We Have To Continue Our Investigation

On the main road.

A truck was moving faster on the road. People had to move aside when they saw the truck coming at a very high rate of speed.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?!"

"Will you please slow down!"

"Are you crazy?! What kind of driver are you?"

Some people shouted at the truck driver, but he didn't listen. He steps hard on the pedals and the truck speeds away.

Just then, the sirens of police cars were heard. The police cars raced after the truck with it sirens screaming. The truck driver looked through the side view mirror and saw the police chasing after him. He stepped on the gas pedal. The police went after him and soon he was cornered.

"Get down!" the police came out from their cars with their guns pointing at the driver, and then they surrounded the truck.

There was no way of escaping.

The truck driver opened the truck door and climbed out of it with his hands behind his head. Leonel walked over, seized his hand and turned him. He took the Driver's hand and put it behind his back. As he was about to handcuff his hand, the driver took his gun and hit it on Leonel's head. Leonel was not prepared so the gun hit him on his head so hard and his head began to bleed. The driver pulled the trigger and pointed the gun at Leonel.

Bang! Bang! Leonel had already shot him before he could even shoot Leonel. The driver fell directly to the ground and his shirt was covered with blood. Leonel bent down, placed his fingers on the driver's neck to check his pulse. He stood up and shook his head.

They won't be able to get any information from this driver anymore.

The other police men went to the back of the truck, opened it and brought out a brown box. One of the police men opened it and said, "Sir, positive"

"Bring everything outside" the chief police said.

The police brought out all the boxes from the truck. In each of the boxes contained firearms of different types. The driver was going to export the firearms to another country, but he was caught.

Leonel reached out his hand as touched his forehead. When he looked at his hand, he saw blood. Horace and Cyrus walked towards him and said, "You should get your wound treated"

"The wound is nothing" Leonel said and wiped the blood that was about to flow into his eyes. Horace and Cyrus were not surprised when he said the wound was nothing. They have know him for that. He does not care about his injuries.

"We were not able to get any useful information from him" Leonel said in a sad tone and glanced at the dead body lying on the floor.

Cyrus stared at the body for few seconds before saying: "His boss will be caught soon"

After some minutes, an ambulance came and took the dead man away.

***

Mrs belen was sitting lazily on the couch in the living room watching a programme when a young woman suddenly appeared on the TV.

"A truck has just been caught exporting firearms to another country. He tried to kill a police, but he was killed" then it shows the truck driver been carried into the ambulance. Mrs belen lean forward. Her face closer to the TV and her eyes grew wide. She could see her grandson at the background. It was blur, but she could still recognise him. He was dressed in a blue police uniform and he wore a bullet proof vest.

Mrs belen closed her eyes and prayed silently for protection from God.

***

Leonel's head has just been bandaged. He walked into his office and dropped a file on his table. He turned to leave, but stopped abruptly. He turned back and picked up the file and flipped it opened. He studied the file and said in a low voice, "Who is this man? What are your plans?"

Later at night at alvardo street, Binondo.

Leonel opened the door and Carissa greeted him with a hug.

"I have missed you, kuya. How was your work today?" she asked and pulled away from him. "Should I help you..." she stopped talking when she saw his head. "What happened to your head?"

Lola belen walked out of her room and smiled, "Leonel" she spread out her arms, waiting for his hug. Leonel walked over and hugged her tightly. "I saw the news in the afternoon. Is that why you got this injury on your head?"

Leonel nodded. "Yes, but it is nothing"

Carissa froze. "Nothing? How can you say it is nothing? It is an injury on the head. What if the driver had shot you instead? What would have happened to nay, Lola and..."

"Shhhh... Younger sister, you can see I am fine. It's just an injury on my head and it has been treated, okay?" So relax"

"Okay, okay" Carissa patted her chest fearfully and said, "Let me get your food" then she walked into the kitchen.

Mrs belen pulled her grandson closer and said in low voice, "Don't mind your younger sister. Soon, she will get use to you getting injuries after going on an operation" she laughed and said in a serious tone. "Tell me, have the police caught the boss?"

"No, but we are still working on that. Sooner or later, he will be caught"

Before Lola belen could say another word, Carissa had already said, "Kuya, i think you should quit your job as a police. You can take over the company now. There are also so many jobs out there. I don't want you to get injuries again" she placed the food on the table and walked up to him.

"Do you not expect him not to get injuries? He is a police. He will have to fight those criminals sometimes. You know some of them are really stubborn. They won't want to surrender peacefully" Lola belen said.

"Then don't go for any operations again" Carissa said.

"Then why is he a police?"

"Then he should quit his job and find another one"

"This girl is really a pain in the neck" Lola belen shook her head in frustration.

"Huh? Am only trying to protect my brother" Carissa rebutted.

"I know, I know, I know. Your brother is tired and he needs to rest" she said and turned to Leonel who was smiling. "Go and eat then go to bed, okay? You have a lot to do tomorrow" she patted his back and pulled Carissa along with her.

Leonel stood there and smiled.

Next morning at camp crame.

The chief police was having a meeting with the police officers.

"We have done the investigation on the truck driver. He is from batangas, Philippines. He has a wife and two kids. Open the file in front of you and check his bio" the chief police said.

The police opened the file in front of them and studied it carefully. Leonel raised his head to look at the other police officer and said, "We still don't know who is boss is. We need to continue the investigation on him. His boss will definitely get more men to continue his business. Killing just one of his men won't stop him and his business and we need to stop him"

"That's right" the chief police nodded in agreement to what Leonel had just said.

"Sir, we have his phone with us and we have check his messages. He was going to tagaytay that day" Leonel added.

"Okay. I want you all to continue your investigation on this case. You all know how important this case is to us" the chief police said and stood up.

"Yes, sir" they all stood up and raised their hands to their heads. The chief police nodded and left.

Later in the afternoon.

Leonel came out of the police station and walked to the tea shop to buy himself a tea.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him. He turned to look at the person, but no one was there. He turned and continued walking then he noticed the person was still following him. He looked over his shoulder to look at the person, but the person hid at the back of a car.

Leonel pulled out his phone from his pocket and made a call.

"Someone is following me. I am outside camp crame" as soon as he finished talking, he hang up the phone.