Chapter One: The Gritcopyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPa97vHeK7
“Are you sure you want to do that?” Max said as his companion lit a cigarette.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGbo87LrWb
“Yeah, it makes us look less conspicuous.” Said Mark. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GK7BxYwKb
“You're only allowed three a week, you sure you want to waste one here?” Max asked.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡcW3d0iuJRt
“It's extra, came with the disguise, man.” Mark said with a bit of a grin.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡemS5JkU7cb
“How'd ya swing that, then?” Max asked him.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlrtCIYbQS
“I told you, it makes us look less conspicuous. You look fucking federal.”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZBlbhLoU2
“I'm alright, aren't I?” Max said. He gestured down at his outfit. Black leather jacket covering a long sleeve plain black t-shirt with black jeans and black leather boots. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Bxv6TQusS
“Pff, I dunno.” Said Mark with his slightly brighter coloured outfit. “Shit, here they come.”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyBL7H3jMM
A car pulled into the dimly lit car park where the two men were conversing. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01rcYsRUgR
“Trap them in.” Mark said as they approached the car, covering the exit. “Remain confidant and don't show them any fear.”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmNquUBeSN
“I fear no man.” Max replied, with a sly smile.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk410thhIU
Three men in their early 20s got out the car. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdnoSEF82c
“Alright, fellas.” Said the one who'd gotten out from the driver's seat. He was clearly the boss of this operation, the other two were just muscle. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPDuPOosYX
“Alright, lads.” Max replied. “You got some product for us, then?”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF2tuVsZfQ
“Easy...” Mark whispered in a voice just loud enough for Max to hear.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3u7y1koFd
“Fuck me, you're keen, ain't ya!” Said the speaker from the group. “You must really want to get high..heh heh.”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLFE1b9NVt
“I just want to get this done before the pigs show up.” Max said. Mark shot him a quick sideways glance as he said these words. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeGnbxIKNR
“How do I know you guys aren't swine?” Said the speaker.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡwST3bPUjh7
“Do I fucking look federal?” Asked Max.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyIh6yWiJY
“Well I dunno, do I?” The speaker replied.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEPKqXZIpA
“Listen, we've got money if you've got product.” Mark said.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡq09xYQkUkF
One of the other guys threw Max a small package, which he caught with his left hand. He initially reached for the small dagger, safely sheathed and strapped inside his jacket, before hesitating for a second and returning his hand to his side. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkH8ab0ktp
“Got a blade?” He asked the main speaker from the group. Max was unwilling to show them that he was armed.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrqH4DywqA
“Aye, I do...thanks for asking..” The main said sarcastically.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXy6mOgeBZ
“Well let's see it, then. I need to get this package open.” Max told him.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡigwmczdIhr
“You ain't touching my blade, boy.” Said the speaker, advancing slightly on Max, squaring up to him.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡenZqahIx9N
“Here...” Mark said, anticipating the situation. “Take mine.” He handed Max a small dagger. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLfl0Tg97B
Max took it and made a small incision in the package that revealed a snow white powder, before handing the dagger back to Mark. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfy0jXhHph
“You've already crushed it?” Max said. “I was told you'd have rocks.”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtksqso8tl
“I wanna see some notes first, then maybe you'll see some rock.” The man said.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdfcg2VbJ9
Max nodded at Mark, who dropped his cigarette and extinguished it under his foot before producing a roll of bank notes.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjVUDKevgW
“There's a grand, there.” Mark said. “And there's 5 more in it for you if you've got the rocks.”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkKKDnIAyX
“I didn't come all this way for a thousand notes, pal. I wanna see the rest.” The speaker said.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡelu3SKTe8e
“Well we want to see some rocks, then.” Mark said. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ280TM4TMLJ
One of the other men glanced over his shoulder, back at the car they pulled up it. Max followed his gaze..he was looking at the boot of the car. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQpxWa3J7N
The main speaker caught Max's eye, then looked over his shoulder at the car himself. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpFDnbMikZ
“Now or never.” Max thought to himself, before sending a fast, snapping front kick into the speaker's groin, causing him gasp surprise and buckle forwards in pain. Max took this opportunity to lean forward and send a powerful knee strike into his face, breaking his nose.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡrulj9zuKTS
“Fuck!” He heard Mark exclaim, before he rushed forwards.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡU52BDanlgK
Max moved diagonally forwards towards the second man, while Mark engaged the third.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDR5Ru4nvi
Max's opponent had produced a knife while the initial scuffle ensued. Max was still carrying the package of white powder, which he flung towards the face of his opponent, buying him enough time to deliver another snapping front kick to his opponent's wrist, causing him to drop the knife and the rush forwards to send a flurry of fast and hard punches to his face and chest. They stumbled backwards far enough for Max to send another powerful stamping front kick into his opponent's groin, again buckling him forwards at the waist so Max to deliver a final hammer fisted strike to the back of his neck.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUTOLhEUm3
He looked over to see Mark ducking a hooking punch from his own opponent and countering with an uppercut to the body, before standing up and delivering a hooking punch of his own to his opponent's face, knocking him to the floor.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWWSjPxNVC
Mark swiftly took a pair of handcuffs from inside his own jacket and put them on him.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQ0Nd31tHU
The first man, the one who was doing all the talking was just standing up now.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jrAcvQWhV
Max grabbed him by the hair and pulled him the rest of the way up to his feet, then with his other hand, grabbed their hand and twisted it into a painful wrist lock. He marched him over to the car and threw him against the bonnet. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRh1K7w8M9
“Where are the fucking keys?” He asked, aggressively. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHnE3ZUoUS
“Aaahh, you're gonna break my fucking arm, man!” He shouted.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡXACZouRyF7
“I'll break your neck if you don't give me the keys!” Max shouted at him, applying more pressure to the joint lock.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4s8zSs2geD
“They're in my pocket, ahhhh just let me go!” He cried. Max reached inside his victim's pocket and produced a set of car keys, which he threw to Mark.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoXit51PCv
“Check the boot while I deal with this one.” Max said, producing a set of handcuffs of his own and suitably restraining his suspect. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PHSjWENKh
“What about that one?” Said Mark, nodding towards the other man Max had fought with.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCO5R2fdWJ
“He's unconscious. I'll deal with him in a second.” Max said. He held his conscious suspect while Mark looked in the boot of the car.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRN07R1nex
“Jackpot. There's easily £10,000 worth in here.” Mark said.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡufP3RXIM6v
“Well in that case...” Max said “I'm arresting you on suspicion of possession of Glass Dream with intent to supply. You do not have to say anything, but you may get harmed if you attempt to resist. Do you understand?”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90MZAxdpS4
“Fuck you, pig fucker.” Said his suspect. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYf08Dg0H4
Max threw his suspect towards Mark, who grabbed him and threw him to the ground with the other man he'd arrested, while Max went over and cuffed the other man, slapped his face to bring him around, then read him his rights too.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡln29KezrIc
After a brief radio conversation, a pair of squad cars arrived to escort the two suspects and Max and Mark back to the Police Station. copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡcni7TDGlPr
“Well, that could have gone a lot better.” Said Mark, as the two of them walked through the doors of the Police Station.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkuMNPtBhn
“We got everything we needed, didn't we?” Max said.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡskRMud1ZmI
“Yeah, and now we'll have to stay all night doing the paper work.” Mark replied.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCDRvv4GKl
“We were going to have to do that anyway.” Max told him.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxdPH5g1wO
“We could've avoided that fight” Mark said. “You can't keep flying off the handle like that.”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgVJeVjzf5
“I knew it was in the boot, man.” Max said.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0X1qcmycC
“How?” Mark askedcopyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07M5EuDdRG
“I saw them looking.” Max said.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ822tLDkGAg
“I dunno if that's gonna be a good enough reason to use for starting a punch up like that.” Mark told him.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtrdhTQzaf
“They were there, though.” Max argued. “We got three collars as a result.”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77xYrV1hsJ
“One day you're gonna start a fight with some innocents and then you'll be in the shit.” Mark told him. “Do ya think they're gonna let you join the Armed Response Unit when you can't even keep your hands in your pockets?”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8K1GjVqtb7
“Well...” Max started, but Mark cut him off.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2C7CoOD9h
“If they give you a gun, you'll end up shooting someone who doesn't deserve it and you'll not only get thrown off the force, you'll go to prison for murder.” copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡGazDXUCNFL
“I'm not that bad.” Said Max. “I get dangerous criminals off the street and that's what matters.” copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKN3gUTpra
“Just 'cause you know Kaju-whatsit, doesn't mean you can start throwing your fists around.” Said Mark.copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8IAO0Zctv
“Kajukenbo.” Max corrected him. “Ka-Ju-Ken-Bo.” He pronounced each syllable. “Karate, Jujitsu, Kenpo and Boxing. All mixed together.”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAEG8CGiYC
“Aye, whatever. We'd better get to de-briefing and then get started on this paper work.” Mark told him. “We really are gonna be here all night now.”copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2iWLGTiQW
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