"Hands up now!" One of the soldiers immediately shouted as he hopped out of the SUV, his rifle aimed directly at Benjamin's chest, while the others spread out into firing positions, ready for a gunfight if necessary.
The NSBI agents reacted instantly.
Pistols and rifles came up almost as one. No one fired. Both sides stood frozen, fingers hovering near their triggers, knowing that a single shot would turn the scene into a massacre.
"By order of the Supreme Court, you are under arrest for treason against the State, drug trafficking, leaking classified government information, and conspiring with organized crime to overthrow the government!" the commanding soldier shouted. "Benjamin, surrender yourself! Don't make this into a bloodbath!
"Bloodbath?" Benjamin repeated with a faint smile, but now it was different.
It wasn't the smile of somebody who wants to fight, but more so somebody who has accepted the end.
Slowly, he raised both of his hands into the air.
"I surrender."
