Grady was taken aback by the massive terror. He knew that Alan was going to do everything that he said and his willingness to resist crumbled. His legs trembled with a horrified shake of fear and his limbs were twitching as he saw the horror of his life approaching his eyes.With an instinctual need for survival, he spoke out in surrender. “I will talk, I will talk now.”Alan’s voice dripped with a mocking tone of derision. “Oh, haha, you are ready to talk now, aren't you? I thought your resolve was so strong that you are willing to lose your second eye to protect whoever your boss is.”Grady’s face burned with shame and embarrassment, his face downcast and shoulder slumped as he muttered quietly while Alan nudged his ear once more.“Your gold is with Mayor Carney, he’s the one I work for.”Alan’s mind spunned and adrenaline surged through his veins the moment he heard the information. He struggled to process the information that Grady was forced to reveal but of course, he knew who
Mayor Carney’s secretary, Ms. Elaine cut in amid the almost awkward moment. “Sir, I think we should celebrate this. This calls for celebration. A little office party this evening wouldn't be bad to celebrate,” Elaine spoke while raising a cup of wine in the air in the mood of celebration.Mayor Carney smiled and then adjusted his tie. “Ms. Elaine, I understand that you are hyped up about this but it isn't yet time for us to celebrate in a big way. We have only just begun and this isn't our aim yet. We still have to win the main elections and after that, I promise you that we will celebrate for as long as you possibly suggest.”Mayor Carney and Elaine then shared a smile as their mood was heightened by the prospect of victory.Meanwhile, outside the gate area, there was a situation where two men from Alan Greyson came around visiting to deliver a few messages to Mayor Carney.“And who do you say you are again?” a watchman asked one of the men sent from Alan.The watchman was dressed i
Kobren swallowed even though he was upset with how everything was happening. “Alright officer. We are not some people from the opposition party planning to sabotage the Mayor’s chances at the elections. We have no business with the election. We are only suggesting that you should allow us to see your boss if you are interested in his peaceful state of mind before and during the elections.”The watchman’s darted his eyes back and forth before nudging his ears closer to Kobren and with his face contorted with a smug smile, he spoke. “You are quite the tough guy, eh? I was only messing with you guys. We do that around here sometimes especially when we are bored. I will go meet the mayor now and let him know that some persons from a certain Alan Unknown Greyson came to see him.”The watchman’s words seemed polite this time but his facial expressions showed that he was still taunting the messengers.He took a deep breath and whispered into the ears of his colleagues who were also watchmen,
Bastos continued from where his colleague stopped. “He then says the details contained in this envelope would be important in helping you make a decision.”Bastos stretched the envelope once again towards the mayor.Bastos’ expression froze as he began to have a lot of thoughts swirling in his head. The information he had received was quite a handful and he knew that he had got into a contest with Alan.It would have been a very comfortable one for him to challenge Alan if it wasn't during a time when he was contesting for an election but the fact that Alan was challenging him at that time meant that his attention would be divided.What option did he have anyway? He was definitely not going to return the gold to Alan. It was too much value for him to surrender. Too much value that would make him extremely rich. The only way to sort out the issue was to accept a fight. The only way was to eliminate Alan and it had to be as quick as possible so that it wouldn't create distractions for
The woman who barged in was Mayor Carney’s secretary, Elaine.Her face was frozen immediately when she realized her mistake, her voice a breathless whisper. “Oh, I am so sorry Sir. Please forgive me.”Even though she was apologizing for being mannerless, she wondered why Mayor Carney had to resort to an insult. She wondered why the mayor had to call her as being daft. What could be so important that she could have disrupted to make her suddenly refer to her as being daft? Even though she made a mistake, the mayor could have been more lenient, especially for the sake of the kind of relationship they share. She was her secretary for damn’s sake.Secretary Elaine quickly turned her back to leave so as not to get her boss more angry. Who knows what further insult she was going to receive if she tried to stay a little further?Mayor Carney and Officer Rostos resumed their conversation shortly after the secretary had gone.Officer Rostos asked. “What kind of message are you talking about
“I actually agree with you, Kobren,” Bastos responded. “It is very cruel that someone would command that others should be killed one after the other like that.“That’s what happens when people are greedy for money,” Kobren responded. “They are ready to kill without thinking about repercussions. I hope Alan hastens his punishment as quickly as possible.”Just as Kobren and Bastos were talking, they suddenly got themselves encircled by a ring of watchmen. They looked around and their eyes bulged in surprise because of how swiftly the men had gathered around them.It was as if they didn't walk up to them but appeared instead. Kobren and Bastos had their faces pale with fear as they realized that they were outnumbered.Kobren also watched closely at the men’s loins so that they were also properly armed. They scanned the circle of watchmen and they felt like the ground should open up and swallow them or else they would be victims.There was no way that they were going to survive such a dea
Officer Rostos brought out his cuff from his belt handle and walked towards the two men while they were seated.With swift efficiency, he bound the cuff onto the two men, their hands kept captive as they wondered the extent of trouble that they had gotten into.“Hey, hey, what’s going on, Sir? Why do we have to be cuffed?” Bastos asked, writhing against the binds of the cuff in a futile effort. “What have we done except to deliver the instruction we were asked? I hope you are not about to do something funny.”Officer Rostos didn't even say a word, his lips kept in a tight line as he selected a tape, the sound of the tape being ripped from a roll echoing through the air much to the terror of the two men.Within seconds, he pressed the tape firmly against Bastos’ lips despite the struggling muffled voice that was coming out from Bastos’ throat.With Bastos taped in the mouth, Officer Rostos also did the same to Kobren, his hands moving with efficient precision.Officer Rostos then escor
How would they react to the news that he was no more? How could they possibly survive? His daughter was only 5 years old and had just survived a delicate surgery on her face. Kobren had promised his daughter a lot of things if she held on through the surgery process and remained strong. How would he fulfill his promises to his daughter if Mayor Carney killed him? “My name is Kobren,” He finally responded, his eyes lowered with terror.“Come on, raise your head and look at me, look straight into my eyes when talking to me,” Mayor Carney instructed.Kobren then lifted his face, his body shivering with terror as he had his hand bound behind the chair in helplessness.“Now, tell me. How do you intend to die?” Mayor Carney asked. “I want to make your death as swift as possible because I have election business to deal with.”Kobren’s words came out spilling with a torrent of fear and anguish, his throat working to keep up with the tension of the moment. “Please, don't kill me. Give me an