fast, I didn’t even know what I was doing! It was all luck!"
"Where is he? Your master you’re talking about? How he looked like?" I continued.
"I don’t know. He would find and meet me directly if wants to. But most of the time he would sent his messenger to let me know of my next mission. He always wear that black mask. Never seen his face. All my life."
"Your missions doesn’t sound like fun to me." I said to Claire giving her the coldest look.
"I get used to it. Through the years I have been assassinating world leaders. In 2019, I assassinated President of United States of America Ronald Trump, followed by President of Russia Vlad Kosnovik in 2021, King Ahmed Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in 2022, President Cho Young Seoul of North Korea in 2023, Toshiro Namikaze President of Japan in 2024 and President Gabriel Yoshua of Israel in 2026. I am the most wanted criminal in the world but they never caught me. My master always had my back."
"What does he want to achieve? Why he wanted them dead?" I asked.
"They have the answers of what he wants and to what the world are fighting for." Claire said.
"What?"
"Nuclear Weapons. I get the information from them to be given to my master."
"What is he intended to do with them?" I asked again.
"Only God knows." She replied. She got up from where she had sat and invited me to go inside the cottage. The door creaked opened as she pushed the door, then went straight for the switch to light up the lamp. There was nothing much to look inside apart from a broken bed and vase, and spider web.
"Claire don’t tell me you really stay and live in this place. I don’t really think it’s a good idea and I don’t even think it’s safe." I told her.
"It’s the safest place ever. Trust me." Prince was barking outside. He was barking at something but I looked and turn around the place there was nothing.
"Here boy, come on in quickly, there’s nothing out here." I shut the front door of the cottage as Prince got inside. Claire was opening something on the floor. It seemed like a door to a secret passage. Yes, it was what I think it was. I saw bright light from the door she just opened and followed her down to the passage by stairs.
"Welcome to my secret base, this is where I lived and hidden from enemies outside."
I was astonished to see the room, it was very big complete with modern furnitures and technologies. It was as if I was at luxury condominium or a five stars hotel but upgraded to something more sophisticated!
Chapter 8
Dead Woman’s Pendant Secret
"You built all this?" I was still in amazement.
"No. My master provides me all of this extraordinary luxury. This place has been my home since I was fourteen. Out of public or government eyes. They never found out this place, the ceiling was made out of titanium; so even x-ray can't pass through it. Plus it is equipped with one of Newton’s recent technology that this whole place is camouflaged. Invisible."
"Too good to be true. Newton’s technology is not one to be messed up with. Such intelligence!" I said with excitement. To the far left end of the wall was a gigantic aquarium. Connected with the wall. I started imagining things what would happen if the aquarium cracked and the water rushing inside. There were so many exotic animals inside the aquarium, octopuses, sharks, jellyfishes, stingrays and many others unique marine wildlife I’ve never seen before. The scenery seemed to attract Prince’s attention as well.
"These are salt water animals, how do you take care of them and change the water?" I asked.
"Easy. Newton’s Technology." She answered.
"I see." I replied to her. I could never felt more stupid right now if I hadn’t asked such question. I noticed to the top inside of the aquarium was an opened air. I could see birds flying. Then Instantly I knew what it was. "This aquarium, is the pond I saw outside right?" I asked Claire again.
"Yes it is."
"Will it be saved if you let it opened?" I