Big trouble in little india

[diputs1269]

Looking forward to a nice and blissful ending.

[ilikeoldchangke]

It ends today

Still editing the final bits.

Want to make sure it's good enough before updating.



James

[miraclebelow]

Originally Posted by ilikeoldchangke

It ends today

Still editing the final bits.

Want to make sure it's good enough before updating.



James

ITS TIME. Macam avengers endgame.

[dogman]

Today is endgame!!!!think will break all boxoffice records!!!!

[Tai_zi21]

Originally Posted by ilikeoldchangke

It ends today

Still editing the final bits.

Want to make sure it's good enough before updating.



James

Will be patiently waiting for it... and I really hope u kill that Son of a bitch...

[Kovovo]

Bro ilock, how abt a teaser trailer first?
An excerpt from a paragraph....

[hwilliam]

Yes, release one paragraph per hour, we will go nuts refreshing this page and your blog.

[reflexk]

Hitting F5 key every few minutes on this page
Can't wait for the finale...

[Flyer1]

F5..... F5.......F5.......tick tock tick tock

[btblue8]

Very unproductive today 😂

[Thunder God]

Xue Hwa suddenly had to go into labour ....

[madmen11]

Refresh refresh refresh...

[ahtiko]

Jialat could not concentrate on work lol

[Ericgamer]

Checking for update every hour since morning!
For bro ilock work, it's worth it man!

[ilikeoldchangke]

Barely 3 blocks away after we started running we heard the roar of a motorcycle engine as it ran parallel to the side of the road that we are running along.
It charged towards us, mounting the kerb and turfing. I barely pulled Xuehua out of the way as the man jumped off the bike, letting it cruise for a few metres before dropping onto the pavement.



He kept his helmet on which helped in protecting his head but with Xuehua and I working together, he lasted barely 30 seconds before he knelt down with his back facing us and clutching onto his groin where Xuehua just kneed him in.

I went to lift up the motorcycle while Xuehua emptied the man’s pocket and took his photo together with some loose change that totalled less than $50.

We hopped onto the bike and rode off without helmets.

As we rode towards Seletar airport, we saw a couple of cars heading in the opposite direction apply their brakes when we sped past.

It’s only a matter of time before they catch up.

I took a gamble and sped down the entrance to the expressway. Sengkang is just one exit away.

Thankfully we made it without picking up a new tail.

I went straight to the temple where I have a storage account.



Xuehua and I ditched the bike 2 blocks away and made the rest of the journey on foot.
I could see construction works and cameras being put up at the lift lobbies of the housing estate.

We’re lucky it was still being introduced in phases.

In a matter of years, the entire island will be covered by a intricate network of cameras that will make movements like this impossible.

There will be no place else to hide.

I entered the temple and saw the caretaker cleaning up the altar and replacing the offerings of fresh fruits to the deities.

He saw me arriving and went to the back room with me.



I emptied out my stash and told him I needed a ride.

Caretaker : Car is on level 3B just around the bent….. will you be bringing it back or we will need to pick is up…..

Jeff : you will need to pick it up…

Caretaker : pick up has an additional surcharge of $750…..plus the car usage for 24 hours…. Total of $1750…..

He rattled off as he opened a drawer before pulling out a set of car keys and a GPS location token. I counted out the cash and handed it to the caretaker.

Caretaker : Activate the device after you are done….we will handle the rest…. Dispose off the car keys…..

Jeff : Thank you…

Caretaker : will we be seeing you anytime soon …… Hibiki…. And Jane ….

I froze and I looked at the caretaker.

How the fuck does he know who I am ?

He smiled and pulled out a tablet, activated the screen and orientated it towards me.

Ron put out an alert to all the underground storage for Jane and me.



Caretaker : I’m not the only one that knows…. They burnt you both….

Jeff : $250000 ? they’re paying 250k for both of us….. ??

Caretaker : a bit of an insult isn’t it.. ?

He kept the tablet and got up to light some incense for the deities.

Caretaker : our reputation…. As bearers of secrets….. is priceless….. Ron…. Of all people should know….

Xuehua : you….you know Ron ??

Caretaker : Who doesn’t ? …. Haha….. underground storage….shadow banks… private gunsmiths….muscle for hires…. Ron… enabled a whole parallel universe for people and trades like us to survive and thrive…. As long as we follow the rules….


Xuehua : Why are you helping us then….? You would be in his good books for turning us in….

Caretaker : hahaha…. He rearranged some fruits before opening a new bag of candies into a dish….250k… is nothing…. To people in trades like us…and Ron knows that…. No one will put decades of reputation on the line for such money….. which…. In turn….. tells us something….


Jeff : What is that ? ….

Caretaker : Ron is giving you a way out…. And the burnt notice is but a message…. That we should do what we can to help….

Xuehua : Are you serious…. ?


Caretaker : Ron has to answer to his superiors too… putting a red notice out…. Takes care of that… but his superiors…. Has no idea of the kind of world we operate in….they would never know the message that is so obvious in this….

He turned away from us and went on to sweep up the ashes left by the incense around the base of the altar, a clear sign that the conversation is over.

I took the car keys and the caretaker called out after us as we left the temple.


Caretaker : Good luck…

I checked the car plate number and we hurried to the carpark. I would have expected a non-descript car that will blend into the roads but it’s a fucking S-class cabriolet in red.

Xuehua : well…. I guess this justifies the 1750 you paid….

I looked at the car plate of the 7 cars lined up in a row with the same premutation of 4 digits of 1688, from Toyotas to Hyundai, even a 12 foot truck, it was obvious they all belonged to the same owner.

He could have just given me the silver Toyota.

I looked at the key fob in my hand and I hit it again just to be sure it was the S class. There’s no indication of any kind that would have told me in advance what car I am getting. It was just a piece of plain black plastic.

Jeff : fuck it… let’s go…


Xuehua : well… I guess the last place they would be looking would be a couple in a S class…

I pulled out of the carpark and started to make my way to Bukit TImah. Yiling’s place.

Inside the stash I took out from the temple, there’s a phone with a burner sim card I bought off a construction worker heading back to his country for good.

I called Yiling and asked if the ticket out of the country she offered earlier is still valid.

Yiling : of course…. The whole world is looking for you by the way….

Jeff : I know… Can you arrange a way out for 2…. ?


Yiling : of course….. keep this line open… I’ll call back in a bit to give you the location…

Jeff : Is your place safe for us ?

Yiling : I’m sorry…. No… anyone with a connection to you has been placed under watch…. Including me… there’s 2 cars parked in right in front of my place…. I’m not sure who they belong to…

Jeff : thanks for the help…

Yiling : consider it a favour….haha…. perhaps one day I might ask one of you…

Jeff : haha…ok…

I hung up and I could see Xuehua eyeing me from the corner of her eye but she said nothing. She asked for the phone and she made a call to the storage facility at Chinatown.

She asked for some stuff to be sent to the open carpark at Mt Vernon sanctuary.
Xuehua : you want anything from your cupboard ??

Jeff : Yes… there’s a black bag at the very bottom…. Just that… and a sketchbook…there’ only one in the cupboard… thank you…

Xuehua told the pawnshop about what was needed and told me to head over to the open carpark of the sanctuary with funeral halls spread out throughout the sprawling compound.

We were both tired and exhausted by then and we pulled into a lot.

Opening the window slightly, we decided to catch some shuteye.

It was not uncommon to see people sleeping in the car at that place.

Some of the family members of the deceased stay over at the hall throughout the duration of the wake.

We will look just like any other couple catching some quick winks.


10am
The phone I was carrying rang and I jumped.
It was from the pawn shop at chinatown.

I handed it over to Xuehua who answered it.

She said nothing and hung up after 2 seconds. Right about then, a large white van pulled into the carpark.

Xuehua got out of the car and the van pulled into the lot beside us.

I opened the boot and the things we requested from the storage was loaded into our car by a staff of the pawn show.

After he was done, he got into the car after giving Xuehua a nod and drove off.

We were starving by then but we were did not want to show our face anywhere too public.

We went down to Kallang and ordered our meals via a drive through at the fast food restaurant. Then we went to the open air carpark of Kallang Leisure park.

The wide open space allowed us a 360 degree unblocked view of anyone heading towards us.

We ate quietly in the car. Halfway through my burger I turned to Xuehua.

Jeff : I can’t believe how fucked up a father I am…..there’s hardly any nutrition from this shit we are eating….

I gestured the the sad looking burger in our hands.

Xuehua laughed.

Xuehua : I’m kind of digging the sugary coke now though….


2pm
I got a call from Yiling and she told us were to go.

Yiling : Go to Changi Jetty… 5pm…. My man Lucas ferries people over to Pulau Ubin….

Jeff : Are we crossing from Ubin ? that place is heavily patrolled….

Yiling : Yes… even more so for tonight….. I’ve arranged for a major bust to go down tonight… there’s a dealer I want to burn….

Jeff : what ? …

Yiling : He’s coming in with 3kg of Heroin…. Coast guard and the narcotics agency will be there in full force…

Jeff : And we are going to walk right into it… ?

YIling : The most dangerous place is the safest…. No one knows about this as of now…the authorities are on standby,,, I have yet to made known the location of the bust to them…. Get to the jetty and board Lucas’s boat to Ubin…. You will not land on the island….

While the bust is going on and the action is going on with officers swarming the boat that the trafficker is coming in from Malaysia, we will be transferring to a boat that is making it’s way to pengerang.

Jeff : What about passport and identifications… ?

Yiling : you don’t clear the immigrations …. Another boat will link up and take you along another route to a private jetty…. I have car and some money waiting at the carpark…. You’re on your own from there…

I hesitated for a while before thanking Yiling for making the arrangements.

Jeff: i can’t thank you enough for this…

Yiling : it’s a favour… from a drug lord…. You better return it next time…

Jeff : hahah…. I’ll be sure to…

Yiling : alright…. Go get ready…

I hung up and I told Xuehua about the arrangements.

We finished up our meal and drove over to Changi early to stake out the spot.

It’s a quiet afternoon at the jetty. The place is hardly crowded on weekdays.

Xuehua and I went to the row of shops selling camping gear and supplies and we bought some necessities for a long drive. From portable cookers to sleeping bags, even a tent for 2.
Fishing rods, cutters, utility pliers, salt pills, fire starters, basically anything that we can buy and fit into the large canvas bag we got from the shop.

We don’t know where we are going yet in Malaysia.
It’s a big country and it’s easy to disappear. It’s just a matter of where.

The hunt for Owen is not over, but we have more pressing matters on hand.

With so many parties looking for us, if we get caught, it’s all over.



Survivor is the only thing on our mind now.

I feel really weird and excited right now. It was a feeling that is difficult to describe.
Like that anticipation of being able to get away from it all, similar to the game of catch you play back in school. As you get older, your area of play gets bigger, from the neighbourhood playground to an entire HDB block.