Li Chang was in the swimming pool, in his house. He seizes his breath, and submerges into the water. He sits beneath the surface, and closes his eyes…
He hears a familiar voice, crying. He was in a house, which was in a state of disarray. The house, the walls, and the furniture, looked very old.
'Li… ?' His sister, Mei, calls out to him. She was scared. Her fright was visible. 'Li…?' She calls again. Li Chang looks over to her. She sat beside two lifeless body of their parents.
'Mei, what happened?' Li Chang asks his sister, who was fidgeting, and sweating really badly. She looked aghast. 'Mei, it's okay. Nobody is going to hurt you; I will protect you.' Li Chang tries to comfort Mei, his little sister. Shortly after, there was a bang on the door, and then another. They hit the door until they cracked it open.
'Get them!' An Asian man with a brush cut, commands. Anger was written all over his face. He was holding a gun. 'Kill them all!' He tells 4 other men, who seemed to be his gang…
'Li…! Li, what's wrong with you?' Wu says, dragging Li Chang out of the swimming pool. Li Chang coughs, and throws up a profuse amount of water from his mouth, and he breathes heavily.
'Li Chang, you almost drowned. Are you okay?' Wu asks. Li Chang was mute.
'What happened?' Wu asks again.
'It's nothing.' Li Chang speaks up. 'No more questions, please.'
'Charles called us. He said The senator left his office recently. What should we do?'
'Tell Charles to continue his espionage. He should inform us about his recent location.' Li Chang says, taking up his towel. 'Thank you, for saving me from drowning.' He pats Wu on the shoulder and walks away.
In the school, Oliver was in the hallway when a stranger approached him. The stranger had a shaggy layer hairstyle. She was ginger-haired, and she had an attractive green eyes. She was very beautiful.
'Hello, Oliver.' The stranger greets.
'Hello,. Who are you?' Oliver asks surprised.
'I'm Maries Étienne. I'm Charlotte's older sister.' She smiles.
'Wow! It's nice to meet you.'
'She invited me to the presentation. She's going back to France, today. I was very impressed by your presentation, it was appeals.'
'Thanks.' Oliver says.
'You're welcome. Have you seen Charlotte around? I have not seen her after the presentation.'
'No I've not.' Soon enough, They see Charlotte and Stanley, walking to them. Stanley embraces his brother, and Charlotte hugs her sister, Maries.
'Have you met my sister, Maries?' Charlotte asks.
'Yeah. It was my pleasure to meet her.' Oliver says.
'Have you?' Cherry glances at Stanley.
'No. Hello,. I'm Stanley Dion.' He stretches forth his hand.
'… And I'm Maries Étienne.' She handshakes him.
'Please, excuse me, I want to talk to Oliver in private.' Stanley takes Oliver to a corner.
'Oliver,' he looks at Oliver with his blue eyes. 'I'm going to miss you a lot.' He says melancholy.
Oliver was surprised. He didn't understand what Stanley was talking about. 'What? Where are you going to?' Oliver asks inquisitively.
Stanley was silent for some moment. He looks at Oliver.
'Mom, wants me to join the military, since it's my dream to serve my country.' He holds Oliver's hand. 'I think she wants to drift us apart. She's using this as a disguise; this is a hoax.'
Oliver sighs. He looks at his young brother with a quirked eyebrow. 'No. I don't think so. Mom just wants to help you fulfill your dreams. I will miss you, Stanley. I'll be very proud to have a younger brother that is in the army. If I'm in trouble you'll aid me.' Oliver smiles. He hugs Stanley passionate. 'My brother. My sweet brother.'
'If you think my mom is not trying to drift us apart, I invite you for a dinner in my house. Please, I would love you to come.' Stanley states. He gives Oliver his home address.
Oliver thought really hard of what to do. He didn't want to hurt his brother by saying no, and Asantel may not like the idea of dining with Oliver in the presence of Caramel Dion. Oliver simply needed to say something, so he says, 'Of course, I would love to come over for dinner. I will be there by 5:00pm, deal?'
'Deal.' Stanley embraces Oliver. Then suddenly, someone takes a picture of the two boys while they embraced each other. It was the Crazy Lady Oliver met Oliver earlier.
Mr. Myles sat on a couch, when notices the phone which Oliver collected from Charles. It was connected to the plug. He picks up the phone.
Who has this phone? He asks himself. He pushes the button, and the phone powers on. What an expensive phone! Where did Oliver get such a phone? At that time, a program pops up on the screen: it was the video app. The phone had no password. A video was on display; Mr. Myles presses the on-screen play button, and the video starts.
The video was a little shaky. The senator stood right in front of the car with Scorpion X, illuminated by the headlights of the car.
'Yes, it's I, senator Theodore. You shouldn't be shocked that I'm standing before you. I want you to assassinate The Red Viper. Do you know him?' Senator Theodore asks.
'Yes I do. Who doesn't know the deadly Viper? He was the head of the Serpent brothers. He was arrested 7 years ago,' Scorpion X narrates. 'Why do you want him dead?'
'It's not for you to know. Find him, and kill him. No traces. Don't worry about your payment,' The senator says. 'I want a clean slaughter. He should die immediately as soon as you spot him.' The video shakes a little, as Senator Theodore faces the car, suddenly the video ends.
Mr. Myles was not shocked to see a video in which The senator was involved in a crime. He was shocked that Oliver had a phone with this video. Soon afterward, Someone rings the doorbell. 'Ding-dong! Ding-dong!' Mr. Myles immediately felt fear crawl over him. He hides the phone in a cupboard, and walks to the door. He amends his shirt, and then opens the door. For the worst timing, it was the policemen with the sketch artist.
'Good afternoon, Mr. Myles. Can we come in?' One officer asks politely.
'Sure, come in.' He lets them in. They sat glaring at Mr. Myles.
'Have you seen that guy, Rodney, anywhere?' One of the officer asks, grimacing.
'No. But I can see you brought a sketch artist.'
'Yes, we did. If you remember Rodney, you can lose your eyes and imagine his face. Leave the rest to the artist.' The officer says.
'Okay.' Mr. Myles breathes deeply and closes his eyes. 'He has a dark hair. His hair length is quite long and has a scar on his right cheek… His eyes are brown, he's white with a freckled face… ' Mr. Myles continues to describe his face, as the artist kept on sketching. Soon after, the artist was done sketching Rodney. He shows Mr. Myles the sketch.
'Is this the guy?'
'Yes, this is Rodney.' Mr. Myles approves.
'Okay. Thank you for your cooperation, we will get this guy for questioning.' The officer shakes hands with Mr. Myles as the left.
Mr. Myles had the opportunity to give the police the video recording, but he could get money from blackmailing The senator. Seconds ticked into minutes. He could tell them about the video and get nothing, or he could blackmail The senator, even though it's a crime, and get more cash. He had to choose the 2nd option, which looked better. The police officers leaves the house with the sketch of Rodney.
Senator Theodore was in his guest house, with some ladies. He wanted to forget all about his problems. Suddenly, his telephone busses. He wanted to cut the call, but it was an irregular unknown number – Strange.
'Hello,. Who's this?' The senator asks, picking the call, but it was an irregular unknown number – Strange.
'Hello,. Who's this?' The senator asks, picking the call.
'Hello, Senator Theodore, have you forgotten me – so quick?' A familiar voice speaks.
'Who…who's this?' Senator Theodore stammers.
'Seven years of hard labor, seven years of torture. Seven years is not enough to forget your sworn enemies. Your voice reminds me of the agony I felt. Enough of the tension… I'm The Red Viper.'
'How did you get my number?' The senator fumes.
'It's as easy as abducting your daughter.' Li Chang giggles.
'You devil! Where's my daughter? If you lay your hands on her, I will make sure you die a painful death.'
'Shhh... please be quiet, if not I'll shoot your daughter… Now, you should make a choice. You'll have to trade yourself for your daughter; is either I kill you or your daughter. Make your choice. Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Your time is going' The Red Viper says. He sends a videotape of Vanya, as she was tied up.
Senator Theodore loved his daughter, but he could not sacrifice his life for his daughter – No way! He cowardly disconnects the call, and phones Scorpion X, instead.
'Pick your call, Son of a gun!' The senator says impatiently.
'Hello, Senator.' Scorpion X picks the call.
'The damned Red Viper has kidnapped my daughter, and you're here lazing around? I want him dead ASAP.' The senator says with vexation.
'Give me time, I'll get him. I know he's around, somewhere. He can't cross the state borders, holding your daughter captive; he'll be caught.' Scorpion X assures the senator and drops the call.
The senator was frustrated, he was very restless. He instantly phones the commissioner.
'Hello, Senator.' The commissioner greets. The senator tries to take deep breath and calm down, but he couldn't.
'You're really useless. You promised me you'll get rid of the Red Viper, and you have utterly failed. My daughter is in the clutches of that mad man. If anything happens to my daughter, I will kill you!' The senator yells.
'Calm down, Senator.' He replies. 'I want to breathe in. You're telling me that the Red Viper has abducted your daughter, is it true?'
'Well, you're a big fool to ask me that question. The Viper dared to touch me where it hurts. It will be "Goodbye Red Viper" as soon as I see him.' The Senator says, distressed.
'So, the Red Viper dared to come back to Los Angeles. I promise you that I'll kill him, myself. Firstly, I will send out a batch of policemen in search of him.' The commissioner assures.
'I hope you fulfill your words!' The senator disconnects the call immediately.