"The day when fox and dog works together finally come, huh?"

Matteo mumbles as he drives in his coupe. KL is the shotgun seat. He is unbothered with Matteo's yapping. He occasionally drinks his scotch as a 'painkiller' to his still fresh shot wound. A week ago, somebody tried to kill him. The shooter's hand, fortunately, was trembling with nervous energy. KL only got his hand shot. However, this doesn't make him glad enough. He is still thirsty with revenge. "I want him dead" he addresses the shooter. Days later, Matteo found the shooter, and the initiator. The shooter was none other than a non important lackey. Whilst, the initiator, Burke, has some beef with KL. KL didn't finish off a deal with Burke which made Burke really mad that he asked his lackey to kill him. The shooter however, has 'gone'  with his crews according to some guy named Dubliner. Dunliner is a family according to KL, thus, KL is a little bit respect his honesty to the matter. However, Matteo distrusts the guy so much because he thinks that "Dubliner smells a lot like fox"

Now, because KL has decided that he believes Dubliner's side of story, he alongside with Matteo, are going to hunt Burke's head. Matteo has done his duties. He threw himself in the street. Burke, as stupid as he is, believed Mickey, the lackey he sent to kill KL had done his duty and that was Matteo's job to convince him otherwise. Days ago, Matteo waltz in to blend in the community which Burke is holding. Matteo spitted the truth and some rumours there. He whispered that KL is still alive and he is currently upholding Mickey. This propaganda works as today, Burke and other 4 of his lieutenants are having a meeting in a local diner called "The Stanza"

Matteo informed this to KL and KL, reacted fast, by grabbing himself a tommy gun and throwing another to Matteo. "You come with me" he ordered. Usually, Matteo would be irritated by that kind of treatment, especially from his former rival, but, he followed him anyway as he seems to be dead serious about the matter. Matteo even offered KL his car because he said that " if someone notices your car in the crime scene, your little palace will soon become a lonely graveyard"

A half hour has passed. KL has been reloading his tommy gun few times already by now. His face is straight to the street, apathetical to his surrounding. Matteo, seeing this, smacks KL in the head lightly. 

"Relax, I got my eyes there, even if he disappear, we will know where to go"

KL is still unbothered with Matteo. He is dead set to fuck the one who tried to kill him.

"Listen up, brat. It will be no good if the cops arrest us because of you, showing up a tommy and reloading it few times in the street before we can fuck Burke!!"

Matteo grabbed forcefully KL's hand, stopping him from his endless reloading. KL notices this, and a little bit irritated, but in a quick set of seconds, he returns to his normal, easy phase.

"Sorry M. I get a little bit carried away" KL apologizes.

"Yeah. Forget about it. We will be there shortly"

Minutes later, they arrived at the Stanza. There are few people there as always. As originally, the diner is established not for the food, but for "oher service" like drugs and whores. However,  despite the few amount of customers, a group of five guys stand out so much in that local diner. "That's the son of a bitch" KL notices Burke instantly. 

"I know. But would you like to know who the other guys ar-"

Just as Matteo wants to ask KL's curiousity, KL has bulleted in front of the diner. Matteo panicked, as he hasn't even checked his tommy. He then rushed alongside KL, trying to insert the round of bullets in time. KL immeadietly gripped his tommy firmly by his hands and right armpit as he reached the front. He printed his right index finger to the gun, making the scene in front of him ablazed with bullets. Matteo rushes to KL and starts dropping bullets to the same scene KL is shooting. The five guys inside had no time to react, the heavy bullets pierced through their flesh,  making some of them left their bodies. Matteo and KL's bullets could be considered awkwardly accurate as only the area with the 5 guys are destroyed.

"The fucking prick is not dead yet" KL mumbled as he reloads his tommy.

"Yea? How could he? We rained him with bullets" Matteo protests.

"I want to make sure"

KL vigorously rushed inside, followed by a reluctant Matteo. The inside is hell. Many bullets holes are created. Many blood were spilled. The terrors made some people inside even pissed themselves. "Nobody fucking move" Matteo warns the bystanders as KL proceed to check on the pile of carcasses ahead of them. There can be seen 2 people are still making moves despite the holes on their bodies. KL immeadiately shoots down a dying guy next to him mercilessly. "That ain't him" he said. He then moves towards the next guy who is bathing in his own blood. "That's him" KL screeches as he prepares his death bringer on his hands. Matteo is all silent seeing the evil side of his former rival. He is neither scared nor stunned. He knows every man has their own beast.

"Wait" Matteo suddenly stops KL.

"What the fuck now!?" KL is irritated.

"Before you pass the judgement, let me ask him few things"

Matteo approached the dying man. He lowers himself so he can reach the man's ear. They are whispering for a quiet few times which made KL even more irritated. Matteo grins as he ends his conversations with the dying man. He walks back and past KL who is immediately storms the dying man with some  bullets. KL the puffs a deep breath as he could finally kill his enemy. He strides his legs, all limping now. He is exhausted. He is not fully recovered yet. Matteo, seeing this, takes a shoulder and leads him to the car. 

"What you guys talking about?" KL murmurs.

"Nothing. It is just to relieve me from my curiousity" Matteo left a remark.

On the way to the car, they see a young irish man guarding their car. KL readies himself to take care of the brat. However he is brushed off by Matteo.

"Relax. He was a former member of Burke's. He is my informant now."

KL stops Matteo from walking. He sees the young man in the eyes and unexpectedly rains him with the left over bullets in his tommy. The kid immediately dead. Matteo is, however, unsurprised by this. He just hold his fedora tightly because of the recoil.

"He helped my enemy. Everyone who helps my enemy will be killed." He said. "You don't mind,do you?" KL asked Matteo.

"Yea. Whatevs.. as long as you, crazy ass, don't kill me"

While driving back to the Hotel I look at Matteo who is driving "I owe you big Matty, That was a huge burden lifted off my shoulders... we just have to inform Anton that we need a new buyer from NY. I guess the only man left standing from all this is the shooter himself."

I put my head back and relax as the adrenaline wears off. I stay quiet and think of a plan to try and locate Mickey.

"yea, of course you do." Matteo takes his fedora off. He then brushes off the gunpowder on it. 

"Aand I could stop by his newspaper agency. Telling him of what happened today. Better make sure we got our side of story come out first" he cackles. KL puts a hard smirk hearing this.

A few minutes passed. No one has said anything anymore. KL is tad bit more silent than he usually is. Matteo is silent as well. His fedora also covers his face. 

"I can snoop around, you know. Maybe it will take few weeks" Matteo suddenly murmurs to KL who insisted on driving.

"Snoop around?... yea any help right now would be great, you been more then helpful so far so don't go crazy snooping but if you find anything let me know.

I pause for a second.

"You know what the least I can do is buy you a drink, where's your favorite place to drink? its all on me tonight."