The gun pointed at Kelly's back had little effect on her. She could kill both the gangster as well as the cop in the blink of an eye. The only thing that held her back was the safety of her little brother.
"We can sort this out, Ms. Jones. You don't need to kill him," the cop stammered nervously, hoping against hope that she wouldn't turn on him. He had already seen her take down the strongest fighters in Olympus without breaking a sweat.
Steve tried to reason with the cop to get the situation under control, but it only made the young officer even more nervous.
"Please stay back, sir. It is for you own safety!" he yelled in his most assertive voice. "Tell her to put the hostage down and we can all walk away without any problems."
"This man is a member of the Nine Blades. He is not some innocent bystander," Steve replied.
"What?" The young officer's throat dried up at the mention of the gang.
