Call Me King Page #6

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'cause you and your whole f***ing crew,

they're dead! (laughs)

They're f***ing dead!

Hey, enough, man!

I don't f***ing believe him!

F***ing bullshit!

I don't believe him!

Well, they obviously did.

I mean, who else could get close

enough to Angelo to kill him,

make his own men believe it was you?

Nick.

That coked-out, basehead,

mayonnaise motherf***er.

We got to move.

'Cause one thing's guaranteed:

there'll be more of them.

Yo, what about Zho and Grimm?

They'll be all right by themselves.

We get to the safe house,

and then we regroup.

Yo, I got to make a stop, man.

You go ahead; I'm-a catch up to you.

What are you talking about?

We got now, together.

It's okay, man; it's cool, all right?

I just got to check on something.

All right, I'll be there.

So how long have you known Simone?

We met eight years ago in Germany.

I was guarding a high-level politician,

and she managed to get close

enough to take his life.

So I had respect for

her; I had to meet her.

I can't believe people

actually do this for a living.

Throughout history,

power has always been a

very important commodity,

and there are some who

would even kill for it.

What is that like?

Taking a person's life?

You'll know soon enough.

What are they talking about down there?

The less you know, the better.

They don't like anyone

knowing their next move.

Including me.

But who is the guy?

I mean, come on, he's got

to be somebody important

for them to keep him so secretive.

Knight is Simone's partner.

He stays hidden.

There's none more ruthless

and more powerful than him.

In our profession, he's a legend.

Wow. (short laugh)

I can't believe it.

All countries have instruments of war.

Knight and Simone just

happen to be the best.

I just have one more question.

The other day at the office,

if I had said no to all of this,

would you have killed me?

Yes.

But...

I'm glad I didn't have to.

Let's be glad. (chuckles)

Whew.

(gun clicks)

Man, this sh*t used to be so simple.

Used to be able to take all the risks

with everything to gain, nothing to lose.

Now?

Everything is f***ed up.

Everything.

I assumed the responsibility...

...when I took the throne.

The old man didn't deserve this.

He was just as dirty as the rest of us.

He's a good man.

I'm gonna set that straight.

I guarantee it.

Yeah, you-you are.

Hey, look, you know I got you all day.

Why don't you tell me something?

Why you do it, huh?

We was good the way sh*t was.

Why you say yes to that sh*t?

I felt I owed it to him.

Well, you know it's good to

care about nobody or anyone.

- Yeah?

- Yeah, man, you...

you of all people should know that.

You already know that.

Sh*t's easier that way.

Sh*t's hard enough that

we got to keep track

of motherf***er in our own crew.

Yeah, man, you didn't think

people knew about that sh*t?

Huh?

Look, I know he's your brother and all,

but you got to admit...

he's been acting strange lately.

I mean, where he at right now?

Where the f*** is he at right now?

It's a personal matter.

My brother, just like everyone else,

has his own sh*t to deal with.

But I trust him with my life.

Always have, always will.

I know you do. I do, too.

- Yeah, what?

- But I'm saying if it was anybody else

outside the crew, they'd

be dead right now, Rhyis!

They would be.

Look, I'm just...

just so know, man, I'm just saying

when I ain't got no weight on my hands,

I do the most f***ing damage.

I'm just saying I...

I'll take that burden for you, man.

I do that as a sign of respect.

Grimm, I appreciate your respect.

I do.

Your sincerity, integrity.

But if any Strap Set member

would ever lay a hand on my brother,

I'll put you in a body bag.

(scoffs)

Yeah, man.

That's understandable.

Got you.

I'm sure somebody else in the same position

would do the same thing.

It's family and all.

Look... Soo Yun...

she was with me when

Nick's boys attacked me.

So she died 'cause I

couldn't even protect her.

You're responsible for the lives you save

and for the ones you lose.

I know, that's the way...

that's the way she gonna look at it.

Now I got to deal with Li about this sh*t.

Hey, man, but I'm like, "F*** it, man."

Let it be.

And for you...

you, too.

I'll let that sh*t be.

You're certain it was Costa's men?

Positive.

One of them said Angelo's name.

Said he was hit by us.

But that's bullshit.

Now I know that there's

some kind of protocol

for this type of thing.

But we got to get them before they get us.

Right?

(Khalil sighs)

There is an old saying

that when a snake is provoked,

it will strike with its venom.

How certain can you be

that he is not involved?

This show of strength

may easily be a byproduct

of his own arrogance

and foolish pride.

Look, man, I know that you and Rhyis

have differences.

And, yeah, he can be a

bit abrasive at times,

but he wouldn't kill the old man, no way.

No, this wasn't in retaliation.

This was an all-out act of war.

And I need you to stand with us.

It's all been arranged.

But know this.

There will come a time when you

will have to make some tough decisions.

And I need to know

that I can depend on you

to do what is necessary.

Of course.

I'm with you, Pop, all the way.

No question.

Ah, good.

Merci petite.

So...

where...

is the safe house?

What up?

Glad to see that you made it through.

I have a serious situation.

Yeah, I went by the club, saw the bodies.

(door slides opens)

Figured y'all be here.

Where's Khalil? Is he good?

Ask him.

RHYIS:

He's on his way.

KNIGHT:

I've just gotten word

that things are moving a bit faster

than previously... anticipated.

The job has been moved up.

She'll be ready.

A bit rough around the edges,

but ready nonetheless.

I hope she was the...

best choice.

In any case, the most logical.

No father.

A college degree,

but drowning in debt.

A severe case of depression

and a desperate need to be accepted

by anyone who will listen.

Especially men.

I've left her with Vincent.

She seems to have taken a liking to him.

Did you have any difficulty tracking her?

No.

Once we found her workplace,

it was easy enough.

I had her vehicle incapacitated.

It was crude, yet effective.

We gave her a ride, handed her a weapon.

It's very seductive-- the gun.

Shows us who we really are.

After that, it didn't take much convincing.

I know that when the time is right,

she'll pull the trigger.

Outstanding.

Nick and his boys will be waiting

for us to come to him.

KHALIL:

Yeah, well, we have to expect

that they'll outnumber

us at least four to one.

ZHO:

Okay, so what's the next move?

RHYIS:

They'll be waiting.

So we need someone to lead them back here.

Take advantage on home court.

That's me. I'll do it.

I can move a lot faster on two wheels.

Plus... I got some sh*t I got to handle.

KHALIL:

Rhyis?

Now, you know we can't touch him, man.

If we take out Angelo's son,

no one else in this city will

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