Twin Daggers Page #2

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You too?

Pardon me?

You got doused from

that incompetent waitress too?

Honey, you've

got it all wrong.

Let me show you.

See, like this.

Come on, come on.

All right, your turn.

No, that won't

be necessary.

Oh, come on.

Don't be shy.

Don't be shy.

Come on.

Whoo!

Mangos.

Sweeten those

mangos, honey.

Come on.

You too! Swing it!

Come on, swing it.

Whoo! Oh!

Wow.

- Oh.

- Ahh!

ls everything all right?

ls everything all right?

Just some lady

taught me how to dance.

Well, l'm sure

you dance beautifully.

l've taken

a class or two.

Unfortunately, l have

two left feet.

Miss, may l

have this dance?

Have fun.

Staking out your turf?

You're not touching

her tonight.

May l?

ls there a problem?

What is it?

You made me feel

teCUre.

l feel l can

trust in you.

Really?

What if l wasn't

the person you thought l was?

Then you are insulting

my judgment of character.

Then you have

my sincere apologies.

Thanks for

a wonderful evening.

The pleasure

was all mine.

l'm warm now.

Right you are.

So, should we talk

in your office tomorrow?

Talk?

Oh, yes.

ln my office,

nO.

l'll call you.

Oh.

Love or money, Cap'n?

What a choice.

Oh, sh*t!

Are-- are you--

Me Hay.

l am so sorry.

At least

you noticed this!

Yeah, almost blew my hem

payday on a mix-up, huh?

Uh, sorry.

Let me finish my shopping,

all right?

Yeah.

Those pants...

make you look a bit fat,

don't you think?

Get out.

Get out!

Mr. Hogan?

l'm Miss Moi's butler.

Pleased to meet you.

Miss Moi is waiting

for you in the garden.

You have

a beautiful garden.

Very unique style to it.

l inherited

my father's style.

Western on our side,

but Eastern at its core.

A reflection of

a changing world.

Do you know what

l just wrote?

lt's a famous Chinese poem

about something we all need.

May l?

Wow.

l had no idea.

Poetry is one of

my true appreciations.

But this is in Chinese.

English, Asian,

African--

l love them all.

You're full

of surprises.

You don't know

the half of it.

Hmm, an antique fan.

Remarkable.

Still looks like new.

lt's made of rare metal.

Flexible, but it's

still as strong.

Sharp as a butcher's

knife, l bet.

l chop meat

with it sometimes.

Ah, ''Romeo and Juliet.''

My favorite.

''lt's the East,

and Juliet is the sun.

Arise, fair sun,

to kill the envious moon...

The brightness of her cheeks

would shame those stars.

See how she rests her cheek

upon her hand.

Oh, that l could be a glove

upon the hand,

that l might touch

that cheek.''

''So Romeo would,

were he not Romeo called,

retain that clear

perfection which he owes.''

Can l ask you something?

Of course.

All these bodyguards--

are they really necessary?

This is reality.

Not like in the books.

Are you in some sort

of trouble?

Do you understand the price

of getting to the top?

l knew people who

got kidnapped and killed.

Someone may be

after me too.

You okay?

We should stick to

the business at hand.

You went inside

her house.

What happened?

You did it?

Just a scouting mission.

Why not?

Waiting for what?

The butler was there.

No witnesses, remember?

You can't even

fool a butler?

Her bodyguards were

everywhere as well.

Then find other ways.

l will.

But first l have

a question for you.

Shoot.

Did she really

kill your parents?

l mean, she doesn't

seem the type.

What are you saying?

Me the vicious type?

l'm not saying that.

Your type--

read books,

study arts.

Almost forgot--

kill people

for a living.

Easy.

Are you okay?

What did l run over?

One of those days,

huh?

Well, l got a spare.

- Need some help?

- No, it's my job.

My boss is inside.

l better hurry.

What do you think

you're doing?

Hey, collateral damage

means no paycheck.

- Who's gonna know?

- l will.

You want to get me

disqualified?

She's mine.

l set her up first.

She's mine.

You have to pass

through me.

You took my money.

Do the job.

lf you don't,

somebody else will.

You can count on it.

What are you

gonna do different?

One spray of this

herbal sedative,

he'll be out for

a half an hour.

What collateral damage?

You take care

of the driver,

l'll finish off

the woman inside.

We deliver

the body together,

agreed?

Agreed.

What's going on here?

You're blocking the road.

Officer.

We're just helping him

change his tire.

So you're helping him?

What's the story here?

Oh, l had a blowout.

- A blowout?

- Yeah.

Okay, so you need

any more help?

Oh no,

almost done, sir.

Good good, move out of here

before l give you a ticket.

All right.

Hang on a sec.

l need to see both

your and your ID.

Officer,

you wouldn't give a ticket to

a good Samaritan, now would you?

Well, l suppose l could

make exception in this case.

Thank you so much.

Yeah, thanks, copper.

Thanks, copper.

Aren't you gonna call me

a greedy bastard or something?

Easy come, easy go.

l'll locate her again.

So does everybody

like what they see?

The worry in his eyes

Iooks genuine.

Nice.

Then l think l'm gonna

have to fold.

Don't move!

Sorry, it's

an invitation-only game.

Gentlemen.

Resume your seats.

Sh*t!

What?

The FBl.

You stupid idiots.

You two jumped the gun.

Now we're in deep sh*t.

That's how l was trained.

That's how l operate.

Enough, the both of you.

It's been done.

So let's just

deal with it.

Flex, glad you could come.

What's on

your mind, man?

Think you can collect

that 400,OOO by yourself?

l got just as good a chance

as anybody else.

l have a proposition

for you.

What say we team up

and work together?

lncrease our odds.

lnteresting proposal.

We work well together,

you and l.

Unlike the other two.

You liked it 'cause

you were in charge

telling us what to do.

l got the job done

and kept everyone in line.

Whatever, man.

Don't you want

to kill Body?

l don't need help.

You ever wonder what happened

on that mission six years ago?

What about it?

Those two killed

those agents on purpose.

You saying Body or Ghost?

Think about it.

Go all the way back.

When did Army Intelligence

recruit you?

- When l was in the slammer.

- Same as the other two.

They arranged your release

and assigned me to train the three of you.

Unfortunately, only you

were ever grateful for the opportunity.

The other two could wait

to get out,

though if they left, they would have

been thrown back in the slammer

faster than they

could have blinked.

After they killed

those agents,

Army Intelligence had to

deny any knowledge of us

to avoid a scandal.

They gave the Feds

false leads,

and two months later

arrested the wrong people

and closed the case.

Which is when they started

freelancing for themselves.

And l've had to watch

my back ever since.

And what about me?

My career, gone.

l have to sleep with

one eye open.

This isn't the life

l chose. Is yours?

Okay, Captain.

Let's get 'em.

Well well well.

Fishing, Captain?

Catch anything yet?

The only thing biting today...

is you.

Ah, sh*t!

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