Staring at the building where he enters everyday, clearing his throat, fixing his tie, standing proudly and a mysterious smirked draw upon his lips. A man wearing an all in black started to walk through his way to enter the kingdom that soon he will rule
"A great kingdom should have the best ruler"
When the man in suit reached the entrance of the building, the two guards greeted him. The man in suit gave them a smile, he then revealed his identification card before entering the building. Every member of the organization has a process to do before they can enter the building. That's how tight the organization is. But, the process they'll undergo will depend on their status and rank. Just like the man in a suit who just entered the building. After showing his Identification card, he will go straight to the elevator, alone, standing inside the four cornered place, the room will then scan him without him noticing. The scanning won't just look into his physical appearance, but also to his blood type, height, weight, and eye color, after completing that process, a hidden fingerprint sensor will be revealed. If the sensor recognizes him, the elevator will bring him directly to their hideout. Although the place is not really their base, they still need to protect it.
The building is actually a company in disguise, the workers in there, guards and janitor/tress are the only people who know what is hidden in the building. The rest are just normal workers, one of the reasons why the place should be protected is for the innocent people to not get hurt.
To the members who are just juniors or have low rank and status, they'll be escorted by the groups of men in black— all of them actually wear black. They will be using a different path and a different place, but still will arrive at the same destination. Inside the organization, there are a lot of positions that people can apply for, but only a certain or the chosen one can know the existence of the group. After applying for the position, a certain group will screen their papers before the applicants can proceed to take the test. After passing the test, they'll be undergoing an interview and if the applicant can pass both the test and interview, that's when they'll start to have training for 3–7 years, depending on their performance.
The man in the suit reached his destination. Whistling his favorite tune, the man in suit took off his coat and tie as he seated his what he called–his temporary throne.
After settling down in his own room, a knock from the door was suddenly heard. The man informed the person outside that he can enter already and without any delay, a tall young man with pale skin, almond eyes, pointed nose, and expressionless face entered the room
"They're dead"
The sun is getting ready to set as Hanlon is enjoying his coffee and cake. He makes sure to savor every taste of his snack. He even closes his eyes just to feel the feelings and the aroma of coffee hugging his nose. After sipping his coffee, Hanlon ate his cake next. He looks like in heaven when the sweetness and bitterness blended in his tounge
"This what I call life" he stated as he kissed the fork.
It is such luck that he got to spot a stall of coffee and cake while walking around the street. It's not that fancy but the taste can make anyone relieve stress. Nonetheless, he won't be short in money after enjoying an afternoon snack.
In the alley full of darkness
A vivid light shone to its eyes
Leaping from excitement
A drink made from bitter taste gave me such a bliss
With a sweetheart being on its side
Who would think a bitter gourd is also a strawberry!!
Hanlon giggled to himself after reciting such a so-called poem of his. Everyone who heard him would give him a look, making this kid even more proud of himself.
The people around him were also enjoying their orders while talking to their companion. There are groups of students, mother and child, lovers, and co-workers. The stall is located on the sidewalk of a street where there is a wide space for him to set up his stall, tables and chairs. It is permitted so his stay there is legal, but he has to follow a certain schedule to sell in there. The street is actually near to where Hanlon is currently staying, that's why he wondered at first how come he didn't find the stall before, it turns out because of the schedule. He was planning to call his new friend, Sean, to invite him but remembering his fiance and responsibilities, he dropped off the idea and enjoyed the magnificent place all by himself
"Much better not to invite him. Save me some money" he stated to himself
While his eyes were roaming around the street, his eyes suddenly caught a familiar figure of a boy. Hanlon frowned trying to remember where he saw the boy before. The boy looks in his direction for a second, making him have the full view of his face, that's when he recognizes the person across the road. The boy is wearing a Black hoodie, black fitted jeans and a black boots. He suspiciously checks around him before reaching out his pocket and grabbing his phone. After looking at his phone for a second, the boy hurriedly walked and entered an alley. Hanlon didn't waste any time and followed the boy right away. He cautiously stalks the boy and is finding the right opportunity to grab. He knows that Charlie forbids him to act impulsively, but…
"Well, Charlie didn't say I'm not allowed to make a move until he gives his instructions" he reasoned to himself and proceeded in following Esposito's son. Who would have thought that heaven will be so good for him to meet, accidentally, an important piece for the mission.
It's been five minutes since the 20 years old boy has been walking in the alley. They have also turned a countless corner already but it seems that their walking won't end, more like Hanlon doesn't have much patience. As time passes by, Hanlon notices that the boy is walking abnormally. After analyzing his actions for a while, Hanlon came to the realization that the person he was following had noticed him. Hanlon immediately runs after him as the boy runs to escape. They were not so far from each when they started the catch and escape run, thus Hanlon managed to grab his hoodie, but to his surprise, the boy turned to him and attacked him with a knife. Hanlon took a step back as the knife scratched his face. The boy managed to runaway so Hanlon ignored his wound and runs after him
The two young men kept running for seven minutes already. Just like Hanlon, the person he's chasing has also a good stamina. He was expecting him to slow down after running for at least 1 minute, but the young man's pace didn't even decrease, instead he seems to accelerate as the time goes by. He's also very clever as he keeps creating a mess on Hanlon's way, making the latter slow down.
Hanlon gritted his teeth as his patience was getting shorter. He wants to throw something at the kid, but knowing that he's not dealing with some normal citizen, Charlie is not also aware of his actions, might as well not create some trouble. He doesn't want to be kicked out from the agency again.
When the boy saw a locked gate, it was like an exit of a maze-like-alley at the back of the buildings. He hurriedly grabbed a bottle of alcohol and threw it towards Hanlon. Hanlon widened his eyes and immediately reacted to the kid's action. But he wasn't expecting the young man to throw more than one bottle of alcohol at him. While he caught the other bottles, the others were scattered around him making the broken glasses scratched his skin. Seeing Hanlon stopped from running, the boy immediately hopped on the gate and jumped to the other side. Hanlon ignored his wounds, and put aside the bottles as he continued to run after the boy, but before he could jump onto the other side, a car suddenly appeared and the kid he's after, got in. The car fled from the scene at the speed limit, but Hanlon didn't give up.
"There's no way I won't eat ice cream for two months!" He complained as he ran after the car.
Hanlon became red while sweating all over. He also started to pant and his speed is decreasing. To make the situation worse, someone from the car shoots bullets at him. Hanlon dodged the bullets and stopped running to hide from the bullets. Hanlon watched the car drive away with an annoyed expression, but before the car faded from his sight, a familiar car suddenly stopped beside him.
"Get in!" Sean urgently ordered
Without any hesitation and wasting any seconds, Hanlon entered the car as Sean drove to a maximum speed to run after the escaping suspicious scoundrels. While driving, Sean noticed the appearance of his companion. He threw a handkerchief on his face
"We can't deal with your wounds yet, but at least wipe the bloods off" Hanlon pouted as he accepted the handkerchief and pressed it to his wound that hasn't stopped bleeding.
When they got closer to the car where the son of Esposito is currently in, dozens of bullets suddenly fled in their direction. Sean drives the car, trying his best to evade the bullets and protecting themselves from being shot. While trying not to get any scratches or wounds from the enemies, Sean grabbed a gun from his secret compartment and exchanged bullets with the other party. Hanlon's jaw dropped in surprised when his driver really did pull the trigger
"Are you crazy? What if you killed the kid inside of that car? We might get into trouble!!" Hanlon argued
"You're a troublemaker who's afraid of getting into trouble? That's ironic" Sean teased, earning a death glare from the young man " So what if he got shot? He won't die easily" he added with a smirk plastered on his lips, making Hanlon released a breath of annoyance
After some time of chasing the escaping humans, the older man focused on the sight of his target first, and brought the car into the best position for him "You control the wheel" Sean said and without any further Ado, he suddenly popped out his head through the car window. Hanlon widened his eyes in surprised but still manages to drive the car smoothly. Sean focuses his gun on the target for a while, and in just a blink of the eyes, the car In front of them crashes. The young man whistles as Sean gets back to his seat with a smile on his face.
The two of them both got out from the car and approached the crashed car. Esposito's son tried to escape but unfortunately his right leg got stuck. Hanlon grimaced at the sight "Better than dead" he stated. Sean chuckled lightly while the boy glared at him
"You're dead! I swear! My father will kill you both for touching me" the boy yelled at them while still struggling to escape
"Eh? But we're not touching you at all! Fake news" Hanlon argued, he then looked up to his companion to ask what they'll do next
"We will hold him our hostage to lure out his father, at the same we will squish out some information from this brat" Sean said, understanding the gaze Hanlon is giving him. They checked inside of the car to see how the men of the kid were doing, but to their disappointment, both the driver and the other one were already dead. Luckily the road is currently silent. It will be so messy if there happens to be any witnesses of this kind of situation, especially the fact that both of them are foreign of the country.
Sean nodded his head to give the young man permission. Hanlon just shrugged his shoulders, and knocked out the kid. To make sure that there will be no evidence against them, they set the car on fire with the two dead men. Sean also ordered his men to take care of the CCTV footage of them. Hanlon carried the unconscious kid to their car and put him inside the baggage. After messing up the scene, both of them left the place like nothing happened.
"Where are we going?" Hanlon asked. Sean glanced at him for a second
"Somewhere where no one can disturb us" he answered