Agile

Pay The Debt

Tuk! Tuk! Tuk!

"Sir, there's someone who wants to meet you. The policeman is standing beside the door that is purposely left opened. He steps backwards to let Detective Hazim in. Syahmi, Fareez and Ainin followed him from the back.

"Hajiq!"

"Hazim!" A police officer wearing the nametag 'Hajiq' happily greets Detective Hazim. While sitting on a chair in the middle of his office, he shook Detective Hazim's hand. Asking about how's life. Laughing.

"Guys, meet Inspector Hajiq. One of our team members in MAUT four years ago." Syahmi, Fareez and Ainin smiled and greeted him. Ainin is sitting beside Detective Hazim. Syahmi and Fareez are standing behind them. Not enough chairs.

"So, these are our fighters? Oh, and Ainin is also joining?" asked Inspector Hajiq. Looks like he already knows about Ainin. Detective Hazim nodded.

"If possible, I want to know you guys more in detail. But, that's not important for now. Let's get to the main topic, okay?" said Inspector Hajiq. Syahmi, Fareez and Ainin have been waiting to know what are they going to discuss about. They have asked Detective Hazim several times in the car. "What are we going to do at the police station?" And the answer is always the same. "Just wait and see."

Inspector Hajiq took out a yellow plastic file from inside the drawer. The file is put on the table. Opened. A certificate - like paper is found. Syahmi reads what's written on it. Terms and rules of the tournament - MAUT.

"Here it is. It just arrived this morning. English version. If it's for the participants from other countries, the language used is different too. I want to say sorry to you, Hazim, for getting all these things in the last minute. We had some trouble with the informer. And this is all we can get." said Inspector Hajiq.

"Aww. No problem. You're helping us with this is already great! So, what team did you intercept?" replied Detective Hazim.

"There's this one gang. Newbies. So, their spot is emptied. Now, there are only 7 teams. And the last spot goes to you." continued Inspector Hajiq.

"You're the best, Hajiq!" Detective Hazim gives him a thumbs up.

"There's this one thing. The ticket for your team, we didn't got it yet. But I have info from where you can get the ticket. His name's Bobo. This is the address of where he works." A small paper is given to Detective Hazim.

"Star Snooker Center? Oh, I know that place."

"But we have a problem. There's a slight change. But the others are still the same. You can't wear protective gear. No weapons. The way to win? The opponent doesn't get up in 10 counts, opponents gets out if the rink more than 10 counts, surrenders or gives up." explained Inspector Hajiq.

"Uhh.. what's different? All of those are the same." asked Detective Hazim. Inspector Hajiq is pointing at the bottom of the paper.

Detective Hazim's eye is focused there. "What the.."

"Woah! Is this true?!" Fareez was excited.

"Ohh, that is some cold hard cash!" Ainin smiled.

"That's so much money! Where did they get those large amounts of money from?" Syahmi asked. The winning team will get 100 Million US Dollars.

"Cool down. Don't get too excited. Pro fighters from all over the world joins this competition. That's why they provide money for the grand prize. That amount of money? It's not impossible for them." explained Inspector Hajiq. Everybody went quiet.

"That's also a problem. Where will we find our fifth fighter?" Detective Hazim pushed out a question.

"Inspector Hajiq?" told Syahmi.