After his mother’s death, Ronin felt like the world around him had collapsed.

  The house was silent. The letter he had read lay on the table, and every word of it burned inside his mind. There was only one conclusion he could reach.

  Ragebuilder.

  The company had to be responsible.

  Ronin sat on the floor for a long time, unable to move. His chest felt heavy, and guilt slowly began consuming him.

  If he had never started investigating his father’s mystery…

  If he had never searched for those files…

  Maybe his mother would still be alive.

  The thought tortured him.

  Sometimes he even blamed his father. Why did he start something so dangerous? Why did his fight with that company end up destroying their family?

  Ronin already knew the city was corrupt. Powerful companies and politicians controlled everything.

  But there was still one place he had to try.

  The police.

  Suddenly Ronin stood up and ran out of the house.

  The Police Station

  Ronin arrived at the police station breathless. His eyes were red and his voice shook as he spoke.

  “My mother has been killed,” he told the officers. “The people from Ragebuilder took her body. They did this.”

  He explained everything — the files he had collected, the men who had come to his house, and the threatening letter.

  But the officers barely reacted.

  One of them simply told Ronin to stay calm and contact his relatives.

  “They will handle the situation,” the officer said.

  Ronin’s anger exploded.

  “Handle it?!” he shouted. “I gave you files about that company already! Now my mother is dead and you are doing nothing!”

  The officers exchanged glances.

  “There is still not enough proof to accuse a company like Ragebuilder,” one officer replied coldly.

  Ronin noticed something strange.

  While they were speaking to him, another officer nearby was talking on the phone with a politician.

  At that moment Ronin understood something terrifying.

  The police were corrupted.

  They were being controlled by powerful people.

  Ronin demanded the files he had submitted earlier.

  But the officers simply denied everything.

  “We never received any files from you.”

  Ronin felt rage boiling inside him.

  He began yelling at them for protecting criminals and denying justice to ordinary people.

  The officers quickly lost their patience.

  They grabbed Ronin and pushed him outside the station.

  “Don’t come back unless we call you,” one of them warned.

  Ronin stood outside under the streetlights.

  Deep down he already knew the truth.

  They would never call him.

  Power and Politics

  The city was preparing for elections.

  Campaign posters covered walls and buildings everywhere.

  One name appeared everywhere.

  Kim.

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  Kim was a powerful businessman connected with Ragebuilder and now he wanted to become the mayor of the city.

  But behind his public image, Kim was secretly forming alliances with criminals and drug dealers. His plan was to destroy the reputation of the current mayor and gain full control over the city.

  The more power he gained, the easier it would be to control everything.

  Including the police.

  Ragebuilder

  Ronin knew no one would help him.

  But he couldn’t stay silent.

  One day he went directly to the Ragebuilder company building.

  That same day, the owner of the company — Kim — had arrived to inspect the place.

  Ronin secretly entered the building.

  His anger exploded.

  He began shouting about his mother and smashing objects around him. Workers tried to stop him, but Ronin fought them off.

  Soon more employees gathered around him.

  Ronin attacked them in pure rage.

  Finally security guards surrounded him.

  Ronin kept shouting.

  “Your company killed my mother! I know your secrets! I will destroy this place!”

  Suddenly someone stepped forward.

  Kim himself.

  He walked calmly toward Ronin.

  “Stop,” Kim said quietly.

  The entire room fell silent.

  Kim looked at Ronin carefully.

  “Tell me what happened.”

  Ronin explained everything — about his mother, the files, and the attack on his house.

  Kim listened silently.

  Then he turned toward the workers Ronin had accused.

  “If any of you are involved in something like this,” Kim said coldly, “you are fired immediately.”

  The workers looked shocked.

  Then Kim turned back to Ronin.

  “You should stay strong,” he said calmly. “Do not let pressure destroy you. If you ever need help, you can contact me.”

  Ronin didn’t know what to think.

  Something about Kim felt strange, but he had no proof.

  Slowly Ronin left the building.

  The Truth About His Father

  That night Ronin sat alone at home.

  The house felt empty without his mother. He tried to focus on his homework, but his mind kept drifting back to everything that had happened.

  Then suddenly…

  Someone knocked on the door.

  Ronin frowned. It was very late.

  He walked downstairs and opened the door slightly.

  A man stood outside wearing a mask.

  For a moment Ronin thought he might be a thief, but the stranger spoke calmly and said he had something important Ronin needed to hear.

  After a moment of hesitation, Ronin allowed him inside.

  The man looked around carefully before speaking.

  “I know the truth about how your father died.”

  Ronin froze.

  Confused, he asked the man who he was.

  The stranger explained that he used to work at Ragebuilder and that Ronin’s father had been his close friend. He even remembered Ronin from when he was a small child.

  Then the man revealed something shocking.

  Ronin’s father had not simply disappeared.

  He had been murdered.

  “And the person responsible,” the man said quietly, “was Kim.”

  Ronin immediately shook his head.

  “That’s impossible.”

  After the meeting earlier that day, Ronin still believed Kim might be a good person.

  Seeing Ronin’s doubt, the man took out a small device and showed him a video.

  It was old CCTV footage from inside the company building.

  In the video, Ronin’s father was arguing with several company members. He was accusing them of crimes and corruption.

  And among those people…

  Ronin saw Kim.

  The man explained everything.

  Ronin’s father had discovered that Ragebuilder was involved in illegal activities. He had secretly gathered proof against the company.

  That was why he was killed.

  Afterward, the company erased the CCTV recordings to hide the truth.

  Ronin stood there completely frozen.

  His mind felt empty.

  The only movement was the silent tears slowly falling from his eyes.

  Before leaving, the man gave one final warning.

  “If the company finds out I came here… both of us will be dead.”

  Then he disappeared into the night.

  Searching for Evidence

  From that moment Ronin knew the truth.

  Both his parents had died because of the same corrupt system.

  Ronin began searching again for evidence against Ragebuilder.

  All the files he had collected before were gone, but he still remembered some names from them.

  He searched those names on his computer.

  Nothing appeared.

  No addresses.

  No useful information.

  Ronin realized he needed another way.

  The Hacking Plan

  Ronin went to the police station again and asked for phone numbers of several officers, saying he wanted to stay in contact in case any information about his mother appeared.

  The police gave him the numbers.

  Later Ronin and his friend Max tried to hack those numbers so they could listen to call records.

  But they didn’t have enough technical knowledge.

  So they called Jason.

  Jason was Max’s relative who studied engineering and understood technology very well.

  Jason warned them that hacking police systems was dangerous, but he still agreed to help.

  They began working secretly in their underground tunnel base.

  For several days they found nothing important.

  Then one night they heard something suspicious.

  Someone ordered a police officer to send secret files to a place called Secret Compound Base.

  Two men were coming to collect the files.

  Ronin immediately became alert.

  Those files might be connected to Ragebuilder.

  Ronin’s First Mission

  Ronin did not sleep that night.

  He prepared himself carefully.

  He covered his face with dark clothes and placed black marks around his eyes so no one could recognize him.

  He also built small gadgets, including a device that could deliver electric shocks.

  His plan was simple.

  Wait for the men.

  Take them down.

  Steal the files.

  Late that night the two men arrived at the police station.

  Ronin secretly damaged their bike so it would become uncontrollable.

  But a police officer suddenly noticed him.

  “What are you doing here?” the officer shouted.

  Ronin had to run.

  Because of the suspicious situation, the police decided to move the files using a police car instead.

  Ronin’s plan failed.

  But before the car left, he secretly attached a tracking chip to the vehicle.

  Tracking the Secret Base

  Ronin returned home and opened his computer.

  Using the chip signal, he started tracking the car.

  The vehicle made several stops before heading toward a hidden location.

  Ronin didn’t know the exact place yet.

  But now he knew something important.

  The Secret Compound Base existed.

  The Beginning of V

  Despite discovering this, Ronin felt frustrated.

  His anger was still burning inside him.

  One evening he went outside to clear his mind.

  There he saw a thief stealing from someone.

  Without thinking Ronin attacked him.

  The fight ended quickly.

  After beating the thief, Ronin noticed something strange.

  His anger felt calmer.

  For the first time he understood something about himself.

  Fighting criminals released the rage inside him.

  That night Ronin made a decision.

  He would fight criminals in the city.

  Not for recognition.

  Not for fame.

  But because the system had failed people like him.

  And one day…

  He would destroy the people who killed his family.

  That was the beginning of Ronin’s transformation.

  The beginning of V.