Swatting Away An Annoying Fly (2)

"No need. I will assign someone else to do that task. For now, focus on IO. I want everything to go smoothly as planned. I won't tolerate a single mistake from you Ray and you know why. You are the only one I trust the most here, more than Mia, so I expect that you won't disappoint me. This is the most important mission till now. We have been planning this for the past two years and we don't know when the right time will come so we can execute it and finish the enemies without giving them any time to escape. The only escape for them would be death. Also, I am eagerly waiting for that day when I can kill Lucifer with my hands after looking at his face which is always hidden behind a mask. I so want to tear that mask away from his face and see what kind of man is hiding behind that mask?" Adam said as he played with his favourite pen.

He continued in a vengeful tone, "There are two persons in the world that I hate the most. If that b*tch would have been alive then altogether three. Emmett Tessier is the one who is meddling in my business. He has stopped all our illegal activities in the business world and the mysterious man named Lucifer who is obstructing my plans every now and then. Tell me what should I do with those two. At first, I tried to negotiate with Emmett Tessier but he denied cooperating with me, leaving me no choice to kill him but those useless men couldn't even do that. I wonder if there is something more to this so-called business king, as he seems to narrowly escape every time I plan to kill him? Sometimes I wonder if he also has some shady business and works in the underworld. Who knows how he could still be alive after so many attempts? That Lucifer adds to my already existing headache. He blocks out the transportation of drugs and interferes in our human trafficking plans. Both of them are thorns in the flesh. Anyways, how far are you done with the IO mission? Tell me in brief. I also have to have a good talk with Mia."

"Yes, boss." Ray obediently nodded his head as he fetched out his phone from his coat pocket.

"These are the transactions between us and the Vagons. Shortly after signing the deeds, we found a few of our men dead in their areas. The leader says that he knows nothing about it and someone else must have killed our men to frame them. But I still find it somewhat suspicious. How come the leader knows nothing of what is going on inside his own unit? When I threatened him using the contract, he pleaded on meeting you once; face to face. He says he has something important to tell you and he can only tell you in person. That's it for now. I am looking into this matter. I did consider his words and I am currently interrogating a few of the people I found suspicious. I will be done within a day or two."

"Hmm...arrange the meeting with that fatty. Let's see what he has to say. Continue looking into this matter even after our meeting. We can't trust the Vagons yet. I will have to ask the fatty to do one thing before I decide if he is a trustworthy person or not. You can go now."

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"The poison I found in the Phantom's members isn't ordinary. I don't know what happened between the Phantoms and Vagons, but I can tell that someone trying to put the blame on Vagons so that there would be an internal war between them. But the poison is extracted from a very rare plant that is mostly found in deserts. There are hardly fifty plants in the whole world. You see, I could just find this information in these three months. It was very difficult to find this information, but given how intelligent I am, it was nothing that I couldn't do." Jules gave Emmett details of his research not before ending up the info with a self-praise.

"You mean that if I were to get my hands on this poison then I would have to go into a desert to find that plant?"

"No not just any desert. You will have to go to the Atacama. The plant can be grown in that region only due to the weather there."

Emmett walked to the window in the special room in Jules's hospital. Looking over the view outside the window, he appeared to be in deep thought.

"What are you going to do now? I don't think you can go to the Atacama. The antidote to the poison is very hard to make. I will need more poison to make the antidote as the poison found in the body you brought isn't enough for me to make the antidote. Though to kill a person, a few drops of the juice of the plant leaves is needed, but more leaves are needed for making the antidote."

"Hmm, I will see what I can do." Emmett replied, "For now try to learn more about the plant, I will try to get you the leaves of it. It may take some time. Is the body of that man preserved?"

"Yes, I have that body kept at my home as it is safer there."

"Okay, I will get going now."

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"Make sure that you get ample rest. Don't move too much. Should I just bring a wheelchair?"

Jennifer looked at the man who had worry etched on his face. Why was he so caring? She felt warm inside due to his care.

"There's no need for a wheelchair. I will make sure to get proper rest. I will go in now, put me down." Jennifer punched the password of her apartment.

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After they left the hospital, she asked Emmett to take her to her apartment where she lived whenever she had some mission she had to take part in. It was around an hour away from her house.

When Emmett was talking with his doctor friend, Jennifer got a call from Alissa.

"Sis Amy someone is trying to look into your information. I will give them a false lead, till that time you will have to live in your apartment."

"Okay, I will call you back once I reach home then."

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"I will carry you inside, stay put."

Jennifer relented as she was carried inside her apartment.

"Do you need something? Are you hungry?" Emmett asked as he gently placed her down on the couch in the living room.

"Didn't we eat just a few hours back? I am not hungry. I will take a quick bath, I feel a bit sticky and tired."

"Sure, go ahead."

"Aren't you leaving now? I can bath on my won you know." Jennifer looked at him with her brows raised.

"I will leave after you are done bathing. What if you need something in between or what if something happens to you in between?"

"I am a grown-up woman you know and nothing will happen to me."

Looking at her ankle he said, "Are you sure? Go and bath now, I am staying here till you are done. Make sure not to wet the bandaged area."

"Yes, boss!" Jennifer conceded as she was once again picked up by Emmett and dropped near her bathroom door.

"Make it quick and don't put much force on your leg."

Jennifer hummed as she closed the bathroom door and muttered in a low voice, "Why didn't you just become a doctor? You are way more nagging than my mother."

A voice sounded from outside the bathroom door, "Did you say something?"

"No, I didn't. You can sit on the couch for the time being. I will be quick." She shouted from inside the bathroom.

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A/N: How about letting Emmett stay with Jennifer for the night? Do let me know in the comment section below.