Jeff woke up to the sound of someone cutting something with a knife.
His head felt as if it was on fire, and his body seemed to be strangely paralyzed. He had to wait for the control of his body parts to be restored to him, and as he did so, the sound continued.
Along with that, the sound of someone happily biting into food was also heard, which made him clearly understand just what he was hearing.
He was extremely puzzled, but that was when the images that he had seen right before he passed out came to him.
That kid!
His anger made him forcefully open his eyes, but he had to close them again due to the light that almost blinded him. Squinting, he waited until they adjusted before finally laying his eyes on the kid who almost looked like a different person as he dug into a plate that was in front of him.
When he finally saw that what he had realized was right, he shouted, "What the f*-AAARGGHHHH!!!!!"
Another surge of electricity suddenly passed through his body, making him get flashbacks of what had knocked him out. It made him scream with pain and then shut up, before he understood that he was tied to a chair with two wires attached to two sensitive parts on his body. Those parts hurt like hell, now, but just as he was about to curse out loud, he swallowed the words, because he realized what shouting had just made him go through.
Daneel had just taken another bite of the heavenly meat covered with perfectly seasoned jus, and he allowed himself a smile of satisfaction. These tastes were not those that he could find on Angaria, so he had decided to indulge in them before he left.
Swallowing, he said, "Ah, you're a quick learner. Yes, shouting and speaking when you're not supposed to will give you some very pleasant experiences, so unless you're a masochist, I suggest that you stay quiet and listen. First, though, give me a few moments to finish."
A tide of emotions appeared in Jeff's mind, and most prominent of them was disbelief.
He had never been wrong in his life so far when he judged someone, so what the hell had happened here?!
Still, though, listening and deciding not to speak, he looked around the room and saw a few items on a table which made him gape.
There was a phone, beside which a familiar box with a switch could be seen. It also had an antenna, and the reason behind the shock was that he had recognized it to be…a portable signal jammer.
"Y-You-"
unable to control himself, he said this, but thankfully, the electricity did not assault him again. Taking another bite and seeing that his eyes were fixed on the jammer, Daneel said, "Yes, I blocked the signal so that you wouldn't be able to contact anyone. No one knows that you are here, either."
It-it had been a trap!
This thought came to Jeff, and as if to prove it, he spotted something else in the room: cameras.
Cameras were fixed in many hidden corners throughout the room, but if one looked closely, they would be able to spot them. In his rage before, Jeff hadn't spotted them, but slowly, the reality of his situation started to dawn on him.
Looking around, he saw that the woman had disappeared, but the fragments of her clothes which he had ripped were still present.
And that… Was when he finally understood.
As he thought back to just what he had been about to do to that woman, and just what had been caught on tape… Jeff realized that he had probably made what was fiction before, real.
As this revelation appeared in his eyes, Daneel spotted it and even clapped before saying, "Congratulations! It seems you do have a brain in there, after all. Yes, you've just created the proof that will damn you and your father permanently. Condemning those like you lot is all the rage in the world, now, so there is no way that you'll be able to escape. If you had done nothing, there really would have been no proof, but you just had to show your base nature. I'm afraid your story is done, dear Jeffrey."
As if having said something casual, Daneel went back to his meal, but all kinds of thought started to appear in Jeff's mind.
He imagined what would happen if the photos became public. He could see his father's downfall, and him being blamed for it all. He could see himself being beaten every day, and then probably being killed in a rage, just like his mother had been. He could see his rich lifestyle, which was the only thing which had allowed him to stay sane, leaving him, and he could see his entire life amounting to nothing.
At that moment, a spike of strength unlike any went through his body, and he tried to break the zip ties that were keeping him in place.
Alas, he failed, and a dejected expression appeared on his face.
Finally done with his meal, Daneel neatly threw the plastic plate in a bag and put it to the side before fixing his gaze on his prey.
As Jeff met his eyes…he received the biggest confirmation yet that he was not dealing with someone simple.
"Did one of my dad's enemies send you to conceal yourself?
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