Page 120 of Sixty Meters Under
“What?” Ryosuke asked, shocked.
“Don’t play dumb. Answer me!” The man shoved him again.
“I– I didn’t…”
“Bullshit! Then why are you living with him now?”
“Huh?” Another confusing question Ryosuke didn’t get at first.
“With Lennart. Are you his boy-toy now? Did you suck his cock so good that he released you?”
Ryosuke looked up at him, horrified with all the accusations. “No! It’s not like that!”
“Then how is it?” The man pressed his palms on his chest and pushed even harder. Ryosuke fell flat on the mattress. “It must be you! And this proves it.”
“What proves?”
The man jumped on top of him. He pressed one hand to Ryosuke’s throat and clenched his fist on another, ready to deliver a punch. “Talk.”
Ryosuke unsuccessfully clutched at the hand around his throat. The man was way stronger, and he was losing his breath. “W-wait. Wait!” Only choking gasps left his throat as he made his desperate attempts to speak.
“Why did you kill her?”
“No… I-I did not…”
“You didn’t? That’s bullshit!”
“No, p-please–”
“You’ll just get what you deserve!” Björn shouted as he delivered a punch.
Ryosuke covered his face with both hands, but it was too late. A crushing pain coursed through his head as Björn’s fist collided with his nose.
A scream echoed through the room. Ryosuke gasped for the air and felt blood on his fingers.
“What’s going on here?”
The man above him tensed and looked in another direction. Ryosuke wasn’t sure the distraction might work, but he was immensely happy to hear Lennart’s voice.
“I’m doing something you weren’t capable of doing, brother.”
Brother? He’s his brother?Ryosuke thought he heard that wrong.
“Let him go.”
The man grinned. “Delivering justice and getting a confession, this is how you do it.”
“Get off him! Right now!” Lennart commanded.
“You know your orders don’t work on me.” Lennart’s brother shook his head, still gripping Ryosuke’s throat. “I will get a confession out of him. He probably pissed his pants by now.”
“This is useless. Let him go!”
“Your boyfriend needs some proper beating. I’ll gladly do that for you.” He tightened his grip on Ryosuke’s throat.
Ryosuke was losing his breath again, but Lennart pushed Björn away. “Enough!”
Björn jumped to his feet and flung his ready fist into Lennart’s face. Lennart blocked it, but took a punch to his stomach instead. He groaned but managed to block another punch aimed for him.
