He remembered the breathing techniques as he stood at roadside scanning the for his pursuers. He noticed two at the far end of his left side , two more to the right. Logic told him two more were behind him but he didn't turn to confirm Murphy was like that he didn't take any chances. The traffic lights turned green and Murphy crossed the main road with a hundred more people and headed for the mall entrance. It was when he reached the passage with electrical noticeboards directing people to different destination when he risked checking the back . He was right two of the guys were closing in behind him and one of them pointed at him. It was at this moment when he realised that despite tossing his jacket in the dustbin and wearing a baseball cap he still remained the target among commoners. A second check from behind he saw the guys penetrating the crowd now with their guns withdrawn and they were no longer walking fast they were now jogging
A plan is what he needed and he had to buy time to calculate a perfect one, but there was no time . One of the two guys was slender but strong ,he had an athletic body flexible reflex and moved better than his companion. He had an advantage over both John Murphy and his companion so he was getting his will done .At a distance of about 40 metres he had a clear target so he fired a shot. The bullet ricocheted and hit the main door glass of a clothing boutique alerting everyone in the mall and almost taking Murphy's life. The noise was so sudden and disturbing but Murphy was trained enough not to panic in such times. He turned left headed for the elevator and ascended to the next floor. The guys missed their flight so they took the stairs,taking two at a time since they had no plans to miss the date. Well it was when the slender guy showed up when he was shocked for the last time in life. John Murphy had stopped running, he was just standing looking at the outside of the building .this was the last floor with no through road ,A store room, no stairs and nowhere to run. The slender guy and the other black suit guy walked slowly guns pointed at the geek. Looking from the glass Murphy could hear one of the guys reporting to the other guys.
"Drop to your knees and you will live"
"In prison ??""said the surly faced guy as he seemed to take over charge from the slender guy
"" there is always a solution and sometimes giving up is one of them""the surly face guy said moving closer to the geek
"" if u knew this ,then how come u followed me"
The power button on the remote was pressed swiftly and the belt swung from the left side of the hitting the surly faced guy so sudden that he didn't see it coming, john Murphy had stood near the window to lure them in into the store room .the belt was used to move some heavy goods to the stores but Mr Murphy had found a better job for it, so he made a mental note that one down five to go. without wasting much of the time, the geek flicked and pulled the carpet with both hands which send the slender guy into the air who fell on his back. During his time in training Murphy had learnt to capitalise when the opponent was in the disadvantage and that's what he did. Rolling twice he grabbed for the gun and fired a shot, the slender guy was dead before he fell. Fleeing the crime seen Murphy headed for the stairs . precaution is what had kept Murphy breathing and wining battles since back then,so he did the same .Checking from the reflection of a steel pluck rear near the wall he knew they were waiting for him . Scanning the storeroom Murphy finally laid eyes on the 5kg bags of flour on the floor. Under the stairs the two other guys in black suits cautiously tip toed up. It was on the sixth floor when the door creaked open and they saw it falling upon them, out of panic they all fired shots and there was a shower of bullets accompanied by a disco of noise. It was after a while when they realised they were being played and it was too late for them as flour descended on the m, Murphy fired two direct shots from a tight angle directly perpendicular to their position and they all died at an instant,two more down and two to go
Mr Murphy focused on the main entrance of the mall,when he ran past the crowd the other guys spotted him and quickly withdrew their guns. More screaming from the crowd ,confusion among customers other shop owners where closing their doors. Security guards closed in to the source of noise. Thirty seconds Mr Murphy thought as he made a few more runs down the stairs .It was difficult for the black suit guys to keep up with him but they knew where he headed so they radioed backup. Ten seconds John Murphy counted ,he was almost at the door when he saw him,Detective Zaacks and two other police officers entered the building. He braked and shielded with the pillar as he checked their movements. Out of the blue a rain started, the kind of rain that everyone wishes for . it wasn't water it was money , it showered near the main door. People screamed and shouted as others collected and pocketed the American dollars someone had thrown money to the world.
"This way" a lady dressed like a cowgirl from the west said. She was wearing a black cow girl hat ,a leather jacket and her white t-shirts were tacked in blue jeans which disappeared in her big boots.
"What are you doing here" Murphy asked ,his eyes widened his facial expression shocked
"Saving your life" she replied
"I didn't call for help" he said
"You are welcome boy " the girl said and grabbed Murphy by his wrist
"This way" she led him through the crowd and circled the detective to where she had parked her Hyundai and they quickly fled the scene ,Murphy added 2 plus three so 5 left behind and approximately 12 other hired freelancers plus the patrol officers and their backups,so he remembered he had at least forty opponents against him, he looked beside him and the cow girl grinning focused on the road. he remembered at least now it was the two of them