An attack

"After them!"

Ding and Tsun ran down the path the two men chasing after them. One of the guy brought a phone to his ear as the other pointed his gun at the two and fired but the bullet missed the target.

"We.. are.. chasing… after.. the suspect… need.. reinforcements," he shouted and hang up the phone," don't lose them."

Ding and Tsun took a sharp left turn and Tsun pulled out his phone, he dialled a number and put the phone on speaker.

"… hello?"

"Asahi darling, how are you?" he asked and a scoff sounded from the other end of the line.

"Are you running?" he asked and Tsun managed a small laugh.

"My Asahi is so clever… I didn't need to explain the situation am in."

"Keep joking and I will hang up the phone," he replied sternly.

Tsun and Ding squeezed into an alley and hid using the shadows of the tall buildings.

"Okay… okay darling don't be mad," he replied in a soft voice.

"What's your current location?" Asahi asked.

Just as Tsun was about to reply, two men emerged from the rear end of the building.

"There they are!"

"Dammit!"

Shouts sounded from behind them before a gunshot rang through the air.

"Tsun? Where are you?" he asked and when he did not answer, his blood grew cold," Tsun!.... Tsun are you there?...Tch!"

Asahi hang up the phone and a notification from Tsun popped up on the screen. He rushed out of his apartment and headed towards the location he had received. Cole looked at the wrist watch and groaned.

"Why aren't they back yet? Do you think something happened to them?"

"Maybe they ran into something which inconvenienced them or something… I doubt something is capable enough to hurt two mafia leaders," Lian replied and Cole looked out the window staring into darkness.

"I do hope you are right," he said and Lian shuffled his hair.

"They'll be fine. Trust me."

The ten or so men surrounded Ding and Tsun who were leaning on each other back to back preparing for a fight.

"Do you think you can still fight?" Tsun asked half jokingly and Ding scoffed.

"Worry about yourself young master," he replied and lunged towards the man closest to him.

The two parties engaged in a fierce combat in which Ding and Tsun had little to no chance of escaping. After a few minutes, a black tinted car drove into sight and Tyler got out. He walked towards the fighting group and pointing his gun to the sky he fired causing everyone to stand still at the sudden sound.

"What are you idiots doing? Why are you fighting them head on when you have fire arms?"

As if realising this, the men drew their guns and pointed them at the two. Knowing they could not fight against the speed of a bullet, both Ding and Tsun raised their hands in surrender.

"On your knees!"

The two obliged without complain. Two guys walked towards them, cuffed their hands behind their backs and gagged their mouths.

"Master Tyler, what now?" the leader asked.

"Master said to capture the blond one alive… you may kill the other one," he instructed.

"Yes sir…"

The guy walked towards Ding and placed the nuzzle of his gun on his forehead, Ding's eyes showed no sign of fear and Tyler smirked at this.

"Hold on!" he said and walked towards the two tied up men.

He raised Ding's head and stared into his eyes.

"My… no fear at all?" he leaned in closer his eyes never leaving Ding's," your eyes will do perfectly."

Tyler brought out a small chisel shaped dagger from his coat and instructed the men to hold Ding in place.

"This won't hurt, but if it does… feel free to scream or shout," he said and Tsun gulped.

With Ding firmly held down, Tyler put on gloves and just as he was about to sink the knife into him, a car drove into him and he jumped out of the way in the nick of time. The car drove over the other men who were not fast enough to escape, flattening them to the ground. The car then came to a stop in front of them and Asahi got out of the car.

"Who dares to do this?" he asked his eyes roaming over the bodies he had just trampled on.

"Tch.."

Tyler got into his car and drove away. Asahi walked towards Tsun and removed the gag from his mouth.

"You okay?" he asked cutting through the cuffs.

"You've always had a nick for perfect timing," he said," you made me fall in love with you all over again. Come give me a big hug."

He raised his hands in the air and Asahi ignored him and went to check on Ding who missed being trampled on.

"Am sorry master, I almost ran you over," he said once he was done cutting the cuffs from him.

"You saved me Asahi and for that am grateful."

"But who were those guys? How come they were not afraid of causing trouble here?"

Ding stood up and walked towards one of the bodies which was not flattened to the ground and tore open his shirt.

"Ding! Why would you strip a dead guy?" Tsun asked cowering behind Asahi.

Ding did not seem fazed by his over exaggerated reaction but instead, he removed the guys shirt and just as he had assumed, a snake tattoo was engraved on the guy's side stomach.

"Just as I thought."

"Can you let go of me?" Asahi shouted trying to pull away from Tsun who clung onto him like a baby would.

"Am afraid," he replied and tightened his grip on his waist.

"Tsun! Aren't you afraid of being seen like this?"

"I don't care," he replied into his waist.

Asahi let out a sigh and walked towards Ding dragging Tsun with him.

"Sorry master, I will take my leave with Tsun first," he said and Ding nod his head.

Asahi bowed farewell and dragged Tsun with him, got into the car and drove off. Ding turned his gaze to the body once more and traced his fingers over the tattoo.

"Viper.."