Rob the robbers.

Entering the old-looking house, Devon found it hard to breathe. With his sensitive nose, he sniffed in all the dust particles and specks of dirt as they moved through the spiderwebs.

As expected, although Devon appeared normal, he was nervous inside. He had no idea what was going to happen next, what the business was all about, but one thing was for sure to him: this was something illegal to do and something he could get into serious trouble for. Yet Devon never once turned back.

Not that it hadn't crossed his mind, rather he had made up his mind about what to do and he was going to do it.

The interior of the house was big and Devon could only imagine the luxury it could be if it were in good shape.

Some parts of the walls had fallen off, with specks of dirt and insects running all around the place. Rubbles of debris were everywhere. Devon wanted to ask more about the entire place but kept quiet.

Not long after, they arrived at what looked like a sitting room, as the place was wide with a spiral staircase going up at the corner.

Meanwhile, at the center of the sitting room, Devon could see an old-looking sofa. It was very old-looking, as its body was now almost brown, but Devon could see some hints of green color.

Sitting on the sofa were three extremely strange people he hadn't met before. Two boys looked identical to each other, probably twins, and as for the other person, it was a female with blue hair and slightly shorter than him.

The thing is, Devon felt like he had met her before and he couldn't help but express it by pointing at her. "You... You are the girl from today!" he said.

The blue-haired girl stared at him, her eyes widened in shock as well. "It is you... Malik, you managed to find him," she shouted as she ran over to Devon's side and held his hand, pulling it closer to her body.

Devon never expected this type of treatment all of a sudden and he pulled away immediately. Meanwhile, the girl was still holding tight to his hand.

"You know my cousin?" Malik asked, looking at Devon kind of surprised.

"What are you saying... He is the one that saved me from those assholes this morning," the girl replied.

"She is your cousin... I didn't know that you have a cousin," Devon said, equally surprised. "Can you tell her to let go of me?" Devon asked, feeling awkward being held by a person of the opposite gender in the way she was holding him.

"Kelly..." Malik called out.

At that moment, the blue-haired girl let go of Devon and returned to her previous position on the sofa.

"So... You were the one that saved my cousin from being harassed. That's quite thoughtful of you," Malik said.

"I was only doing what any guy would do for a girl in her situation," Devon replied, acting as if it was nothing.

Malik, on the other hand, didn't pursue the conversation any longer and turned around to the others.

"Okay, guys... This is Devon... And he will be joining us in our mission today, and possibly in any future missions," Malik said.

Kelly was grinning from ear to ear in a seductive manner, while the other two who looked like brothers didn't say anything and only glanced at Devon for a moment.

That was until one of them stood up and walked over to Devon. "So you were the one that saved Kelly today. You sure must be strong to take on those numbers, but your appearance does not look like that of a strong dude," the person said as he scanned Devon's body.

Seeing this annoyed Devon for some reason. Something inside him wanted to snap at that moment, but he held himself back.

"Devon... This is Jack and Jake. As you might have seen, they are twins," Malik introduced the others to Devon.

The twins were around Devon's height, had red hair, and were slim in structure with pale skin.

"Jack and Jake... Who is who?" Devon asked since he couldn't even tell the difference between the two.

"It's not that necessary, because even I can't tell who is who," Malik said.

"And this is my cousin, Kelly Dwell," Malik said as he pointed over to Kelly.

Devon only glanced at her for a moment, however, it was enough for him to see her busy licking her lips as she stared at him.

'If this is how she behaves, I now see the reason why she got herself in trouble," Devon secretly thought.

"Okay, guys, let's get down to business here," Malik clapped his hands as he walked to the center of the sitting room where the sofa was placed.

"Wait... Just like that... Am I not getting an explanation of what this is all about?" Devon interrupted Malik.

The others looked at him strangely, while Malik could only smirk.

"Don't tell me you didn't explain to him what this is all about?" the other twin asked.

After a moment, Malik eventually said something. "Don't you get it... We are robbers," Malik said, not caring what Devon had to say.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, Devon already suspected that this strange payoff business had something to do with robbery, but now hearing it himself shattered him inside. He had reached that level already.

Devon looked at the others and could see that they had nothing to object to what Malik said. It was obvious that this was not their first time doing such a thing.

"Before you jump to any conclusions, you should first understand what this job is all about," Malik said.

"Although we are said to be robbers, the particular people we rob are the robbers themselves," Malik said.

"How?" Devon asked, confused.

"You see, Devon, on a day-to-day basis, there are a lot of illegal activities going on in our city, even in other cities. In some countries and cities, the government does not have a strong grip on all that is happening, and our city is one of those cities, though it is not that serious since the authorities are fighting back."

"However, this doesn't mean that illegal things do not transpire in our city. Our take on all this is to find a way to take advantage of it. For instance, today's mission is all about that."

"We don't have to make deals with anyone here. All we have to do is watch and wait in the shadows as the business goes on and then strike whoever gets the payments," Malik explained.

Hearing all that Malik had to say, Devon kind of understood a bit of what was going on, and it made him feel less guilty about what they were doing.

They were simply robbing those who deserved it, and it wasn't bad at all.

However, this also meant that the risk was high since they were dealing with people who wouldn't hesitate to kill them.

It was then the noise of a car could be heard outside, driving by.

"It seems like they are here," one of the twins said.

Meanwhile, Malik was looking at Devon, waiting for a response. "So, are you in?" he asked.

"I'm in," Devon responded.

"Good... Now let's get ourselves ready," Malik said as a large black bag was brought out. Looking into the bag, the first thing that caught Devon's eyes was a gun with a long barrel and a one-eye binocular on top.

"How did you guys get that?" Devon asked. Never in his life did he believe that he would ever see an actual sniper rifle in real life.

One of the other twins went and grabbed it, placing it behind his back.

"This is just part of our collection from the missions we have gone on so far," Malik replied as he handed a mask to Devon. He was also handed a long stick with a button at its base.

"This is a stun baton. This is all you can have for now," Malik said.

He also grabbed two sticks of a baton and then a firearm. The others did the same.

"Now let's go do business," Malik said as he led them all out.

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