AN:Fianl chapter, we are getting near the end, yes. Feast your eyes on this.

'Out! Out! Out!' Bryan Fury's brain was screaming for an exit from the watery nightmare around him. Although the water had stopped its heresy over his body, it was still all over him coating him in a chilly film of despair.

'Must...escape!' Panic enveloped him as he ripped off his wet T-shirt and ran half-naked through the streets. There was no escape. The fiendish cruelty of the water surrounding his body was overwhealming.

'Pleasee... Make it stop!..'

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As he limped out of the building, Lei cast a look at the street. In the middle was a howling Bryan Fury, looking finaly defeated by the horrors in his own mind.

One could do nothing but pity the fallen cyborg as he ran around, trying in vain to escape his fears. Lei knew how that felt.

But there is no escaping fear. It haunted Lei ever since he first met Bryan Fury. He tried to run, but there was no use.

Then Fury showed up and Lei realised that fear can not be escaped. Fear must be faced and defeated, just like Lei faced and defeated his nemesis.

Calmly reaching for his stun gun, Lei limped over to the fallen ex-cop and zapped him uncouncious. Immediately, a team of cops picked him up and carted him off to the SWAT van, to somewhere where he wouldn't be able to wrek his havoc on the world.

'Yo, Lei, you okay?' asked detective Rui Fou.

'Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for the help back there. I O U.'

'Nah, it's okay. Can't remember how many times you saved my life.'

'Find anything interesting upstairs?'

'Yeah. Looks like he's connected to the Red Crappin triad. It was just a heist. Nothing personal.' stated Rui.

'Meh... gues I gotta trust my gut more often.' said Lei jokingly.

'Detectives should.' laughed Rui as the two cops shook each other's hand. It was over.

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Back at the police station, Lei and Rui were discussing the heist Bryan pulled.

'So, I had Sybill dig deeper in the Red Crappin files. It seems like they managed to syphon away more than 10 billion dollars.' said Rui.

'How did they do it?' asked Lei.

'A worm. They used a computer worm to transfer all the money to a million different accounts. That's why we never noticed anything. One million transfers that day, each transfer worth a thousand dollars, sent to a million bogus accounts, while in fact they are placed in Red Crappin banks on the Cayman Islands.' explained Rui.

'And project Dread?' asked Lei.

'It is definitely something the Red Crapping are working with, though why would they be interested in ressurecting people as cyborgs...' Rui left the thoght linger for a moment.

'What leads do we have on them?' asked Lei.

'Not much. The old boss was found dead 10 years ago, and rumour has it, some bigshot wise guy from Japan took over as the new Dragon's Head.' said Rui. 'They work out of Hong Kong, but it seems they have a U.S. branch too.'

'So... they smuggle immigrants?' asked Lei.

'Yes. That and synthetic drugs. It seems they have underground labs here in Hong Kong where they make the shit, and then they smuggle it in America and Europe via Singapore. Nobody realy knows how they do it, though.'

'And their connection with Fury?'

'It seems he was a gun for hire, nothing more. Organisations like these don't want to get their hands dirty.' explained Rui.

'Well... do we know anything about any Triad members?' asked Lei, grasping at straws.

'No. I was hoping Mr. Fury would know, though.' said Rui.

'Then, let's pay him a visit.' said lei and the two cops got up.

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The local prison was definitely not

one of Lei's favourite locations in Hong Kong. Here roamed many criminals he himself had put behind bars. He half expected someone to stab him to death.

Pushing those thoughts to the back of his mind, he followed Rui to the max security department, to Bryan Fury's special cell.

Fury's cell was made completely of metal, with several magnetic fields preventing his escape. Rui and Lei watched him through a plexyglass window. He was lying on his bed, doing a crossword and looking rather bored.

'Fury!' yelled a prison guard. 'Someone is here to see you!'

Bryan looked up. His missing eye had been replaced with a new one, though his face was still contorted into that sinister grimace Lei's bullet caused. He had a brand new scar on his cheekbone and his eyes glinted less than before.

'Ah, hi there, Lei.' said Bryan as his lip curled to form something that found on a normal person's face could be considered a smile.

'Hello yourself.' said Lei, bitterness echoing in every sylable.

'And what brings you here to my humble den, detectives? asked Bryan as he got up from his bed.

'We, need to talk.' said Rui.

'Ah, well. Nice of you to drop by. My social life's been suffering since these idiots placed me in solitary confinement.' chuckled Bryan.

'This is not a social conversation. We need you to answer some questions!' said Rui, frustration evident in this voice.

'Careful there, Mr. Fou.' said Bryan reproachfully. 'Mind your manners and I might be inclined to share a few words with you.'

'Let me handle this.' whispered Lei in Rui's ear.

'Yes, Rui. Let big Lei handle the job, seeing you are forever lost in his shadow.' jeered Bryan.

'Don't listen to him.' said Lei. 'All right Bryan.' he said, turning to the cyborg. 'We need information.'

'Well you might start by reading the papers. Here!' said Bryan as he threw his paper at Lei.

'We need a different kind of information. The kind of information only the streets provide.' said Lei, trying to keep his voice level.

'Ah... well, I'm sorry but I get no updates on the price of donuts. I thought you cops knew better than to bug dangerous psychos like me.' said Bryan in a playful tone.

'Not that kind of information. We need info on the Red Crappin triad.' said Rui, his temper wearing thin.

'Oh... kiddy has a temper.' said Bryan in a mock baby voice.

'Don't.' whispered Lei as Rui opened his mouth to speak.

'Yes, Rui. Don't fight back. Be a sissy and let Lei take all the credit.' said Bryan in his baby voice.

'Shut up!!' shouted Rui, red in the face.

'Stop your mind games, Fury.' ordered Lei. 'I know you want to take them down as much as I do.'

'Ah, Lei. You know me so well. You're like a girlfriend I never had... or wanted.' said Fury and he chuckled. He shifted his weight n the couch, inhaled deeply and startted talking. 'The Red Crappins, eh? Well, that syndicate is sewn up so tight, you'll need a tank to take it down. Not even bastards like me have any clue as to how to get in their lines.'

'How come?' asked Lei.

'The boss is reportedly some foreign hotshot with a bunch of cash and heaps of political protection from both the cops and the UN.' said Bryan, as he rolled his eyes. 'Probably the first white Dragon Head of a triad, if you're asking me. Rumour has it he's American.'

'Oh, well all that remains is that we check every American.' said Rui sarcasticaly.

'Don't get your panties in a bunch, I'm not done yet!' said Fury. 'The big shot is probably back in the USA, but the base of operations is still here, in Hong Kong.'

'Are you sure?' asked Lei.

'Either here or Shang Hai. It's gotta be.' said Bryan as he shifted his shoulders.

'They recruited you, right?' asked Rui.

'Yeah. A bastard called Jing. Fancies himself a gangsta rapper. I think he works out of Kowloon, here.' said Bryan, his eyes glinting for a second.

'Kowloon?' Lei pondered a while, before asking yet another question. 'But our reports suggest that the boss is not Japanese, not American.'

'It might be possible.' said Bryan, a playful tone in his voice. 'But then again it might be a load of crap. Since when do mob bosses give out details about their personal life?'

'Point taken.' said Rui, obviosly calmer.

'This Jing fellow,' started Lei. 'he works out of Kowloon, you say.'

'Yes, Lei. And from what I gather, he has a pretty good restaraunt, not too far from your crib.' said Bryan.

'Wait... my crib.' Lei paused, shocked. 'You know where I live?'

'Well, yes. Lucky my sentence is for life, eh?' asked Bryan.

'Pretty much.' said Lei. 'Well, if that's all, we'll be going then.' he said as he and Rui turned and walked away.

'You know this prison won't hold me forever, right?' asked Bryan. 'Sara mo ki kara ochiru, Lei.'

'What?' asked Rui, but Lei understood.

'Even apes fall from trees.' he suddenly realised. 'You are planning an escape.

'Even the strongest chain has a weak point, and I'm going to find this one.' said Bryan.

'And I'll be out there, waiting for you.' said Lei and exited the room, Rui at his heels.

'I hope you will Lei,' murmured Bryan. 'Because a hunt with no game is goddamned boring.'

AN: Final chapter. I'd like to thank all weho reviewed including but not limited to: mirrorsofillusion, Thunderxw, heavenmonument, notfromearth7, Miss Siela, MiggyMiesta, Irina et cetera.

My inspiration came from the movies Chaos, Police Story and the short story The Most Dangerous Game, concerned with human hunting.

Caligula says gbye for now and see you in the sequel.

C. II out.