Hail Mary

Episode 03

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Act 1: All hail Queen Mary

Ying Xin Yue Hotel, Bei Ping, China, 1917

"Are you coming back?" Lieutenant Zhang was currently loading his muffler on to one of his guns.The mics from his wire tapes laid spread out, organized, as he fiddled with holding the phone between his ear and his shoulder while busying his hands with the equipment. " Maybe. Haven't decided." Luhan was in fact not thinking of returning at all.His business was extremely busy and needed his undivided attention. He let out a circular ring of nicotine filled smoke as he watched the workers unload the heavy boxs from the converbelts in the warehouse. He was slouched back in an all creamy-white suit with taupe suspenders underneath that head his glock below his belt with two guards at his side. He needed to make sure the shipment deal went smoothly and he wasn't going to miss it for some young girl to take about daisies and dresses for a couple hours. "How's Princess?" Princess was her code word. Zhang looked over at the mics littering the table with a scowl gracing his face. Princess wasn't that annoying, she didn't talk much, but her friends were loud and obnoxious. If he wanted any intel from her he wouldn't get it through wire tapping.Everytime she spoke her voice was drowned out by their over lapping sound. " Wouldn't know, her court ladies are being a nuisance." The sound of the click of his pistol was heard as he finally pieced it together. He lazily throw it to the side were it land in his arsenal chest of other weapons. "Then you have to get rid of them." Lieutenant Zhang nodded loading up another gun. "And, not by killing them. None of those girls can be harmed until I say so.Her little Finaceè probably has men crawling all over the place, but I've got more." Luhan crushed the end of his cigar against the silver ash tray his servant offered.He had heard the shuffling of feet from down the assembly line.He snapped his fingers as the servant bowed hurrying to grab what ever Luhan needed. "Give me a minute."He spoke into the phone as his men lead in a man on his knees.They had drug him from the beijing slums to finally pay his price. "M-Mr.Han-"He stuttered. "You know what I don't like?" Luhan rudely interrupted as the male shook his head not daring to look him in the eyes. "I don't like losing money." The male tensed up at the statement.Luhan was calm and relaxed as he leaned back in his chair and crossed his legs."But, because I'm a nice person I like to lend money even if ungrateful scammers like to not pay me back, but there's always a consequence."He smirked. "I-I'm sorry Mr.Han.I'll pay you back, I promise-" "You know how long my family has been in the business?"He cut in again. "Over 80 years. 80 years of hardwork that is thrown away by thieves like you." He emphasized. "I'll pay you back!"He begged.Luhan laughed striking fear into the man's soul.It was deep and cruel laugh that when ended Luhans eyes turned stone cold. " I know you will." A glint in his eyes that held a hint of mischief and unmericiful integrity. " hold him down." The man squirmed against the mens vice like grips as he was ripped from his position on the floor as a few other men came from the back room. Luhan ignored the screams of the poor man as his men grabbed their bats from the side wall. "You'll pay me back with your body." He said litting a cigar as the men mercilessly beat the man.The first hit landing straight to his abdomen and the next to the knee. "$250." A hand forcefully yanked at the mans tresses to make gis face visible to the attacker, a punch that crushed his nose, leaving a distinct trail of blood dripping from his nostrils to the concrete floors. "$375." The bats continued to collide with his spine causing him to hiss out. "$425."Luhan reasoned as slowly approached the beaten and bruised man that laid spurred out across the floor in a puddle of his own fluid.The man whimpered as he approached crouching low to look at the damage. He sighed as he lifted up slamming the bottom sole of his boot against the victims face.The man squirmed from the lack of air entering his lungs, luhan unbothered forcefully shifted his foot snapping the mans neck.The mans body lay limp even after Luhan released the pressure of his foot of his face. The man was dead. "$500." He moved his leg to get a better view of his new leather boots that were now smeared in red blood.He scowled at his ruined shoes before walking back over to the phone. Yixing hadn't left the phone, hear