Upon gaining consciousness a few hours later, William realised Gregory had tricked his own soldiers, and was furious.
"I want him to be tracked down immediately!" William ordered Sherman, who was present at the scene. "Spare no effort in finding Gregory Alexovich!"
Sherman nodded and left the room, accompanied by three soldiers. Passing William's command to all the other British soldier, they began the hunt for Gregory.
Duo Cheng, who was walking around town at that time, saw Sherman patrolling the streets with two of his soldiers. Walking up to Sherman, Duo Cheng asked, "Sir, may I ask, why are you all patrolling the streets? Has something happened?"
Sherman, who had his rifle in his hands, turned to look at Duo Cheng. "Indeed, the Russian criminal, Gregory Alexovich, who was thought to have fled the colony, has re-appeared. Just a few hours ago he made an attempt on Major Farquhar, the British resident's life. If you have word on Gregory's whereabouts, be sure to inform the soldiers at once."
"All right, sirs," Duo Cheng nodded. "Good luck finding the Russian bastard."
Immediately Duo Cheng returned to the Assassin's Headquarters, updating Gregory. Gregory swore, and started wondering on how he would settle it. Finally he decided that he had to leave the country at once.
"I'll move off now," Gregory told Duo Cheng. "Make sure you and Sherman take care of the Assassin Brotherhood here, you hear me?"
"Loud and clear," Duo Cheng nodded. "Good luck, Gregory."
Gregory left the Assassin's Headquarters, dressed in his Assassin robes and his hood off, so as not to draw attention. But before Gregory could make it to the port, he was spotted by a squad of three British soldiers, led by a Sergeant.
Running up to Gregory, the two soldiers aimed their rifles at him. The Sergeant knew that he was Gregory, and demanded, "Surrender now, Gregory Alexovich!"
"I am no Gregory Alexovich, I swear!" Gregory lied.
The Sergeant ordered his men to fire, but before they could, Gregory attacked the patrol. Releasing his Hidden Blade, Gregory stabbed the first soldier in the chest. As the Sergeant loaded and raised his rifle, Gregory's hand reached out for the second soldier, pulling the body in front of him.
There was a bang as the Sergeant fired a bullet from his rifle. But by then the soldier's body had reached its destination – right in front of Gregory. The bullet entered the soldier's forehead, killing him immediately. Pushing the body aside, Gregory took the man's rifle and shot the Sergeant in his neck.
As Gregory ran away from the scene, two more patrols arrived, each patrol consisting of three soldiers. Without hesitation one of the soldiers fired at Gregory. Gregory tried to suppress the pain, but eventually he blacked out. The last thing he heard before going unconscious was "Finally we got the damn bastard."
Gregory woke up to find himself in a cage, which was being drawn by horses. Civilians lined the streets, pelting Gregory with whatever they could find. His hood was up, letting all of them see his face clearly.
"Death to you!" one of the civilians shouted.
He knew he was being executed, and did not make any attempt to escape, yet.
Soon the cage arrived at the makeshift stage, which had a noose on it. William himself was standing on the stage, guarded by two soldiers. There was an executioner as well, his identity concealed by a hood.
Six soldiers escorted Gregory to the stage, two of them dragging him by his arms while the other four walking close by, armed with loaded rifles.
"This man, Gregory Alexovich, thought that he could get away after committing several heinous crimes!" William began. "Murder! Attempted murder! Theft! And likely much more that we don't know of! A man of such evil has to be rid of at once, don't you agree!"
The civilians who had gathered around the makeshift stage roared in agreement. They began chanting, "Death to the criminal!"
As the executioner prepared, Gregory decided that he had to make a last stand, right there and then, even if he would not make it out alive. Getting off the noose, Gregory took the stool and hurled it at the executioner.
With two strong hands the executioner caught the stool and put it down beside him. The executioner drew a sword and charged towards Gregory. Ducking from the attack, Gregory delivered an uppercut punch to the executioner's jaw, causing him to stagger backwards. Simultaneously, Gregory disarmed the executioner, taking his sword.
As the executioner was recovering, Gregory thrust the sword at the executioner, but he stumbled to one side in time. The executioner grabbed on to the blade of the sword, trying to snatch it away from Gregory, but accidentally cut his hand, causing him to pull his hand away from the blade.
Suddenly a shot was fired. Gregory toppled onto the stage, the back of his head bleeding profusely. The sword's handle left his hand and flew to the ground, landing near his body. William had produced and fired a flintlock pistol.
The civilians cheered as William raised his pistol triumphantly. "Let this serve as a warning! The long arm of law will always catch up with offenders! Do not be an offender, for this could happen to you!"
Sherman and Duo Cheng, dressed in Assassin robes, watched from a distance. "Rest in peace, friend," Sherman muttered.
"Rest in peace," whispered Duo Cheng, before both of them walked away.
