Chapter 397 - Assembling The Team

"C.o.c.k-a-doodle-doo!" a rooster crowed early in the morning. Hummingbird rubbed her eyes and checked the time: it was only 5am. She chuckled and got out of bed. This was how it felt to live in the medina amongst the locals. She didn't mind; she was used to waking up early in the morning.

After she freshened up a little, she changed into a t-shirt and jeans and walked out to the dining room where the riad was serving breakfast. As soon as she stepped inside, she saw someone waving at her with a huge grin and furrowed her brows. 

That was right! Last night, in the taxi back to the riad, this man had revealed his identity to her. It seemed, this flirtatious playboy was the 'backup' that Halia spoke about and he had deliberately teased her the previous day.

She walked over to him casually and sat down. "I left my jacket in your room last night," he said suggestively. The other tourists in the small dining room heard this remark and smirked at each other. Hooking up on holidays was normal and these two sounded like they had shared a night together.

Hummingbird glared at Wolf; he was doing this on purpose. Last night, after they returned to the riad, they had simply returned to her room to contact the captain; nothing happened between them. Why did this guy always make things seem so ambiguous? "Come around after breakfast to get it," she replied indifferently.

"Sure, we can play with some of your toys as well," Wolf said with a wink.

Hummingbird rolled her eyes as the other tourists held back their laughter.

After breakfast, Wolf followed Hummingbird back to her room with a smug smile. He loved flirting with women and teasing them. As a lonely spy on the road, one had to find a way to entertain themselves and Hummingbird's reaction was very unique. Normally, with his good looks, women threw themselves at him, but she was so indifferent.

Wolf ran up to the woman's side and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "I'm excited to have some fun with you," he said seductively.

Hummingbird glanced at the man and smiled. If this was the game he wanted to play, two could play this game. "Are you sure you can handle it?" she suddenly asked with a wink.

Wolf looked at the blond-haired, blue-eyed woman and laughed, "We will have to see..."

Hummingbird smirked and opened her room door. As soon as she stepped inside, she closed the door and said, "Show me what you've got!" She then grabbed the man's arm and twisted it behind his back. Wolf's pupils constricted and he instinctively fought back. He broke free from her grip and pushed her away. Hummingbird backed up against a side table and knocked a few items onto the floor. Without another thought, she rushed forward with a punch. Wolf immediately blocked it and laughed. "Don't forget that we both got transferred the same fighting skills..." he said as he pointed to his head.

Hummingbird clenched her fists in anger. She was used to being on her own and didn't like it when men flirted with her. But now, she was stuck with this flirtatious man and she couldn't get rid of him, so she had to show him who was boss and put him in line. All of a sudden, she reached under her pillow and pulled out a gun.

Wolf saw the gun and immediately raised his hands, "Woah..."

"Come on, you're not going to shoot me..." he chuckled.

Hummingbird pointed the gun at his foot placed her pillow in front of the gun to silence it and asked, "Do you want to try me?"

Wolf laughed with an impressed smile.

At that moment, there was a knock on the room door. Hummingbird looked at Wolf and he shrugged his shoulders, "OK, I surrender. I'll stop flirting with you and saying ambiguous stuff. I was just having fun."

Hummingbird threw her pillow at the man's face and slipped her gun into the waist of her pants. She then went to open the door.

Standing in the doorway was a bulky Chinese man. "You are making too much noise in here..." he said. He then glanced at Wolf and saw the mess in the room. "Were you guys fighting?" he asked.

Hummingbird immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, did we disturb you?"

Was this a guest from next door?

Without a word, the Chinese man stepped into the room and closed the door behind him, "That's it, I'm taking charge from here!"

Hummingbird looked at the man in confusion. What did he mean? What was he taking charge of and why did he come in uninvited?

Hummingbird ran her eyes across the man's arm and saw some scars. Paired with his stern face and threatening vibe, Hummingbird had a bad feeling. She immediately grabbed her gun and pointed it at him.

But, to her surprise, the man immediately knocked the gun out of her hand and restrained her.

"Who are you?" Hummingbird asked as she struggled in his grip. 

"Sasquatch..." the man replied, "and I'm here to lead this operation."

Hummingbird stopped struggling when she realized who Sasquatch was and he slowly let her go. "I thought you were arriving later today..." Hummingbird said.

"I caught an earlier flight. If I didn't arrive earlier, you two may have killed each other. I don't want to see the two of you fight like children again. We are here on a serious mission," Sasquatch frowned. He then walked over to a chair and sat down.

"Now...let me explain how we're getting into Amun's base."

Hummingbird looked at the man in surprise, "Do you know how to get there?"

Sasquatch looked at the woman calmly, "What do you think I'm doing here?"

With Lotus' permission, Sasquatch had her memories transferred to him and he now knew the exact route to Amun's base and even the layout of it...

As he started to sketch out a map in front of the other two BTA agents and Hummingbird explained some of the weapons she had, Wolf sighed and joked, "I suddenly feel really useless here..."