IE: Chapter 56. The Wonders of The Neuralyzer.

A taxi was parked in a remote alley in Los Angeles. The driver kept looking at his watch. He seemed to be waiting for someone.

Suddenly, he heard some voices from the back seat, and he looked in the rearview mirror. There was a man in a black suit and sunglasses in the back seat.

"Are you N?"

"That's me. You're Salinka, who's supposed to pick me, right? Come on, take me to Hancock."

After checking each other's documents and verifying their identities, the taxi drove out of the alley and headed for the slums.

"N, I heard that you're the most powerful Earthling agent for the MIB, and the fastest promoted agent since the inception of M.I.B?" Salinka looked at Noah through the rearview mirror, with some adoration in his eyes.

"So, you're going to be a top agent soon, right?"

Noah also hoped so, then he could complete the system's task and his strength could increase some more. Last time, when he faced Serleena, he wouldn't have been a match for her if it wasn't for the M.I.B's cutting-edge weapons.

That feeling of not knowing if he could win wasn't something he wanted to experience a second time.

"N, can I be an agent? I don't wanna stay as a member of the logistics crew. I'm a good driver. How about asking them to make me your partner, and I'll drive for you?"

Noah realized what Salinka was thinking. He shook his head, "I have a partner, and the missions I carry out are dangerous. Do your job well, and Zed will certainly consider giving you a promotion."

"Oh..." Salinka was somewhat lost. He drove a taxi here in Los Angeles and picked up some passengers every day. When he got home, he was always alone, with no colleagues, friends or family.

But he was also trying to make a living. His home planet was taken by another race, and he had to live on Earth. But, he was much better off than his people that had died on his home planet.

The car became silent. After half an hour, Salinka stepped on the brakes, "He appeared here, and seems to live near here. I'll bring you here tomorrow in the daytime."

"No, he's more likely to be home at night and it's easier to find him." Noah pushed open the door, "Thank you."

"N, it's getting dark. This is the slums." In the slums at night, people with valuable cars wouldn't even drive through here. N, a lone Asian man, wouldn't be safe.

"Don't worry. I'll take care of the situation here as soon as I can. I'll buy you dinner after."

Closing the car door, Noah walked towards a small alley.

This was really a slum area. The shops on the street were closed just after dark and there wasn't even a convenience store in sight. Fortunately, Noah always stored some spare food in his own system space.

While eating a cold hamburger, he walked to the left. His Alien Radar had scanned and found a red dot. 'Hopefully, it's Hancock.'

　　...

A black man with dirty dreadlocks hid behind a house, holding a knife in his hand. 'Lucky day. A fool in a suit is walking around at this hour.'

He gestured to his bald partner, who had a gun in his hand. Even if they were criminals, they wouldn't dare to come out at night without a gun on hand.

When he saw the guy approaching, they quickly rushed over, "Don't move! Hand over all the money you have on you! And the coke you're holding, bring it here! Fuck! Why are you drinking the coke when I told you not to move?!! Are you a fucking idiot?!"

Burp~~

Noah burped comfortably. After taking care of Hancock, he was going to find a good place to eat.

"Hey, your knife is too short. And by the looks of it, can you really catch up to me if I run?" Noah continued to sip his coke. Even if it wasn't Coca-Cola, he still appreciated the taste.

"You damn fool, can you outrun a bullet?" A bald black man appeared behind Noah with a revolver in his hand.

"Heh! You running, huh?" The first guy walked smugly towards Noah and reached for the half bottle of coke Noah was holding, "Gimme that!"

"What the? Where did it go?" His hand was empty, and Noah's hands were also empty.

"Really man. It's better if you studied more if you have too much free time on your hands, you could have earned money if you got a proper job." Noah couldn't resist the opportunity that was presented to him when he saw this guy rushing up to him.

As soon as he stretched out his left hand, he grabbed the guy's neck. With a flick of his right hand, the guy's knife appeared in his hand and stopped on the guy's neck.

"Let him go, or I'll shoot!" The bald guy pointed the gun at Noah with his right hand, with the muzzle shaking. He had never seen someone unarmed brave enough to face people with a gun.

But just now, the guy moved too fast. In the blink of an eye, his partner was held hostage, and the situation was reversed.

"If I let him go, would you let me go?" Noah seriously asked.

"Hand over all your money, and I'll let you go." The bald brute shouted.

"And tell me how you hid the coke!" The dreadlocked guy shouted after him.

"Oh, so you're still going to rob me. By the way, it seems like the safety is still on." Noah kindly reminded.

The bald man instantly looked at his gun. No, it was clearly opened.

"Ah~~ fuck!"

When he looked up, he felt a sharp pain on his wrist. A knife was stabbed on his wrist, it was his partner's knife.

Seeing the Asian running towards him, he wanted to squat down and pick up the gun with his left hand. When his hand had just grabbed the handle of the gun, it was stepped on.

"Fuck! Let go, you bastard, I'll kill you! Billy, what are you doing?" The bald guy called his partner, hoping the guy could rush up from behind.

Noah leaned sideways, "Are you calling for him? He's taking a little nap. Did you just try to pick up your gun and shoot me?"

"I'm gonna kill you!" Baldy slammed into Noah. He wanted to crush the scrawny guy's nose in!

Noah shook his head and pressed one hand against the bald head, "I thought you would repent, but it seems you do not deserve forgiveness."

The bald guy was stunned, 'how is that possible??' He was such a big guy that if he slammed his whole body against this guy, he would have crushed him in one blow! But after he struggled so much, he still couldn't move. This one hand holding his head, made it impossible for him to break free.

"Damn it, my boss is Fernando. You're going to regret this!"

"So? My boss is Zed, even your boss wouldn't dare to mess with him. But you will soon forget about that. Come on, look here."

There was a flash of bright light, then the bald guy's eyes looked dull.

"Billy was the one to stab your arm with a knife. Your boss Fernando told him to take you out."

After Noah said that, he took the revolver away, and turned to leave.

Within moments, the bald man came back to his senses and screamed out in pain. He pulled the knife out of his arm in excruciating pain, and stumbled towards Billy. He then swung the knife in his hand.