Shawn and Queen left the waterside and ran to the road. They knew that the Stallions were still on their trail, so they had to get to a safe location as soon as possible.
"I have a house that's closer to this place," Shawn said to her.Queen looked at him and nodded. In no time, they were able to hitch a ride. Initially, she had wanted them to take a taxi, but Shawn said it was better to hitch a ride. So, a good Samaritan drove them to their location.Shawn thanked him before he left, and they made the remaining journey on foot while running.When they arrived at his house, Queen asked, "Why did we have to hitch a ride?"He said, "Because I don't need them tracking the vehicle we used.""Oh, okay, it seems you have houses scattered around.""Well, this is not really a house, it's just somewhere I come to chill and workout sometimes, but you're right. I do have more than eight apartments in this city." Shawn said."What? Eight apartments? You're just one man. Why do you have so many houses? Do you have families scattered around?"Shawn laughed and shook his head, "No, I don't.""Okay.....," Queen said. "Is it possible for me to change my clothes?""Yeah, there's a store around, I'll just get some clothes and food for us," Shawn said before walking out.Queen sat on a chair waiting for him. She inspected the flash and sighed in relief when she noticed it was still in good condition.Shawn came back and threw some clothes at her with some snacks he bought.She went into the bathroom and changed into the blue jeans, white top, and new sneakers he had gotten. Her hair was wet but that was the least of her problems.When she came out, she noticed that Shawn had also changed his clothes.He smiled pointing at her body, "Everything seems to fit perfectly. I did a good job."Queen smiled back and said, "Thank you for everything. I need a computer.""Alright, hold on," Shawn replied.He went into his study while eating the snacks he had gotten, took one of his laptops, and gave it to her, saying, "Use this, it's mine.""No," Queen said, throwing her snacks on the chair, "I need a brand new laptop.""All the laptops here have been used by me, so you just have to make do with what I have.""I can't use this." Queen gave the laptop back to him."Come on, Queen, you can't be so picky in a situation like this. I am being very helpful here." Shawn became put off by her behavior.Queen sighed, "I need a laptop that is not very useful because once I take off this flash, it's going to self-destruct.""Really? You're not making this up, are you?" Shawn was surprised."I'm not making it up," Queen said."Okay, umm, in that case, let me see." Shawn went back to where his laptops were kept and brought out another one. "Here, I hardly use this, I guess I can afford to give it up.""Thank you," Queen said.She took the laptop from him and inserted the flash drive. Afterward, she began to input different passwords; it kept taking her through different layers until when it got to the one she really wanted. She realized that the password had been changed."Oh, no, no, no, this cannot be happening," she lamented."What is it?" Shawn asked, running to her side. "What's in there?""None of your business," she replied.He shook his head and walked away.She typed in different passwords to unlock the last layer to see what she was looking for but nothing worked. She screamed, "Damn it.""What is the problem?" Shawn asked. "You know I can be of help.""No, you can't. Ughhhhh," Queen groaned."What?" Shawn asked. "Did the flash drive turn out to be useless?"Queen sighed, "No, it didn't. I'm seeing most of the information I need, but then the password to the most important information is hidden in the fifth layer, and I can't...... ugh, I need to get to Miami."Shawn walked up to her, folded his arms, and stared at her as she closed the laptop."What exactly is in Miami, Queen?" he asked.Her eye suddenly twitched, and she looked behind her before turning back to stare at him. "Are you expecting any guests?" she asked."No," Shawn replied.He turned his attention towards the window and screamed, "Queen, get down."Shawn took Queen with him and they both fell on the ground, and bullets began to fly into the house as guns were fired from all around."We need to crawl out," Shawn said, "Crawl out as quickly as possible."They began to crawl towards a room until they were out of the living room. All the windows in the living room had been broken down, and in no time, one of the wild Stallions threw in an object and everywhere was covered with smoke.Shawn held Queen by the hand and ran towards the back. When they got to the staircase, she paused, "Oh no, shit!""What is it?" he asked."The flash drive, I forgot the flash, I need to go back for it," Queen replied."No, Queen, you can't go back for it, we need to go right now. There are so many of them, and they all have weapons. Come on, let's go."Shawn held onto Queen, wanting to take her away, but she pulled her hand away, "I will not leave without the flash drive.""It's no use to you if you are dead." Shawn reminded her."I am going back in," she said and ran inside."Damn it, Queen! Queen!" Shawn gritted.The moment Queen went back, a man pointed his gun at her and pulled the trigger, but she quickly went to the ground, somersaulted, and kicked his legs, causing him to fall on his face. She took the gun from him and shot him immediately.While she was still on the ground, she heard a loud bang and turned; she was surprised to see that Shawn had just shot one of the men dead. She hadn't noticed him earlier, and if it weren't for Shawn, he would've killed her.She turned and stared at Shawn, "Thank you.""Anytime," he replied. "But Queen, we need to go.""Where did you get a gun?" she asked him."This is my house, what did you expect?"She put the gun behind her pants and cautiously walked into the living room, but then she realized that there was no one. Everywhere was scattered, and littered with broken glass especially. She rushed towards where she had earlier left the laptop, but it wasn't there."This cannot be happening," she said weakly.She looked all around but could not find the laptop. She looked through the window and saw the men getting into their cars. There was a black Jeep and a red Sienna. Three men got into the Sienna, and two got into the Jeep. One of the men who got into the Sienna held the laptop with the flash connected to it.Queen stood there and said, "No, I need to go after them, why are they leaving? No, I need to get the flash drive."She wanted to run after the men, but Shawn held her hand and said, "Come on, we'll get it next time.""No, they can't get their hands on what is in that flash, don't you understand?""Alright, come with me," Shawn replied.He led her towards the garage and took out a bike; it looked rusty, and she asked, "Is this going to work?""Just get in," Shawn said after checking the tank.He got onto the bike, and Queen sat behind him, and he began to chase after the cars."We're never going to make it," Queen complained."I know a shorter route," Shawn replied.He stared at the cars, which were a long distance from them, and took another route. Queen stared at the red car going away in the far distance as Shawn took a shorter route."How do you know where they're going?" she asked."Like I told you, I've done my homework," Shawn replied.He drove over to a location and waited; the road that led to where they were was below, and from where they stood, Shawn leaned the bike on the wall and said, "Come with me."They went lower and hid themselves, watching as the cars approached.Queen spotted the red car and said, "There. That is it. I need to get on that car, I need to get to a lower ground."Shawn watched her as she hurried downward and waited for the car. After the jeep passed and the red Sienna also drove past, Queen jumped on the red Sienna. Meanwhile, the jeep drove away without realizing what had happened behind.As she jumped on the Sienna, the driver swerved the car, and she instantly fell off the car, falling to the side. The sienna stopped, and one of the men pointed his gun at her to shoot; however, she rolled her body downward to the side of the road.As she did, she lost control of her movement and kept rolling until she ended up hitting her head on a tree and blacked out.Seeing what had happened, Shawn targeted the tires of the Sienna and began shooting at them. Fortunately for him, he had picked up a silencer before they left the house, so the men who were in the jeep still did not realize what was happening.Shawn kept shooting at the Sienna until two of the tires became punctured. He accidentally shot one of the tires of another car that was driving past, and the driver ended up veering in the wrong direction."Sorry," he mouthed and closed his eyes before opening them again.When the sienna stopped, Shawn knew it was only a matter of time before the men in the car came out, so just like Queen, he went lower and jumped on the car.As he landed on the car, he moved behind it and stood at the back, waiting. The men came out and began shooting at him, but he kept moving around the car until two of the men decided to trap him by going clockwise and anticlockwise.It backfired as Shawn figured out their plan, rolled under the car, and shot their legs before coming out to finish them off. It was left with the man who was holding the laptop.He had remained in the car and called one of the men in the jeep for backup. He thought the two men who had gone out would be able to take care of Shawn.When he realized they were dead, he cocked his gun but noticed they were no bullets inside. He was reloading his gun when Shawn put his hand into the car and took out the laptop which was on the man's thigh.The man quickly pointed his gun at Shawn as he came out of the car. Shawn pointed his gun at him as well."Let me have the laptop back," the man said."I don't think so," Shawn replied.The underling smiled, "Well, let's see whose gun is faster." Shawn recalled what queen had told him and said, "Okay, there's no need for us to throw our lives away. You want the laptop, fine, take it.""Let me have it," the man said, still pointing his gun at Shawn.Shawn was still pointing his gun at him when he handed the laptop over to the man. The moment the man took the laptop from him, Shawn pulled off the flash drive.The man shot at Shawn but he ducked. However, the bullet pierced his shoulder and he rolled down the side of the road while holding onto the flash.Seeing that Shawn had rolled off, the man, who had no idea of what was about to happen, placed the laptop in the car so he could go after Shawn for the flash.The laptop exploded and the car went up in flames consuming the man. Seeing this, Shawn heaved a sigh of relief.He looked around and noticed Queen a little distance from where he was. At this point, she had opened her eyes and was trying to get up. He saw the black Jeep coming back and knew that they couldn't stay there any longer.He ran to her and said, "Queen, Queen, are you okay?"She had hit her head, and there was blood dripping from the side of her face.She stared at him and said, "You are bleeding. Were you shot?""Come on, we need to go," he said.She quickly got up and they held hands and began to run. As they ran, the men in the jeep came out of it and began to chase after them.The two men kept firing shots at them, but they continued running. Since they were in between the trees, they were able to evade the men until they finally got to a market.The market was crowded but it turned out in their favor. After running for a while, Shawn led Queen into a fabric shop.They hid in a corner, of the shop and Shawn said, "It's just two of them, I think we can take them.""No, they're more than two," Queen said."Really? I thought they were just two men in the jeep.""I saw more than that," Queen replied.Queen's eyes suddenly widened as she remembered something, "Oh, my God! The flash, I didn't get it.""I did," Shawn said.He put his hand in his pocket, took out the flash, and showed it to her, "I have it with me."She stared at him with admiration in her eyes, "Thank you so much.""Anytime," he replied.He gave the flash to her and she wore it over her neck, while they remained in the same spot waiting. When they realized that other customers had begun to stare at them, Queen said, "We can't stay in this position. We need to do something. I don't have my gun with me, do you have a weapon?""Forget about it," Shawn replied, "We can't use a gun here; this place is too crowded, and we might end up killing an innocent person."Queen nodded. She looked at his eyes and asked, "What are we going to do?"Christopher paced up and down, waiting for good news. After a while, he called the men he had sent and asked, "Have you gotten them? Do you have the flash drive?""Not yet, Stallion," the underling replied. "We were told that they're now at the market, we'll soon be there. Once we get there, we'll surround them and get the flash drive. You will get good news from us very soon."Christopher hung up and sat down, "Just you wait, Queen. Once I get a hold of you, I'm going to break your neck with my hands."From the shop where they were hiding, Queen noticed some of the thugs and realized that more had appeared."Oh no!""What is it?" Shawn asked."They're more men here. I knew it, I said it, I saw them.""Shh, just relax," Shawn said. "Remember, we're pretending to blend in. They won't know we are here.""I know, but it seems they're searching the shops one after the other. Why don't you call for backup? You're a cop, after all. Call for backup.""I'm afraid I can't do that," Shawn repli
Queen said, "Okay, I will tell you what you want to know."She spent the next twenty minutes explaining every single detail concerning the flash drive to Shawn while he listened quietly.After hearing everything, he sighed, "I guess I understand you much better than you think."He got up and turned his back on her as he said, "Do you know why I am fighting this battle against the Wild Stallions?""I was wondering about it," Queen replied."I will tell you," Shawn said. "I grew up in an orphanage. When I was in high school, I had this friend, Jasper. He was charming and cute; all the girls loved him. He was a jovial and carefree guy. His dad was a billionaire. They had so much money.He took a liking to me, and we eventually became the best of friends; we were so close, almost inseparable. He'd invite me to his house, and soon, he asked his father to adopt me because he saw me as his brother. The idea appealed to his father, and he told me he wanted to adopt me. I wasn't a child, tho
Christopher Stallion sat with his eyes closed, holding a cigarette between his thumb and index finger, while a young girl gave him a lap dance.When his phone began to ring, he picked it up and said, "Yes...""I have bad news, Stallion," the person on the other end replied."What happened?" Christopher asked."They got away. We searched the whole market thoroughly but could not find them."Stallion angrily pushed the girl who was on his lap away and got up, "Why are you all so useless? You mean you already had the flash drive, and you let them leave with it?""I'm sorry, Stallion. The thing is, we were taken unaware. The girl in question has someone helping her: a cop.""She's working with a cop? Who is he?" Stallion asked."That is what we're trying to find out," the underling replied."What about the couple? Black Scorpion and his wife.""They've not woken up yet," the underling said."It appears our doctors are not doing their jobs then," Christopher responded. "I need to pay them
Shawn began to feel sleepy and got up. He looked at Queen and said, "I'm going to bed. Goodnight, Queen."As he began making his way inside, Queen looked around at the water and decided to sleep as well since she had a lot to do the following day.She followed him, went into the room, and asked, "Where will I sleep?"Shawn looked around and said, "You can have the bed, I'll use the other room.""Thanks," she replied.He came out of the room and went to the other one, but when he opened it, he was surprised to see that it was filled with tools. He stood there for a while, thinking of what to do, realizing that taking out all the tools was going to take much of his time.Worse, there was no bed in the room. It had been a long time since he used the boat, so he didn't realize how much things had changed.He came out, picked a chair, and sat down on it, leaning his head against a pillar. In the bedroom, Queen lay on the bed, closed her eyes as she began to recall the good times.She reca
Black Axe stared at Queen for a while and asked, "Queen, is it really you?""Yes, it's me," Queen replied firmly."I'm so sorry, get up," he said. Queen got up and as he stared at Shawn; Black Axe's eyes shone suspiciously and he asked, "You know him?"Queen nodded, "Yes, he's a dear friend.""Can you trust him?" Black Axe inquired."With my life," Queen affirmed."That's good enough," Black Axe said. "Why did you go through the fence? You could have died, you know, and now your friend seems to be bleeding." "Yes, he was shot, and I couldn't reach any of you. You seem to have all changed your numbers, and the gate was locked from the outside," Queen explained."We were just taking precautions. So, what brought you here? It's been so many years," Black Axe asked."Yeah," Queen replied, "I need to see old Scorpion.""Okay, listen to me. Once you get in there, do not let your grandma know what has happened," Black Axe advised."What are you talking about?" Queen questioned."I'm talkin
Queen stared at Shawn in surprise after overhearing his conversation with the police chief. "What do you intend to do now?" she asked him. Shawn got up and paced up and down, "The police chief has given me an ultimatum, which means my job is on the line.""But why? I thought you said you...""Yes, I do have men at the top supporting me, but the police chief is Stallion's man.""What? You mean Stallion controls the police chief? How come I never knew this?" Queen asked.Shawn shrugged, "Well, it's because most times the police chief doesn't pay attention to what goes on except it directly affects him. We need to be more careful.""So, does it mean you're not going back?" Queen asked."Going back? And turn myself in? Queen, if I was going to quit, I would not have started in the first place. Do not worry, we are partners after all. We would take down the wild Stallions, and I will kill Christopher Stallion with my hands, I hope I get the opportunity to do so." Shawn said firmly.Quee
As Shawn hurried out of the house, he stopped a cab and got into it. The moment he did, he dialed Queen's number, but she did not take his calls. While she sat in another cab, on her way to Blake's car wash, Queen looked at her screen and inwardly said, "I'm sorry Shawn, but I don't think you understand me. Once I get the information I need, I will call you back." After saying this, she put her phone back into her pocket. When she arrived at the location, she came down from the cab, paid the driver, and walked into the car wash. She looked at the name "B Wash" boldly inscribed on the place and said, "Hmm... So he was right."As she walked into the car wash, she noticed that there were a few men there, and she figured that either one of them was Blake or they were all working for him. She couldn't tell since they all had the same uniform, and she hadn't gotten a closer look at anyone. Unknown to her, Christopher Stallion's men, who had followed her, now stood at the entrance of t
Two Hours Earlier Shawn dashed out of the hotel, and looked around, but couldn't find Queen. He looked at the note she had written for him, clearly mentioning Blake's address and her plan to meet him.Shawn returned to his room, picked up his gun, and left to go after Queen. He was most worried about the fact that she didn't even have a weapon with her. "How could she be so careless?" he thought.When he arrived at the car wash, he realized that the place had been attacked, with broken glass and people who had been shot. One of the injured men asked for Shawn's help. After quickly assisting the man and calling an ambulance, Shawn inquired about what happened.The injured man explained how a group of men came and started shooting. When asked about Queen, he said, "If it's the girl who came here you are talking about, she went over the fence at the back. After that, I don't know because I had been shot. Thanks very much."Shawn headed in the direction the man indicated, and when he n