The Valiant General Dallas

Chapter 8

In the Zenith hotel, Mr. Drummond asked his guards to leave the room the moment Detective Jack stepped in.

Jack bowed before Mr. Drummond. "Dad, am here."

Mr. Drummond waved his hand to an empty chair before him. "Have your seat."

Jack sat and glanced at his wristwatch. It's 5:00pm.

"I watched the news this morning. The killer was smart, but I believe my son was professional," Mr. Drummond said, taking out a cigarette.

"You promise me to-"

"Yes, but it's hard, my son. I can't just stop smoking."

Jack sighed as he feel restless because he hate smelling cigarettes smoke.

Mr. Drummond lit up the cigarette, puffing on it. "I'm interested in the case. I want to know the murderer. And I'm counting on you. Please Jack, bring the murderer to me alive."

"I can't bring the murderer to you. It's about the government."

"Not everything is about the government, Jack. Remember who you are. This situation is beyond the government," Mr. Drummond said. "Don't forget, you are now the member of the eye and the blood group. Whatever happens to one of us happens to all of us."

Jack rubbed his head, regretting that he obey his father to join the eye and the blood group.

"Dad, I'm not the only detectives assigned to catch the murderer. I can't do this."

Mr. Drummond slapped Jack's face. "Do you want god Gordon to finish me?"

Jack's eyes were red as he sighed. "I will bring the murderer alive."

Mr. Drummond laughed, hugging him. "I trust my son. He won't want me dead."

"I will leave now," Jack said, rising.

"I'm invited to Jones' party. Are you interested in following me?"

Jack nodded.

"Don't forget to bring the man."

"Who?" Jack asked

"The witnesses who recognized the murderer."

Jack smiled. "Sure, he would always be with me. When will the party begin?"

"8 pm."

"Alright," Jack said, walking out.

Jack went to the restaurant with the driver, who recognized the murderer. He bought a lot of food for the driver, and make sure that the driver eat to his satisfaction.

At 7 pm, Jack took the driver to a bar and bought many bottles of wine and champagne for him.

"I forgot to ask your name," Jack said

The driver drain the bottle of champagne and smiled. "You can call me Harry."

"Harry Potter?" Jack asked, making the driver to laughed.

"Oh, it's a mistake. I'm Henry, not a wizard. I love to be one, so that I can catch the killer easily with a finger."

Jack look at the dancing floor, and then turned his gaze back to Henry. "You have a work to do tonight. You will follow me to a party and look for the killer."

“Take me to anywhere you want me to go,” Henry said, taking another bottle of alcohol.

"Stop drinking, you will get drunk," Jack said, not knowing Henry was already drunk.

Henry laid down on the floor in the mood of drunkenness, making Jack to regret buying alcohol for him.

Jack then quickly carried Henry into his car.

***

The Old Mrs. Jones didn't allow Dallas to enter the party, because it would be a mess to allow a poor man amid rich men.

Even when Rosalie begged her to allow Dallas entered, Granny said, "it would be better for him to stay with the bouncers."

And then Dallas stayed with the bouncers outside, opening doors for guests. CEO Blake didn't recognize Dallas when he walked past him into the luxurious hall with his P.A.

Many guests who have seen Rosalie's husband in the News, mocked Dallas for opening the doors for them. Some said Jones's family accepted him so that they could use him anyhow.

Dallas didn't care about their words. Sometimes, he would even pretend like he didn't hear them.

Harry and Gerald, the sons of CEO Blake, walked to Dallas. Gerald laughed incessantly as Dallas opened the door for them with his head bowed.

"I hope you enjoy the yesterday's entertainment?" Gerald asked Dallas.

Dallas didn't reply. He keeps staring at the floor.

"Harry, don't you recognize Rosalie's husband?" Gerald asked.

"I recognize him," Harry said, and walked in.

Dallas knows Harry doesn't want to cause trouble because he had suffered a lot from his father's soldiers.

Gerald smirked at Dallas and walked in as Mr. Drummond was coming down from his black limousine.

After a while, Dallas saw the mark of "the Eye and the Blood" on the handkerchief which Mr. Drummond holds as Dallas opened the door for him.

In that moment, Dallas feel like slamming the door against Mr. Drummond's face, but Dallas suppress his anger till Mr. Drummond and his guards walked in.

Detective Jack came late to the party because it took Henry a lot of time before waking up from his drunkenness. Even Jack hasn't believed Henry wasn't in the drunkenness mood anymore.

The moment Dallas saw Henry coming down from the car, he takes a permission from the other bouncers to leave.

He hurried out through many parked cars and dialed Christian's phone number.

"Hello sir," Christian said

"Douglass told me you are still in New York."

Christian stuttered out of fear. "I.. I... Am sorry, sir."

"I understand how badly you missed your wife. I won't punish you for disobeying me, but I need your help."

Christian was stunned. "Sir? For what?"

"Right now, I need a rifle. Barrett M82."

"Where are you, sir?"

Dallas looked around and see that nobody was with him. "Galaxy hall. Call me when you get here. I give you only thirty minutes."

"Alright sir," Christian said, jumping down from the bed as Dallas hang up the call.

Lola, who was Christian's wife, was wondering what the heck was happening.

"Honey, I thought you received a permission from your general before coming here," Lola said

"I will explain when I came back," Christian said, wearing his clothes.

"When are you coming back?"

"I don't know yet."

"You don't know yet?"

Christian placed a kiss on Lola's forehead and hurried out.

He drove Dallas's Mercedes-Benz to armoury stores and bought Barrett M82, and then speed up to Galaxy hall.

After twenty-seven minutes, Christian met Dallas in the dark, holding gloves and a black mask.

"Go back home now," Dallas said, as he collect the gun.

"I will stay with you, sir," Christian said.

"No, go back to your wife. I must complete this mission alone. And also, don't go back to Spain till I informed you."

"Alright, sir." Christian sighed and start the car as Dallas was climbing a mansion to the top with a backpack on his back.