Return of the Strongest Scavengers Assassin

Chapter Four

Bzzz….bzzzz…

The sound of an incoming message drew Reed's attention and he looked up from his feed to look at his inbox

There were new messages from different people requesting his services but it was the one at the foremost center that prompted him to open it

Out of curiosity, he tapped on the icon and his eyes widened…

$100,000

The amount of money on bid wasn't the surprising thing but the name of the person assigned to kill was

What the hell did Mr Walker do to piss someone off

Even a mere punk was worth, at most, a couple thousand dollars,what made Mr Walker so special

That stumped Reed but then his eyes wandered over to the bottom half of the screen.

The Commissioner?

Thankfully, the mode of payment was cash in person which was convenient since Reed couldn't afford that kind of paper trail.

Even though it was pretty confusing to him, Reed decided to go ahead since he always had a desire to see the Commissioner

Being smart, he created a fake, anonymous account to accept the bid and the client responded

The meeting was set for tomorrow afternoon in an abandoned car park, and Reed rolled out of bed early to arrive at the location on time

On getting there he found out he wasn't the only one there…

There were two men, who judging by their looks and demeanor were also killers waiting

One had a stoic-looking face and appeared moody but it was obvious that he was strong by his stance, while the other guy… could be nicknamed Mr Muscles

He had muscles atop his muscles, with his pockets bulging with ill-hidden weapons.

He was pacing about, being all nervous and fidgety…

A couple of minutes after Reed arrived, a black SUV pulled up, dropping off someone.

A woman stepped out of the car in sky-high heels, and a mask covering her face, shielding her profile from view

She stopped once she got to their front, folding her hands over her chest to hide her anxiety

“I'm sure you've all gotten to know each other by now. I'm just going to go straight to the point, once you guys have concluded the job, the money will be split evenly between you three.

Her voice wavered in the end and Reed could see that she was a bit frightened by them

While he was still thinking about what to say in response to her statement, the guy with many guns grunted

“Hey, you!” Reed raised his head to discover that the guy was talking to him. “Brought anything with you for preparation?” the guy sai

Reed shook his head. “No. I don't have any cash with me, and I wasn't told to come along with any.”

Todd, the guy with many guns, glanced at Reed briefly before looking away.

Reed’s clothes were threadbare and well-worn, nearly adjacent to a streetwalker.

“This guy must be as weak as one too, as he couldn't even bother with bringing along a gun. Not sure he even deserves to take a part of the money.” Todd said

Reed read Todd easily, watching his emotions flee by his face. Todd was disgruntled while the other guy appeared laidback.

”Look, I need you guys to work together so we can-”

“Shut your mouth, lady!” Todd bellowed angrily, aiming at Anna's chest with his gun, through his side pocket. “You better watch that mouth of yours…if you want me to let you go alive, I need to be in a good mood.

The lady, Anna clamped her lips shut immediately, nodding her head seeing the shape of the barrel pointed at her.

Todd smirked, riding on her easy acquiesce but at the back of his mind, he had already resolved to fuck her after they were done with the job.

Todd then glanced over to Reed , still hiding the gun. “You should leave. We only need professionals and you should leave without trying to take part of the money!” Todd said

Reed stared at the Muscles, at a loss for what to do. He needed to prove himself to be taken seriously but unfortunately, it had been a while since he engaged in a fight and Todd was too far away for him to make a move.

So Reed kept silent.

Todd's nostrils flared in anger.

“Who the fuck do you think you are?

He walked towards Reed, patting his side pocket, silently threatening him.

Reed glanced at Todd's pocket, clearly seeing the visual of a gun but he pretended to be clueless.

“Can you stop standing in my way, man, and go back to your post, Muscles?” Reed pretended to be mad, pushing Todd to make a mistake.

Todd reacted with his muscles rather than his brain. Out of anger, he swung the gun out to aim at Reed but Reed had fast reflexes, knocking off the gun as soon as his arm shifted.

Todd staggered, but Reed wasn't done.

He grabbed Todd's hair and pulled it towards him to connect with his knee forcefully.

Blood spattered over his jeans, and Reed landed on the last hook which knocked Todd out immediately.

Glad that happened, Reed rushed forward rolling Todd over so he could remove all his weapons, including a holster gun, two shot ankle guns, and one tucked into his waist.

Reed tossed them to the ground, later reaching out to pick up a few that seemed sturdy.

“Here, help me hold this.” He tried to pass it to Burly Guy but to his surprise, Burly Guy looked scared and bolted the moment Reed tried to force it into his hands.

Damn…

Reed sighted the Anna about to run but he cornered her, hitting her against the wall with force.

“Look, I don't know what the fuck just happened but I'm not like those types of men who acted badly, violating the rules of the trade.” He kept quiet, not giving away too much. “Bottom line is, I needed the money, so I need to know…”

“Know what?!” she said

“Why you're doing this?” He asked her.

Reed mentally prepared himself for anything while hoping she wasn't armed and dangerous and… That he hadn't fallen into a trap.