CHAPTER 16

"Sir, I knew about that scorpion tattoo.' Jasper said. Andrew quickly diverted his eyes toward him.

"What you knew about that tattoo?" he asked so eager to know about it.

"That scorpion tattoo, only belongs to the leader of the number one drug lord of Korea, he has a big scorpion tattoo on his arm, and the other one that has that tattoo is only his right hand. Only two of them have that tattoo, but you can recognize who's the leader according to the size of their tattoo, because the leader has a big one, and the second in command has a small one." Jasper said.

Andrew sat completely still facing him as well as Daniel. "How did you know about that?" he asked in curiosity.

"I've known someone who worked with them before," he answered sadly.

"You have a drug dealer friend?" the three boys asked a bit louder, surprised to know about it.

"No!!!! not like what you think, he's my friend, he's a good person, and the same with me he wanted to serve our country. He dreamed of being like us, but he has a reason why he joined them for Revenge. " Daniel and Andrew exchange glances with each other because Jasper's friend is just like him.

"Why does he want revenge? What that bastard did to your friend?' Andrew asked fist balled beside him.

"His father is a police officer but he was brutally killed by that heartless bastard, and dumped into a garbage bin like trash. My friend can't accept that his father was killed like that, like an animal, and he promised himself that he'll avenge his father's death, that's when he finds a chance to get close to them, he immediately grabbed it without hesitation, and that's chance is to join them." Jasper answered.

Andrew lowers his head, and what happened 16 years ago, flashes inside his mind. Already 20 years have passed but in his mind, it's still fresh, and clear, like it only happened yesterday. Every time he remembered it, his blood boiled with anger, and his hand was itching to kill that bastard who killed all his family.

He closed his eyes and shook his head lightly to remove the bad memory that was flashing inside his mind and took a deep breath to calm himself. He opens his eyes again after he was sure he was calm enough to continue to listen to Jasper's story, but he was greeted by the worried eyes of Jasper, Daniel, and Derek.

"Sir, why do you want to know about this scorpion tattoo, and you look sad and angry while I'm telling the story of my friend," Jasper asked.

"That heartless bastard murdered my whole family," he answered bitterly. Jasper and Derek gasped. "How did it happen your parents are both alive," Derek asked confused.

"They're not my real parents, they took me in after my whole family was killed," Andrew answered. He took a deep breath and look at his two eager friends "My real father is General Lee, but he was murdered together with my mom and younger brother when I was eight. Then, General Choi took me in, they treated me like their own son.

Derek and Jasper gasped once again, surprised. "That means the son of General Lee, the only survivor during the shoot-out in their home, is you?' Derek asked in utter shock. Andrew nodded his head.

"My adopted parents purposely hide my real identity to hide me from those who murdered my parents, that's why no one in our department knew about it, except Daniel," Andrew answered.

"That means the reason why you want to know about that scorpion tattoo, is revenge also?' Jasper asked with wide eyes. Andrew nodded his head again.

"I won't be at peace until I give justice to my parents and my little brother, He was only four years old at that time, he was so young, but they killed him without mercy, and I want that bastard to know how it feels too lost a loved one, I want him to feel how painful it is when you saw your loved one died before your eyes as I did," Andrew said between gritted teeth, with tears threatening to fall from his eyes, but he blinks it away.

"Sir, revenge, and hatred can't do any good to you, it only brought you to danger like what happened to my friend, "Jasper said worriedly.

"Just tell me, is your friend still there working at them, we can make him our asset," Andrew said, with a glimpse of hope in his eyes.

Jasper sadly looks at them, "He can't do anything to help us because he's already dead." he answered. The three boys looked at him surprised.

"We only found his body floating at the river one day, with a gunshot on his forehead, and the police found nothing about his death.' Jasper said sadly.

Andrew gritted his teeth, fist balled beside him. "Heartless bastard," he murmured under his breath.

"That's why, sir, I'm telling you, revenge will only harm you, you'll only bring yourself into danger, so better stop it, Let's do it according to the law, and we will help you," Jasper said.

Andrew chuckled sadly, "I know how the law work, Jasper. It moves like a crawling turtle, that if you're carrying a patient in your arm, he or she be dead first before that you said law come to help." Andrew stated bitterly.

"I become a police officer only for a sole reason, avenge my whole family," Andrew stated.

"Sir, Jasper said, trying to persuade him. but Andrew raised his arm indicating it was the end of the conversation.

It's been five days since Jasper told Andrew about the Scorpion and five days of tiring and stressful days for him. Since the day that Jasper told him what he knew about the scorpion tattoo, he was so eager to get out of the hospital, but Mr. and Mrs. Choi stopped him.

Andrew looked at the white ceiling above him, "Mom, Dad, Matthew, finally I got a lead to find that bastard, that masked guy, I need to find him. He's the only one that can lead me to that heartless bastard, he is the only hope for my revenge." Andrew thought with a little hope inside his heart to finally fulfill his long desire, to avenge his family's death