Yes indeed! Melissa was with Scorpio.And they weren't discussing business or romance! It was a prey versus predator negotiations.Li stood at the entrance to the room calculating.
He picked a small piece of wood from the floor and threw it at the chess table drawing the attention of the two thugs.This house was old and abandoned so pieces of gravel and wood lied everywhere.
The two men sprang up responsively. One grabbed a piece of metal while the other folded his arms on his chest. He was well built wearing only a vest for the top and a pair of track suits with large open shoes. He smiled foolishly at Li and pushed his colleague towards him, "Go get him call you dad",he said observing Li. The one pushed charged towards Li and full speed shoving the rod high in the sky.
He almost stroke Li on the shoulder but Li stepped aside cautiously making the dude fall with impact, not to rise again.
The standing thug smiled and rushed at Li punching him on the head, turning around and kicked at Li's stomach. 'Ouch!',Li cried on the ground. He looked around and noted that he could not just withstand the wrath of this man.
He woke up to run out but was stopped by a blow on the back. He unceremoniously fell on the floor once again with no hope nor strength to rise.
The two men turned back and continued playing chesses keeping their eyes on Li.
Back in the vehicle Mr Rowel looked unease. His wife Chebet rolled her eyes hopelessly to face her husband as Miranda their daughter observed from the back seat. 'Li has delayed, i think I'll be calling the police right away!',Mr Rowel murmured."Please don't do that dad. The moment you call the police those thugs might injure Melissa and escape'.Miranda's voice was strong and confident. She did not look afraid nor worried. She particularly had absolute confidence in Li and down deep inside her heart, she believed Li was more than himself.
On the other hand, David Robert, the Scorpio leaned on his palms gazing at Melissa. Li was still lying in the floor and the two men continued playing chesses as if nothing had happened. Scorpio removed the tape around Melissa's mouth handing her a loaf and some water in a dirty bottle.
Melissa pushed the offer aside and screamed out her lungs. Scorpio slapped her across the face making her faint away.This was indeed the most ruthless thug. How could Melissa push away his offer?
The screaming from Melissa reached Li's ears and he sprang up as if he wasn't lying and all. He felt energised clenched his fists and knocked down the chess table. He quickly jumped onto a shredded sofa and spun around landing his elbow on the head of one the men before vigorously punching the second until he fell flat.
He rushed towards Melissa and knelt before her and untied her hands behind her back. He helped Melissa up and requested her to head out.But before they could cross the floor to the room next to the exit, Scorpio appeared in front of the two with a glass of milk drinking.
"Congratulations Mr Li, i have lived dreaming to meet you." He sat down and placed his left leg upon his right and smiled at the duo. "You're ruthless and an inhuman piece of shit!" Melissa yelled at Scorpio.But Scorpio seemed not to have heard her but was rather focused at Li.
Li knew how light Scorpio was. He didn't earn the title Scorpio by killing Scorpions,no! He was indeed a typical human scorpion. Fierce and strong, clever than a tortoise and smarter than a jackle. " Mr Li, i have no intention of coming into bad terms with you, why do you interfere with my business?" He suddenly changed his calm appearance and looked more serious."Are you sure this is your business? Haven't you been hired by a money thirsty old man? " Li responded in a ridiculing tone.
"You are exactly correct my old friend. But i have no otherwise.I will destroy you and still contain the girl till am payed. I don't care what happens and i don't mind, what i have in mind is teaching your head a lesson."Scorpio spoke with finality and put away the glass before approaching Li, he punched twice but hit the target once. He turned around laughing and charged once again this time sending Li into the shredded sofa. Li's back was in intense pain, Scorpio was hardy and a die hard.Li's numerous blows proved ineffective on Scorpio's chest.
The two rolled up and down,left and right as Melissa watched in horror.This was as a result of heavy kicks and punches exchanged.
After Scorpio proved too difficult to contain, Melissa picked the metal rod and threw it at Li who grabbed it without hesitation. He was honestly going to loose the bout.
He did it well, he stroke Scorpio's head and rendered him unstable before kicking at his stomach. With that, he send him down and rushed out with Melissa. Mr Rowel jumped out of the Prado and hugged the two before the re-united family sped off leaving a cloud of dust behind with Scorpio in the old flat in agony. Li didn't want to really destroy Scorpio because he had a very good reason not to.What was the reason?