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Chapter 2

Another gunshot was heard, aiming straight at Ruby, who managed to jump just in time. Leo caught her body, picked her up and took her running with him before the two shooters caught up with them.

Ruby felt her body go very weak, she hugged Leo very tightly and let him take her away. She was scared, but somehow she felt that everything would be okay.

Leo finds an old empty building and decides to hide in there. He knew that sooner or later, Stephenson's men would find him.

"Are you sure we're hiding here?" Ruby asked. She doubted whether this place was safe.

"I'm not sure, but we have no choice right now. I promise, I will take you away from this place immediately!"

"Then, put me down now!"

"But you-"

"I'm fine, Leo! You don't need to carry me!"

"Okay!"

Leo lowered Ruby from his arms. Then look for something that can help him save himself. He dismantled the barrels that filled this building.

"What are you looking for?"

"Weapon!"

"Weapons? You want to kill them?"

"More precisely, self-defense. Do you remember that you were the one who taught me to defend myself if someone attacked me, that's why I will definitely do it!"

"Leo?"

"Soon their numbers will increase, they know that they won't be able to fight me alone. Therefore, they will definitely call their comrades to surround this place!"

"Oh my God! What should we do?" Ruby trembled, she couldn't believe that her life was at stake now. The mafia will definitely not hesitate to torture and kill them both if they are caught.

Leo found a bullet on the floor and that gave him an idea. He went back to looking for any weapons he could use if attacked. He checked barrel after barrel until he found a gun without bullets.

"A gun? You're going to use that?"

"Yes, but there are no bullets in it!"

"S-so?"

"It's okay, I can use this one bullet." He said while loading a bullet he found on the floor.

Leo began to think of a plan quickly when he began to feel signs of the mafia members getting closer. For him, if he was alone, escaping from their pursuit would be easy for him. However, he was with Ruby now, he was very worried about her safety.

"I have a plan, but it will require courage on your part!"

"What is that? You want me to do something?"

"Can you give up your phone?"

"What?"

"I'll buy you a new phone later!"

"But this phone was a gift from Jake, how could I-"

"I will apologize to him, that's why I beg you to lend it to me!"


Five men dressed all in black entered an empty building filled with barrels. They were holding firearms and looked very careful.

"Are you sure they came into this place?" Asked one of the men who looked like the leader of the gang.

"Yeah, I saw Leo running towards this building. He must still be hiding here!"

"He must have escaped! You know how clever he is, right? We'll be dead if he manages to summon his men against us!"

"Don't worry! He won't be able to escape that fast! I've asked for help to surround this place. Wherever he tries to run, we'll definitely catch him!"

They looked so sure that Leo was still hiding somewhere in this building. Seeing dozens of barrels neatly arranged almost filling the room made them suspect that Leo and his girl were hiding in one of the barrels.

"I have an idea!"

Bruuukkk...

The man started kicking the empty barrels one by one with his feet, while smiling broadly he used this trick as a threat.

"Tch, Leo...! You must be hiding here, right? There's no point in you continuing to run! We will definitely find you...! You better surrender right now before this bullet sticks in your brain...!" He shouted while continuing to kick.

But even though almost all the barrels were scattered on the floor, they still couldn't find any sign of Leo.

"Damn it...!" One of them shouted in annoyance while shooting bullets all over the wall, hoping that one of the bullets would hit Leo who was hiding.

Just after the man stopped shooting, the sound of a phone ringing came from one of the barrels that was still standing upright. The man smiled and glanced at his colleagues who were thinking the same thing.

The man kicked the barrel while preparing to shoot. However, when the barrel was opened, they found nothing but a cellphone with a screen that read Leo's name in incoming calls.

"What's this?"

Bruukkk...

Three men fell to the ground after their heads were hit by wooden beams. Hearing a suspicious sound from behind, three other men turned around and were ready to shoot.

Bang...

Leo appeared and hit their heads with wood while using the body of one of their comrades as a shield from the shots aimed at him.

"Damn...!"

They screamed in annoyance when they realized that they were shooting their own comrades and not Leo who managed to get closer after getting the loaded gun he got from the man standing at the back.

Bang...bang...

They tried again to shoot Leo, whose movements were too fast and only resulted in the body of his colleague who had died being hit by a bullet from their gun.

Bang...bang...bang...

Leo fired back which immediately caused one by one of them to fall. Leo couldn't let go of the body of the man he was with, this was the only way he could survive their gunfire. However, he knew that every tactic he used would always have loopholes, especially since the enemies he was currently facing were not amateur shooters, they were assassins who he already knew who ordered them.

Leo hid behind a building pillar, trying to protect himself and at the same time thinking about how he could get Ruby away from this place alive. He didn't care if he died here, but Ruby? He didn't want anything bad to happen to her.

"I have to get out of here immediately. Tsk, there are only two bullets left in my gun and there are only three of them left. If I manage to get rid of two people with these two bullets, that means there is one person left. If Ruby can use a gun what we found earlier, maybe my plan succeeded. But if she doesn't dare to do it?"

"What? You're telling me to shoot someone? No, Leo! I don't want to deal with the police, I don't want to kill people either."

"What do you mean? You've killed three people before, do you remember?"

"That's different, you fool! I wouldn't have gone to prison before, if now-

"What's the difference? Right now we're also defending ourselves, right?"

"But-"

"Okay, I understand. I don't want to force you. But really, I don't want anything bad to happen to you. Hide up here until it's safe, you understand? If someone finds you, shoot that person immediately with this gun."

"How about you?"

"I'll face them. Don't think about me. For me, the most important thing is that you get out of this place safely. I'm sorry I made you get involved in this."

Leo rubbed the back of his neck, he was really worried about Ruby now who was hiding on the roof. He didn't know if there were still any members of this group of assassins left out there and could come in at any time, he just hoped that they wouldn't be able to find Ruby if she died here.

"Ruby, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I love you so much, I really do."


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