Chapter 21: Real Hero Doesn't Cheat

I took a deep breath as she seating next to me. Chief Johnson and Chief Carson the slammed the table almost in sync. "Why you risk your life again, Alexa!? It's not..."

"I know, Chief, I know!" I tried to lower my voice and sighed. I hope he can't hacked the CCTV. Chief Johnson stand up.

"We will handle your case, Alexa. You..." I stand up, then slammed the table. "Alexa..."

I'm pointing my finger to Chief Johnson. "You..." I took a deep breath, but Chief Carson seated me again.

"Let's we looked for another solutions, okay?! If both of you have the same boiled head. I will leave, and I handle this case my way!" Chief Johnson sit again, sighed. "So... Kenneth put a tracker on your car and recording everything!?"

I'm nodding my head. He rubbed his chin as he looked at my car outside this abandoned cafe. "I'm not tech savvy as you are, Alexa, but..." Chief Carson cleared his throat. He always wears that cowboy hat.

I know his family runs blue and red blood and siren's sound for decades. "Let me asked my old man first, maybe he knows what to do, in the mean time, tries to stall the time..."

"We don't have much time, Jack! Fuck about your old man said. My officer's life in danger!" A footsteps hear as a man wearing a fur jacket and tiger printed shirt approaching us.

"How's our Queen doing?" Both of them sighed and not to dare looked at him. He was a Chucky right man before, now... he's The Queen's Servant. Kyle Carson. 

He pulled a chair, then take a seat in the middle of them. His henchmen take off his jacket, show's all the Yakuza's traditional tattoos printed beautifully on his hand. "I... cancel my meeting with Wang Zi Tao to save our queen. BADASS will never be the same without her."

"She's taken hostage by o-our ex-agent, Kenneth. Do you recognize him?" I furrowed my brow. Kyle glanced at me. His facial expression he... close with Chief Carson?! How? I even barely knew him if I'm not activate my facial recognition. 

"I'm and your Chief has a deal, Agent Alexa. Congrats on your... promotion, by the way! You deserve it" I'm nodding my head. Oh, shit. This is awkward. There's no point discussing with them right now.

[Unknown Number is calling...]

I rubbed my face roughly and sighed. "Who's calling?" I put the call in loudspeaker mode and gesturing them to keep silence.

Three of them nodding their head in sync as if gives me permission to answer the call. "What take you so long, Alexa. Clock is ticking you know..." he's groans. "Oh... don't forget to get a food and beer, I'm starving. They also starving too, maybe? Just... hurry up!"

He hangs up the call. Three men in front of me scoffed. "I will send a SWAT, then dragged my officer out. Dead or alive, the man is yours!"

Kyle sighed. "What about our Queen, Chief?!" He straightened his posture, then glared. "Will you leave her rotten in jail, huh?! I thought... the position we gave you not enough for your family to eat?! What do you want us to do then, run a campaign as senate's member?!"

"Both of you stop!" I'm standing up, then looked at them. "We need to do something, not flexing our power, then..."

I took a deep breath, sighed. I guess this is the only choice I have. "I will go by myself, meet with Kenneth, then I will bring them alive!"

I'm that serial killer, by the way. I can handle things, right. If it's one of them died, it's not my fault, they will keep blamed each other anyway.

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I'm staring into an old gym building with food and beers in my hand. "Kenneth! I'm here!" A door opened and I saw both Cherry and Cecilia kneeled in front of the glass door. Kenneth shows with a shotgun in his hand, then smirked.

"Walk slowly. I know you wearing your mask, Alexa. Move!" I'm walking towards them. My heart keeps beating as steps I take.

I can see their wrinkle in their face. I'm looking at Cherry. I tapped the side of my mask twice.

[Cherry's mental health is not in good stage. She experience some several sexual abuse and trauma. Call the ambulance?]

"Kenneth, this is your food and..." he snatch two plastics bag from my hand and checking them one by one.

"No wires... and back up. Nice!" He rashly opened the lid as he not eating for decades. I'm watching him devouring his food. He never changed. I miss this gym.

"Xyna and Jynx were on the way... to get your wife and Theo. In that time... can we talked?" I put my Androids camera on the shows. He watched as a smile draw on his face.

"I will release them after I get out from this country." He said.

I'm chuckling, shook my head. "We don't have a deal here, Kenneth. Besides, half of the nation right now was under Red Sentinel's grip, right?! I heard they also put a bounty on your head."

He pointing the shotgun to my face. "You talked again, I shoot you!" I scoffed.

"You shoot me, you never meet your wife and Theo. They'll listening to my command, remember?!" Kenneth did not answer my questions. I'm approaching Cecilia, then scan her health.

"You alright?" She's nodding her head. I closed my eyes, then sighed. "You said you're not gonna hurt them, Kenneth. Why I saw..."

"They made my job more difficult, Alexa. I will not choose violence to handled them, but they made me do it." He's pointing at Cherry. "That bitch is the one who was biting me harder."

"Alright, alright..." phew! That's a close one. I sit on the floor waiting him to finish his meal. I'm looking at the ceiling and sighed. It's too high for Cherry to jump. "Maria... once told me you're the most... sweet guy that she ever met. Why turned yourself into a gambling maniac, Kenneth?"

He put the chopstick, scoffed. He sighed, then shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know." He said. "What do you think, Agent Turner? Why I'm changing into a gambler?! Maybe... you know the answer, bitch."

He pointed his shotgun on my face. "First, she trapped me. She the one who made my career I built ruined! And..." He moved his gun to Cecilia's head. She closed her eyes tightly, and she grips her sleeping dress tight.

"And?" He doesn't continue his words looked at me.

"You." He loaded his gun, then shoot the glass behind me. "All these mess happened in my life is because of you, bitch. You... behind all of it, right? You framed me for a crime I did not commit, Alexa!"

Two bullets he spends to shoot me. "You know what?" I put all my guns in front of Cecilia's leg. I'm walking stare into his eyes.

"Answer me, bitch. Is that true!?" He keeps pointing his shotgun at me as his hand trembling. "People called you a hero, but you're not a hero! You're just the same like me!"

I took a deep breath, sighed. "You cornered, Kenneth. That's why you blame it on me." He tries to laugh, as he shook his head.

He keeps strolled his way back, then grimacing. "You liar!"

"I'm not lie! Cherry... she's not the one who 'caused it all, Kenneth." I took a deep breath and sighed. "Do you know... the lady I asked to you? Yumeko Takeshi?" He's nodding his head. "She's the one who trapped you..."

I press the play button. "....Kenneth? He's not a perfect candidate, Marcus! How could you... put him in the misery, do you understand!? Destroy his career or do whatever to make him suffer! Got it?"

Kenneth's jaw dropped as he fall on his knee. "Hey..." Cecilia pointing the gun at him.

"Surrender or..." I put her gun down. "Alexa, he..." I shook my head, then sighed.

"It's alright, you can untied your roommate and leave. It's my case now." I stroked her hair and smile. "If I have a wound in my body, you can ping me as many as you want without getting blocked."

I wiped her tears in her eyes as if she doesn't want me to do this. My sins make everyone I know suffer, but... I want to redeem myself.

"I'm waiting for your promise, you..." she slapped me, then approaching Cherry. I'm looking at Kenneth, who still in shocked. I watched their back as they running, leaving me alone with Kenneth and his gun.

I took off my mask, then sighed. "I know it's hard, but..." I'm lending him my hand. "It's your choice now, Kenneth. Besides... Mrs. Takeshi men..."

He's loading his gun, then pointing at me. This is it. What kind of fate will bring me?

This is the end of the story?