Chapter 340 - Eagle (1/2)

”Do you think my daughter will forgive me if this succeeds?” Herman Song asked as he drove with Halia in the back seat of his car.

Earlier on, Halia and Jackson had convinced him to cooperate. If he helped them lure the corrupt officer out and they captured him, they would help him plead for a shorter sentence and they would help him reunite with his daughter.

”Your daughter might end up being my sister-in-law very soon. Technically, we are family,” Jackson said back at the hotel.

”If you don't go back to your old ways after you get released this time, I'm sure she will forgive you. The fact that she was even worried about you shows that she still thinks of you as her father. I just hope Sean manages to save your ex-wife in time,” Halia replied honestly.

The car fell silent for a while as Herman Song drove. Every now and then, he checked his rearview mirror to make sure he hadn't lost his backup. Behind him, a few cars followed inconspicuously. Leading the way was Jackson, followed by Kwon and his men.

Jackson had met Kwon when he was still a part of the gangs, but after his boss was taken down during a drug deal, he went to jail and came out a changed man. Of course, he wasn't the only one that decided to change his ways. He and a few other ex-gangster friends came up with a plan, did a few years of tough manual labor, combined their savings, and ended up opening a bar in Itaewon where they recruited other ex-convicts to work for them. The bar was appropriately named, 'Second Life Bar'; the only bar in Itaewon that was free from drugs, crime, and gang influence. If Kwon and his partners wanted to, they could recruit enough men to start their own gang and that gang would be more frightening than any gang that currently existed. Thus, no one dared to touch them.

So, when Jackson asked for Kwon's help to capture a corrupt officer linked to an international crime ring, he immediately rounded up his men and agreed.

Soon, Herman's car stopped outside an old abandoned warehouse and the cars following him stopped a little distance away where they couldn't be seen.

”Are you ready?” Herman asked.

Halia looked at the man with determination and nodded her head.

Herman was quite surprised by the woman's bravery. If his daughter was this brave as well, he would be so proud of her.

Before Halia left the hotel earlier, Jackson had already tied her hands behind her back with some rope in a way that she could easily break free, so all Herman had to do was cover her mouth with some tape to make his capture look convincing.

”Do you have anything else to say before I cover your mouth and we head in?” he asked.

”Stay safe,” Halia said. ”Even if you're willing to change, you need to stay alive.”

Herman nodded his head with confidence and covered Halia's mouth. Halia then closed her eyes and pretended she had fainted as Herman carried her into the warehouse.

Soon, she heard a voice say, ”Good job on bringing her here alive.”

Herman gently placed Halia against some wooden pallets and said, ”You must be Eagle. Have you got my money ready?”