The Assassin's Killer

Chapter 4

“You sure about carrying it yourself?” Zack asks after they successfully put the box inside the trunk. Cyron is a six footer man, but Zack towers his height.

“There are bellboys in the hotel. They can carry it for me.” Cyron replies as he saunters towards the passenger seat. He opens the door and for the last time, he says, “Dude, stop worrying about me. I’m not your kid.”

Zack is actually four years older than Cyron. In most of their cases together, Zack is always the one who orders Cyron around. Even though Cyron annoys him most of the time, he sees him as his younger brother. Sometimes Zack feel like watching over Cyron is his obligation. But Zack isn’t really vocal about it.

“Who says I’m worried? Get in already, you punky head.”

Cyron smirks as he goes in. He’s about to lock the door when Zack catches up, he grabs the door open, and says, “Dude, what about my compensation money?” And, one more thing, he sees Cyron as one of his money sources.

It’s still a mystery to Zack how Cyron gets a lot of money when he’s just a normal police officer. But he knows, however, that Cyron Black has a filthy rich sponsor ever since he was young. There was a rumour three years ago that Cyron was a scholar of L.A Mayor, Michael Reed. But Zack who doesn’t care about politics did not dig deeper whether it was true or not.

“I’ll give it tomorrow.”

“Make it cash, alright?”

“Okay, okay.” Then Cyron closes back the door. “To Ritz-Carlton, please.”

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Cyron opens the box using his laser device. It’s one of his favourite weapons because it comes very handy, aside from his silencer of course. Zack has been nagging him to give it to him, but it never happens. He tosses the cover aside and the contents of the box have been openly revealed.

A black note with silver ink catches his attention first. And then a black phone and a black rose are settled next to it. He takes the note as well as the phone. On the note, it reads: I will call you in this number. Good luck.

Cyron switches the phone on and the opening screen displays a black rose. Then he sets it aside into his pocket. He starts checking the box for its contents and he finds a new set of black suit, a red tie, a pair of shining leather shoes, and a silver Rolex watch. He sets them aside and continues to search the box.

Next, he finds a plastic material, covering the middle contents. He tosses it aside and finds himself chuckling at the sight of black boxes piling up. Cyron takes the first box and opens it, revealing a SIG550 assault rifle and several bullets. He opens another and it reveals a 50 cal sniper’s rifle. Another box contains a set of silencer guns. And another set for different types of daggers. The last box however contains money, an estimated amount of one hundred million dollars. That’s enough to buy a house, or an apartment, but Cyron never did. He prefers not to have a permanent address. Sometimes even, he would just sleep on a street bench.

Cyron finally reaches the bottom of the package, revealing to him a brown envelope. Killerblood. With quickened pace, Cyron opens the envelope and pulls out the printed documents. Finally, Cyron gets to see what Killerblood looks like.

She has a short black hair with Irish eyes. Slim and petite, and has a very small face. A short lady, but her muscles are quite visible, emphasizing that she has been through a lot of training as well. Under her clothes must carry the same scars, too. She looks so innocent at the first glimpse, but looking deeply into her eyes, there is death unseen by regular beings.

Looking intensely at her picture, Cyron feels like she has seen her before. But where? And when?

Black Rose Name: Killerblood