CHAPTER 19: Unknown Force
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In the west side of Maraba, a man trailed after few people, as they walked down the busy road, filled with people.
The West side of Maraba was known as the centre of the underworld. So many illegal business took place here. There were casinos, brothel, porn halls, drug hall, as well as slavery houses. Also so many smuggled goods were sold here.
The brothel was different from porn hall because in the brothel you could hire the escorts and take them any where with you, for a fixed time according to the amount paid, but I the porn hall, the deed was done there. It was a very large hall where people had s*x without care of the next person beside them.
These businesses look normal on the surface, but everyone knew they were not, even the police.
The reason why they were powerless and could not destroy the business was because there was no evidence of their illegal activity.
This place was backed up by some powerful figures that controlled the higher ups, and make them turn a blind eye, so the subordinates could do nothing since it would be futile
They knew it, but where unable to prove it so they couldn't bring the matter to court. This place has been one of their headaches but they consoled themselves with the fact that Maraba was not the only country that had such places.
The people been trialed, walked into the porn hall and went ahead to purchase porn stars whom they immediately started f*****g, like it was not their first time here.
This made the man tailing them feel confused. The Intel he received was that they would be going to their hide out to meet with their instructor, yet these men didn't look like they were unfamiliar with this place. The way they used the hoes... He felt disgusted, he couldn't stay anymore and quickly left.
He waited around for the men to come out after they were done yet it felt like an eternity. Feeling doubtful after 30 minutes, he went in to check but did not find them
Shit! I've been played..
Damnit.. this would spoil so many things for him and for his Master.
Leonardo frowned but only a little, when he heard the news. As expected Marcus was really not easy to deal with. After Blaze's warning, he instructed Gerald to check his team but no one was suspicious well not yet at least.
Blaze pinched his eyebrows.
"Tell me that you expected this please."
Leonardo shook his head. "I did not expect it. Them finding out so soon was not within my expectation, and them having such strong connections in the west side, as to be able to get assistance from them to escape was even more way beyond my expectations".
"Who would have thought so that annoying Marcus would be this smart? If that's the case, it's not just about smuggling weapons to frame your family or about kicking you out of the military"...
At this word, both Leonardo and Blaze frowned. Treason... It was treason! Even in his wildest imagination, Leonardo wouldn't have thought that Marcus would plot treason.
It was impossible for Marcus to hold this amount of power in the wast side without any help. And his style, it was unlike him.
Which country is he in cohort with? Or who? Does his grandfather know about this? At this point, so much was running through his mind.
Blaze seeing his troubled look, decided to give him space to cool down. He too needed to cool down. Treason was no small matter, and for what purpose?
Leonardo fell into deep thoughts, so much that he didn't notice Blaze leaving.
If this was an attempt of treason, then his suspension which he thought was orchestrated by him, may not be so.
If he had been led by the nose in all this plan, including the dismissal of his team member and his charge of attempted treason, then this would be very frightening.
A feeling of unease settled in his heart. Was Marcus this smart or was he been instructed by someone? All these while, has he been underestimating his enemy?
Him leaving the military these weeks, what privilege did it give to them? He had so many questions that he needed to find answers to as soon as possible.
In a luxurious building in the west side, a man sat comfortably on the sofa, with a cigarette between his thin lips as he took a drag of it.
"Leonardo must be filled with fear, after what happened." Another man beside him said.
"One mistake you should never make is to underestimate the Fruancis brothers. Besides if not for the slip up, I would never have wanted them to know of our connections with the west side." The man reminded his subordinate, making him shiver. He remembered how those men were tortured to death. Their screams still echoed in his ears.
After a while, only the man on the couch was left. He thought back at the events that transpired some time ago.
Pretending was never something he liked, but since it was for a greater purpose, he didn't mind being misunderstood by others.
It would be to their shame when he achieve all he wants, and stand at the peak.
He took out his phone and made a call to an unknown number.
"Proceeded with the plan".
His lips formed a thin smile. It was time to cause some trouble for the 'emperor'.
At the Sil tower, Lionel sat behind his desk, working on some documents. His button that was slightly undone,did not make him look like a player, rather he looked like a sexy business god.
The way his eyes moved form his computer to the paper at hand, and the way he switched from typing to writing with pen, was fascinating.
He was like a beautiful painting that one could never get tired of watching.
"Not good Lionel!"
Christian rushed into the office. He looked so painic that made Lionel pause. It was almost impossible to see Christian really panicked except when it's a joke and he knew that this one wasn't.
"We have been sued for backing a porn hall at the west side. As if it isn't enough, this porn hall is notorious for kidnapping children within the age of 16 to 18 and using them as s*x toys"!
Lionel frowned. "The name of the place and the evidence". He knew that they couldn't really be sued without evidence.
Christian relatively calmed down when he saw Lionel's calm demeanor. Yes.. there was never a situation that Lionel couldn't handle!
After calming down, he handed the report to him.
Lionel dropped the report and picked up his phone phone. "Inform Darius to investigate this matter thoroughly and report to me before this time tomorrow".
He walked out of his office, there was something off about this and he was sure it was related to his brother so he needed to go back to discuss it with him to understand the situation carefully.
Christian didn't follow him this time around. There were other important things he needed to do. He needed to over see the PR team and also calm the workers.
Lionel walked out of the company, to his car that had already been surrounded by reporters. He knew this would happen but did not have the time to bother.
"President Lionel! What do you have to say? The first one was a false accusation..is this one also a false accusation?" One of the reporters asked.
He was been barraged with questions from different reporter, trying to know the situation but he had little time to waste on them.
The frown on him, made the reporters unable to cover his path therefore he successfully entered his car and drove off.
Today he had planned to go see Susan and ask her out on a date, who knew that this would happen thereby soiling his plans.
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