Chapter One: The Gritcopyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvWKFH3TFh
“Are you sure you want to do that?” Max said as his companion lit a cigarette.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNsE0DFavc
“Yeah, it makes us look less conspicuous.” Said Mark. copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kHm0hNeac
“You're only allowed three a week, you sure you want to waste one here?” Max asked.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqHqbn8fgN
“It's extra, came with the disguise, man.” Mark said with a bit of a grin.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxAZbBCQL7
“How'd ya swing that, then?” Max asked him.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SrKfs23Hc
“I told you, it makes us look less conspicuous. You look fucking federal.”copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbDWCOkK4A
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡxA88zjKcaw
“Pff, I dunno.” Said Mark with his slightly brighter coloured outfit. “Shit, here they come.”copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdoLYEe0HV
A car pulled into the dimly lit car park where the two men were conversing. copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡdW6QTJFdtJ
“Trap them in.” Mark said as they approached the car, covering the exit. “Remain confidant and don't show them any fear.”copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1kWaUfU6q
“I fear no man.” Max replied, with a sly smile.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqDPcBtqCb
Three men in their early 20s got out the car. copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡlP7sG1bmfF
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53Gp0RjgLq
“Alright, lads.” Max replied. “You got some product for us, then?”copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcQj13Vvtx
“Easy...” Mark whispered in a voice just loud enough for Max to hear.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPnOi4Ptq5
“Fuck me, you're keen, ain't ya!” Said the speaker from the group. “You must really want to get high..heh heh.”copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8w8PW8Ggor
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5DxoFAka4
“How do I know you guys aren't swine?” Said the speaker.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQUgFckuGL
“Do I fucking look federal?” Asked Max.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPhIEeRlug
“Well I dunno, do I?” The speaker replied.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡNalrIK6i5g
“Listen, we've got money if you've got product.” Mark said.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡnX7idMvyhb
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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡkR0CAFQr0k
“Got a blade?” He asked the main speaker from the group. Max was unwilling to show them that he was armed.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡINu4edOlvT
“Aye, I do...thanks for asking..” The main said sarcastically.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTRJc5wHDN
“Well let's see it, then. I need to get this package open.” Max told him.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYFTAfzqHz
“You ain't touching my blade, boy.” Said the speaker, advancing slightly on Max, squaring up to him.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpnftCsiXY
“Here...” Mark said, anticipating the situation. “Take mine.” He handed Max a small dagger. copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzS3j48PMM
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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEKiykx7Lf
“You've already crushed it?” Max said. “I was told you'd have rocks.”copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwE4M7HfpF
“I wanna see some notes first, then maybe you'll see some rock.” The man said.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBf7EybNoX
Max nodded at Mark, who dropped his cigarette and extinguished it under his foot before producing a roll of bank notes.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2CjkbESip
“There's a grand, there.” Mark said. “And there's 5 more in it for you if you've got the rocks.”copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70WM5IUMYj
“I didn't come all this way for a thousand notes, pal. I wanna see the rest.” The speaker said.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcVHjAfvnE
“Well we want to see some rocks, then.” Mark said. copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWG6g1hUUz
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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2zhOEZIrX
The main speaker caught Max's eye, then looked over his shoulder at the car himself. copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TaYAtyQZV
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsSby8dP28
“Fuck!” He heard Mark exclaim, before he rushed forwards.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnaZEZEEI6
Max moved diagonally forwards towards the second man, while Mark engaged the third.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLZMJzghqf
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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVI57hdl7g
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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwDEwiEbWm
Mark swiftly took a pair of handcuffs from inside his own jacket and put them on him.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡhy7glRQB8h
The first man, the one who was doing all the talking was just standing up now.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmcArkRFFY
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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9vzN2RsdO
“Where are the fucking keys?” He asked, aggressively. copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvnWMIOCkW
“Aaahh, you're gonna break my fucking arm, man!” He shouted.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcj7NKrEp7
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlg9U4cMwq
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlVYiHH6k2
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3efml26NHw
“What about that one?” Said Mark, nodding towards the other man Max had fought with.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlRavMfHzL
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7a739pKQv5
“Jackpot. There's easily £10,000 worth in here.” Mark said.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyj8VFa2sR
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡymcqxHdMpM
“Fuck you, pig fucker.” Said his suspect. copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxXFA65lXB
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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQaKY5p87S
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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Gfc7MUkzk
“Well, that could have gone a lot better.” Said Mark, as the two of them walked through the doors of the Police Station.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77R5NsbTN9
“We got everything we needed, didn't we?” Max said.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡueZEYXKo6R
“Yeah, and now we'll have to stay all night doing the paper work.” Mark replied.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6ywjFie0S
“We were going to have to do that anyway.” Max told him.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡy70qcNToHH
“We could've avoided that fight” Mark said. “You can't keep flying off the handle like that.”copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡybVxQUvAiC
“I knew it was in the boot, man.” Max said.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡszJ062FohF
“How?” Mark askedcopyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQNhh05apM
“I saw them looking.” Max said.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXXMvOH1o0
“I dunno if that's gonna be a good enough reason to use for starting a punch up like that.” Mark told him.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRAmRGpx5H
“They were there, though.” Max argued. “We got three collars as a result.”copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmx0DO0IZq
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQnsDThkUF
“Well...” Max started, but Mark cut him off.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyxUVoBlWG
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ292A9Foaoo
“I'm not that bad.” Said Max. “I get dangerous criminals off the street and that's what matters.” copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡASfYlSRCdM
“Just 'cause you know Kaju-whatsit, doesn't mean you can start throwing your fists around.” Said Mark.copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡiykPtfe4Aa
“Kajukenbo.” Max corrected him. “Ka-Ju-Ken-Bo.” He pronounced each syllable. “Karate, Jujitsu, Kenpo and Boxing. All mixed together.”copyright protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDjNdttBER
“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 protection16ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fKfd585Il
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