5 [Part 2] | Continued Hostility
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"Okay, that was your last chance. Who am I to not give you what you want? But, before killing you, I'll show you something." Mingi grabbed a picture on his left pocket. "Kilala mo sila?"
"What the hell..." The man who was tied up eventually lost his strength and started up crying upon seeing the picture. "How did you get it? Anong gagawin mo sa pamilya ko?"
Mingi looked at the picture who includes the guy, a woman and the other were three kids who are all in their teenage years. "Pamilya? Didn't you tell us na ang pamilya mo ang gang na kinabibilangan mo? They might not are not important to you already..."
"They are my family and they did not do anything wrong. Kung may gusto kang parusahan, ako na lang. Ako lang naman ang may kasalanan dito, e. Wala silang pangalan, I beg you to not move them," the guy who has lost its courage answered while bowing down. "Ano bang gusto mong gawin ko? Sabihin sa 'yo kung nasaan ang hidden camp namin. Sasabihin ko na, just don't include my family here..."
"I'm sorry but you already lost all of your chances. Binigyan ka namin ng chance kanina but you wasted all of that. We patiently wait for your loyalty to be broken but you did not." Mingi grabbed a packaging tape and paste the picture to the man's forehead. He also covered the man's mouth who was crying himself out. "Consider it done, mister. Your loyalty just killed you."
Kinuha niya ang kaniyang baril at kaagad na kinasa ito. He stood up there and aimed for the picture who was on the man's forehead. Upon aiming the right spot, he slowly pulled the trigger and that is the time that a gunshot sound surrounded the area.
The man lost his consciousness while he lost his balance and driven by the force to lay down. The blood that was pouring from the hole made by the gun on his head continued on flowing.
Kaagad na lumapit si Mingi sa lalaki at tinanggal ang picture na nakadikit sa noo nito. "Captain, pa'no na lang kung alam niya pala ang hidden camp? Lagot tayo nito kay boss."
"Don't worry, you two. I assure you that he does not know the hidden camp. The hidden camp is exclusive for the higher ups, just like what our gang has. You two does not have to worry," he replied patted the shoulder of the one who asked. "Cut this man's head and put it in the sack. Bring the head to the place that I sent you. Good job, you two."
Hours later, Cloud heard a knock on his office door. "Come in," he said while smilingly looking at Mingi who just came in. "Did the execution go well?"
"Unfortunately, the guy does not know where the hidden camp is because he is just a low-ranking member of their gang," Mingi replied upon putting the mini-envelope on the table. Cloud immediately checked the pictures inside the envelope. "We did not get anything from him, boss. I'm sorry to disappoint. The pictures here are the proof of killing. The guy's head will be sent to the location, boss."
"You still did a good job," he said and smiled. Cloud looked at the photo with a hole in the middle and was surrounded by blood. "What is this?"
"It is a photo of his family that I used to threat him, boss. The photo is already surrounded by blood so it is not that visible." Mingi replied and bit his lower lip after. "The family has nothing to do with the guy's errand, boss. I found out that he already is separated with his wife and his kids."
Cloud released a smirk and looked at Mingi. "What shall we do with them?"
"I guess it is your command that should be followed, boss... but if I were to decide. I will just let them live their life peacefully. After all, they do not have an affair with our business."
"Is that the right thing to do?" Cloud asked while raising a brow. "Well, we kill innocent people randomly. But if they are not that pain in the ass for us, maybe we should let them live their living asses."
Mingi slightly smiled and nodded. "I shall go to the condo, sir. Yunho called me after the mock execution."
"You did a good job, Mingi. It is not just the right time for us to know where their hidden camp is," Cloud retorted and nodded. "You can now go out and do your other job."
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THE DOOR of the condominium unit opened and Mingi was greeted with warm smile of Yunho who was cute in his pink apron. "Oh, you did not tell me na pauwi ka na."
"I'm sorry, Yunho, things got a lot of hectic in work," Mingi replied and snatched a glance at Yunho's pink apron. "Boss commanded me something kasi. By the way, what's with the pink apron?"
Yunho smiled and looked at his apron as well. "I'm cooking, though I don't know how to cook. I feel like I'm in debt for a lot of things that you've done to me so ano pa ba 'yong lutuan ka na lang ng kung ano." Mingi felt a rush on his cheeks that he did not show. "By the way, anong iniutos sa 'yo ni Tito Cloud? I wanna know."
"Just something a capo should do," Mingi replied and smiled. Capo is the other term for captain. "Hindi mo na kailangan pang alamin. It's too gory to know."
"Woah," Yunho exclaimed and grabbed Mingi's hand to drag it to the table and talk. "Tell me, I like gory things. Curious ako how the gang works."
"Hasn't your dad already warned you not to meddle with things happening inside the gang?" Mingi raised a brow. "Kapag sinabi ko 'to, hindi lang ikaw ang mapapagalitan, pati ako."
"I can tamper the CCTV, though," Yunho replied and smiled as if a grandson asking his granny to tell him a story. "Tell me, dali..."
"Really? Right in front of the meal?" Mingi replied while curiously looking at Yunho. "Kapag sinabi ko sa 'yo 'yong nangyari, you'll surely lose your appetite. Better not."
Yunho immediately grabbed Mingi's hand and rubbed it against his hand while sulking like a little kid. "Bilis na, I wanna hear your story."
Kaagad na kinuha ni Mingi ang kamay niya na tila balisa. "Okay..." he said. Didn't he know that it make my heart flutter? "Remember the attack happened in the mall, we grab an injured cugine of the other gang to ask them something only they knew. Nagmatigas na h'wag sabihin and he even spat at boss."
"'Yon lang?"
"We threatened him that we'll hurt his family once he still not admit something but his time is over. He was shot on the forehead and was beheaded after which was his head to be sent to the camp on his own gang," Mingi replied and rolled his eyes. "Look, even I lost my appetite to eat after remembering what happened. Continuation is his family won't be hurt as they did nothing against us."
"I'm sorry, nawalan ka pa ata ng ganang kumain after mo ikuwento 'yong nangyari... by the way, may tanong ako," Yunho uttered and locked Mingi's eyes with him. "How does it feel to kill someone?"
"Bakit mo naitanong?" Mingi's plain question back to Yunho. "If you're planning on killing someone who messes up with you, tell me, I'll do the job as your bodyguard."
Yunho smiled and waved his hand. "Wala naman, naitanong ko lang. I was just really curious as to what it felt."
Mingi's eyebrows furrowed. "Are you curious because that's what you see of what we do inside the gang or because you want to feel it?" he asked that made Yunho's brows furrowed. "Because that has a lot of difference, we kill because that's our job and that depicts the first reason. Psychopath kills for pleasure and it's somehow like the second reason."
"What if I tell you that I want to kill someone without reason, just for pleasure?"
Mingi stopped and looked at Yunho. "You better be kidding right now, Yunho."
"Of course, nagbibiro lang ako," Yunho replied and clapped his hand while laughing nonstop. "You look cautious when you look at me. It was kind of scary pala."
"It really is, so watch out."
"No, but, the reason is I want to take care of myself, to defend myself with my own self only and without your help. All my life, it's been you that always saves me. It looks heroic, I mean, that looks cool but I also want to experience defending myself."
"Then, you should not be talking about killing. Learn self-defense. As far as I know, you're a black-belter in taekwondo. That's already enough."
Yunho paused for a minute before looking at Mingi with sincere eyes. "Hyung..." he said in the calmest way possible. The way he uttered that word is cool and calm at the same time, it was sexy. It has been a long time since he heard Yunho call him like that. "I've got something to ask."
Napatigil na lang si Mingi. He knows that everytime Yunho calls him like that, he wants something. "Hmm?"
Yunho dropped the utensils he was holding on his plate that caught Mingi's attention. "Hyung, teach me how to use guns..."
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