The Black Swan Behind (Beauty of Fire)

Chapter 17: 37.1 AM

In Handway City, there was a radio channel that people rarely go to. Rumour said, the channel was created by a man who had been a victim of crimes committed by gangsters. But just like the other case, the crime was not taken seriously by the police and just let it sank in. Some said that the radio channel actually belongs to the Handway City government. They deliberately faked the name, for fear of the gangsters who had managed to trample their power from the beginning.

The radio channel didn’t have a specific name. It said its name as 37.1 AM. On that radio channel, there were always reports of crimes happening on the streets. Reports of gangster gatherings. Nobody knew where it got that information from. But perhaps, it’s the residents who saw it and did not dare to act, were the ones who provided the information anonymously.

Actually, the gangsters already knew the existence of the radio channel. When the channel first aired, all the gangsters were busy looking for the mysterious person who made the station. But after a few months, they didn’t care anymore, because, in the end, no one listened to the radio channel. After all, if people knew, then why? Yet the authorities did not dare to touch them.

But now there was a young man who had made the 37.1 AM channel as a part of his life. Yes, he was Calvin. A young man who had a dream to destroy all the gangsters in Handway city. He dreamed of eliminating crimes that were almost all committed by members of the gangsters.

Every time Calvin wears his helmet, he never forgets to stick a hands-free in one of his ears. From the hands-free, it always played radio channel 37.1 AM in live.

That night, the cold air pierced the bones. But the cold wind did not stop the speed of the sports motorcycle which was moving fast on the slippery asphalt road. The rider on the iron horse was a tall man. Beneath his thick brown leather jacket, there was a shield of muscles that had been trained very hard and disciplined.

Calvin took a deep breath. He was being chased by the most terrible monster in the universe, namely time. He heard there was looting on a street near Roodern Square. The jerks were a group of young men wearing skull-printed baseball jackets. He immediately knew that they were members of the Mighty Skull group that he had beaten to a pulp before.

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The square which was usually used as a place for skateboarding and rollerblading during the day, looked a bit scary at night. Roodern Square had minimal lighting. Because the location was quite close to the housing area, very few residents come out when it’s dark.

Calvin stopped his motorcycle on the outskirts of the square. He took off his helmet and stepped into a small alley that had been mentioned on the radio. His steps were long and fast, he arrived at the mouth of a narrow alley with minimal lighting. Where there should be a robbery going on there. But the alley seemed empty and quiet.

Unlucky! Looked like they were gone, Calvin thought. He sighed and turned back to his bike. But the corner of his eye caught a long, straight image that was pointed straight at his head. As quickly as possible Calvin covered his head with his arm, so that blunt object ended up hitting it instead. The blow was so strong that Calvin didn’t have time to mount his stance, causing him to fall to the side. He grabbed his arm, which was in great pain. Maybe his arm bone was fractured from the kick.

Looked like a group of men in baseball jackets standing at the entrance of the alley. They all looked down at him with devilish smiles on their faces. Some carried wooden blocks and baseball bats. Oh.. so this was all a trap to catch Calvin Lee.

“Calvin Lee. A tough guy who dreams of becoming a superhero.” Said a guy who stood in the front. He was holding a black baseball bat made of steel. His posture was tall with a muscular body. From his style, we could say that he was the leader of that mob.

Calvin laughed mockingly, as he rose to his feet with a grin on his face, “So you set me up, huh? What a coward.”

“You also attacked us suddenly yesterday.” exclaimed one of the members whose face looked familiar in Calvin’s eyes.

Hearing that statement, Calvin chuckled even more condescendingly. He glared at the leader of the gang, “You’re Steven Nihger, right? The leader of the Mighty Skull group. Your members are that coward, aren’t they? In order to catch one person like me, the leader himself must intervene.”

Calvin’s words infuriated Steven. He didn’t want to talk anymore. In no time he would break that pretentious look guy with both of his hands. He would crush every bone in Calvin’s body.

DUAKHH!! Steven swung his right leg right in front of Calvin’s face. But apparently, his shoes didn’t manage to touch his handsome face, because Calvin immediately formed a cross-shaped defence with his strong arms.

Calvin immediately jumped back. His two eyes stared hatefully at the horde of people running towards him like a bunch of hungry zombies. This was something that Calvin was ready to pay for, when he decided to eradicate the gangsters. If he had to die, at least he had done everything he could. At least he wasn’t a loser who could only watch with resignation.

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The popular music, the smell of frozen food, the cold air, and the sound of trolley wheels grinding against tiles made Emma want to stay at the supermarket even long.

In chance today was a national holiday so she didn’t have to come to campus. Emma got up early to clean her house, then she practised Kung Fu and Karate in the practice room located in the basement. If it weren’t for Jonas’ insistence, Emma might have been practising ballet all day. The middle-aged man who still looked very sexy and cool would always monitor Emma so that she didn’t lose her martial arts skills.

According to Jonas, it was enough for Emma to join the ballet class at the university. So the boss’s only daughter didn’t need to practice ballet at home anymore. Even though she was annoyed and already thought that she was a free bird, Emma still obeyed her caregiver since she was a baby. Because what Jonas said was true. Of all the people in Emma’s life, the only one she would listen to was Jonas. In fact, she respected Jonas more than her own parent.

“Hmm.. I think that’s enough.” Emma muttered as she looked at her shopping data sheet that she had all checked.

Emma pushed her shopping trolley casually towards the cashiers which were already quite deserted. She stopped and unloaded her groceries onto the table.

“New girl in Handway?” The cashier greeted her.

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