Fog of the Heart

Chapter Fifteen

That night, at Golzine's mansion, Dino Golzine was sitting at the dining room table enjoying a lovely steak dinner with his guest. "Thank you for joining me tonight. I hope to clear the misunderstanding that seems to be between us, Mr. Lee." Golzine said, as he raised his wine glass, toasting the man sitting at the other end of the table. The man in a dark business suit, with a navy blue tie, short brown hair, with a fringe slightly longer, parted on the right, held his wine glass up as well, before taking a sip. His small, beady eyes looked over a Golzine. "Misunderstanding, you say?" Golzine ate a bit before responding. "About Ash Lynx and what he stole from me." he said as he wiped his mouth. Lee nodded. "Ah, Banana Fish, is it?"

Golzine looked at his guest, surprised he knew what it was but he kept his composure. "So you know as much. It is a poison, made for assassinations." Lee took a sip of his wine again, looking amazed and Golzine smiled. "In other words, the drug won't jeopardize your business," he continued. "So, you just want me to turn the other cheek?" he asked. Golzine clasped his hands together, resting them in his lap. He looked directly at Lee. "I'd like your help. Concerning this case, we are willing to relinquish to you a part of Europe's heroin market starting next year. What do you think?" Lee looked at him, thinking. "But why go through so much just to catch a single boy?" he asked, curious.

Golzine sighed, slightly. "Ash has his sister with him, my property. He also has some friends with him. Among them are two journalists. You understand how that can be a problem. We will go through any means to keep any information from being leaked." Lee nodded slowly, thinking again. After a moment of silence, "I see where the misunderstanding was. I will assist you in any way possible. Where are they now?" he asked. Golzine took another sip of wine, and his meal was finished. "They're heading to Los Angeles, according to the tracker that Alexis has in her. I understand you have some territory over there. In Chinatown." Lee smirked. Golzine did his homework. "Yes. I will assign Yut-Lung to personally attend to it." Golzine looked curiously at his new business partner. "Yut Lung? "Dragon Moon'', is it?" Lee smiled. Smart man. "Yes. The moon who has control over the dark." he said, standing up. Golzine stood up and walked towards the man. They shook hands and Lee left.

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As soon as the truck pulled to a stop, Alexis quickly climbed out of the bed of the truck, stretching. She was sore, hungry, wanting to sleep in a bed and have a shower. Max climbed out of the truck and looked around scratching his head. "That's odd.." he muttered. Shorter jumped down and gave Alexis a quick kiss, before looking around as well. "It's supposed to be around here," he said, looking at Max. He then looked at Alexis and noticed that her arms were wrapped around herself, shivering. Shorter took off his hoodie jacket and handed it to her. She looked up at him and smiled, taking it and putting it on. It smelt just like him and she smiled again.

Ash slid into the driver's seat and looked at the map with the interior light. "I bet you took a wrong turn." he muttered to Max. Shorter stretched and leaned against the truck. "I'm sick of riding in this truck." he grumbled, then rubbed his ass. "Besides, my ass is as hard as a rock." He jumped slightly in surprise as Alexis reached out and grabbed it, smirking. He shook his head at her and grinned, kissing her again. Eiji looked over at Shorter and Alexis horsing around with each other for a second and smiled softly. He was slightly worried about the two of them, but was relieved seeing them now. He walked over to the driver's side door and looked at Ash. "We've been in the truck for almost a week. I'm hungry and want some food." he muttered, as his stomach growled.

Ash nodded. "Yeah, I guess we didn't really plan things through. When we find our way, we'll stop and get something to eat." he told Eiji. There was a flash of light Ash spotted in the side mirror and looking in the direction of the light, through the trees, he jumped out of the truck, hand on his gun, ready to pull it out. "Who's there?" he called out. A short man stepped out of the treeline, shining his flashlight on them. "You tell me. Who are you guys?" he asked, curiously. Max quickly walked briskly over to the man. "Can you tell us how to get to Los Angeles?" The man blinked at the taller man in confusion. "What? You're in Los Angeles. You're in a park." Max and Ash looked at each other, then at the same time both said, "We are?"