"I can't get into this laptop without someone else's help, I may know my way around some coding and hacking, but this is some next level shit. I need your help, Lucian." he said with a sense or urgency in his voice as he turned back to face him.
"You don't owe me anything. And I don't owe you anything. But this, this is bigger than us, Lucian. I never wanted this. I never wanted my parents to die. And I don't want anyone else's to die either. This isn't just about getting heroes out of the way, villains are going missing as well. How many more to go missing or be killed until it comes to you getting captured? Or someone you care about?" he said as a genuine and pure look of hopelessness and sadness overcame his face as he looked away from Lucian.
"Do what you want with the laptop. I'll just be doing what I can to stop people from being killed or worse. I'll still close down the shop for tomorrow, even if you don't decide to come, I'll understand." Markus said as he began to turn and walk away, a sense of regret turned in his stomach, had he just lost the only person that would have helped him? More than likely.