Chapter 45: Chapter 45

"Won't you change your mind? I'm worried about Kendall's death," Noah replied as he took Kendall back to the hospital.

Kendall smiled. "Did I think you were a principled person? How long have you learned mamersonal when it comes to work?" he asked referring to Noah' questionable removal of his name from the list of those who would be involved in the operation.

"I'm sorry ... I did it because I thought I might die worrying about you. Especially in this one ... I can't be here Kendall."

"I know. It's your brother's engagement party. It's only natural that you put your family first .... And you haven't been to the operation before, so what are you worried about? Noah, your line is different and so is yours. I hope next time you don't interfere with my responsibility in this job. "

"I'm sorry Kendall. I know I made a mistake ... But aren't you going to attend Grayson's birthday party? That person is important to you, isn't he?"

"There's someone more important to me now," the maiden answered directly and seriously.

"Kendall please change your mind. Just stick to your duty of guarding Grayson Hoffman. Don't take a risk on this one," Noah still convinced.

Kendall looked at the speaker. "Even before you moved to our department, this is how my life is, Noah. You know this is my life as a police officer. And if you're like that in every operation I'm going to have ... you'd better stop flirting," he said. tough he says.

Noah was stunned and immediately parked the car. "Please don't misunderstood. It's only natural on my part to worry about your safety."

Kendall let out a deep sigh and looked straight out of the car. "Stop flirting Noah ... You'll be hard and hurt just because of me. I don't want you to be like this. You're not this kind of cop and you're not this kind of friend either. If we continue this situation we're both not will be comfortable with our work. "

Noah bent down and held his forehead. "A-are you rejecting me because I care for you, Kendall?"

"Yes ... I know you're hurt by that worry. You're a friend and you're important to me. I don't want to ruin our marriage because of something I can't give you. I'm sorry Noah ... but the The only thing running through my mind now is to return my former love for work and nothing else ... I don't want to pay attention to anything that has to do with the heart ... I'm sorry. "

The young man did not answer immediately. From the nod it turned its gaze out of the car window.

"I know you're being like this ... because you're hurting right now. I can feel it. You can reject me as many times as you want ... but that won't stop me from loving you Kendall. "

Kendall's face became more formal. "I'll tell you myself Noah. Just stop that while it's still early because you'll also get to the point where you'll get tired and you'll get tired of hoping."

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Shangrila Hotel. Party day. About eight o'clock in the evening. Prominent guests are starting to flock to Grayson’s birthday celebration. Most of them were the wealthy friends and business associates of billionaire Don Arthur. Others were friends of the couple and Cady’s relatives. Everyone was dressed in formal and elegant clothes.

Grayson kept looking around as in those moments the handsomeness was floating because of his expensive suit. Its eyes are obviously looking for something. He spotted to one side the lonely and quiet Noah. It was standing and just looking around while holding a wine glass.

He simply approached it. He stepped aside and when a waiter passed by with a tray of wines, he picked up a glass.

Noah turned to him and raised the glass he was holding.

"Happy Birthday," it greeted.

"Thanks," he replied and at the same time also held up the wine glass.

They stood side by side for a while but did not talk. Grayson was the first to break the silence.

"Where is she?"

Noah already knew what the purpose was when the man approached him. "She's not coming. She's on duty right now."

Grayson took a deep breath. "I'm not expecting ... but I'm still hoping she can come."

"Stop hoping. It's impossible for her to come. So just enjoy your night."

"How is her grandfather?"

"Still in ICU and unconscious."

"I hope he'll recover soon ..." Grayson said weakly.

Noah looked at the speaker. "Isn't it awkward that you're talking about other woman on your engagement night? And I think it is more awkward that you're talking about her to your fiancée's brother."

Grayson drank wine and laughed to himself. "Yeah, I know. But it doesn't mean anything now. I just want to know if she's okay ... and I approach you because I think it's time for us to shake off our bad feeling towards one another. Let's move on and be comfortable with each other now. "

Without hesitation Noah extended his right hand to Grayson. "No problem with me. I know I wasn't comfortable with you but I never had bad feeling for you in the first place."

Grayson smiled wryly and shook the young man's hand.

"Will you call me big bro now?" Noah's office.

"I think so," Grayson laughed as he nodded.

In the distance Grayson saw his girlfriend approaching. It had just arrived and it was obvious that it had prepared well for the celebration. Wearing this pink and glowing gown is a good thing for a woman. Her hair was raised and the make-up was simple adapted to her young age. In those times Cady was the most beautiful woman in his eyes.

"You're sister is coming. I have to leave you by yourself now."

Grayson left the speaker to greet Cady but before he could get away he faced her again. He mustered up the courage before resigning.

"T-Take good care of Kendall."

"You don't have to tell me that Grayson ... because I'll always will," Noah replied seriously.

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In a nearby province of Metro Manila. Maghahatingabi. Kendall was lying on the side of the road. He was wearing black tights, black close -fitting tops and a jacket. He had long hair in a ponytail and wore a black hat. Earlier he was observing a large mansion with high walls. If you look at it, you will think that priests or nuns live here and not criminals.

The mansion is next to a church and outside it is full of religious deEsthertions. There are even words from the bible written on its wall. And at the entrance of the gate there are images of saints and saints. The gate and wall are so high that no one has any idea what is going on inside it other than thinking that the people living here are religious.

"Now," Kendall said briefly as he put the pin mic attached to his chest to his mouth.

He came a little closer to the end of the wall of the house and threw a pebble into its yard. He was stationed in a relatively secret place. He then turned on the cellphone video.

"Is it clear inspector?" question of the operator of the discarded camera.

Kendall studied the angle carefully. Based on what he sees, the landing position of the discarded camera is good.

"Turn around," he commanded.

He saw a man guarding the gate. And there’s also standing near where the camera falls.

"You focus on the guard at the gate and on standing near the camera."

The interlocutor immediately followed suit. And he noticed that there were guns stuffed around the men's waists.

"Turn around," he ordered again.

He studied the interior of the yard carefully. On the side of the wall he was standing on only one was closely guarded. He spent a few more minutes. When the surroundings became quiet and there were few people and vehicles passing by, he stood on the other sidewalk. He faced the part of the wall where he was about a distance from where the guard was.

"I'm going in," he said.

"Be careful inspector."

He moved a little away from the stand and jumped. He ran and effortlessly climbed the high wall. It seems to be flying on the ascent with extreme lightness of the body. Even when he landed in the yard, he didn't even make any noise.

Kendall immediately grabbed the hidden whip in the jacket and silently hid behind the gardens. He walked towards the nearest guard. He blew the whip and hit the neck of the standing man with a sleeping needle.

The man felt it hit his neck. He looked behind him but before he could untie it, Kendall gave him a strong blow to the face and hit him in the neck with a gun until he gradually fell asleep. He picked up the man and leaned against the wall. He adjusted it as if he had just fallen asleep on guard.

"One down," he said with a smile.

His next target is the guard at the gate. But he could hear people having fun inside the house and the gate was right in front of the main door. Although it is more than a hundred meters apart, he can still be seen. He thought of taking off the sleeping guard's jacket and putting it on. He even lowered the front of his hat and casually walked closer to the gate. He acted like one of the syndicates.

"Oh what are you doing here?" asked the guard at the gate.

Kendall raised his voice. "I'm telling you something."

He approached and acted like the guard was whispering. When the man brought his ear closer, he suddenly stabbed him in the neck with a needle. He quickly pulled out his pistol strapped to his waist and simply hit it on the neck. He pulled out of the jacket his own gun with a silencer and fired the cctvs. He also shot the double-barreled gate locks.

"It's tomorrow."

"We're ready."

Kendall turned to a nearby chair and seated the sleeping guard there. No noise again he explored the yard. He puts to sleep every guard who approaches and shoots every cctv to watch until he can enter inside the mansion from the back door.

"You can climb walls as well. You can enter at the same time. All the guards are asleep," he told his colleagues.

He glanced at the people rejoicing inside the big house. He saw that there were female comforters with him.

“Let’s be careful of attacks with civilians inside,” he reminded comrades.

Most of the men were drunk so it became easy for him to explore the house. He climbed the stairs without noticing her. Arriving at the top he peered through each room one by one.

When he opened a room closest to the stairs he saw a man. It was alone and sitting on a long couch while someone sniffed at the opposite center table. He waited for the man to look up. And when he saw it he immediately faced it. This is the appointed leader of the syndicate.

He took off the jacket he was wearing and the only thing he left high was the almost sleeveless inner body. He squeezed the gun in the back. He took off his hat. She let her hair down and waved it a little. She confidently entered the room with a charming look and smiles.

"Who are you?!" at once the man's gun pointed at him.

Kendall smiled and flirted as he stared at the drunken drug leader. He was still young and he estimated that he would not be over forty years old.

"Who are you?!" this question again.

"I was sent for you," he replied softly.

The man stared at Kendall from head to toe. She smiled when she realized how beautiful and sexy the future was. Shaking it slowly lowered the gun.

"Looks like they had a special gift for my birthday ah. Come here next to me!" excited to command it.

Kendall approached with a smile. As soon as she sat down, the man immediately tried to kiss her. But even before his lips touched hers, he quickly knelt on his stomach and twisted his neck. It immediately lost consciousness.

"Where are you!" He said smiling at the unconscious man.

Meanwhile, outside the mansion, the police entered one by one. Someone went through the gate and others jumped the wall. It simultaneously surrounded the whole house. The contented syndicate members are still unaware. Until the sleeping cctv keeper shouted out of a room.

"THE CAMERAS ARE KILLED. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN! ALERT! ALERT!"

A warning sounded throughout the house. Everyone is upset. The women screamed and one by one they hid. Each member of the syndicate was caught in their respective weapons.

Kendall heard the warning and hurried out of the room. But as he was leaving, some staff went to the leader's room. They caught up with him outside the door. The men were stunned and doubtful as they stared at him.

"Uh-uh" he said to himself.

"Who are you?!" asked a man with a brave face.

"Ahhh ... I'm the girl for your boss's birthday," he calmly replied as he simply stepped closer to the stairs.

"Why didn't you come through us? Look inside Boss!" shout one and at once point a gun at him.

One of the men entered and suddenly shouted when he saw their unconscious leader. "Boss! Boss! Block that woman!"

Even before the men could form, Kendall was already close to the stairs. Like lightning speed he pulled the gun from behind him and horizontally slid down the handle of the ladder while shooting one by one the weapon-wielding hands of the opponent. None of them fired.

Arriving in the middle of the high stairs he jumped and when he landed on the floor he quickly rolled over. His gun was silenced so that the people below were unaware of the shooting. He immediately hid in a wall.

"Where are you? I've found out," he sighed.

"We're in and we're surrounded by the whole house."

"Don't attack you first. I'll get the women out of here first."

He peeked into hiding and saw women hiding in a corner of the house. One of the women spotted him. He motioned for her to be quiet and headed for the back door. The woman nodded at him and no doubt invited her female companions to come out.

"FIND THAT WOMAN! WE'RE GONE! THE GUARDS DON'T EVEN ANSWER THEIR RADIO! GET READY!"

One by one the members of the syndicate lined up by the windows. And when the women came out, Kendall quickly followed them. As soon as he left the house, he immediately threw them down.

"Right now!" Kendall signals to colleagues.

A megaphone came to life and a policeman spoke.

"THEY ARE POLICE AND WE ARE SURROUNDING YOU. YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO GO TO SO GIVE UP AND JOIN US WELL IF YOU DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO HARM YOU."

The policemen waited for the voluntary surrender of the criminals but after a while instead of leaving, they fired bullets at the hidden policemen.

"How many of them are inside inspectors?"

"More than twenty."

Kendall plugged in a new magazine. The women panicked.

"Just lie down!" he shouted at the bewildered women.

He bravely re -entered the house. He remembers where the opponents were stationed. When he entered, he lay on the floor and shot one by one those hiding under the window.

"Come in. There are many more upstairs. Their leader is there!" he commanded.

Police entered the house while still fighting with retaliatory opponents. The criminals still have no plans to surrender.

"Your stubbornness!" Kendall said nervously.

He bravely walked around the house while shooting. He explores it so he knows where the syndicates can hide. Moments later he was suddenly stunned, he remembered the mentioned secret tunnel of the members.

“Don’t forget the secret door,” he reminded colleagues.

"Copy inspector. The outside of the house is still surrounded especially where the secret road will be penetrated."

"You're also alert there might be another secret way."

"Copy."

Kendall looked for the directed path to the said tunnel. He saw a room with stairs going down underground. He walked through it and he came to a vast meeting hall in the underground. Obviously here the syndicate is doing the planning plan because of the hanging whiteboards with the names of the people who will be victimized. The area was vast and there were a few weapons hanging on the wall. He rolled his eyes and exactly saw the two men fleeing the unconscious leader towards a door.

He fired at it quickly but the men immediately hid in a circular pole. They returned fire. They had been shooting for a long time and he had already exchanged a few magazines. When he estimated that he was about to run out of ammunition, he fearlessly ran towards the men who were hiding. Arriving in the middle of the hall he suddenly slid down on the slippery floor towards the front of the opponents. They were surprised when he appeared in front of them. He shot the men before they even had a chance to touch their guns.

He stood up breathlessly when the two opponents were startled. "I'm here in the underground. You enter the third room from the back door. There's a way to get here. I'm holding their leader."

The three comrades came and worked together to lift the leader. They left the underground and went back outside the house again. Some members still have not stopped fighting. Kendall borrowed another gun from a colleague because he no longer had ammunition.

He saw the shadow of an enemy hiding from a window on the second floor of the house. He looked for a closer spot to aim it. He ran to cross to the other side of the yard but in the middle of his run the bell of the adjacent church suddenly rang.

He stopped running. He didn't know but he suddenly remembered Grayson's ongoing celebration. It played on his mind that in those moments Grayson may have been formally committed to marriage to another woman. She sees the man's happy face as he wears the ring on Cady. Ring again and bell.

BANG!

Suddenly he could not move. He felt something hot hit his back. He wanted to look at the source of the shot but he could not move the body.

"INSPECTOR !!!!" shouted one of his companions. It approached and right in front of him it shot an opponent from behind.

Gradually something hurt his back and there was heat penetrating towards his chest. He had difficulty breathing so he was held to his chest. Her eyes widened when she saw the blood cling to her hand. Slowly his knees weakened. There was blood flowing from his mouth. His muscles were numb until he felt like he was lying on the ground.

"Inspector! Inspector! Inspector! Radio the ambulance!"

There was no stopping the surrounding colleagues calling his name. The pain coming from his back spread all over his body. His vision is blurring.

Everything is in turmoil ... He is surrounded by noise until gradually there is silence. At the same time, the whole environment is completely darkened.

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All the guests applauded. Grayson formally wore the engagement ring to Cady. Everyone raised their wine glasses as a sign of congratulations to the newly engaged couple. And after the two sat down, the host called the relatives to speak.

Noah stood up first and went to the front. Smiling it accepted the emcee's handed microphone.

"I still can't believe that Cady even got me engaged," he commented jokingly.

Everyone laughed. When Noah opened his mouth again, his cellphone suddenly rang. It could be heard all around. "I'm sorry. I'm not even allowed to turn off the phone at work," he joked again.

He rejected the call but when he returned that cellphone to his pocket a text was suddenly exposed to him.

"Inspector Whitlock was shot. He's in bad shape."

He released the microphone. The visitors were deafened by the force of its collapse.

Noah blushed. Her gaping mouth trembled. Overflowing with nervousness he left the party while the guests were left wondering.

Grayson was limited. He was gradually nervous about Noah' reaction after reading the phone. He ran after it. He blocked it before boarding the elevator.

"What's going on?" he asked breathlessly.

Noah looked at him and he still couldn't speak in extreme shock. He had a strong suspicion that it had something to do with the policewoman. Only Kendall can worry so much.

"Is there something bad happened? I-Is it about Kendall?" he said in shock.

"S-She got shot by a bullet," it said pale.

The elevator opened and before he could speak again Noah hurried to board. He was left in the hallway unable to move. He looked very shocked. He seemed to be temporarily deafened by the force of the impact on the ears of the news received. He forced himself to walk with stiff legs to follow Noah. But when he stepped forward he was suddenly grabbed by the nape.

In shock, there seemed to be a severed vein in his neck. There was a strong electricity flowing through his whole body and there was a creeping pain towards his head. He leaned one hand against the wall while the other was pinned to the head.

"Ahhhhh!"

She closes her eyes in tears. She doesn't seem to be able to cope with the pain. He knelt on the floor. What's going on with him? Gradually he heard a mixture of noises. There are many voice sources. The speakers are different. Simultaneously they were playing on his mind.

"WHO ARE YOU !!! WHO ARE YOU !!!"

"What are you going to repeat this joke ?!"

"Grayson can you marry someone who has a personality like Hailey?"

"Don't include me in your girl Grayson's collections!"

"As long as you're beside me you have purpose."

"I love you too Grayson, I love you so much ..."

"There's nothing left to lose ... I will never forget what you said today."

The voices disappeared. It was replaced by various visions.

He saw a woman challenging a career ...

He saw a woman drowning him in the swimming pool ...

He saw the beautiful and smiling face of the woman as he smeared dirt on the side of his lips ...

He watches a brave young woman fighting in front of him ...

He sees her kissing it while leaning against the wall ....

He sees her shouting at him while he is with another woman ....

She sees him shielding his body from a man's whip ....

He sees her crying as he hugs her and promises not to leave her ....

"Grayson what's wrong with you?" Cady asked in shock when she saw her boyfriend on his knees and tweaking his head.

"Grayson are you in pain?" Don Arthur asked, also worried about his grandson's temporary disappearance inside the function hall.

The two approached the man to support him. But Grayson suddenly woke up with menacing eyes. Her tears were rolling down her cheeks.

"A-Kendall .... Ma-Hailey ... Kendall ... M-Hailey ... Kendall" he stammered and repeated.

He remembered what Noah had said. He would go crazy with nervousness. He does not know what to do. He needs to save Kendall.

It can't be hurt ... It can't cry ... No one can hurt it. Nothing bad can happen to the woman he loves ...

"Kendall ... Kendall .... Kendall NOOOOOO !!!!!!"