The 3rd Generation
Chapters. 31

A middle-aged man stepped in with such a riled up step. Beside him was a 50-year-old woman who was now walking with a sad face. The man held his partner's arm while occasionally rubbing the woman's back. He could not bear to see his wife grieving like that. But he also did not know how to make his wife not sad anymore.

"This is what I'm afraid of. It's been too far we've let him play. It's time for Austin to stay with us again like before" said the woman, wiping away tears.

"We're looking at Austin right now" said the man. He took his wife into the room where his son was being cared for.

Austin has never lost and looks very strong. But, in fact. The man was enduring the pain he felt. The internal organs in his body were already extremely weak and fragile. As a result of his actions that are too self-imposed, Austin must now lie on a bed with the help of medical devices all over his body. The man was unconscious too. There was a bandage on his head and some bandages on other parts of the body. The man still closed his eyes with an abnormal breath. He is still in a critical phase.

"Austin ...."

Which mother could see a child who had not seen her for several years now lay weakly on a hospital bed. The woman who used to greet Mrs Clark could not stem her tears anymore. He cried as if to see his only son lying down with his body covered in wounds like this.

"Austin .. what happened to you son. Why did you get like this? Who could do all this?" mistress Clark said so bitterly.

It's different from Mr. Clark himself. The man looked fed up with his son's behavior. He has repeatedly asked Austin to leave the mob. But Austin repeatedly refused. Their final argument led Austin to decide to leave home. The 28-year-old left without telling his parents where he was going. Even Austin's parents don't know where he lives. Austin himself never gave news to his parents who every time worried about his condition.

Austin was once on a missing persons search list. Last night when the police came to the Austin residence, the police learned that Austin was the man wanted by a conglomerate named Clark. Austin was not arrested because the police considered Austin a victim. The man was attacked by a mob of gunmen while throwing a party. That way Austin is indirectly free from the snare of the law.

"Pa, do something. Catch the brandals who have made our son become like this. Mama doesn't accept Austin being treated like this. They should feel what Austin is feeling!" pinta the mother. "They must be severely punished!"

"By seeing Austin like this don't immediately think that Austin is a victim. What if in reality our son first is looking for trouble? It's been almost three years that we haven't seen Austin. We don't know what neighborhood he lives in. Any friend of his and anything he has done. So don't even think about teaching a lesson to someone who's made Austin this way!" said Mr. Clark. The man did not want to act rashly. He knows the nature of his son. Unlike Mrs Clark who never knew what her son actually did.

Mr. Clark doesn't want to exaggerate the matter. He knows how his son. If Austin's story will match the evidence on the ground, he will take action. However, if the opposite happens. Mr. Clark himself has prepared the appropriate punishment for his son. This time he will not lose again to Austin. Austin must obey his orders.

"Pa, it's papa's attitude like this that has made Austin leave the house. He doesn't want to stay with us because his own parents never believed what he said!" shouted Mrs Clark did not accept.

"Ma, this is all because we've spoiled her since childhood. We always follow what he wants. Let him do whatever he likes. Do you remember what happened when Austin was a kid? When she hits her friend and goes to the hospital, she defends Austin and blames him until he gets kicked out of school. It wasn't just once, Ma. Repeatedly happened but Mama still defended Austin when clearly Austin was wrong.

Now when he grows up he will do the same. Believing that he is right and seeing others is wrong. When is Austin like this? A man must accept defeat. Because we are not alone in this world. There are a lot of people around us and everything is not necessarily good. But not necessarily evil either. We have to start teaching Austin to accept defeat. That way he'll turn into a much better boy. It might even be able to respect us as his parents."

"Enough, Pa! now my mom wants me to just get out of this room. Papa can only turn on Austin. Papa never looked at him as a child. Because Austin is my mother's son. He's not papa's real son!"

"Ma, papa never looked at Austin that way. Papa just wants Austin to be a useful guy!"

Mr. Clark himself can't do much. In fact, he himself did not have the heart to see his wife cry like that. He was also sad to see his stepson lying weak as he was now. But he also did not want to act rashly. Mr. Clark will indeed conduct an investigation into the case of his son. But he's doing this investigation just wondering exactly who's wrong. If it was true that Austin was wrong, the man would not have acted much. But if Austin's enemies are at fault. The man will do everything in his power to make Austin's enemies regret.

"I'm sorry, Mom. Papa wait in front huh," he replied in a soft tone. No matter how angry his wife is, he will try to keep giving up. He said softly so that his wife would not get sadder. After closing the door of the room, Mr. Clark sat down on the chair. He could not wait to hear the report from the person he sent to conduct this investigation.

"Good morning, sir," said the man in a polite tone. He stood in front of Mr. Clark with such a neat appearance.

"Hows it? Have you succeeded?"

"Yes, Sir. I have successfully investigated this case. I also already know the source of the problem from where," the man replied confidently.

"Tell me. I can't wait to hear it."

"Mr Austin formed a gang called The Bloods. They've been doing dark business all along. The businesses they do include being hit men and selling women. Not only that, they also work with some famous casinos in a liquor business. Mr. Austin too"

"Don't keep. Go to the core of the problem!" cut Mr. Clark. About his son's mafia gang he's known for a long time. Although actually he himself did not know that it was a terrible business that had been done by his son.

"Mr Austin wants to destroy a hospital. His mission was failed by a mafia gang called Gold Dragon. This is what has made Mr. Austin a grudge. He wanted to avenge the deeds of the Gold Dragon gang. Mr. Austin kidnaps the younger brother of the Gold Dragon gang leader. Take him to Mr. Austin's current residence. The Gold Dragon gang came attacking to save his sister. Looks like Mr. Austin lost, until he finally got here, sir." The man looked at Mr. Clark's face which looked dizzy. The 55-year-old man massaged his forehead which began to wrinkle while closing his eyes.

"Mafia gang fight?" Mr. Clark shook his head slowly. "What if he dies?" ketus. "It's not a job! This is not business! It's called a way to shorten life!"

"Sir, what do you want to do? Do you want to avenge the Gold Dragon? You want me to investigate about them?"

"Yes. I want to meet the victims' families. I mean, the kid's parents were kidnapped earlier. I wanted to apologize. I want this to end in a family. Hopefully there are no casualties from the Gold Dragon's side."

"Are you sure, sir? What if they don't accept it and eventually it's going to make trouble for yourself?" That man kind of refused Mr. Clark's request. He didn't want it until his boss was in trouble. "Your business is on top. If until this matter sounds public, your business will fall, sir. Think again."

"It's a risk of having a brandal child! I'll take responsibility for what Austin did." The man stood up. "If you can talk to them, tell them that I'm very sorry and want to meet. I don't want my old days to be spent thinking about this kind of problem. I was destined not to have children. But God plans something else. He met me with Ara. Since marrying Ara, I have been a father. I really love Austin. He's already I consider like my own son. I don't want him to go the wrong way. He has to change. Whatever way. Before guiding him to change, we have to make sure that his enemy doesn't bother Austin anymore."

"Alright, Sir. I'll do your orders" replied the man. "I'm sorry." The man bowed respectfully before leaving Mr. Clark. Mr. Clark sat back to wait for his wife who was still inside.

"Wake up Austin! Papa loves you very much."