MARAUDER

The Marauder

[KINO]

            Waiting on one dimly lit corner of the street, he leans on the hood of his car with his phone on one hand and a blue plastic bag on the other. Cursing under his breath, he felt the chilly breeze enter his lungs and cough a little – growing a little impatient as the minutes pass by and his feet was now getting a little restless as it tapped lightly on the wheels of his black Audi.

Checking on his phone, the person he was supposed to meet was already twenty minutes late. He wanted to send a text message but knowing that this was one important person, he'd better show demeanor. Until a red Mercedes stopped on near his car and three men came out – two of which looked like bar bouncers except that they were looking a little formal with their black coats over their white shirts, and the other was rather skinny yet a little built, nearly his size and all in sleek black leather. This must be him, he said under his breath.

"Kang Hyunggu," a voice from one of the three men said.

"Who's looking" he asked with a little sarcasm as he held his things tightly on his hands.

"I came for Lee Huitaek," then the smaller guy came into the light and met him. Upon seeing the guy's face, he was a little apprehensive, growing a little suspicious, that this man was not the one he was expecting tonight.

"And you are?" Hyunggu asked.

"Didn't he tell you? Check your phone."

Immediately, Hyunggu does as he was said and a timely text from someone named "HUI" arrives.

Someone will come for me in my behalf. He is Yeo Changgu, but he is addressed as YeoOne. Make sure you give him what I require. You know me well and what I am capable of if you mess around with me.

Hyunggu returned his attention to the guy named YeoOne and showed him the bag that contained what Hui was asking for. "Since when were you connected with Hui?" Hyunggu said as he stashed his phone onto his pocket.

"Since he paid all my debts from the other guys," YeoOne replied as he typed a text to Hui about the meeting at present. Of course, any guy from any syndicate would know that "other guys" meant other underground organizations dealing with illegal business.

Hyunggu then handed the blue plastic bag to YeoOne and immediately gives it to the other two who stood behind the latter. "Check the bag. You know what is required, boys." YeoOne commanded. "How much have you sold?" He asked, returning his attention to Hyunggu who was already feeling a little uncomfortable as he opened a bottle of water and drank from it.

"Not much," the latter replied as he recapped the bottle and stashed it onto his car. "I only do what is required from me, and that includes the free grams I promised Hui for every delivery."

YeoOne was a little taken aback as he heard Hyunggu's reply, his face showing disbelief. "After all these years, surely you must have some funding."

"I'm only a small-time proprietor," Hyunggu was already telling himself to keep calm to avoid any tendency to pull his gun from the back of his pants and shoot YeoOne on the face if the latter continues to pester him with questions outside this transaction.

"Hui, I suppose, is your biggest investor, isn't he?" Hyunggu only jerked his brows to reply. "We both know he only hires the intelligent and the best. Surely, he favors you the most with this."