Erik Seven strode toward the downtrodden man in the corner of the plaza. Behind him, a broad, powerfully built figure quietly entered the plaza as well and stopped before a stall selling sunglasses.
Casually picking out a pair of sunglasses from the stall, Happy Hogan put them on and looked into a mirror in front of him. He appeared to be checking his reflection, but he was actually subtly adjusting the mirror's angle to secretly observe Erik Seven's every move behind him!
Happy saw Erik Seven hand the briefcase to the downtrodden man. The two exchanged a few words, but because they were some distance away and the area was noisy, Happy could not hear what they were saying.
Still, the two had sneaked out here in the middle of the night for a secret meeting, so they clearly had something shady going on. Happy Hogan's gaze could not help but settle on the briefcase in the downtrodden man's hands!
Erik Seven and the downtrodden man exchanged only a few words before Erik turned and left. The downtrodden man, however, looked deeply grateful. Once he watched Erik Seven leave, he eagerly opened the briefcase to inspect its contents.
As soon as Happy Hogan saw Erik Seven disappear beyond the plaza, he took off his sunglasses, turned, and strode toward the downtrodden man.
The downtrodden man gave the contents of the briefcase a hurried glance, snapped it shut, and rose to leave. But after lowering his head and taking only a few steps, he ran straight into Happy Hogan!
Bang!
The briefcase was knocked to the ground and sprang open, scattering key-like, fishtail-shaped metal pieces all over the ground.
"Sorry, friend!"
As he spoke, Happy Hogan crouched down and picked them up alongside the downtrodden man. When the other man was