27 - Three moves

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Pete's POV

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Pete's POV

"Just kill me...but before you do, tell me who hired you so that I know who I must wait in hell."

"Fool!" He says preparing to shoot me. "Urg!"

The masked man falls on the ground, shot.

"Professional killers don't know who their contractors are, Pete."

"Assistant Lee?!"

"Get your baby and let's get out of here."

I reload my gun, get Venice and my backpack.

As we are about to leave the room, two shadows appear pointing guns at us.

The four of us aimed at each other, holding our guns firmly.

"Hey! Don't shoot!" Nop yells.

"Pete, are you ok?!" Arm points his gun at Assistant lee while talking to me.

"I'm okay, but you two look like trash..."

"Well...there's a bunch of guys trying to kill us in the house, you know."

"The mansion was invaded, Pete! I fear we are the only ones alive." Nop added.

"This mansion is surrounded. More mercenaries will come. We must leave fast." Assistant Lee says calmly still holding her guns as neither Arm nor Nop lowered their guns.

"How did you get in here?" Nop asks.

"I'm sorry, guys. The security scheme of this mansion is no match for world class assassins. Now follow me. There's a passage to exit 500 meters far from the mansion, under the ground."

"I've been working here for many years and I've never heard of a secret passage. What if it's a trap, Pete?!

Nop asks, looking suspiciously at Assistant Lee.

"What choices do we have?! Let's go." I nod to Assistant Lee.

Assistant Lee takes the lead while Nop and Arm close the circle around me and Venice.

Amid the white smoke of the gas bombs, mercenaries appear who are repelled by us.

The mansion is very large, with lots of stairs and corridors, like a maze. But surprisingly Assistant Lee knows all the way without needing to see properly, as if she had the mansion's blueprint scanned in her memory.

We hurry through the corridors, trying not to make too much noise.

We reach the dungeon, where Assistant Lee shoots two hooded men guarding the place.

"We have around 3 minutes until the mercenary leader checks the guard posts through the wiretap and finds that these guys have been shot down."

Assistant Lee says, rushing us into the dungeon.

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