Chapter 139

At a flash, police siren blared at earshot and the boys made for their Cadillac and fled with their tyres screeching as it swerved before they headed into the other side of the road and turned to the tunnel opposite and disappeared.

Soon the police arrived at the scene being led by Mr. Biscuit - it had raced to their station to invite them over.

Brian had his face down in his palms when the police and Mr. Biscuit came. The police searched around for the hoodlums before Brian told them they had escaped through the tunnel.

They were also told that the hoodlums made away with his cash – Brian not aware his neighborhood identity card was also stolen.

The police sympathized with him and promise to run to his aid whenever he was in anguish.

They advised Brian against keeping gangsters because of gross gun violence that was the order of the day.

When they left the scene Brian ran to his inner mirror and beheld his swollen cheek and black eyes he got from his oppressors.

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