Chapter 3: Looking for a professional Assassin.
1036 Words
ANTONIO
After Mr. Carter leaves, it takes me about fifteen minutes to regain my composure.
The whole office is a mess and it dawns on me why the carpet had been removed.
The old man knew that blood would be spilt.
Crooked soul!
Well, I'm not any better since I also spill human blood for a living!
I begin by wrapping up Carlo's remains in huge polythene bags then take them to the boss's elevator to the basement.
I then go back and get engrossed in cleaning up and rearranging the furniture, a process that takes me about thirty minutes. I also make sure the carpet is back in place and I'm tempted to ransack this office but I decide against it. I don't want to end up like Carlo! Carter is dangerous and I don't want to be in his bad books! The office is under 24 hours CCTV surveillance so that's out of question!
I can't forget about the halfway smoked cigar in the dustbin, however much I'm nauseated.
I pick it and put it securely in my jacket pocket. I've got some show off to do!
After I'm done, I go back to the basement and change my dirty clothes.
Except for the little cargo that used to be Carlo, nobody can tell what happened, not even the secretary.
This basement parking is only accessed by the boss and I.
I load my cargo into one of the cars at my disposal and drive off.
Soon Carlo will become food for wild animals.
I drive from the parking straight to a backstreet road and connect to the main road a few minutes later.
I fear getting caught by the police but they don't seem concerned with me. In the event someone stops me I'm ready to open the door and take off.
Nobody alive knows about my association with Mr. Carter and even if they did, it would be difficult to get to him. He is only available when he wants to! What a conniving bastard!
Otherwise nobody knows where he lives and he never rides in the same car twice.
I have worked for him for many years and he pays well even though his assignments are ever dirty, just like the one I'm handling now.
If I am successful, I'll be paid good money so after this errand I'll go looking for an assassin since Mr Carter instructed me to look for a professional. I'm glad he didn't see any need to waste me as he wasted Carlo and I have my ancestors to thank for that. Maybe they're trying to give me a chance to reform. Maybe...just maybe, I should get done with this mission, gather any amount I can and leave this city...maybe relocate to another country while I still can!
I need to find one as soon as possible because the work of eliminating the new guy is going to require expertise, something I don't have.
I drive into the forest with ease, then dump my cargo, pray for Carlo's departed soul, then leave.
I need to find an assassin fast.
Years earlier, I worked at a casino and I can get some contacts there who can help me with what I want.
I only quit the casino job after Mr Carter who was a regular gambler outsourced me and after showing interest in me, I couldn't say no because he had already made a down payment which was enough to last me three years without working. Besides, he threatened to kill me if he turned his offer down, claiming that nobody says no to Tiger Carter!
The pay at Carter's is handsome but I can't show you a single project I've done with the money received. I don't have a house nor a car. I live in a rented apartment and every time I promise myself that this will be my last assassination, I find myself broke few hours after being paid.
In short, I have nothing to show for the killings I've done.. I've nothing under my name except a bunch of children sired out here with random girls whom I want nothing to do with them!
Well, what do you expect from blood money? If only I could take back the hand of time...
If only...
Right now I need to return the car to Mr Carter's premises because the boss's cars can never be parked anywhere near a casino or bar! That's his number one rule and I can't dare defy him since I know what he's capable of doing! At least, I've witness it about an hour or so ago!
I take back the car and then leave for the casino. On the way I call the boss to inform him about the success of my mission. He's neither happy or angry but I had to report.
Well, I'm only a submissive servant and I diligently do whatever I'm supposed to do. No questions to the boss!
A few minutes later, l receive a notification on my phone from my bank that some money has been wired in. Wow! This old Mafia doesn't bluff. Only a simple job of cleaning his mes earned me such an hefty amount! Suppose I manage to get Mario Ronze out of the way? Won't he include me in his will? This guy is loaded....and dangerous!
My Monday evening has been made and it will be blazing.
Everybody in the casino will be singing my name and I might as well acquire a new name tonight..*Antonio the Don*
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It's already dark when I get to the casino and I'm welcomed by my former colleagues.
I don't gamble therefore I head to the bar. It hasn't changed much here...the same old decor, chairs, tables, staff and everything else.
I'm loaded with cash so I'm buying my friends beer and also the half smoked expensive Cuban cigar is in my jacket's pocket.
I'm also surrounded by beautiful girls and I suddenly wonder if they have a talent of smelling dollars from afar!
By the end of this night I'll be able to lay someone and also be connected to a professional assassin... I conclude as I place my orders.
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