Zombies Territory: A place of no return

The Plan

"Boss...." A man called from the door.

He was a bit old and wretched. His tooth seemed to be missing. His hair was also slight grey and his skin, so dull. He was part of the slaves they stored in the warehouse. But unlike any other slaves, he was free to move around because he did most dirty jobs for them and he's the master mind in executing most of their successful missions. Lee liked him for that. Though he was not part of Lee's men yet, he had always wanted to be among them one day. He's more than ready to do anything to win Lee's trust.

Lee just gave a blank but angry look, and he stepped in smiling.

"Boss, you shouldn't think too much about getting your golds." Lee's eyes cloaked in extreme anger as he said that.

"No boss. I didn't mean it that way. You see boss, they might be scared to go in there, but I have a plan for you."

His face suddenly straightened. He knew his plans were always a mind blowing one. This man had never come up with a plan that had failed.

"What plan?" He spoke, but his looks were blank.

"Boss, you know how much I've always respected you and always looked up to you. You know....."

"Will you just spit out what that damn plan is now." He ordered in fury, holding his collar tight and pointing a gun on his head.

"If you kill me now boss, how will you get those golds."

Lee finally let loose of his collar and dropped his hands by his sides. He needed this wretched man more than ever and he knew that very well.

"Speak up." Trying to hide his anger that was forcing its way up.

"But first boss, I also want you to do something for me." He was sounding mischievous.

Lee scoffed gazing at him with a blank expression on his face. This guy was really getting on his nerves now. This wasn't a time for favours. There is a more bigger work at hand and that's to get those golds no matter what. Nevertheless, he still have to listen to what the scumbag has to say.

"What's that?" He asked in so much irritation.

He laughed liking the sound of that question. "Let me be your right hand man." He spoke smiling.

This had been his dream all along. Not just to be one of his men, also to be the most trusted person he could even ask. To be his right hand man.

Lee stared at him and hit the gun on his head lightly. This man was unbelievable. He shot his right hand man and now be needed a new one. A smarter one and he fitted for the perfect candidate. But now, he had no plans of having a new right hand man. His attention was to get those golds at all cost.

He galivanted in the room for a while, hitting the gun on his head lightly. It was a hard decision to make. But if that is what the old wretched man want in other for him to spill out his plan, he had no other choice than you put his ego aside and surrender to him.

"Fine. Do whatever you want."

He smiled. Alas, his ever wish had become a reality. This is so the happiest day of his life.

"Now speak." He ordered in anger as his impatience were crawling up rapidly.

The wretched man's lips wried. Looking at the impatient man before him, there was no time to beat around the bush and start puking out his words.

"Boss.... the slaves..."

Lee's brows tilted up. He scoffed. Was this man really kidding him at this point. He pulled the trigger and pointed the gun at him. "Does it look like I'm kidding now uhn?" He barked in anger.

The wretched man's hands were stuck in mid-air. "Boss... calm down...."

"Calm down....?" He barked and shot the ceiling to show that he wasn't playing here, and pointed the gun back at him. "Speak up." He was trying his inner best to maintain his cool.

"Boss, I mean we can use the slaves as your bait to get those golds."

His hot fury body, suddenly dwindled to a room normal temperature. His hand retracted back to his side and confusion tinted his face. The wretched man's hands slowly dropped down back to his sides. Lee was trying to absorb what he heard. Like how was that possible? His eyes traced back to the man in front of him.

"How do you mean?"

The man smiled. "Boss, everyone wants freedom and would do anything to get it."

Lee's face now drew in annoyance. "You're saying I should let all of them go just like that so they could turn into zombies. I never knew you were a bigger fool." He spoke angrily and pointed that gun back at him again. The slaves are his only means of income and if lets them go just like that, how will he survive.

"If you have nothing reasonable to say further, I guess your services are no longer required."

"Wait boss. I've not finished explaining." He trembled in fear because he knows very well that Lee can put those bullets in him without holding back.

A spirit within him was forcing him to listen to what he had to say. Even if he's angry at the moment, he just decided to listen to all what he had to say knowing very well that something good might come out of it.

He smiled after his boss had given him the look to go ahead.

"Offer boss...." He spoke smiling and Lee whipped his head to him, listening to all what he was saying.