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
He really hoped that he was going to exercise swift revenge on Alan Greyson. He wanted to return to his usual election business and didn't expect the issue of assassinating the other miners to linger in the air. Now, he had assassins littered in two different houses who couldn’t complete their tasks.He knew that there was always that possibility that Elaine had teamed up with Alan Greyson and the latest report sort of proved that it was the truth, unfortunately.He hung up the phone call abruptly to vent his frustration some more. He started to trace the events that happened in the recent hours right from the moment that Elaine entered the annex room without knocking on the door.Mayor Carney started suspecting that perhaps Rostos was right and it wasn't a mistake that Elaine entered the annex room. It was two times that she got into the annex room - the second time being the moment that Kellogg confessed to catching her there.But what exactly could she be looking for in the annex r
He wanted to move forward with his colleague but he signaled that they wait a bit and assess the situation first before walking over to take the bike. They were sure of the spot where the bike was and it wasn't difficult to know that something had happened, something quite strange.Rostos assessed his surroundings once more, his eyes narrowed in suspicion as he noticed something quite abysmal.His heart rate quickened the moment that he caught a hidden figure behind a barricade. His instincts were on high alert and he knew that whoever it was, it couldn't possibly mean anything good.The man behind the barricade was with a camera that was pointed towards the assassins. Rostos noticed it because a very faint flashlight shone in front of him. He knew at once that they had been trapped and the purpose of the action was to expose them in a bid to hurt Mayor Carney. It became clear to Rostos, especially at that point that it was Elaine that was behind their failure in getting Chester ass
Orello soon noticed that something was coming from the rearview mirror.“Shit!” Orello screeched in terror. “They are coming closer.”The cameramen had their eyes widened with panic as they sought to keep their composure. Their hearts pounded against their chests and their mind raced with disbelief.They couldn't believe that they were actually in a race for their lives. It was still like a dream to them but they knew that they had better drive as fast as possible or risk losing their lives.Fisher kept turning his head backward to know how far they were away from the assassins on bikes but he saw that things weren't looking so good. “Orello, drive faster!” Fisher screamed in terror. “Come on, man. How much faster can I be?” Orello queried, his hands gripping the stirring wheel in tension.“Just move faster!” Fisher yelled again.The streets were a mask of confusion as everyone wondered what was going on. They knew that it wasn't good though but they couldn't identify the men in mas
***Alan Greyson was welcomed at Felix Lincoln’s campaign headquarters. The campaign headquarters was a bustling hub of activity, its walls plastered with posters, banners, and maps.Even a blind person would know that something was cooking in that kind of environment and this time it wasn't food but something more reminiscent of power.Felix Lincoln was a close candidate and another favorite to win the governorship election aside from Mayor Carney.Felix had his supporters and many of them were loyal to him. The issue was that he needed to draw many others to his side to gain more numbers. The air in the headquarters building was charged with the energy of the team as they worked tirelessly to secure their candidate’s victory.In one of the rooms, a row of men and women sat crowded behind computers with their screens filled with data, spreadsheets, and other information. All hands were on deck to ensure that Felix Lincoln won the elections.Alan was welcomed into one of Felix’s off
If the recording went public, it could pose a huge threat to Mayor Carney’s chances of winning the elections. The voice was clear and it was unmistakenly that of Mayor Carney.It felt like a dream to Felix to have uncovered such very crucial evidence against Mayor Carney that would taint his election chances and give him the upper hand in the elections. Felix was staring at his election mandate and he tried his best to maintain composure. At a time like this, such information being leaked was going to do wonders for him, he reasoned.Alan relished the look on Felix's face as it highlighted his sense of authority the more. He was bent on proving to Felix that he indeed had the key to turning the tides completely in his favor.“Who are the two men anyways,” Felix asked.“They are my men and they were killed by Felix Lincoln,” Alan responded. “That is all you need to know for now.”“And are they dead? Did they die?”“Oh, yes they did.”“So sorry about that,” Felix offered his condolence