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At 2Am tell me what repair shop will be open at that time.
The one guy moves to your back, and the other guy is in front of you makes a perfect 360 view of the perimeter. Also that makes it ideal for a sucker punch, choke, grab, stabbing, or a shot in the back. When they showed the money it can be for diverting your attention, it could make you feel more comfortable with the two strangers that you meet at 2AM, to get you to lower your guard.
If the hood was on his head, He tried to mask his identity. So common for a thug to dawn a hoodie before he strikes. Also the cough was a signal that a cop or someone was there to see what they were about to do. that's why they left so quickly when he saw the SPD. So common of a signal, it is natural, and somewhat uncommon of a noise. Man You, or those thugs got so lucky that night. It could have been so very ugly. God had mercy on someone that night, if the SPD did not drive by we might be reading a different story today. WOW!!
Note: I myself am cautious but I don’t want to offend anyone by my actions lets say doing what Bravo_Sierra said. But after reading this I am not going to care how other people feel, if they get offended or not. I have to protect myself, and my family. So that’s not a unreasonable action to take at 2am in the morning. Or if I feel uncomfortable because of circumstances.