THE DARKEST HOPE

Chapter 35 Shifting Places

I am so sorry for the late update! It is just that I am really occupied recently and have much less time to write. But I promise to keep updating the story for everyone who reads it. Love you all, love yourself, enjoy :)

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Jin was in a hurry. Within mere seconds he indeed grabbed his jacket and then reached out to stuff a couple of pistols and ammunition inside all of his pockets. He was tempted to pick up the large sword hanging on the wall but then quickly calculated that such a weapon, although immensely useful in a fight without firearms involved, would actually slow him down considerably in his escape. He had to carry it light, because now he had to run, and running with a huge sword in his hand didn't seem like the best idea at the moment. Some money, though, sounded like a great idea, money and guns, that would have to do!

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Chapter 35

Shifting Places

"Oooh." Jungkook's eyes were widened with surprise and divine light. "What the fuck is that?" his voice was filled with the utmost admiration.

"This, my friend is a tank." Taehyung answered with a calm informative tone but his lips were twisted into a small smile. He surely was glad that Jungkook was that awed by the vehicle. "Have you never see one?"

"Umm, sure, I have, but never this close." Jungkook pressed his palm against the massive metal body and carefully glided it across the side. The thing was huge, hovering over the two of them with its massive and impressive construction. Its enormous iron tracks were clawed like the frozen legs of a giant centipede. The bulletproof bodywork, the tall and strong frame, the cannon situated at the top of the tank, the machine gun, peeking out from an opening at the side, it all looked somehow threatening and secure at the same time.

"We are taking it for a walk." Tae stated happily and smiled even widely when he noticed Jungkook's shocked expression at the words.

"Bbbut Tae, no one will ever let us drive that thing even five meters out of this warehouse."

"Let me worry about that." Tae was already pulling a large bag out of the trunk of the car. "Here, I brought provisions..."

"Master Kim, ahm, Tae..." Max, who was the family driver of the Kim household for many years, was now standing uncertain next to the door of the black limousine, looking with worry how Taehyung was struggling with the load he was trying to pull out of the car. His first impulse was to help his master with the task but the second thought that crossed his mind was to actually stuff both the bag and the boy back in the trunk and drive home as fast as possible.

This duality just left him frozen in place with mouth wide open and heart dancing with worry as he finally understood why Tae asked him to collect all that food, clothes and ammunition, also why everything was done so quietly and a lot more things about the odd and secretive behavior of the latter from the day before.

He surely was used to Tae's extraordinary ideas from time to time. But none of them so far included actually stealing the Kim Pharmaceutical's company tank and drive it around. And although, for most Taehyung seemed absentminded and weird, Max knew well that behind the facade there was a serious and clear brain. That made it even harder to understand that seemingly childish behavior.

The master's companion, Mister Jungkook seemed as surprised as he was, and even if he knew something about Taehyung's lunatic ideas, it certainly wasn't enough as he looked just as shocked as he was, probably more.