The members of the special group had their whole lives tied to the Potter family, just like private assassins.


    At a ce like that, Fermin couldn''t afford to be careless.


    "Here I am," he announced. "No one ising to wee me?"


    His voice echoed through the hall, but there was no response.


    Suddenly, the elevator light ahead flickered on. He walked over, and the doors slid open.


    He stepped in, and it took him to the second floor, which looked like a maze, with the hallways pitch ck.


    As he took a step forward, lights along the left corridor blinked on. He walked down it and saw an open door at the end.


    Inside, Andrew sat behind a desk, with a faint smile on his face.


    "Mr. Eaton, nice to meet you. I hope you''re satisfied with the gift I sent you," he greeted.


    Fermin threw a badge onto the desk. "What''s this supposed to mean?"


    The badge belonged to the Illuminati. The sun on it symbolized light.


    Andrew leaned back. "This is an Illuminati badge that was lost on the mountainside five years ago when you had a car ident. I retrieved and returned it to you. Shouldn''t you be thanking me now?"


    Fermin''s eyes flickered as the implication of those words hung heavy in the air.


    The fact that Andrew could retrieve something lost so many years ago gave him chills.


    "I know you''re a core member of the Illuminati. Five years ago, when your father failed to dissuade you from going down the wrong path, he


    nned that car ident


    that,


    Gand took over and you went dormant for five years. Now that you''ve regained control, I''m curious about what you''re going to do."


    Andrew''s tone was casual, but what he revealed was highly ssified information.


    The Eaton family would never allow any of their descendants to get involved with the Illuminati. Fermin''s previous invitation to join the Illuminati was information only a handful of people knew.


    He wondered how Andrew had managed to find out. But soon enough, something urred to him, and he raised an eyebrow.


    He said, "The membership of the Illuminati is supposed to be a secret. Even though the Potter family''s intelligencework is unmatched, it would be impossible for you to find out. You are testing me, aren''t you? Such low tactics don''t suit you."


    He had figured out what was going on.


    First, Andrew returned the lost Illuminati badge, leaving him shocked by the Potter family''sworks of intelligence.


    Then Andrew brought up that car ident, nudging him to reveal his involvement with the Illuminati.


    The methods of maniption were subtle but effective. If one wasn''t careful enough, they''d be caught in the trap.


    While the others believed that Andrew was all-knowing, Fermin didn''t buy it.


    In his mind, those were just mind games.


    "Testing you?" Andrew paused. "I think you''re misunderstanding something." "Oh?"


    "I never make mistakes with the information I share. You''re standing here because I''ve got solid proof."