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Turning around another corner, I come upon the same figure. His back is towards me as the thief removes all of his treasures from his jacket pockets and spreads it on the floor. Taking out a flashlight, he gazes at his loot with greed in his eyes.

Where is Songbird's present?

I hold my breath as I carefully approached him.

Rushing the man, I wrap my right hand around his neck and with my other hand I brace the back of the man's head.

"If you make any wrong movement, I will snap your neck." I threatened when he attempted to reach for something in his pants. I continue to hold him in a choke hold, until the man begins to struggle and gasp for air. With his last ounce of energy, he punched my injuried leg which makes me grunt in pain.

Man I hate this guy!

His struggling made the pain in my leg intensify. Squeezing harder, I wait until the man ceases to move.

When he began to lose his consciousness, I release my hold on him as he gasps for air. While he gagged, I grabbed the knife, that I had picked up before I began my pursuit, and pointed it at him.

"Give me back what you stole from me." I kick him with my good leg onto the ground and sit on his chest in order to pin him down with my weight. Looking through his heavy jacket, I find more wallets and bags of substances. I heave a heavy sigh.

This guy is more than just a petty thief.

I also found a small handheld gun. Pulling it out of his pocket, I point it at him.

"Is this what you were reaching for earlier?" I smiled down at him.

The man grunted as I emptied the clip in front of him. The unused bullets rolled everywhere on the ground. Tossing the now empty gun on the growing pile of stolen items, I make sure he has no more weapons before I roll off of him.

Pulling him to his feet, I hold his hands behind his back as we wait for the authorities to come. I find my wallet and Songbird's present in his deep pants pockets.

While we waited, I began to question him on why he went through all that trouble to steal from me.

In response, the man spits in my face.

"This has been such a wonderful day." I thought to myself as I wiped the man's saliva from my face in disgust.

"You just wait, we'll come after your girlfriend, Tàiyáng. Then you won't be smiling anymore." Frowning, I grab the front of his shirt and slam him into the nearest wall.

"What do you mean we? And how do you know my name?"

"It figures that the betrayer would find the sole survivor. She is a loose end that has yet to be dealt with. But the wait won't be long anymore...." before the guy could continue, I punched him in the face making his nose explode with blood.

"If you even touch her, let alone step within a 20 mile radius of her, I will personally kill you." I threatened near his face as the sound of sirens prevent me from doing anymore harm to the man.

I tried to talk to him more, but he refused to look at me. When he turned his head to the side, a small tattoo showed from his neck. My whole body felt cold as realization struck me. No, he can't be......should I tell the police this too? But that would make me suspicious as well....Ugh!

When the authorities came, I had to prove my identity and my story. I also had to explain why the man was injured. And who says Asian people can't be violent?

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