Chapter 36 - A Joke

The agent who knew Ah Hai personally wanted to laugh at the expressions of the other agents.They were expected to find the person who was always a step ahead of them.They thought that Long Ah Hai was successful because they had trained him to be.Their biggest mistake was to think that they were the ones who had made him dangerous.The man had always been a double edged knife.The training had just sharpened the blades!The agent turned to the handler who was still prattling and paid attention again as the handler continued,"We have to not just eliminate him but also the threat he presents.Chances are just killing him would also lead to state secrets being exposed bu someone else that he may have entrusted.So we have to eliminate anyone he is too close to.He will not have entrusted these to his family in order to keep them safe.So we need to know all that is there to know about him!"

Mid speech the lights went out,shocking the handler and the others in the room,and the video in the screen changed.The new text read,"Welcome anyone to the game of Chase.In this game,you can never guess the hunter or the hunted.In a moment the hunter becomes the prey and the prey becomes the hunter.The main player of this game is called Knight and the present hunters are(list of the agents who were present inthe room)."The agents felt goosebumps on their body as each of them read their names on the list.The room had turned deathly silent and nobody even dared to breathe.What was this?

The presentation then played a series of mutiliated bodies and lifeless eyes.Then there was text again"The presentation prepared by the agency is pretty boring so I thought I'd give you something interesting.These are my works of art and some of you may just be fortunate enough to become one in the future."

And now let me explain the rules of the game to you,"No personal threats on either side.That means leave my family alone and I will leave your loved ones alone."

"Rule number two is that you play honestly.If anyone of you is involved in any unethical,amoral things then you better bow out of this game.That is the end of rules.All the best everyone!"

The last clip now showed,"I forgot to introduce myself,My name is Knight and I am the God of this game.I also leave you a welcome gift..Check it at your door..and being generous I am also providing a cheat,I am in country A."The lights then turned on.

The first person to come out of his shock was the handler who ran to the door and indeed there was a gift placed there.A bouquet of black roses.He shouted to check all the surveillance cameras,knowing it was useless but still hoping.One of the agents who was a good hacked immediately grabbed the laptop to search for the location of the hacker but the search pointed to his own laptop which was impossible!

The only person who was unaffected was the one who knew Knight.A young orphaned boy who had grown up under Knight's wing.The boy who was once a bully.He may not know what made the man tick but he knew somethings that nobody else did.And he had already proved his loyalty by keeping his mouth shut.He thanked the fates for when Knight had met him and he had pledged his loyalty to him.And looking around at the stupefied faces,he laughed on the inside.With one stroke,Knight had established his dominance and made this high powered and confidential meeting into a joke!