not know that Michael was communicating with Onyx.

Unfortunately, Michael could not directly communicate with Onyx through his thoughts. Otherwise, he would have done so, instead of speaking out loud in such a situation.

“Don’t worry, I’m talking to someone else.” Michael shook his head as he responded.

At Michael’s response, Bernard observed Michael. He was trying to see if there was an earpiece on him, but he could not see any.

Just as he was confused, he suddenly heard Kevin’s confused voice coming from behind him.

“What’s going on?! Why can’t I make a call? What the heck is wrong with these network companies? The network signal just disappeared!” Kevin exclaimed.

He was furious. He wanted to make a call, to have someone take action. He had already prepared in advance to deal with a situation where they might need to use Bernard again, and he resisted.

Kevin understood, the only reason why Bernard had agreed this time was simply because he was in need of money. But after the surgery, there was a possibility that he would not agree to any deal again.

Unexpectedly, he had to do this earlier than he had anticipated. But now, this plan was seemingly not going to work? After all, without him being able to make the call, how would that person be able to get Bernard’s younger brother?

Just as he was thinking about taking another person’s phone, Michael suddenly spoke up.

“Are you going to allow him to find another phone and make a call, so that your brother can be taken away?” Michael asked with raised brows.

It was only then that Bernard came back to his senses. At this moment, he understood, he could no longer continue associating himself with Kevin.

Previously, he had already anticipated that this was going to happen. But due to the situation, and lack of any other choices, he had to work for Kevin.

But now, despite not being sure about Michael’s background, he decided to trust him. After all, no matter what, he could not allow Kevin to do something to his brother.

Currently, he only had this younger brother. They had lost both of their parents while young, due to a car accident. Then, after he joined the military, he had left his younger brother under the care of an orphanage.

But after he was discharged from the military, he came back, and had to take care of his younger brother. After all, his younger brother had been kicked out of the orphanage, because of his brother’s reputation.

Back then, when he was discharged from the military, it seemed that someone had spread the news to the people around him. And for that reason, it had become very difficult for him to be able to find a job.

He had thought of going to another city, to find a job. But, when he moved to another city, to see if he could find a job opportunity, he realized that he could not.

The moment that he made the application, and was either hired or was told to come back the following day or wait for a response, he would end up being notified that he was not qualified for the job.

Obviously, after he had made the application, the information about him being discharged from the military would be spread to the interviewers.

That was the reason why he had no other choice but to come back to this city, and join the underground fighting arena. And, all these years, he had been struggling, to pay his younger brother’s medical fees.

So, no matter what, he could not allow anything to happen to him. He was the only reason why until now, he was holding on. If he lost his younger brother, then he felt that there was no need to live in this world again.

And as he thought about that, he immediately took action. Just as Kevin was about to search one of the unconscious gangsters on the ground for a phone, Bernard kicked towards him.

Kevin was not able to react, before he was suddenly kicked on the thigh, making him collapse onto the ground.

While attacking, Bernard did not hold back that much. And as a result, Kevin experienced a lot of pain from that kick, and had no other choice but to scream from the pain.

Bernard understood, as long as he took action against Kevin, they would have already fallen out. There was no way for them to reconcile.

Even if Bernard decided to work for Kevin, this guy would only try using him without paying.

Michael did not bother much with Kevin. Instead, he looked at Bernard and asked, “What do you think? Are you willing to work for me? If you do, the benefits are as I told you before.”

This time, Bernard did not hesitate as he responded, “I am willing to work for you. I don’t really know what kind of job you are going to offer me, but as long as you can guarantee that my brother is going to receive treatment, that is all I ask.”

Michael nodded. In any case, he had already thought this through. He had no intention of flooding this world with bio humans. And for that reason, he thought, it would not be bad to recruit some people with potential, so that they could be trained.

At the moment, even though he had not yet completely purchased Vanguard Corporation, he would do so within the following month. At that time, he would have to make arrangements for that corporation.

Since it was a security company, it needed some talents. After all, not just anyone was suitable for all kinds of jobs. Some jobs required those that were skilled.

As a result, Michael thought that it was not a bad idea to buy a few bio humans to act as trainers. They would be in charge of training the new recruits, before the recruits would be assigned to different types of jobs.

As for those that were currently working, they would have to be recalled for training, and only after completing the training program could they continue working.

Michael thought that, since he was getting himself involved in something, he had to make sure that it was the best in that particular field.

“Okay then. You don’t have to worry about him. I will have someone transfer your brother to the best hospital in the city immediately.” Michael said.

And in the next moment, he took out his phone, before he made a call to Adrian, informing him about what was to be done.

While waiting for Adrian to deal with Bernard’s younger brother, Alex and the others approached Michael. They gazed at him with admiration in their eyes.

“Hey, tell us the truth. Are you really human?” Alex suddenly asked as he scrutinized Michael’s face.

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