Reincarnated as an Imperial Prince

Catching the Perpetrator

Meanwhile, in the city of St. Petersburg, Gabriel ran down the street, trying to get away from his pursuers, the police.

"Stop right there!" One of the cops yelled while the others blew their whistles.

He could see them out of the corner of his eye, but they were too far behind to make a run for it, so he made a sharp turn down an alleyway, and then another, hoping that it would be enough to lose them. But of course, he had underestimated how long these guys knew how to search a person. He was already halfway down the alley when a group of police finally caught up with him, who appeared at the end of the alleyway, blocking his escape.

Gabriel clicked his tongue as he turned around but to his surprise, there is also a police their with their rifle trained at him.

"Give it up!" The policeman said angrily, "Now put your hands where we can see them."

Gabriel tried to keep calm but his heartbeat was pounding like crazy. This is bad, this is really bad, he thought, he's going to get caught at this rate.

He tried to think of another way, putting his mind to work, formulating an escape plan. But it's just impossible to think of one. After all, he was entirely surrounded. There's no escaping here. It's either he makes a run for it but risks getting shot or stands there and risk getting caught.

There was a policy in Black Hand about this scenario. When one is cornered, there's only one thing to do...

Gabriel slumped his shoulder, giving up on the idea of running away. But instead of showing a remorseful expression, he smirked confidently, accepting his fate.

"Ah...what a shame...I got caught," Gabriel flippantly said.

The policemen looked surprised by what Gabriel had said, but soon their faces twisted in rage. This man shot their emperor, their head of state, the ruler that they have longed for. And then this man in front of them appeared, trying to ruin the progress the young prince has built with his deplorable act.

"Don't move! If you move, we will not hesitate to shoot!" One of the policemen threatened as the rest walked slowly toward Gabriel with their rifles aimed at him.

Gabriel scoffed. "I don't really care if my life ends here but before I depart, I want to tell you something you ignorant fools..." he paused dramatically and spoke. "You've all been lied to!"

The policeman stopped in their tracks, dumbfounded at Gabriel's declaration.

"Why bother serving the royal family that has robbed us for centuries? Did you forget about the atrocity that the royal family has done to our comrades? If we spoke against them, they'll send us to Gulag, if we didn't do what the Emperor told us to do, they'll oppress us. So why are you angry at me? I'm doing you all here a favor."

"You're the one who is blind!" One of the policemen countered. "Didn't you even see how the Emperor is issuing decrees, laws, and reforms for the betterment of the people? Have you thought about that huh?!"

"Correct! You terrorists are the real cancer of this country...You don't deserve to live...but we have orders to take you alive so cooperate with us if you don't want your life here to end,"

"Damn right, acting all mighty when they are the ones creating chaos in the country..."

"True."

Hearing that, Gabriel laughed maniacally. "Ha ha ha ha ha, you all are really stupid aren't you? Do you still fall for those sweet words from that good-for-nothing prince? He's controlled by the elites in the government, he might not be the one who had come up with all of those ideas, you ignorant fools..."