El Ramon was seen yelling at some of his men in anger. He faced the man he had sent to snoop out the truth from his brother's palace, sneered, and asked. "Did you see the consequences of your lies?" "I was fooled by an old woman, am so sorry, please." "And you can't patiently seek the truth, before coming back to deceive me?" "So sorry, my lord. It was a mistake on my side, and I promised it won't happen again." "There won't be another time, as you are banished from my palace, and I will take your head when next I set my eyes on you." The man gaped with an open mouth and quickly scrambled out before the angry prince change his mind, and demand his head now. "And you," El Ramon whirled at another man, peeked at him for a while, then asked. "When are you meeting her again?" "Until she called for me," Kurt answered back, with a slight nod. "Tell her that I appreciate all her effort, and both of you will be rewarded handsomely when everything is okay." "Thank you, my lord. I will
The two planter's representatives arrived back amid their waiting comrades, to give feedback on their meeting. One among them brought out a folded sheet of paper, with a golden seal, and said. "This is the new contract agreement." "Read it out for us." The men cried out. "This agreement was made in the year nineteen-eighty -five, between the royal house of Greenwich island, and the local planters. That the issuer of this contract agreed to pay the sum of ten dollars for a kilogram of opium seed." "Is that all, What about our other demands?" Another man asked with a loud voice. "Be patient, and let me read it out," the man answered back, peered closer at the contact form, and resumed his speech. "And that we agree to be paying the planters the sum of six hundred dollars per week, during the dried season, but all beneficiaries planters are expected to do other community services for their payment." "What community service? surely we won't be cleaning the palace's toilet?" Anot
Three men walked close to the palace amid slums, branched left at a T-junction beside it, and entered a local bar, that is filled to the brim with men dressed in red uniforms. All eyes fell on the oddly dressed men, as they stepped close to the barman, at the far corner of the rectangular-shaped bar. "A bottle of liquor and three cups." The tall and weary-looking man mumbled to the surly-looking barman, that was glaring at them as if they were some kind of extinct species. "This bar is only for the Redwitch mafias," the barman announced, after some moment of glaring. "We are strangers and need a place to water our dried throats. You won't deny some poor travellers this humble need." "We have money, and will pay handsomely for our drink." The barman glanced at the back of the men in his front, looked sharply back at the newcomers, and whispered. "Go to Johji Inn, you are not welcome here." "In that case, we will be on our way." All eyes still fell on the three men, as they walk
Andrea was busy for the next few days and was surprised when El Capone informed her of his going out. "We are having a meeting with royal treasury representatives today." "What is your stance, are you stepping down for your brother?" "No, we are not selling for the foreigners, until they stopped planting and construction of factories." "What about the assassins out there, am sure they are aware you will be stepping out of this palace today and will be waiting for you." "I have already thought about it, and will be sending a decoy out first." "Splendid, dear husband. I can see that you are learning faster." El Capone grinned, dragged his wife closer, kissed her, and let out. "You are teaching a fast learner." "Umm, not now," Andrea pushed her husband off when his innocent kiss is becoming aggressive. "You can have your way tonight, keep yourself save, until then." She picked up her vanity box, applied some makeup that turned her beautiful face into flawless skin, and then quick
Ramon glared at his brother in deep thought. How he always escaped his plan was a mystery to him, and his mind was troubled by the missed opportunities. El Capone was among the bikers that first arrived at the venue of the meeting, but had made himself invisible until it was too late for him to inform Priest of their mistake. Even if he finds the means to call the foreigners now, El Ramon believed that his brother will still escape his web, and it will be a waste of time. He needs a better plan. The meeting was dismissed, as the two twins were unable to reach a consensus, and it was ruled that the goods should remain inside the royal store, until further notice. El Capone was the first to stand from his seat, and he was followed by a multitude of his mafias in red uniforms and they soon walked out of the big hall. El Ramon looked at the men in his front and asked."So you can't pressurize him to swallow his pride and let's sell our goods to the foreigners. Did you realize that th
A telephone on a table, Inside El Capone's main parlour, rang for a while and then stopped and the silence in the environment became absolute.Second, later, El Capone was seen emerging with two bathe-maid, who had just bathed and dressed him. He walked towards the phone as it start ringing again, picked it up, and muttered. "Hello, El Capone is on the line." "Where is her royal highness?" A female voice on the other side of the line asked. "Not around, you can deliver your message to me." "The foreigners will be having a party in a few hours, and they have paid for the service of twenty ladies of attendance for the night." "Are they spending the night inside their headquarters?" "No, they have paid for a room in different hotels around, and will be there throughout the night." "Thank you," El Capone muttered back, disconnect the call, and instantly plunged into deep thought. How can he abduct some of the foreigners secretly and avoid any conflict? How he wishes Andrea is her
The two men were discovered missing the following morning, and a search party was instantly organized to search for them. Hours later, the searching party returned with empty hands, as the men were never found. Their pictures were posted as missing in every nook and cranny of the island, and a large reward was offered to anyone who have any information about the men's whereabouts. An inquiry was set up about their sudden disappearance, but those investigating soon met lots of bottlenecks when all the witnesses suddenly vanished into thin air. Days later, the men's file was kept aside, as other matters of urgency soon arise, and the whole group of merchants, soon engrossed in their newfound challenge. A letter suddenly arrived from El Capone, and he had requested the foreign merchants to present him the sales record for the past ten years of their transactions, and the amount they had been selling a kilogram of opium to their respective customers. Secondly, the foreigners were ins
The phone inside El Capone's main parlour rang for a while, then picked up by Andrea, who just stepped into the room. "Hello, am I speaking with his royal highness?" The voice on the other side of the call asked. "No, his wife is on the line." "Libra is speaking, I need to talk to him." "He is busy and far from me, but speak, and I will deliver your message." The line remain silent for a while, and then the voice on the other side mumbled. "El Ramon visited me, and offered me a bribe to accept only his signature on the Country P's foreigners invoice." "So what was your reply?" "That he should give me some time to inform my comrades. He threatened to kill me if I refused his offer." "Thank you for informing us, I will tell my husband, and he will get back to you." "Please do, we are in precarious conditions." "Can I ask for your opinion about the ongoing crisis?" The man on the other side of the call paused for a while, groaned, and let out. "Though El Capone's decision wil