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Screams drew him into the kitchen where another policeman was clutching the large fragment of plate embedded in his leg.

The man had numerous other injuries and was in bad shape.

“Shut up, prick.” Connor smacked him in the head with the butt of his gun. “We can talk later.”

“Where’s the third? You guys always hunt in threes.” Connor turned quickly to look around the decimated kitchen. Cooking was never his thing anyway.

A shadow on what was left of the kitchen window. He’s outside. A gunshot smacked into the oven. Connor crouched low and returned fire. He kept low and hid behind the fridge. The policeman poked his head in through the window. It was the last thing he ever did as the bullet smacked into the side of head.

“Fucking idiot.” Connor walked past him to the living room and looked outside. The buggery of drones had reduced dramatically.

“Where are your drone buddies?” Connor asked the one remaining, before giving it the finger and shooting it out of the sky.

He went back to the kitchen and knelt over the prone police officer. Blood trickled from the side of his mouth, he was panting heavily and his forehead was slick with sweat.

Connor pushed the shard of plate deeper into his leg. Just to see his reaction.

“Hello. You already know my name. What’s yours?”

“They’ll get you for this.”

“Now.” Connor tapped on the shard of crockery. “That’s.” And again. “Not.” The cop gritted his teeth. “Very.” Eyes bulged. “Nice.”

“Aargh!”

Good. Progress.

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