47- Cop KO

  “I’m going to frisk you. Then I’m going to reach into your pocket and get your ID. Don’t move. Backup is on the way.”

  The hitman knew that was a lie. He had watched the officer from the road. The man never picked up his radio. He hadn’t had time to call for backup.

  The trooper stepped behind 47 and then found himself in a predicament. In order to frisk the suspect, he’d need both hands. If he holstered his weapon, he’d be vulnerable.

  “Don’t move,” he ordered again.

  47 found it incomprehensible that the patrolman actually believed his suspect would obey the command. He could have easily disarmed the cop, but the assassin decided to make it simple. The officer did indeed holster the handgun and reach under the hitman’s armpits to begin the search. 47 swiftly removed his hands from the car, snatched the man’s wrists, and simultaneously delivered a back kick to the officer’s right kneecap.

  The policeman screamed in agony.

  The hitman turned and slugged the trooper hard in the jaw, shutting up his temporarily disabled victim. He then quickly went around the car to the driver’s side and opened the latch to the trunk. 47 sprinted back to the unconscious man, picked him up, laid him inside, and shut the lid.

  It was a long drive ahead. 47 didn’t want any interruptions.

- Hitman: Damnation, chapter 35