47- Three Kills in Seconds

  He reached the helipad before Corado and his entourage did. 47 flattened himself against the bulkhead, the Glock in his hand. He didn’t have to wait long.

  Corado, the girl, and the two bodyguards appeared from the yacht’s port side. They moved quickly and quietly, but Corado was obviously distressed, the girl angry. One of the bodyguards made for the pilot’s side of the chopper. Corado had to pull on the girl as she struggled against him. She cursed at him in Spanish, and then Corado turned to slap her hard. That shut her up.

  The bodyguard/pilot opened the door and started to climb in.

  Now.

  47 stepped into view, leveled the Glock in front of him, and shot the bodyguard in the pilot’s seat through the open door. Before the victim could register that he was shot, 47 swung his arm over, trained the sight on the second bodyguard, and squeezed the trigger. The man jerked and crumpled to the deck. It took precisely 2.3 seconds to eliminate Corado’s protection.

  47 was confident the gunshots and the girl’s subsequent scream couldn’t be heard on the other side of the ship.

  Corado reached inside his jacket and fumbled for a pistol hidden there. Apparently he wasn’t used to having to defend himself—he always had others nearby to do the job.

  The hitman shot him with a double tap—one in the chest and one in the head.

  Easy.

- Hitman: Damnation, chapter 2