They waited in a shady alleyway, observing which store the woman would go to. As soon as she walked into one of the stores, Ace lifted his hand, giving the signal to move out. The men hid themselves around the entrance of the store and waited for her to come out.
A short period of time later, she finally came back out. The minute she stepped through the doorway, they pounced on her, restraining her.
Ace placed the tape over her mouth, muting her screams. "Don’t worry, lass, you’ll be thanking us for bringing you to a better place later."
After fully securing the woman, Ace gave the orders to head back to base.
The trip back was uneventful and without any obstructions. Once they got back, Ace had the men take the woman over to the women’s quarters to get cleaned up while Ace made his way over to report to Dillon.
Dillon was currently getting ready to meet the higher-ups of the gang when he heard a knock on his door.
"Come in," he said casually while he buttoned up his shirt.
Ace opened the door and carefully walked in, trying to assess his boss’s mood. "Hello, boss, we just came back from our mission," he said.
"And? Did you find the weapon?" asked Dillon without turning his head to look at Ace.
Ace clammed up, hoping that Dillon’s anger wouldn’t flare up. "No, unfortunately it seems like whoever the shooter was got away... but I do have some interesting information!" he said quickly. Sweat dripped down his forehead, and his palms were clammy.
Ever since Dillon got promoted in the ranks of the gang, the power quickly went to his head, and he began to act more and more ruthless. Even his own girlfriend was treated more like an item than a human.
Dillon frowned but was too curious to blow up in anger. "What information?" he asked quickly.
"We found these bullets inside the dead bodies. They’re very different from any bullet I’ve ever seen, and also very heavy," Ace quickly said and held out the three cleaned black bullets in his hand for Dillon to see.
Dillon finished buttoning up his shirt and began rolling up the sleeves of his shirt while looking at himself in the mirror. Only after he was finished did he turn to look at the bullets in Ace’s hand.
While he was no weapons expert, he did feel that these bullets were a bit unusual. He picked one up, feeling its heft in his hand.
"You said that at the time of shooting, there was not a single sound?" he asked while studying the bullet.
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