Strolling down the busy night life of Lascar City with my buddy Jackson on the driver's seat, never gets old.
Our patrol area was the most envied by the other officers back at the station.
Who wouldn't though? Everywhere you look on the street there's a chick swaying her ass back and forth for all society to see. This is the damn entertainment city of Lascar.
When we reached the middle of the city, me and Jackson took a short break to smoke and enjoy the sceneries.
"Hey Darren. Have you heard about captain Wang? They said he's due to leave the hospital this month."
"Are you fucking serious?! That damn squash should stay in the hospital some more and drain his fat out."
"Yeah, right. I've been having the time of my life since his absence. That bastard."
We talked idly as we finished the last bit of our cigarettes and went back to patrolling.
When the clock strikes 8, it was finally time to go back to the station. But the radio suddenly activated and we heard the voice of our senior, ordering us to inspect a boat on the harbor.
The report said that a drug cartel used the boat so Jackson quickly sped through the night towards the harbor.
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When we got to the harbor. We saw the reported boat along with another one parked some distance away.
Jackson said that he could handle this himself and told me to just wait nearby.
I asked why, knowing full well how violent the recent drug movement in the city was.
I was confused by what he said, because normally even when just inspecting a drug-related place, two or more officers are needed to ensure the safety of each others in case of a shoot out.
But I did not question Jackson as he seemed to know what he was doing. I was the youngest one on our squad, as I just turned 17, while Jackson is the oldest with the ripe age of 20.
So I went back towards the car when I realized that there's no movement inside the boat.
As I lit a cigarette and walked towards the car, I looked back and saw Jackson's confusing actions.
'Did that motherfucker just knocked like a Jehovah's witness on a drug syndicate's boat?!'
I did not know what Jackson was planning, but it was making me damn confused.
So I decided to walk back towards the boat to support him.
But as I was slowly walking back, Jackson opened the door and the boat suddenly exploded. I flew back for a few feet and fell face first on the floor.
I stood up immediately and looked at the boat with wide eyes.
"JACKSON!!"
I shouted and rushed with all my might towards the scorching remnants of the boat.
I tried looking for Jackson but only saw the blood spatter he left behind on the harbor, as well as his vest that is now flaming.
I was losing my mind, but I tried my best composing myself as I analyzed the situation.
'An explosive of this type needs a shit ton of time to be prepared, and based on the ignition of the bomb, I'd say it was connected to the door. That's how it activated when Jackson opened the door.... These types of explosives needs to be activated as soon as its set, or else it would detonate on its own....So that means the culprit is still around here!!'
I finished my analysis and readied my stun gun and handcuffs before surveying my surroundings.
I went back and saw the other boat speeding out of the harbor after the explosion. But since I did not have a boat for myself to follow it, I just swallowed hard out of frustration and focused my gaze on the fleeing boat.
The abilities of my eyes proved to be very useful right now as I now had a clear zoomed vision of the boat. I saw a man appear from inside the boat and gazed outside.
"That man....It's Kyle!"
I exclaimed in surprise when I realized who the culprit behind the explosion. I did not expect it to be the Mr. Perfect student of the class.
But as I was fueled with rage right at the moment, I did not hesitate to target him.
I took out a small knife and calculated the distance between me and Kyle's moving boat. With my full focus, I could easily strike his forehead from here.
But as I was about to release the knife towards Kyle, a girl appeared and blocked my view.
I hesitated for a few seconds until the boat faded into the horizon and out of my vision.
I threw the knife towards the wooden floor of the harbor and fell on my knees as I cried my frustrations out.
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After taking my time digesting what just happened, I contacted the station and requested for a whole investigative team.
I was surprised when I saw captain Wang amongst the officers who responded, but I did not have the energy to greet him.
And as I was being treated by the medical team, the captain approached me and showed his concern.
"How you doing Darren? Still alive?"
"....you little shit. Officer Jackson just died and you dare to casually strike a joke with me?!"
"Calm down kid. Is that how you treat your captain? I'll forget it this time so you should contemplate about it."
I was so fucking pissed off and wanted to hit his chin to calm my nerves down.
"Anyways officer Darren. I just had a talk with one of the higher ups earlier and they said that, the Junior Elite Squad of ICARUS NPD will relocate at central city starting tomorrow."
"What?! But I need to see this case for myself! I have first hand evidences! Why the hell did they decide that without consulting me?!"
"You do not have the right to question the orders of your superiors! Now if you have crucial evidences, then you could just hand it over to the investigative team and they'll solve the case for you."
The captain was looking at me seriously, but seeing his expression up close, I could see pity being directed at me.
'So this is how low I am right? Pitied by this pig?'
Fucking pathetic.
"Look, I know you're pissed off with what happened to your partner. But as your captain, I need you to have a clear state of mind. Central city department is a jungle and you have to be battle ready if you want to survive out there."
The captain tried to calm me down and console me, but I still could not help but want to destroy some random shit around me. Nothing was going my way.
'I wanted to help Jackson, I wanted to kill or even just cripple that damned Kyle, I wanted to handle the case myself, I wanted to destroy Wang's face..... Fuck!'
In the end, I just clicked my tongue and abstained from giving intel to the the investigative team.
'I might just be losing my mind. I first need proof that Kyle was really the one who done in my partner. Then I'll kill him myself with my own fucking hands!'
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I went back home that night and saw Ocho and Cheryl walking on the street, but I did not bother greeting them as my mood was still at its all time low.
I parked my motorbike outside and entered the house before directly walking to my room.
When I got inside my room, I started destroying everything around me. My bed, the tables and chairs, windows, cabinets, and my bathroom walls.
Joergen knocked on my door while shouting, but my mind disregarded the noise around me as I could only hear a high-pitched sound in my ears.
After that, I slowly lost my vision and fell unconscious.