HENRIQUE WAS WALKING peacefully when he realized that someone was following him from a distance, and also, it was the eighth time that the same car passed.
He picked up his pace.
I never imagined that I lived so far... damn... I think it's just my impression...
Before he finished his thoughts, they fired a shot at him.
–– Hand to the head – shouted the sniper – if you move I will shoot.
Henrique Cardeñas felt his life pass before his eyes in less than a second, he never imagined that he would live that, in the afternoon it had been his grandfather, and now it was him, in his belly it seemed that there was an iceberg that he was so afraid.
–– I didn't do anything, for God's sake.
–– Shut up, playboy.
Although his executioner was far away, Henrique felt that every word he spoke was close to his ear.
The sniper was almost close, but something unexpected happened.
A man came out of the alley behind him and shot the man in the arm in front of him, before the man could pull himself together, Henrique was pulled back.
The man who saved him said:
–– Come on boy, run.
And they ran through the dark alley.
-- WHO ARE YOU? Said Henrique as he ran a few minutes later.
–– My name is Sandro Palmeira.
–– CURSE - GEMEU ARMAND DUPRÈ furious – you still pay me.
Armand called his Grand Master.
"Master, unfortunately the boy ran away... of course... but I will have to leave it for tomorrow, I was shot... no... everything is fine, it was just a scrape, it hurts like hell... of course... I won't let him get away, I put a tracker on him... yes... you can leave...
–– I AM DETECTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT of Civil Police of the State of São Paulo who is responsible for your grandfather's case, my duty was to find you and protect you.
–– Like?
–– Talk less and run more, at the moment we need to protect you.
After running for twenty minutes without stopping, they stopped and took a little breath.
–– So... - said Henrique while taking a breath – how did you find me?
–– It was easy, a little after I passed by you and your girlfriend, Chief Saldanha sent a picture of you on my cell phone, and as I have a privileged memory, and unfortunate luck, since he had just passed me, you I followed the other street, without realizing it.
–– But if I had entered anywhere, I would not have found it.
–– Let's say you are a very predictable person, Henrique, follow your path without deviating even a millimeter.
–– There is?
–– Forget it, what we need to do at the moment is to hide.
SANDRO took him to his private office so that they could rest for a while and talk about the case without being interrupted by anyone.
–– Do you know why these guys are following you?
–– I don't know, nothing makes sense, first it was my family, then my grandfather, and now they are following me too, I did absolutely nothing for anyone.
Sandro was thoughtful for a few moments.
–– Can you tell me anything about your grandfather? Anything will do, we need to put the puzzle pieces on the table and put the right pieces together.
–– Well - Henrique started without knowing where to start - my grandfather was a history teacher, he came to Brazil to run away from someone who was chasing our family after some secret, according to him, generations ago they had already killed other Rillencourt's.
–– So you know whose name that was, Willian de Rillencourt? Do you know what that secret was?
–– How can I know? And even if I knew, I don't even know you, man, maybe that Willian of cutting and sewing.
Sandro tried to clear his thoughts.
Is this kid stupid, retarded or just likes to joke dull?
He opted for the three.
–– But...
–– I thank you for what you did, but I have to get home, I need to be alone at the moment.
–– If I called delegate Saldanha, and talked to him, would it help?
–– It would help, as long as you apologized for what your thugs did to me, humiliation was little they did to me.
–– Okay, I'll call him.
AFTER A FEW MINUTES on the phone and lots of shouting on the other end of the phone, the deputy agreed to apologize formally to the spoiled Henrique.
–– Hello - Rico said.
"This is Deputy Marcus Saldanha, how are you, Henrique?"
–– Thanks to your man who arrived at the right time and in the right place.
"This is my best man, boy, I trust him blindly, but first, I want to apologize for the behavior of my men, sometimes they are a little harsh, the service is very stressful... but I would like you to help us in this case, we want arrest the men who did this to your grandfather... "
–– I understand, delegate, I will work hard, but I believe I told you everything this afternoon.
The deputy hung up the phone.
–– And now? - Said Henrique.
–– Can we talk about your grandfather a little more?
–– Sure, but could it be at my house? I don't know, I think I would be more comfortable.
–– You know very well that there must be people spying on the house.
He nodded.
–– No problem.
They left and walked quietly and talking without having anything to do with what mattered, they talked about football, women, movies, maybe for Henrique, these were meaningless subjects, but Sandro saw a vital importance, formed his psychological profile in your mind.
When they arrived at their house, he had a completely unexpected gift in the living room.