Chapter 5 – Dockland siege

Roxy threw herself at Miguel when he stumbled into the hotel room. He'd managed to commandeer a low-rider from the Downtown Roses but the nights events were beginning to wear on him. Horrified at the cuts and bruises he had sustained, Roxy quickly tended to his wounds, questioning him on the nights events.

"And he let you go? Just like that?" she sat by him, holding an icepack to his head.

"It can't have been the cops who set us up. A move like that isn't in their nature. It was too aggressive, too calculative, too…"

"Jack Madden?" she said.

"What? Madden?"

"You said he was talking to that Yakuza boss Kaido, who was very eager to agree to everything he said."

"It makes sense but what does he have against us?"

"Apart from not having your good looks and rugged features" she said, arching her legs over so she could straddle him. She began kissing his neck, her soft lips leaving little marks. Miguel smiled.

"You're the biggest painkiller there is…"

x

"There are three container ships boss. I put a watcher on each" said Franco.

Miguel leaned against the bonnet of the car, arms folded. He nodded as Franco spoke, but his mind was clearly elsewhere. Franco's radio crackled into life, breaking the tension.

"Boss, we have a visual on the Oceana. Couple of cars have just pulled up. Looks like a meeting of some sorts"

"Hold position Mario. Call Jose and Carlos to you. We'll be right there" called Franco.

Miguel reached into the low-rider he had stolen from the Roses and pulled out a shotgun. Franco collected a semi-automatic.

They quickly made there way over to Mario's hiding spot, overlooking the freight ship Oceana. Mario passed Franco his binoculars and commentated on what was happening. On the front were two cars; a black limo and a blacked out van.

"Shit…" he cursed. "Miguel, it's that oriental guy from the other night. He's got your case."

"Must have been Yen"

"He's giving the case to a woman"

"Woman? What she look like?"

"Blonde. Her hairs tied up in a ball. She wearing a suit"

Miguel took the binoculars off Franco and had a look himself.

"Aww, shit. That's Lucie?!" Miguel's temper boiled over. How many times was he going to get screwed over this week? "Go back and bring the car around," he said to Franco, quickly laying down a plan. We might need it make a quick escape. You guys are with me…"

x

"I have managed to achieve total success and still he won't meet with me?" questioned Yen, the case heavy in his hand. The gunmen either side of him twitched slightly, feeling his anger pulsate.

"I'm afraid he is currently engaged. I am to give you this in a way of an apology" Lucie said sternly, handing over a long, narrow box. Yen looked inside and quickly pulled out the contents. The sheath was light in his hands and he hastily grabbed the handle, releasing the katana.

"Your boss has a fine taste in both gifts… and women" Yen said slyly, admiring the blade first, and the woman's figure second.

"I take it you are satisfied with the gift?" Lucie said smiling falsely.

"I am more than satisfied. Where is my payment?"

"The case first" she said.

Yen put the handle into Lucie's hand but quickly snatched it back. He'd seen the car out of the corner of his eye.

The low-rider accelerated at full speed towards the meeting. It was met by a hail of bullets as Yen's guards open fired. The men with Lucie quickly dragged her into the limo and sped off, navigating around the speeding low-rider.

Franco drove straight at Yen, narrowly missing him as he dived out of the way.

"Move!" shouted Miguel from behind his cover, sprinting into action. His three guards held forward their semi-automatics, firing bursts as they charged the oriental's men. A barrage of machinegun fire met them; Jose was dead before he hit the floor.

Miguel took aim with his shotgun, firing an explosive shell into the chest of gunmen. He changed course, heading for cover. They needed to keep momentum.

Franco spun the low-rider around and stopped it, taking careful aim with his side-arm. He fired several bursts into the crowd of gunmen, killing one whilst injuring another.

Miguel swung round from cover and fired again, this time shooting a gunman through the leg. He looked for Yen, shooting another dead as he charged forward. It was too late for Mario. Miguel clocked Yen as he decapitated the guard with a single swing of the katana. Yen caught Miguel's eye and quickly sprinted for the van. Miguel let loose shell after shell, narrowly missing Yen each time. The oriental started the engine as Miguel loosed more shells into the van, holes sprouting up everywhere. Franco quickly pulled up as Miguel and Carlos jumped in the low-rider, the van pulling off with an almighty wheel spin. The chase was on…