Alex finds Nelson’s anxiety a bit unreasonable, because Harry Gaines is considered as the Top G in Sydney. After all, he is currently having a talk with Morgan Davis, so he just ignores Nelson’s worries.“You know your dad is a busy man. Why don’t you try to call him later,” replies Alex.[O, okay!]Soon after Nelson ends the call, Alex sighs once with his tired face, which draws Morgan Davis’ interest.“What is it?” asks the old man.“It’s Harry’s son. He is worried about his father, not knowing that Harry Gaines is the most feared man in this city,” explains Alex.“Even the most feared man has a major flaw,” utters Morgan Davis.“Huh?” That last one draws Alex’s curiosity. “Is that the reason you never consider him worthy enough as your disciple?”“I acknowledge his capabilities. He can make quick judgement, and great resolve in a difficult time. But he often easily gets impatient. That alone can cause problems that don't need to exist.”Alex slowly raises both of his eyebrows, seem
A while before Harry Gaines' arrival at Darnel's place.There’s actually an old Suzuki pickup heading to that same place which is located in Billarga Rd, Westleigh, in the middle of the wooden area, quite far from the housing residence. And yes, it’s George Bradley and his partner in crime, Teddy McDonald.“What are we doing here?” asked George.“I’m working here. You actually called me during my work hours,” explained Ted.“Why don’t you just take me to your place first?”“I want to introduce you to someone.”“Who?”“Harry Gaines’ right-hand man.”“What the?”“Easy! He is no longer working for him anymore. That’s why I
Meanwhile, those gunshots had also attracted some of Darnel’s men from the backyard. They came inside, and found George hiding under the table with his pale face.“Who are you?” asked one of them by pointing a gun at him.“I’m just a new guy! You better check inside!” replied George with a shaking voice.Those people rushed inside. A few moments later, gunshot after gunshot began to follow each other.George kept closing his ears with a terrified face, as he prayed to God for that gun fight to immediately end.“Fuck this! Fuck! I should have stayed in prison!”All the workers in the warehouse ran away, leaving Darnel only with his 8 men fighting for their lives in the house. And Ted, he opted to hide in the warehouse while kept observing the situation from one tiny hole in the wall.He could just leave like the others. But he was worrying about his partner in crime. He was the one who took George there, so he couldn’t just leave him.“I hope he doesn’t join that gun fight,” he mumbled
That incident has also reached Detective Barnes. As someone who has been following Harry’s recent activities and business, there’s no way he is going to ignore this.When he arrives at the scene, he sees Harry being carried into an ambulance.“How is his condition?” he asks one officer nearest to him.“It’s hard to say right now. He got two shots in the back, and a fatal wound in his abdomen. The cops who got here earlier noticed him a bit late. He could have died from blood loss.”The place is now filled with NSW Police Force. One of them, who seems to be the leader of the team, notices Detective Barnes’s arrival, and he doesn’t look too happy with it.“This is a gun crime. What is a homicide detective doing here?”“Can't I look around for a moment?” replies Detective Barnes nonchalantly, as he keeps walking to observe the situation.“There’s nothing to investigate. All of them died, so you don’t need to look for the killer here. There’s only one survivor, and I’m doubting if he can
As Alex leaves that cemetery area, he notices Detective Barnes with his friend, a young cop by the name Jack Hayden. That is the one officer who once had an intention to be transferred to another department. However, since Harry Gaines has already died, he cancels his intention and opts to stay in Detective Barnes’ team.“Look at that. It seems like he isn’t welcomed either. Should we come to him?” mutters that young cop.“It’s too early for that. We have another issue with Harry’s son right now,” replies Detective Barnes.They talk while keeping their gaze upon Alex without hiding their intention. After all, they don’t need to hide anything, since both party have already known each others’ interest.Alex just stands there right beside his car, and he doesn’t shy away from their suspicious gaze. He is silent there, looking at them composedly, before getting into his car.Only when he gets into his car, his composed look turns into a desperate one. Despite having a strong confidence in
After that detective leaves, there are still those neighbors watching him from a distance. Alex feels so uncomfortable with that and chooses to go into the house. Inside, his mind is still not calm. He is pacing around aimlessly, with unclear thoughts. It’s not only about those cops. He can’t simply ignore the possibility that the people who killed his entire family might have learned about his current identity, while he himself hasn’t learned anything about them so far. And then, someone suddenly enters the house and shakes him from his uncertain worry. “Hey, are you okay?” Alex turns around, and finds Bella by herself. Feeling uncomfortable with her presence, while the conditions in the house are a bit dark because the sun is almost setting, he immediately turns on the lights. “It’s getting dark here,” he mumbles. But all the lamps in that living room have been broken. He then steps a few times on the floor near the hallway leading to the kitchen, as a way to turn on the light
Just when Alex reaches out his hand intending to help that woman to get up, her boyfriend suddenly pushes Alex harshly. Alex, with the great reflex he has, swiftly pulls the man’s hand after that push. And then he pushes the man back toward his girlfriend. “Kyaa!” The woman screams in shock. “This fucker!” That man grumbles so mad, before turning at Alex and delivering a huge blow. Alex manages to evade it by pulling his head behind. It only makes the man even angrier because of it. The man keeps coming with a series of huge swings. But none of them can reach his target as Alex already can estimate the man’s reach. Not to mention they are huge swings by a man who has lost his calm. They are just telegraph punches which are so easy to read by Alex. After finding the best moment between the man’s huge swings, Alex steps forward and pushes the man to the wall. “Get a hold of yourself, kid!” Alex scolds, treating the man like a teenager. “I don’t give a damn about your girl! Are yo
But Alex just stays sitting on the chair, nonchalantly leaning his back to the bar table behind him.“Why should I?” he taunts those two cops.“We just received a report about an act of violence that just happened to Mr. Dustin Immanuel. I hope you are willing to come with us to the office.”“No!” Alex denies flatly.“Excuse me?!”“I don’t want to waste my time talking about something useless with you guys,” Alex continues.“Pardon me, Sir! But, it’s better for you to cooperate with us. The act of violence you committed may not be that serious. But if you also complicate our task, perhaps it will only complicate your situation,” explains the cop, politely trying to persuade Alex to come with them.Alex sighs once and then gets up. He begins treating the cop seriously by standing so close right before his face.“Look! I deny you for your own good, so that I won’t complicate this issue for you. Taking me to your office means that I’d waste about 20 minutes to get there, and then waste a