Chapter 63 - Capture

Rushing out of the room, Jack rushed downstairs at all costs, hearing human screams outside.

My pulse was pounding in my ears, the "fog" was swirling in my head, adrenaline was pumping.

Alarmed by the shot, Chiquita, Valmet, Coco and Revi looked warily towards the exit, and then with surprise turned their gaze to Jack, who was almost flying down the stairs.

At that moment, Revie's eyes widened. She realized what kind of Hiro that female voice might be shouting about.

— Jack! Revie exclaimed, quickly getting up and taking the gun out of the holster, but the guy, not paying attention to anything, flew out the door, almost knocking out the door

Coco exchanged glances with her "guards" and also got up, at the same time seeing Balalaika and Chang on the stairs, who had already left the room.

Once outside, Jack only had to turn his head slightly to the left to see Hiro...

The body was lying at the junction of the sidewalk and the carriageway.

An innocent, childishly worried face that froze forever.

The inanimate gaze of dull eyes looking into the void.

The fingers on his hands twitched convulsively, but there was no need to be deceived, and it wouldn't work unless you looked at his head.

Just above the nose and slightly to the right of the center of the forehead... spewing blood, a small ugly hole cooled down after being hit by a bullet with a diameter of nine millimeters.

Scarlet warm blood covered his face and sprinkled the road.

Rushing here as fast as he could, Jack sincerely hoped that some namesake of Hiro had suffered, and not himself.

And if he was the one who suffered, Jack prayed to fate that he would be given the opportunity to save him.

But fate is cruel...

One glance was enough to understand that there would be nothing to help...

One glance was enough to make him freeze like a statue, and his face twisted in bitterness, disbelief and depression...

One look was enough to knock the wind out of him...

On shaky legs, Jack walked with an uncertain step to the body of the named younger brother and fell to his knees.

With a wooden hand, he gently and carefully turned Hiro's face in his direction, and then stared at him blankly.

The limit has been reached!

Will [ 12 → 13 ]

He did not hear what was happening around him, but it would have been worth it, because events were developing rapidly.

Revi, Coco and Valmet with Chiquita came out a few seconds later and immediately saw Jack hunched over the body.

Their faces instantly became gloomy, especially Revi, who was familiar with Hiro and understood how much he was dear to Jack.

— Shit. — Revi said and thus made it clear to the other girls that the situation is extremely serious

Then her gaze fell on Dongei. The Chinese man looked pleased as Jack knelt over the corpse.

Then the Chinese came out of Ishtar with Chang and Balalaika with his men.

It took them all a couple of seconds to figure out what was going on.

The situation was heating up. There was a strong tension in the air.

— Jack... — Balalaika frowned

Phil and the other men calmly put their hands on the handles of their pistols.

The Chinese did the same.

At this time, Cheng walked up to his son with a wide, quick step and shouted in Chinese — You stupid half-wit, do you even understand what you're doing or not!

From this cry, Dongei, a little confused, was scared. No one has ever yelled at him. "W—what's wrong?" It's just a Thai pig...

— Idiot! You have almost thirty years behind your back, and you have less brains than a kindergarten student! — angrily shouted Chang, barely restraining himself so as not to give his son a new slap in the face — I don't care about this pig, but you finished off this dirt on the territory of this Russian bitch! Not on our territory, but on someone else's! Moreover, it looks like this pig had connections with them! If things get out of control, we'll all die here together, you know?!

— I... I... — Dongei looked around fearfully and realized that the situation was really dangerous

— Shut up! Don't say anything! She won't protect you this time!

— Father...

— Shut up! A month of house arrest! Cheng shouted at the end and turned to Balalaika 's frowning cold face

Next to Sophie now were her loyal people, Coco with Valmet and Chiquita, as well as Revie, who was knitting her eyebrows very much, quietly telling everyone about Jack and Hiro's connection.

Despite the desire to "come and comfort", the girls remained on alert, suppressing their own anger.

Jack, by the way, was already recovering.

More precisely, it was Cheng's words that brought him back to reality...

— "... a month of house arrest..." — Jack repeated slowly to himself, looking at Hiro's face—"... a month of house arrest?.. the price of your life, a month of house arrest?.."

The limit has been reached!

Will [ 13 → 14 ]

While Gunther, with a twinkle in his eyes, watched the crushing anger and furious tsunami slowly rise in Jack, Cheng spoke with a wry smile — I dare not ask forgiveness for my negligent son. I just want to ask about the possibility of a peaceful settlement of the situation.

Balalaika said in an icy tone — Chang, it seems to me that you are allowing yourself and your son too much in relation to the Moscow Hotel.

— It's not...

— Now your son did not just kill a man on my territory, he killed a man who was dear to my subordinate, and in turn, this subordinate is already dear to me. Pretty simple chain, right?

— Miss Balalaika... Cheng sighed tensely

The woman's eyes were burning — This is not just an insult, this is a challenge to me and the Moscow Hotel, am I right?

— No need for rash actions. — Cheng swallowed his saliva — You and your people are strong, but our organization is several times larger and has existed for decades. No one will benefit from this confrontation!

Balalaika, grinning, took a cigar out of a metal engraved box, and Phil helpfully lit it for the captain.

Taking a drag on the smoke, Sophie released it in the form of a small cloud and bloodthirstily bared her teeth—I dare to doubt it, Mr. Cheng. The Moscow Hotel is not a gang of gangsters, not a triad of street urchins, but veterans who have gone through hell and got bored in civilian life.

Smiling tightly, the old Chinese kindly said — Fifty thousand is sufficient compensation?

— "... fifty thousand?.." — Jack clenched his fist — "What the fuck fifty thousand!? What the fuck is a month's house arrest?!"

The limit has been reached!

Will [ 14 → 15 ]

The guy's hand slowly reached for the handle of the pistol that was on his belt and Coco saw it.

— Valmet. — she said softly — Go to him and don't let him make a mistake.

Coco knew firsthand about the strength of this triad and the number of its members.

If the Moscow Hotel and Dongfang Long collide, then mutual destruction will be difficult to avoid.

On one side is quality, on the other is influence and quantity.

So Chang was telling the truth.

After a delay, Valmet nodded and calmly walked towards Jack.

The girl, though she cared most about Coco, but this guy was already far from just an acquaintance.

Besides, Chiquita stayed with Coco.

Balalaika raised an eyebrow, resting her sharp gaze on the elderly Chinese — Do I look like a huckster?

— Miss Balalaika, it's also in your interests...

Cheng's voice broke off when Jack, standing up abruptly, aimed at his son — Die!..

*shot*

The bullet escaped from the pistol, but flew three meters higher than Dongei.

Valmet managed to get to Jack in time and grab the leading hand — Calm down!

This shot was as if made from a starting pistol.

In an instant, everyone pulled out their weapons and aimed at the opposite side.

Revie, aiming with two barrels, looked the most furious — Come on, motherfuckers!

— Don't push it. — Chiquita said, frowning, covering Coco with herself

— Calm down Jack! Valmet shouted, pressing her body against his back and holding her hand with a gun, but the guy was not going to give up

"I'll kill you!" Jack exclaimed in pure Chinese dialect, surprising all Asians — I'll kill you wherever you hide! You will not escape from just punishment! Don't get away from my anger! Don't get away from my revenge! I am! I'll shake it out! From! Yours! Fucking hell! Bodies! THE SOUL!

The limit has been reached!

Will [ 15 → 16 ]

The limit has been reached!

Will [ 16 → 17 ]

Jack's honey-colored eyes shone worthy of Belial himself, and the dilated black pupil, like a black hole, absorbed all light and awakened true animal fear and awe in everyone who looked.

— "He understood us all this time!.." — Cheng was mentally amazed and quickly looked at the Balalaika — One hundred thousand is my last word. I cannot appeal with a larger amount.

At the same time, Valmet's eyes, and later Chiquita's and Coco's eyes widened as the latter two watched them.

Valmet was amazed when she felt that Jack's right hand, which was holding the gun, rapidly becoming stronger, began to move her hand

Later, Jack slowly pointed the gun at Dongei and Valmet did not have the strength to stop him.

A monstrous amount of adrenaline, produced by the adrenal glands, entered the muscles and brain.

As a result, Jack's leading arm turned red, veins swelled and muscles that had not been particularly visible before appeared.

The girl felt with her chest, tightly fitting to his back, how loudly and quickly the guy's heart was pounding.

The muscles slowly tore in the effort, but Jack, as if not feeling the pain, overpowered Valmet and led the front sight of the pistol to the intended target.

The limit has been reached!

Strength [ 10 → 11 ]

The limit has been reached!

Strength [ 11 → 12 ]

Valmet couldn't believe what she saw and what she felt, but reality forced her to accept the result-she needed a second hand to stop the boy's hand.

Then her body began to produce adrenaline more intensively, for obvious reasons, but this only slowed down the guy's hand, because in some amazing way he was getting stronger every second.

Biting her lip, she abruptly turned to the girls — I need a little help.

Valmet's confession made Coco and especially Chiquita widen their eyes in amazement.

They knew exactly how strong she was...

Coco said a little alarmed — Balalaika!..

— Jack calm down. — strictly, with pain in her voice, Sophie said, looking at Jack in his current state

— He won't listen. — knitting her eyebrows, Chiquita said heavily, and then looked at Revi next to her

The girl was ready to shoot at any moment—I won't let him be killed. Let them just try to aim at him and ...

— At least you calm down. Chiquita sighed

— You need to - you calm down. Revie replied sharply

Looking at the nervous Chang, Balalaika minted — A hundred thousand and the girls you came for. And yes, the shelter with the street is also behind us.

— That's a lot... Cheng clenched his jaw

— I'm not haggling. Sophie said firmly and looked at Valmet — Turn it off, for his own good.

Valmet looked at Coco, and she nodded.

"I'm sorry, Jack, but it's for you. Valmet said softly in the guy 's ear and abruptly took him in a chokehold

He couldn't point the gun at the Chinese - the girl's hands were in the way.

He lacked the strength to fight this masterful grip, and therefore, after a while, he lost consciousness.

The last thing he heard was Cheng saying, "Okay, you've got it."..