250. The Threat

"What?!!" Grover barked at a young man who immediately dropped to his knees.

"I…I am truly sorry sir. They actually believed me at first, but then… uh…" The man stammered, unable to speak calmly.

"Will you quit stuttering and tell me what happened?!" The young man quivered at the sound of his voice.

"I'll tell you what happened." Festus intervened. "Milo! That son of a bitch double crossed us." He spat out, his face scrunched up in displeasure.

"Milo? Is he unaware that his wife works with us?"

"Of course not!. Haven't we all been in on this from the very beginning?"

"How dare that nobody try to double cross me?"

"We have to teach him a lesson."

Detective Jones saw his opponent draw a weapon but he was too focused on the little lady in front of him to do anything about it. He felt the bullet pierce through his stomach and he clutched the wound, trying to minimize the bleeding.

It wasn't the first time he would be getting shot but somehow, the pain was different this time around, prob