THE PROTECTED CRIMINALS

EPISODE 3

"But sir, this is an elderly man, he may have engaged in other companies from which he may have raised money to build this, this mansion may be a project from his life savings," Hannah stated solemnly. "That's a good point, Hannah." As the image on the screen returned to Mr. Emmanuel Adam, Sir Christopher complimented her " This shouldn't have raised any red flags; the only issue here is the high rate of young teenagers going missing in the same area where Emmanuel Adam lives. No one is claiming that he is the mastermind behind the kidnappings; all I'm claiming is that he is the only one living a peculiar lifestyle.

Why should he teach in a primary school that is so far away from his home? I'd like you to conduct a background check on him and look into any commercial ventures he may have undertaken in the past. Remember, he hasn't been charged with anything yet. Sir Christopher was watching at us intently. "Not just the six of you are going on this assignment; someone from the I.C.T unit may join you shortly," Sir Christopher added, his high heeled shoe making the only sound. He finally responded, "Remember, I am not expecting disaster," and went out.

"There is no room for weakness here; we must all be strong," Joseph exclaimed, raising his right hand to show he was serious and animated; we all looked at him as if he were a fool. "All right, we just have to be strong," he said this time, a little more gently. Computer Wizard is a new guy that came from the I.C.T units. He isn't a trained fighter, thus it is our responsibility to guard and guide him. "So, this isn't something we should rush; it might turn into a mission that takes years to complete, Richard, don't worry or think about Tonia," Joseph added, staring at me.

"Who is bearing Tonia?" Hannah had approached me with the question. I said quietly, pointing to Joseph, "Ask him." "You haven't heard of Tonia?" Hannah inquired again, but I didn't respond since I claimed to be focused on Joseph.

"I'm simply scared; I don't want this mission to go wrong," Kelvin explained as I lay in bed that night, doing one-handed push-ups. "I don't think so, others have done it before, so we can," I comforted him, opening my little drawer to fetch an A4 paper instead of resting on the bed. "What are you going to do with that?" Kelvin, who was still doing push-ups, inquired. I said, "Write a letter."

"To whom is the letter addressed?" He inquired once more. " Tonia," I said, as he quickly rose and sat alongside me. "Who is this Tonia?". He inquired. I replied, reaching for a pen, "My future girlfriend." "What about Hannah? For whom are you abandoning her?" He inquired once more. With a serious expression on my face, I stated, "I am not dating Hannah." "Then quit leading Hannah on," Kelvin remarked, his face solemn. "If you have nothing for her, let her know now, it might be devastating in the future," Kelvin urged again, his one redeeming quality being that he occasionally speaks sense.

"All right, bro, I'll try to stop her from doing anything," I informed Kelvin. "Now tell me about this Tonia girl, Kelvin said cheerfully, and I grinned back. "Listen, Tonia is the most gorgeous girl in Heartrow; she is average in height, chocolate in complexion, and endowed," I explained. "I know you, bro, you can't tell the difference between beautiful and ugly, and I'm sure this so-called female isn't as pretty as you've painted her," Kelvin said as I smiled. "Just wait," I replied as I took out my phone and entered the gallery, where I displayed a photograph of Tonia that I had taken from the top of the mango tree the day I had a fight with Joshua.

I handed the phone to Kelvin and said, "Take a look at this." "Wow, Richard, this girl is stunning," Kelvin exclaimed once more. “I told you now," I said, a happy grin on my face. "But who is this person with her?" He inquired once more. "There's another guy who wants her," I remarked once more. "I think she'll prefer him to you since he's more attractive," Kelvin stated as I snatched my phone away from him. "Since you mentioned she's highly endowed, why don't you just ask her out?" He inquired once more. "In Heartrow, where I grew up, you don't ask the girl out; instead, you go straight to her parents after studying her for a while," I explained. ”

He answered, "You and your Heartrow are too local." "Do you mind if I look at that picture again?" Kelvin inquired but received no response.

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It was still the same evening, and Joseph had invited me to come to see him at his lodge; he was actually staying in a special lodge reserved exclusively for The Fittest's personnel. He wanted to see me because I was the mission's key guy, not because we had an encounter on the slow and steady bus. I found room "278" and took a position in front of the face scanning machine; only those who stay in the room have a card, and any intruder must pass through the same machine for a face scan. The machine scanned my favorite and opened the door in a matter of seconds.

I entered the beautifully decorated large room, Joseph was on his bed, he was sitting on his bed while his sword was lying beside him. ” Hold on a minute,” he said as he rushed to his bathroom. I sat on the bed and brought out the sword from its s---t, I did just for fun. The sword came out slowly until all part of the sword was revealed, I opened my mouth in shock as I saw the edge of the sword. That mark on that deceased guy could only be formed with a sword with the type of edge like Joseph's, wait, Joseph was returning from Heartrow the day I met him, no doubt he is the serial killer. As he emerged from the bathroom, Joseph toweled his face and replied, "Yes Richard, now to business." "Who are you?" As I pointed the blade directly at his neck, I inquired.