CHAPTER XXXVIII
"Who's there?! Come out! ”
Scarface Stoke and the others are preparing to leave Locke Town and head for the "confinement zone" in the northern city.
Stoker, who was at the head of the line, noticed movement on the side of the road, as if someone was watching him. Stoker, of course, would not allow such behavior, so he pointed a gun at a suspicious place and exploded.
"Big brother! It's me! Jim! ”
A figure appeared behind a car on the side of the road, and it was Jim.
"Jim?! How are you?! ”
Stockboy carefully looked at the person in front of him, and although he hadn't seen each other for a long time, Stoke still recognized Jim.
"It's me! Eldest brother! ”
When Jim saw the former "Big Brother", he was so moved that he almost cried. He ran to Stoker and knelt down with a "poof", and when he looked up, tears were really streaming down his face.
"I've found you!"
Just as Stoke was stunned, Jim snorted and tears complained.
"Alright, alright! Get up! ”
All of Stoker's men were surprised, not knowing which one the two men were playing. Stoke noticed the other people's expressions and hurried up to help Jim up.
"Brother! What the hell is going on? ”
Stoke pulled Jim aside and asked how Jim was doing.
"Hey! Don't mention it! I almost won't see you, big brother! ”
"What's going on? Don't worry, speak slowly! ”
"That's ......"
……
Out of nowhere, a man came out of nowhere to call Stoke a brother, and no one knew who he was.
"Who is this kid?!"
"I don't know! I seem to be quite familiar with my eldest brother! ”
"Did they already know each other?!"
……
For a while, there was a lot of discussion among the subordinates, almost all of them discussing what Jim was about.
There was only one man who was silent, just looking at Jim's back with a wistful look. This person is Stoker's "dog-legged" blonde man, who followed his eldest brother from birth to death, how could he call an "outsider" to steal the limelight.
"Come, come, come! Let me introduce you, this is my brother, Jim! ”
Stoke said enthusiastically as he pulled Jim and patted him on the back.
“……”
The men were silent as if they hadn't heard Stoker speak.
"I said this is my brother!"
Stoke saw that the younger brothers didn't buy it, and his face couldn't hold back. He repeated what he had just said, hoping to save face.
"He's the big brother's brother, so we're not?!"
Unexpectedly, before the others could say anything, the blonde man jumped out and said "sneering".
"Smack!"
A loud slap landed on the blonde man's face, and the place where he was hit instantly turned red.
"Do you have any comments?"
Stoke lost face and became angry, and the blonde man was still "fanning the flames" at this time. Naturally, he was angry and didn't give the blonde man any face.
"No, no ......"
After the blonde man was beaten, he immediately became well-behaved. Stoke was angry, and no one wanted to hit him on the muzzle.
The other little brothers are not stupid, and they dare not contradict Stoker. He could only pay his respects to Jim and honestly follow behind.
"Big brother, you're pushing me to the cusp!"
Jim looked at Stoke helplessly, expressing concern about his situation.
"What are you afraid of with me?!"
Stoke glared at Jim and punched him in the chest.
"Oops! Big brother, you tap! ”
Jim clutched his aching chest and pretended to "beg for mercy".
"You kid!"
Stoke looked at Jim, and his brother hadn't changed at all.
"Hey......
……
"Vice-Captain!"
Task Force Leader Parker, who was walking at the back of the group, called out to the Vice-Captain, who had received the signal, and came to his side.
"What's wrong? Captain! ”
The vice-captain doesn't know why, but the captain won't call himself if he's fine.
"Did you notice Jim's gun?"
Parker put his hand on his waist and gestured.
"What's wrong with the gun?"
The vice-captain still didn't understand what the captain was trying to say, so he continued to ask.
"That gun is a lot like Lieutenant Henry's gun!"
Parker offered his guess, but he thought it was incredible.
"Captain, you're thinking too much, aren't you?!"
The vice-captain thought it was ridiculous, and he thought Parker was either mistaken or overthinking.
"Alright, it's okay!"
Parker didn't explain, but thought to himself: the gun was indeed Henry's, and there was no objection to that. It's strange how it ended up on Jim, and there's no answer to Parker's question.
He'd have to find a way to get in touch with Jim and figure out what the hell is going on......
And just like that, Jim's episode passed. Stoke and his party left Locktown as planned, heading in the direction they had planned......
Just as everyone had left, a figure came out of the weeds on the side of the road.
He was Henry.
"Alas...... Don't let him see through it! ”
Henry worries that Jim's departure will be like a "sheep in the mouth of a tiger", not only will he not be able to complete the task, but he will also put himself in it. According to Jim, Stoke is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Once found out by Stoker, Jim's fate can be imagined......
"Drop! Drip! ”
Henry's communicator made a sound, pulling his thoughts back to reality. Don't think about it, the person who contacted him must be Major Tina.
Sure enough, the dignified and elegant Tina appeared in front of Henry's eyes. She hasn't changed much from the last time.
"Lieutenant Henry!"
"Major Tina!"
Henry's expression didn't change at all, and this time he didn't salute.
"Now I have a situation to tell you......"
"Needless to say, I guessed it all!"
"You know everything?"
"The task force didn't show up on time, did it?"
"How do you know?"
"It doesn't matter...... The important thing is that the contingent was hijacked! ”
“…… Do you know the identities of these people? ”
"Probably yes!"
"And what do you think?"
"I have an idea......
"Tell me?"
"That's ......"
Henry recounted his thoughts, and Tina was skeptical.
"Will this work?"
"There is no other way but this!"
Henry couldn't think of a better way for the time being, so he had to answer like this.
"Then give it a try......"
Tina sighed, agreeing with Henry's idea.
"If you need anything, just mention it!"
"Not for now...... I'll get back to you if so! ”
"Good ......"