Chapter 10. The meaning of life.
November 15, 2023 at 12:46 PM
Soulless was standing near a large warehouse. Kicking the door off his
foot, he made his way inside. The warehouse was empty, and there was a box against
the far wall. Soulless came closer, when suddenly he heard footsteps from
behind, he turned sharply and pointed his pistol in the direction of the
footsteps.
“Really, you hear everything. The guy said
-…
The guy appeared out of the darkness, he was dressed all in red with a
red mask on his face, he had a gun in his hands, pointed at the Soulless.
- I’m curious. Why are you rushing after this load?
“It’s none of your business.
- Wow! You’re talking! Well, it’s just a holiday.
- Head of the Reds.
-Guessed. Can you show me what kind of cargo it is?
-No.
- You’re up for your Vlad again.
-From where?
“You still don’t understand.
The guy took off his mask. Under the mask was Misha.
-You will?
- An unexpected twist, huh?
-Yes.
- Give me the cargo.
“If you don’t know what’s there, why do you need it?”
“Who told you I didn’t know what’s inside?” You’ve completely
let your guard down, who are you?
- I haven’t changed.
- You wouldn’t say that. The question remains, who made you soft?
-Rose? No sakura.
-…
- Did I guess right? Ha ha ha. Haven’t you pulled the head of the enemy
gang?
“It’s none of your business.
-Ha ha ha. They won’t believe anyone you tell.
- And you’re not panicking, I’m watching.
-No. I’ve changed, everybody has changed. Everyone except you, like a
bitch running after this load, so you rush, as you spit on your own, so you
spit. Well, he spit, he launched missiles, he stunned people, he helped his
own, and before he could put hundreds to kill one. What am I talking about, you
didn’t even kill the Bee.
“You started it a long time ago, back in the warehouse.
“Charlie’s in position,” Panic said.
- “OP-S” in position. Falcon said.
- I’m online. Nat said.
“Alpha in position,” Tango said.
-Work. Soulless said.
Soulless kicked down the door, and bullets flew back
“We see what,” said the falcon.
-Falcon. Soulless said.
-Nat.
There was silence in response. Soulless threw a grenade into the depths.
Screams were heard in the distance. Soulless threw a stun grenade, after it
exploded, he burst into the building, the Alpha group following him.
-Filmed! Bumblebee (Alpha Group) shouted
Then the lights in the building went out.
- From behind! Neptune (Alpha Group) shouted
“As soon as the connection was cut off, we waited, and suddenly the
“whites” came and we killed two birds with one stone. Misha said.
“You could have killed me right away.”
Misha shook his head.
“You’re not my target.
“Then why?”
- As you say “entertainment”. Everyone is afraid of you, but
here is an estimate of the great and terrible “Soulless” killed by
their own people. That’s a laugh. Yes, society even came up with a name for
you, before that everyone addressed you by your pronoun.
“You’re not doing it for fun.
- Again, you think that you can see through everyone. There is only one
thing, but everyone is afraid of you because I think that you are an incredible
person, but in fact they act like robots according to a program. I survived
Sakura’s stupidity, and she paid the price.
“In the apartment, then, your snipers?”
-Almost. I didn’t become the head of the house right away. I had to kill
someone and now I’m here.
“And yours are lying down there.”
- Who would have told me that. How much did you put in? Or did Sakura’s
ass go crazy? And by the way, why Sakura? You’ve also got a Bee or a Rose.
Could it be that the Soulless One himself showed feelings for someone?
-Shut up.
“Come on?” Again, I guessed right. Don’t fume, we’re old
friends.
“You’re my enemy.
- How quickly you can become an enemy.
-Scribe! (Alpha Group) Give me that fucking tourniquet.
- Am I drawing them for you or something!?
“Where’s that fucking 'Charlie' wearing!?”
- The moment is dead!
“Even now, you would have killed a long time ago, but you stand
there and listen to me talk about Sakura’s ass. And don’t tell me you’ve
changed.
“Why don’t you pull the trigger?”
- Well, it’s like our last meeting.
“Are you sure of that?”
“We’re alone here, the cops are far away, so no one is putting us
in.
“Why didn’t you show up sooner?”
- Are you talking about the fact that you played to the end? The answer
is simple. I wanted to be sure, and then Rose came, when she gave you a hint
that the “whites” were getting the hell out again, and I got it. All
that’s left to do is leave you alone, and here you are.
“You didn’t turn me in just because you wanted to have fun.”
-Bingo! And the brains are still boiling.
“And what’s the point of the war if I wasn’t supposed to be
there?”
- Get rid of all kinds of garbage.
“If you kill me, what are you going to do?”
“I’m probably going to kill everyone else and I’ll be lying there
sipping a cocktail somewhere.” It’s just that you know, I’m so tired of
all this news. They killed you there, they killed you there, and what idiots
even made you an idol. An idol, think about it, to make a murderer an idol!
Crazy!
- People are idiots.
“I think so too, but I thought you were above that, and it turned
out you weren’t. You’ve got the same needs, but you’ve got the kills. And for
what?
-Goal.
- What purpose? That cargo? So it’s empty! I saw him!
“Are you sure?”
-What?
- It’s time for me to play the last number.
- What are you carrying?
Two days before.
Soulless burst into the warehouse.
- We have guests!
Before he could finish, the body fell.
-Who is this!? Hey! Why did you die there?!
“Red” peeked out of cover, and Soulless stood right in front
of him. Out of surprise, the “red” fell to the floor.
“S-you, who?!”
-Cargo.
“What other cargo?!”
Soulless shot the “red” in the leg.
-Where is?
- Are you one of the “blacks”? No, you don’t have the right
color.
Soulless shot near the head.
“Ahhh He’s in the far corner!
-You see.
“H-h-good, just don’t kill.”
The guy stood up and led the Soulless One to the cargo.
“W-w-that’s it.
Soulless shot the guy four times. Then he took the key out of his pocket
and opened the drawer.
- “It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other.”
Soulless thought.
In the box were dog tags with names, weapons, and some papers. Soulless
closed the box, then found a similar one, hung a lock on it from the first box,
put it against the far wall, and the first one loaded it into the car and drove
away, driving far enough that he took out a shovel and buried the box.
“I switched the boxes and you didn’t even notice.
-Ha ha ha. You’ve beaten me again, and you’re not a bad actor, you’re
playing to the last. And I wonder what kind of freak it is, and it’s just you.
- What are you going to do next?
“I’m going to kill you.”
“And then?”
- I’ll find the cargo and sell it.
- You can’t sell it.
- Why do you think so?
-Because.
“Oh, I’m sorry, I forgot, you know everything and think of a plan
for eight moves ahead. Let me guess if you’ll send your men and I’ll be killed
there?
-No.
- Well, then I don’t know. Tell?
- I don’t see the point.
-Think so. You know, even then I liked your speech in psychology. He
seemed so smart. Only everything you reproach others for, you do yourself.
-Really?
“You don’t seem to know?” You’ve got only one thing in your
head: Find a load, fuck and outplay someone. And they have a family, a job, a
study. The essence of the name changes has not changed.
-Changed.
“What is it?”
- All this for the sake of achieving the goal.
“But there’s still death in the end, so what’s the point?”
- The meaning is simple. To make it so that until the moment of death I
can live the way I want.
“And you didn’t give a damn about everyone else.”
-Yes. Just like everyone else spat on me. Everyone in this world doesn’t
give a damn about each other. Why should I care then?
“You shouldn’t care, but you shouldn’t kill others to achieve your
goals!”
- Everyone who stands in my way is my enemy, and enemies must be
eliminated.
- Well, at least we agreed on something.
Suddenly, the sound of sirens was heard.
-What!? Misha asked incomprehensibly.
“You’re the only one who made a mistake. Not eight, but ten.
“Haha…” Misha abruptly stopped laughing and shot in the
direction of Soulless.
- Missed, it’s my turn.
Soulless shot and hit Misha’s arm.
-And… Got.
Police footsteps were heard approaching. Misha turned around.
-Stand! The police! Put down your weapons and raise your hands!
“I happened to be here, it’s all him!” Misha said and turned
to the side where the Soulless One was standing, but there was no one there.
- What a bitch…
-Hey! Raise your hands!
Misha slowly began to raise his hands.
“We’ll see you again.” Misha said
Abruptly, Misha took out the detonator and pressed the button. The
building flew into the air. And the soulless one went back for the box, and
when he had dug it out, he took it out, and when he opened it, he thought:
— “The Meaning of Life.”