THE AGENCY
"I was now officially enrolled," Juan said in a video call.
"Congratulations!"Ely and Luz shouting in the background.
"Wow! Praise God. Now you will start the journey to the new world of the judiciary. I have ordered your favorite Elijah's Combo with 2 Small Hummus, 6 falafel balls, 2 small salad, 2 yellow rice with 2 pita bread, Mediterranean Salad– Big, Tomatoes, cucumber, onion, parsley, lemon, olive oil, herbs, and spices. It will be delivered there. It was paid already." Jacky said.
"Thank you! Wish all of you are here." Juan said.
Tony and Paulo joined the video call in the group.
"Congratulations Kuya(elder) Juan!" Paulo waving.
"Congrats Juan, we will be there soon. I'm giving last instructions before I go."Tony said.
"Congrats Tony! We will support in prayer" Ely and Luz waving in Jacky's video call.
The delivery is here. The condominium guard informed.
"I'll get it," Juan said.
Juan went down from the 30th floor to the lobby and get the food ordered by Jacky from Japan paid through her credit card.
Juan arranged in the front desk of the condominium and the officer in charge, what is the safest way to received letters, orders, and baggage that they will be delivered to their unit as requested.
As Juan goes to the elevator to go up again, He sees a familiar face going out of the building to the car park.
"I have seen that man, but I can not remember who and where." Juan thinking.
He went up the elevator.
They are and went to the balcony to see the view.
"Wow! Beautiful!" Ruthie said.
Ring...
Juan answered the cellphone.
"Hello? Yes, Falcon1, How are you? Boss Alex? Is that so? OK. I will tomorrow. Thank you. Bye." Juan said.
"You are still connected to the agency Kuya(Elder)?" Ruthie asked.
"Yes, I'm still the CEO, and we will meet the guards and detectives here in Manila tomorrow."
The next day, early in the morning.
Juan and Ruthie swim in the condominium pool, met some tenants, and made friends.
Ruthie is an expert in dealing with people, she has that natural talent and she is confident but not arrogant in approaching older and high-status individuals. She is polite but firm and respectable as a young lady going college.
They had breakfast in a restaurant on the ground floor and they discussed their schedules and their strategy in going to school and how to protect each other in this city they are learning to adapt and adjust. Juan went to a computer and electronics store and bought sets of CCTV, Memory SSD, and monitors. He studies were are the safest and blind spots and in the whole building.
He talked to the in-charge and paid him extra to allow him to install CCTV in the parking lot, in the Hallway, in the lobby, in the four elevators, and in the stairways going up and down. Outside their unit, entrance door, balcony, kitchen and in the rooms. They are covered with CCTV that can never be seen or suspected to be there. No trace and clean way of installing the cameras. It has 18 megapixel HD cameras and a very clear sound. The monitors are in the study room adjacent to Juan's room and are soundproof. All are connected to the internet and the data are encrypted and secure, Juan can check all the cameras live stream from his cell phone in a maximum of four monitors simultaneously. It can also review up to 24 hours of the last review.
Juan then went to a meeting of the agency at Makati Shangri-La, Manila.
The venue of the ROLLO SECURITY AND DETECTION SERVICES INC. Known as the "Agency".
Guard supervisors, Head of the detection, and investigation, the armored car division heads, and Mr. Alex Rollo, who was declared dead were there.
Juan in a suit and tie entered the room and Alex greeted him smiling. "This is your boss, Juan Tira, he is my right hand, my confidante, and my adopted son unofficial," Alex said.
Let's start the meeting with a word of prayer. I request Juan to lead us.
"Dear Father, as we are gathered here, we ask for forgiveness of anything that we have done wrong, we ask for your guidance and wisdom that what we do will be pleasing to you and will be helpful to the community of men as a whole. Bless our boss Alex and the team, in Jesus Name, Amen"
"I will now turn over the floor to our CEO, future Engineer Juan Tira." Alex introduced him and clapped. Everybody joined to clap.
Juan had an introduction and discuss the future plans to modernize the agency and to secure the transfer and confidentiality of information, training of men in personality, in intelligence, in guarding, in self-defense, in military exercises as a military force multipliers.
Some clapped, some are doubting that a "provinciano"(from the province) can make such an ambitious goal.
Juan made his first order as CEO. He ordered them to be prepared for the inspection of their area of responsibilities next week and explain to him their jobs and their problems in their area.
Alex had a closing and encouraging talk and adjourned the meeting.
" What did they say, about my death?" Alex said.
"The drug lords really believed it. They even celebrated by abducting girls and killing students, you had a good funeral " Juan said.
Both of them smiled and sad at the same time. Alex's death was invented to protect, Alex, his family, and the agency.
The while Rollo family is now staying in a secret and secured safe house in Manila. Only Juan knows the address.
Alex embraced Juan and said,
"Son, you take care of what belongs to our family, use our resources, for the protection of our clients and the community like we did in General Santos City. Coordinate with the authorities here in Manila. I will introduce you to all the high ranking officers of the LGU, and the military and police so that there will be smooth coordination. Also always proactively think of your safety, your family, and the agency. I don't want again if possible, what happened to your family as a hostage will never happen again."
Juan will take the Mechanical Engineering board examination next week, he is reviewing now, he wants to be confident to pass even not the too ten but at least pass.
Tony and Paulo have already their passport as part of their valid identification and they have a plan that someday they will go to Japan to meet their long lost mother and wife who does not remember them now.
Tony sometimes still cry alone when she misses his wife. Paul can observe that and also cry silently sad for his father and mother. The success they have now can not fill or compensate for the loneliness and desire for a complete family and know where is Martha.
Juan has a dream for the Rollo agency. He wants an efficient, well trained, polite, and professional security system. A dream that is molded by the bond Juan and Rollo had built in five years in General Santos City.
The transition will be hard and it will normally take at least two years to accomplish it. But he is praying and working for a shorter and faster way to do it to because this is a bigger playing field. He needs to earn the trust and cooperation of the Luzon team to be successful. Juan doesn't want a forced change. He wants that change will be voluntary and that they will want it as their own.
He sees those who he thinks to trust him already at first glance, he needs to convince the doubters and the skeptics that change will happen for everyone's benefit.
This field is different. The owners of the establishments, their clients have a different culture here. The police have a different way of doing things here. So Juan needs to understand first how to penetrate their hearts and gain their trust.
Only the supervisors know me. I will visit all the areas and see their situations and their feedbacks without knowing who I am. I will use what I know to get information as an intelligence officer here in Metro Manila.
Juan and Ruthie are waiting for their Passport. They need it before school starts. They need an additional valid ID.
The carrier of the container van called and informed Juan that it arrived and they can pull it out now.
Timing, Ruthie had just have her Drivers License. She can drive back home after I get the Motorbike, Yamaha YZF R3 300.
Both of them went to the wharf and gave the reference number of the van filled up some papers and they opened the container can, take the motorcycle and closed the van again and send it to the buyer of the organic vegetables and fruits.
"I will form a big bike clan here in Manila. Yes, I will do it." Juan as he rides the bike and speeds away back to the condominium. Ruthie went back home to the condo driving the White Nissan Terra, first time to drive in Manila and using the app mapsme. She just follows the guidance of the app using GPS. And she went home safe, park the car. She is a calm and strong woman that can take the pressure without panic or hesitation.