Elaine continued. “I thought as much that this couldn't be something simple. I knew that the mayor was up to something but I wasn't quite sure what it was. Who would have thought that he wanted to steal from you and actually killed people to get it done.”“Anyways, you can continue your story. I am all ears,” Alan spoke.“Alright, from the cellar, I had to jump into the bush from where I was hiding because the officer and the mayor were close to finding me. I am lucky that they didn't find me hiding at the alley or else I might have been dead by this time.”“It was when I was at the bush that I put a phone call through to you to let you know about the situation but I eventually got past that spot.”“Did you meet him after then?” Alan asked.“Oh, yes, I did meet him and he yelled at me and everything but I didn't care anymore. Oh, although I pretended anyway. I pretended because he was asking for the recorder.”“The mayor had actually given me the recorder earlier because he wanted me
“What more assurance do you need?” Alan asked, his nostrils flared in anticipation and a slight frustration.Elaine shifted comfortably in her seat before speaking. “Erm, I need you to help me negotiate with Felix Lincoln that he should give me the secretary position in his team if we are to give him the recording.”“What?” Alan’s eyebrow furrowed. “Yes, of course, Alan,” Elaine responded. “I am trying not to sound selfish but if I am going to go through all this trouble, I have to get something out of it, don’t you think? I mean it's only fair that I get something from it.”Alan’s face crumpled with a deadly twist of exhaustion. It was already almost midnight and even though Elaine came in looking the tired one, it now seemed as if he was the exhausted one.Elaine spoke further in an attempt to convince Alan, her gaze narrowed with desperation. “I am not going to go jobless in a bid to destroy Mayor Carney, am I? I have to make sure that I do something to make sure that I am still r
***Back at Mayor Carney’s residence, there was a thick air of commotion as the mayor wondered what was going on with Elaine. He had told her to get a recorder and it was already almost 15 minutes and yet she had not come back.Mayor Carney tapped his foot to the ground impatiently, the sound of his shoe hitting the floor as his anger continued to build.He was already thinking about how he was going to hurl insults at Elaine when she finally showed up. He glanced at his wristwatch and huffed in frustration as his gaze narrowed.Mayor Carney found out that it was already almost 20 minutes and Elaine had still not returned. He had asked a few junior staff to go check her office and they all returned with the same report that she wasn’t at her duty post.Mayor Carney tapped his hand on the table with ferocious anger as he spoke. “Why would I try to call my secretary and she wouldn't heed my call? When did she start becoming so proud that she can’t even regard me as her boss anymore.”Ma
Irium wondered if she was right to talk to the mayor. What if she ended up putting Ms. Elaine in trouble through her talking? What if the right thing was to take some time to analyze the situation on her own first?“I don’t know, sir. I only saw her get into the ground floor lobby and I went on my way,” Irium responded. “What did you see her with? Did you see her with maybe a bag or something?” Mayor Carney asked, his eyes burning with anger.“She was with a small purse that’s all,” Irium spoke. “She also looked so tense now that I think about it.”Irium wondered again if she had not spoken more than she should.Mayor Carney drummed his fingers on the table, his lips moving silently as she tried to get some clues as to what was really going on.“What’s your name again?” Mayor Carney asked.“Irium, sir.”If Elaine went to the ground lobby could it be that something else was at play and she was scared because she had done something terrible? Could it be that she wasn't on his side? Ma
Kellogg’s body was paralyzed with terror as he realized that he was in over his head. Mayor Carney had sieved every possible membrane from his body and he was left with nothing but to stare in awe.“Just look at him,” Mayor Carney’s eyes flashed with disdain. “You are so foolish that you let her deceive you into refusing to tell me. I’m still coming back for you. I’m not done with you but I think I know where to go now.”“I think I might have an idea where the b!tch headed to but I don’t want to believe that the watchmen are as foolish as you are. It better not be!”Mayor Carney clutched his hands together in front of him before turning his gaze to his other aides. He pointed at three of his aides in a quick gesture and motioned for them to follow him immediately.The three aides quickly took to their feet and followed behind the mayor, their faces filled with terror as they wondered who the next person was that the mayor was going to humiliate.The mayor stormed through the stairs, h
Officer Rostos’ expression was a tightening grimace of concern. What exactly had happened to make the mayor think that way?Mayor Carney heaved a sigh and then continued his speech. “You remember we were here not long ago, don’t you?”“Yes, of course, boss, I remember. That would be almost two hours ago now,” Officer Rostos responded.“You remember when Elaine walked in here, right?” Mayor Carney asked again, sweat beading from his face as he sought to seek out the missing puzzle.“Yes, boss,” Officer Rostos responded. “I was actually surprised that she came all the way here when she knew that it was a restricted area. I thought she wanted to give you a file though but she deserves to be punished for breaching the rules.”Mayor Carney heaved another difficult sigh. “Do you know that Elaine is missing right now?”Officer Rostos’ eyebrow furrowed again in wonder. “Missing? Did someone take her hostage?”A smug smile escaped from Mayor Carney’s lips. “At this point, I wished someone took
Rostos’ words were dripped with mockery as he taunted his Chester with a loud growl.“Chester!” Baldwin growled. “I am sure you know why we are here. Just come out now and we get to end this. We don’t have much time to spare.”The assassins kept walking around and searching various parts of the apartment as they climbed the stairs. They were like a pack of wolves as they overturned every piece of furniture and destroyed the plastic pieces of equipment.Their footsteps echoed through the halls and the sound of their boots on the ground highlighted their swiftness and readiness to find their victim.“Chester, it’s going to be a complete waste of time if you insist on doing this,” Rostos yelled, his voice reverberating through the walls.He observed the room and there was awfully no sound coming from anywhere. Their eyes darted around all the corners of the room as they wondered if Chester was truly not in the apartment.Rostos and Baldwin exchanged confused glances as they wondered if
“Yes, boss,” Rostos responded. “We checked everywhere but there was nothing.”“Come on, Rostos. You know I don't like news like this. Ransack the whole area again and call me back while I try to reach out to my men in Nicholas’ house to see what the situation is.”Mayor Carney then hung up the phone call, allowing for an opportunity that Rostos and Baldwin to try again in their efforts to find Chester.Rostos and Baldwin shared a defeated look as they slumped their shoulders in the weight of their vain efforts.Rostos checked his wristwatch and saw that the time that they allocated to complete the operation was already only two minutes left. It was supposed to be a very swift operation but it hadn't looked like a swift one so far.“What are we going to do now?” Baldwin asked his colleagues.“I guess we are just going to give it one last try,” Rostos responded even though he didn't have much belief that their effort was going to yield much fruit.The assassins swept through the apartme