Episode 177. Loser (2)
Bernard was dumbfounded as he looked at the state-of-the-art equipment. On the outside, it didn’t look like an old store that wouldn’t be strange if it collapsed right away.
“So where are you?”
“It means anyone can live. You can tell just by looking at this, don’t you?”
At that explanation, Bernard sighed and looked at the equipment, then turned his gaze to Koo Sang-wook.
“Tell me more about this equipment.”
“What more?”
“Anything.”
The atmosphere got heavier.
Koo Sang-wook, who kept looking at him, bit his lip and became impatient.
“Can’t you find a good place to use this? Like tracking methods.”
Bernard’s hand returned to his bosom.
Gu Sang-wook predicted what would happen just by looking at it.
Took—
At that moment, the lights in the store suddenly went out and it became completely dark. It seemed that all the signboards of other stores outside and the dimly lit lights were all turned off.
“what?”
clap—
Bernard and his men took out guns from their pockets and looked around. Then one of his subordinates opened the store door and checked outside.
At that moment, a large hand reached down from above, grabbed the hand of the man holding the pistol, and pulled it up.
“what! Ahh—!”
Quadang— Pad deuk—
Surprised, Bernard and his remaining subordinate, Gregory, pointed their guns at the entrance to the store.
In the meantime, Ku Sang-wook, who was trembling among the men, felt his heart shrink. I didn’t understand how the situation was going.
clap—
Bernard pointed a gun at Gu Sang-wook’s head.
“Were you also one of them?”
“What do you mean? that is… ! I don’t know!”
“You were deliberately wasting time! Who knows!”
The situation got more confusing.
Koo Sang-wook, who had a gun pointed in front of his forehead, shouted, not wanting to die.
“I mean, you really don’t know! Where have I contacted you?”
If I had contacted them, I wouldn’t have felt so bad.
Bernard continued to look around with Gregory, waiting for his eyes to get used to the darkness.
Things around me began to show little by little. Then Gregory’s gaze fell on Bernard’s back.
“Boo, commander!”
The visibility was not perfect to shoot straight, and Bernard was stuck in the middle.
At that moment, Bernard quickly turned the pistol he was holding back.
Papak—
The person who jumped out of the darkness quickly grabbed Bernard’s pistol and tried to steal it.
At the same time, Bernard also swung his elbow on the side of his twisted wrist.
Whoo- Puck!
The pistols that were going back and forth between the two failed to find their owners due to each other’s attacks, and bounced off into the air and fell between items.
“You’re a pro!”
For an instant, Bernard knew just by dividing hands.
The battle did not stop. Fists and elbows cut through the air and dug into Bernard’s arms.
Puff puck— Pup puck—
Bernard hurriedly raised his arm to block it, but the defenses around his side and neck were pierced and the blow went in.
“Kuh-”
Even though it was hit short in the state of being close to the nose, the impact was heavy.
Bernard couldn’t help but be surprised by this.
“What skill? Is it like a martial law?”
“… … .”
The man was Simon.
Simon kept his mask on and said nothing. Immediately after that, he hit his guard with both hands as if shaking, and his fists waited for his pit.
pug-
Even though it was less than a span apart, the heavy impact pushed Bernard away.
“Kuuk!”
The technique Simon used was Jeet Kune Do.
The attack did not stop there and continued to press Bernard.
In the meantime, Bernard’s subordinate Gregory, who was a little away, couldn’t aim his gun precisely at the tone of the two constantly intertwining.
Kwa Chang—
Suddenly, the glass door in front of the shop shattered and a huge body attacked Gregory.
Gregory, before he could change the direction of the gun’s muzzle, collided with the hunk and flew into a messy ledge, crashing into it.
bang-!
Accompanied by a ghastly sound, musty dust spread into the darkness.
Koo Sang-wook, who was crouching down, screamed. It is because he confirmed the horrors that occurred after he was relieved that he had lived right away.
“My store!”
It was Jack who had just blown Gregory away.
Stepping on the broken devices, Jack walked over to the ledge and lifted Michael up.
“Ouch… . This, this bastard!”
Gregory, who emerged from the pile of collapsed furniture, had already drawn his knife. I swung straight at Jack, but my arm stopped in the middle.
Tak— Kwajik, Wooddeuk—
A scream echoed with a terrifying sound as Jack grabbed his arm.
“aaagh—!”
In excruciating pain, Gregory quickly lifted his foot and kicked Jack in the torso as he fell backwards. After rolling around between the collapsed furniture again, he stood up and pulled out another knife that was on the other side of his waist and swung it into the air.
It was an act of intimidation.
Gregory’s gaze moved slightly to the side.
puck- puck-
Simon’s long blows and elbows pierced Bernard’s chin and neck, who had been busy fighting until just now. At this, Bernard collapsed and collapsed as the shock rang in his head.
dump-
Seeing this, Gregory shouted.
“Commander!”
Jack stopped in front of him as he was about to run.
“What are you even shouting about? It’s your turn this time.”
“You know that pushing with your size will do it!”
Gregory gripped the knife upside down and kicked his knee soaring, aiming for Jack’s neck. At the same time, the kick from below was quickly linked.
The speed and angle of the attack were aimed squarely at the big jack’s blind spot.
Tak- Puff!
But Jack noticed that, ducked away, and fired his right fist with all his might.
The big moves seemed obvious and easy, of course.
“You’re a guy who only believes in strength and goes on a rampage!”
Gregory dodged and fired a counter with his left hand.
Perk—
The two of them started to get faster as they repeated blocking and dodging. Gregory’s knife, held in reverse, narrowly grazed the hem of Jack’s forearm.
Then Gregory threw the knife just as Jack was trying to avoid it as he fell back.
‘Caught!’
Shuaac—
It was to break Jack’s posture.
At the same time, Gregory stepped on the shelf next to him and ran toward the entrance that Jack had broken.
Koo-!
As Gregory predicted, Jack had to fall backwards to avoid the knife.
“sh*t-!”
.
.
.
After leaving the store completely, Gregory continued running down the alley. It was because I had to inform the captain of the current situation.
“Whoa— whoa—”
After running frantically for a while, I couldn’t hear the sound of following me, so I hid in the dark.
It was so still. There was no sign of being felt around.
Gregory continued to look around and carefully took out the cell phone he had been given upon entering Korea. I was nervous until the moment I pressed the call button for Shane’s number.
turrr—
[Is there a problem?]
It was because the call was from Gregory, not from Bernard, the unit commander.
In response, Gregory said, suppressing his voice as much as possible.
“Bernard and Clifford were attacked by strange men.”
[Those two?]
“First of all, I got out of there because I thought I should inform you of the situation. It looks like they couldn’t find me right now.”
At that answer, Shane was silent for a moment.
“… How do I do this?”
[Go to Plan B for now.]
“All right. as soon as-“
Gregory stopped what he was saying and slowly turned his head. It was because a human figure, unknown when he had arrived, was aiming a gun at his right temple while wearing a mask that only showed his eyes.
pop-
At the same time, the phone that Gregory was talking on disconnected. A faint sound resounded in the quiet atmosphere.
Gregory, who swallowed once, asked the masked man in English.
“Did you make me run away and then you were following me?”
The identity of the masked person was Kang-soo.
Kangsu let out a little laugh when he deduced it correctly.
“They’re not too tough guys. I just hung up the phone after seeing your reaction. If I call again, they won’t answer.”
“Did everything from the wiretapping device to this place be a trap?”
“Similar.”
“… … .”
Aside from the wiretapping, it meant that all of the movement after that was known to the enemy. Gregory couldn’t help but be surprised inwardly.
At that moment, Sueun Kang moved to the side and pulled the trigger.
Push, push, push— push—
The bullets lodged in Gregory’s ankles and left shoulder.
“Keuuugh!”
It was because Gregory was about to swing the knife he was holding in his left hand. And now, when hit in the shoulder, the knife fell to the floor.
Seeing that, Kang-soo fixed the muzzle at his head, which had collapsed.
“If you move even a little again, you die.”
“Keugh… … .”
“Where is the hideout?”’
“I did that—”
Gregory answered and picked up the knife he had dropped to the floor.
push-
At the same time, Kangsu pulled the trigger without any hesitation.
Gregory, who had a hole in his forehead, fell facedown on the floor and could not get up.
Kangsu picked up the cell phone he was holding and dialed the last number he called.
[The number you just dialed is turned off…]
It seemed that he had already disposed of his cell phone.
Chijik—
At that time, Simon’s voice rang through the earphones in Kangsu’s ears.
[This is Crow. Target Victor and Whiskey are captured. What happened to Juliet.]
Term for Bernard, Gregory, and Clifford. Among them, Victor and Whiskey meant Bernard and Clifford.
Kangsu took a look around and answered.
“This is Water. Juliet was taken care of. Ask for a vehicle to wait.”
[This is Bear. Water Roger.]
Hearing Jack’s answer, Kang-soo took out a large plastic bag from his pocket, put Gregory’s body in it, and carried it over his shoulder. I tried not to use a gun if possible, but it was inevitable because an unnecessary fight was more dangerous considering the opponent’s skill.
Arriving at the van, Gregory’s body was loaded into the trunk.
Inside lay the bound Bernard and Clifford, blindfolded and gagged. In addition, I kindly put ear plugs in so that I could not hear the surrounding sound properly.
Kangsu boarded and sat in the passenger seat. And in the back seat, like Simon and those in the trunk, Koo Sang-wook, who was subdued, was riding.
The car was driven by Jack’s hand.
Meanwhile, Simon spoke in Swahili so only we could understand.
“What will this person do? Do you really need to take me?”
To this Kangsu replied in the same language.
“My name is Koo Sang-wook, and I am from the National Intelligence Service. If you release it, I will contact the NIS right away.”
“really? So, did they go to the former NIS with NIS equipment?”
“They wouldn’t even know. Of course, that person must have been wasting time because of that.”
To be honest, Kang-soo thought Gu Sang-wook would have died long ago. So when I went to the store Lim Chun-seong told me about, I saw that he worked hard and thought it was great.
‘It’s as persistent as a real cockroach… … .’
Simon, who was staring at Gu Sang-wook, also let out a sigh.
“So what are you going to do? Are you going to kill me?”
“Once we catch the traces of these guys, we have to delay getting information into the NIS. You just have to take it with you until then.”
“The rest of them said they noticed. I couldn’t even figure out where it was. He probably moved the hideout right away.”
“That’s kind of… It hurts. I guess I have no choice but to find out with the rest of them.”
The other party was thorough enough to cut off the phone with only Gregory’s reaction.
Returning life of a retired S-class mercenary