Cops and Robbers

Chap. 5

We're gathered in the Cop Cave, watching the video of the other day's events. We're huddled around Vico who holds a medium sized screen. This guy is always working on new tech. He's a genius.

"There!" I exclaim, pointing at the screen. "Jailbreaker said they were at The Bar Shack. That's where we need to go next!"

The others murmur agreements and we pack up our stuff before heading outside.

We all pile into Kai's six seater before he steps on the gas, zooming through the streets.

Once we've reached the Shack, we climb out with a relieved sigh. I swat off any imaginary dust and face the Shack.

It's a small, brown, hut looking building that's designed to make it look as if it's made of wood. We head inside to find a clubbing scene.

People are dancing everywhere as loud music blasts through the speakers. There are high counters lining the sides of the place where people sit on bar stools. In the middle, is a bar that serves from all four sides. This would be a perfect place for Killer and Jailbreaker to come unnoticed. More than half of these people are intoxicated and most likely don't know their own name.

We walk towards the bar and Amy saunters towards one of the men serving out drinks. She sways her hips and supports a flirty smile. The man instantly notices her and his lips pull up into a smirk.

She leans in on the counter and talks to him sweetly. We watch from afar until she points towards us, the man nods and we join her. 

That girl has looks and she uses them to her advantage.

The man leads us upstairs to a small, dark room filled with multiple screens.

"Can you show us Monday's footage?" Amy asks in a sugary voice.

"Of course," The man answers, typing away on a keyboard.

He leans back and let's us huddle and study the screen. I scrutinize the footage, watching closely when anyone walks through the door.

Suddenly, a large group of middle aged woman and men come in though the door. I narrow my eyes.

"There! Pause it!"

Vico takes over and quickly pauses it.

"There, do you see them?" I ask, pointing to two of the men, right smack in the middle of the crowd. Their faces are ducked but Killer made the mistake of showing his tattoo on his neck.

"Oh shit, yea." Nino says, examining the footage closely.

Vico unpauses it and the video resumes, leading Killer and Jailbreaker to a closed off corner on the left. We all watch closely for their next move.

They order a few drinks and for a while, nothing sketchy happens. Suddenly, a young man saunters towards them with a tight smile.

They exchange a few greetings before the man glances around cautiously and takes something out from under his jacket. He hands it to Killer and I squint, noticing it's a small, black bag.

Killer nods and then takes an object out from under his sweatshirt. It's shiny, squared and looks complicated, I can't quite figure out what it is. He hands it to the man cautiously.

This is the first time we're truly seeing KillerX's face. My heart starts pumping faster and a small gasp leaves my mouth.

He looks... He looks normal. He has piercing green eyes and small, pink lips. His hair is black and shaved in an army cut.

"At least we know what he looks like now," Kai suggests with a shrug.

We murmur agreements. I can't seem to take my eyes off the screen. This seems so impossible, yet incredible.