As Maia was washing her hands, through the mirror, her eyes caught sight of two women with long, curly hair walking toward her. Their eyes were equally cold and stern.
As she continued looking at them through the mirror, she immediately felt that something was wrong.
“What are you guys doing?” asked Maia and the other two girls in unison.
It took her a moment, but Tina suddenly exclaimed, “Huh? Aren’t both of you men dressed up as women? Maia, look! They have Adam’s apples on their throats!”
“Heh, you’re pretty smart! It’s too late for that though! We’re here to kill you!” sneered the two men as they each pulled out a pistol with silencers attached to them.
They were both aiming at Maia.
“Ahh!”
Since the other two girls were only newly-recruited police officers, both of them were scared witless in this life-and-death situation.
Maia herself was drenched in cold sweat.
It was at that moment when she remembered Gerald warning her earlier about her being spied on. If only she had been more aware of her surroundings, this turn of events wouldn’t have happened!
“Humph! This is for arresting so many of our brothers! Let’s kill them now!”
Both men then immediately pulled their triggers and Maia shut her eyes to brace for impact.
Two bangs were then heard.
All of a sudden, the two men started holding on to their necks. Their bodies took turns convulsing and stiffening before eventually, both of them dropped to the ground, motionless.
“…Huh? What the hell just happened?”
Maia’s mind was blank. The way the two men had been taken down was simply too comical to register.
“Amazing! This is the Silver Needle Vessel Technique, thought to have been lost in the mists of time!” said the captain who was surprised after further inspecting the two hitmen covering their necks.
“Silver Needle Vessel Technique? Was it an expert who had saved Maia and the others?” asked Warren.
“When I was in the army as a special forces soldier, I once heard an instructor say that the Weston military had produced two superior fighters who eventually became well-known in the west. The duo was best known for their Silver Needle Vessel Technique!”
“In the west, they were known as the Drake and Tyson Duo,” said the captain, his admiration apparent in his eyes.
“After the war, the Drake and Tyson Duo disappeared somewhere in the West, or so I’ve heard. It wasn’t until two years ago when news broke out that they were—and currently still are—serving a mysterious family. By the looks of how the two criminals were apprehended, I can safely say that it feels very much like their techniques! God, I wonder why they’re both here in Mayberry?” said the captain.
After hearing what he had to say, the rest of the team were left in disbelief.
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