Chapter 2: A new offer and a putsch

Synopsis: At the bank, Liz gives a putsch to Diego, to save Emily's life, but the consequences would be fatal. And Joseph, devastated by Lucia's supposed death, he decides to call the tent for a new offer.

At the bank, things were not going well for the band. Well, Diego sent John to put Emily to sleep to operate on her, but he claimed Diego about what happened to Emily:

- John - said Diego - put her to sleep now, it's an order

- You don't give me the orders. You are not my boss. You let the phone pass - John said - you should protect us. She can make mistakes, but you can't!

-Shut up, fat man or I'm going to kill you -said Diego, taking a gun out of his pocket -I'm not your mommy or something like that. And if she's like this, it's her fault. She does not have two fingers of forehead

At that, Liz took out her pistol and pointed it at Diego:

-If Emily says she gets out of it, I'll walk her to the door. And you, unhappy, are going to keep quiet. Because from now on, you are no longer my boss.

Then William drew his pistol and pointed it at Liz:

- Liz, put the gun down

- William - Emily said surprised

- If Emily talks, they'll kill us all. We will heal her in here

At that moment, Mike, took out a knife and pointed at William's neck saying the following:

- What are you going to heal, are you an asshole? Emily needs a surgeon

- Are you all crazy or what? - said Alice

- I swear by my son ... I'm not going to say anything to anyone - Emily said

- Emily, now you think not, but when they torture you, things change - said Robert

- I sweat it - Liz said and Emily smiled slightly, because she knew that Liz would always support her, and then she said - she leaves

But then Robert pulled out his gun and pointed it at Liz:

- I don't think so - said Robert

And then Diego laughed and said:

- Do you think this is a good time for rebellions? A partner is dying, stop playing!

And then he added:

- Other partner more

- What do you mean by other partner more? asked Alice

Then Diego said to them:

- Lucia was executed a few minutes ago

Everyone lowered their weapons and got a little sad about the supposed first loss of the team:

- I could demonstrate my democratic magnificence, that we vote to remove her from it, but I would be killing her - Diego continued - they executed her on her knees, unarmed. Emily's son was brought in with a teddy bear, to shoot her. Do you really think that outside is the red cross with the nuns? Stop playing

- Diego is right - said John

-You are going to have to open me ... and take the bullet out of me -said Emily while tears came out of her eyes-maybe ... remove a piece of my lung, and all that without bleeding me. You are going to kill me. You are going to kill me. John, this is serious. Take me to the door. Take me to the door.

- Easy - said John - easy, I will

- Thank you ... thank you - Emily said

But then John moved away from her from her side, and the others held her tightly so that Emily wouldn't move. We had made a decision:

- No, no, no ... - Emily said sobbing

We were concerned because this was a life or death situation. And so it was, that by injecting her with anesthesia, we put her to sleep.

- Sirs. I take command - said Liz - we are going to operate

- The brain, the intelligence, the temperance takes over - said Diego - the madwoman for whom we are here, some of us giving our lives. Very well. I'm going to leave you guys playing doctor. I'm going to think about my next move. Watch out, huh?

And he sat in a corner, while the others decided to operate on Emily.

Outside the bank, I saw that the policemen started shooting at the trees. Apparently they already knew that Lucia had to camouflage herself in the leaves of the trees, and therefore, I had no choice but to run. I ran, and ran, until I didn't realize it and fell into a bull's trough. I couldn't believe it, I got up slowly, looking worriedly at the bull.

- Easy - I said slowly and in a low voice - easy. Good bull. Quiet

But then, the bull, hearing the shots, ran towards me, and the only thing I could do was run and hide inside a wooden box that was in the trough. And I have turned it upside down so that I could cover myself, and thus, neither the bull nor the police could find me.

I decided to call Lucas, telling him:

- We start phase 2 of Hamelin

- Good - Lucas said

And so, he decided to start a car, where he was waiting for the next play we should make.

Then I called the tent.

But, before I called the tent, Javiera and Tamayo discussed what happened:

- From a movie. The best thing that could happen to us - said Javiera

- Those people have second and third degree burns - Tamayo said

- Yes, of course, normal - said Javiera - we need another armored vehicle

- You don't care about anything ?! - Tamayo said aloud - I am not going to send more men to disfigure their faces for the rest of their lives!

- They have shot us 2 rockets and everyone has seen it - said Javiera

- I am not going to start a war in the center of the city - Tamayo said

- The war has already started - said Javiera - Tamayo, don't screw me. Don't make the mistake of your life.

Tamayo approached her, grabbed her arm roughly and said:

- The mistake was sending you to torture that boy - he said and then released her - if he had gone to trial, we would not be here. We gave them strength and arguments. I do not intend to repeat it.

- You're afraid - said Javiera - you're like Pietro. With the pillbox next to the table and erectile dysfunction, huh? And you think the law is going to save you. But it is too late for the law.

Tamayo turned around, and said to Javiera with a somewhat serious face:

- I'm the law - he said - and erectile dysfunction my balls. I want a cool head. We are going to lower the tension level. Agree? Dialogue and truce, truce and dialogue. You got it?

- Meridiano, boss - said Javiera, and when Tamayo came out of the tent, she said to Antoñanzas, - Antoñanzas, you've heard him, haven't you? - The law is him, like John Wayne.

Right at that moment, I called the tent. Javiera was the one who answered, and Tamayo said:

- Javiera, empathy, dialogue and truce - he said

She nodded and the conversation began:

- Professor. Five minutes as a widower and he's already calling other women - she said - Naughty boy. You are a ladie's man.

- Did you give the order to execute her? - I asked, breathing with difficulty

- I didn't have time, she did it herself - Javiera lied - Lucia resisted violently. She opened fire on her former teammates, like a traitor.

Meanwhile, Lucas, with one of the cell phones that had called me, decided to drive north. That cell phone was being tracked by the police, and they took it as if that cell phone was my position. Therefore, he commanded Angel and Suarez to leave the forest and go after that location point. And they do it like that.

- Listen to me, Javiera - I continued saying to her - before we leave the Central Bank of the Country, you will be struck down

- How tiresome - she said - wouldn't you be a professor of Ethics? Nope, you have shot two rockets in the center of the city.

- I will make up my mistakes - I said - I offer you to do the same with yours. Emily ...

- Error! I am not going to put a surgeon in there - she said - but I offer him a sanitary corridor. Get Emily out. I have an ambulance waiting for her.

- I will not put her in the hands of a torturer who has tried to kill her. Abide by the consequences

- I'm trembling with fear - Javiera said, but Tamyo made a gesture to her, and she told me - but as a sign of goodwill, I offer her a truce. One of 48 hours. So you can assess ... the severity of the injury. Or let her die in there.

- I accept the truce - I said - but listen to me well. Emily will survive, with or without your help

And I hung up the call.

Then Lucas went off the road and took a 360-degree turn with the car for the police to fall for another of our stunts. Later, he opened a suitcase with blood samples from Lucia and me. He took my sample, and spilled a few drops of blood around the alleged car accident. Then, he also put other minimal evidence, and he took a car that he had left in that exact place, he closed the suitcase, and went to where I was to rescue me.

And I, next to the bull, was still devastated inside by the supposed death of Lucia.