The Assassin

The Assassin - Chapter 5

T/W for mentions of sexual abuse, very graphic violence, and details of slicing open wrists. Please do not read if this may harm you in anyway.

Chapter 5

Birds sung their morning song as the sun slowly begun to rise above the horizon. The wind blew a gentle breeze, taking leaves and dirt captive with it. The long grass surrounding the house danced in the wind, mesmerising any onlooker. Harry watched from the table in the kitchen, the sun beginning to swallow the tree line in the far distance. A sense of serenity settled over him while the information from early this morning sunk in. Suddenly a yellow envelope was slapped down on the table in front of him. Harry simply turned his head in reaction, seeing a smirking Drew standing next to him.

"Thought this might be right up your alley," Drew said before turning around and busying himself in the kitchen.

Harry curiously looked at his back and then down at the folder sitting before him. His inquisitive nature getting the better of him. Picking it up and tipping it upside-down, a pile of neat paper slid on to the table. The first page held a picture of the Requester's target plus all of their personal information. His eyes roamed the page briefly, catching different intriguing words, before he decided to start reading from the start. A picture of a middle aged man staring blankly ahead at the camera, dressed in a pristine police uniform. Medals and badges pinned on him, showing off his achievements.

"Steven Riggs," Harry murmured out loud. "Let's see what you've done to seal your fate."

Steven Riggs is a 49 year old, Caucasian male with a heritage of primarily English. Currently lives alone close to his current place of occupation. No known family relations expect for an estranged mother he has not had contact with since he was fourteen. Her name is Mary Sherlock. He has served his whole adult life in the police force, climbing up the ranks. Steven has no known medical conditions, reasonably healthy. Connection to the Magical World: None.

"Ah okay, I see now," Harry smirked up at Drew who was approaching the table with a cup of tea and some plain toast. The cases with no connection to the magical world were his favourite ones.

"Keep reading," Drew responded. "It gets better."

Requester has solid evidence of Steven Riggs successfully bribing judges to benefit or worsen the court case with the use of money and illegal substances. Many of these bribes are in relation to sexual assault cases as well as drug charges. Not only has he bribed judges, but he has bribed other police officers in to silence with the use of money and illegal substances. Many of these bribes are in relation to others looking in to his suspicious behaviour or finding him in the act of stealing detained substances.

"Corrupt piece of shit," Harry growled.

"Obviously you haven't gotten to the juicy part, otherwise I would've been hearing more of a select type of vocabulary," he said around a mouthful of toast, a cheeky grin on his face. Harry gave him an annoyed look before continuing to read on.

Requester has solid evidence of Steven Riggs sexually assaulting woman in the form of polaroid pictures. It is known that he keeps all evidence in a grey metal box, hidden behind books on the third shelf down on the bookshelf closest to the television. The Requester wants Steven Riggs to die a slow and painful death. It is requested that the assassin lay all of the photos out next to his body for police officers to find. Inside the rest of the documents are blueprints of his house, maps of the surrounding areas, the evidence the Requester has found, as well as a photo of all the target's tattoos. The reward for a successful mission is reasonably large.

Harry sighed tiredly as he begun to peruse the rest of the documents. Like the Requester had said, there was indeed all that information for him to read through. This was more detail than most people ever went in to. He was thoroughly impressed. Half of his mind wondered who the hell this person was while the other half wondered why they just didn't kill this guy themselves. Obviously they weren't confident they would get away with it. Hence why Harry, Drew and the rest of the group were there for. To kill the bad people that tormented the world, to reap the rewards, and to get that sweet revenge for the victims. This case didn't seem that hard. For the most part, half of his work had already been done. Now all he had to do was study the man's schedule and kill him.