Chapter 20

Bruno and his men left Capones slum and headed towards the city centre, he knew he had Capone in his palms, he was palying his card well, Capone will be on the search for him while he takes care of his own end. At the end, if eventually the deal was done by an outsider, it would be easier to have them team up and get them. He was going to Oscars camp. Oscar had been in the game of crime for so many years, he was already getting too old and expectations were that he should quit. His years of experience in the game made it almost impossible for the younger ones to outsmart him except for things that had to do with technology. He had married a beautiful young lady young enough to be his daughter, rumor had it that he spent fortune on the girl hence her accepting to marry him. He was a nightmare to the city, as he rarely came out. His boys were always handy to strictly obey and enforce whatever he instructed. He was too deadly that the political class had to settle him each tenure, just to see that he allowed them have a smooth running of government. People always wondered why he chose to live in the heart of the city, instead of outside. The law enforcement agencies dare not invade his camp for any reason, his modus operandi was in a class of it's own. Bruno and Oscar had met at a joint while Bruno was doing an undercover deal, a lady was the bone of contention for both of them. Bruno had called a lady and sat with her drinking when Oscar sent his boys to tell Bruno he had interest in the same lady. Bruno tod them to go tell their chairman as they referred him, to find himself another lady, as the one he was with was already taken. This got Oscar angry that he got up with his Jack knife approached Bruno to stab him, Bruno raised his t-shirt and his revolver which was conspicuously showing made Oscar to hold back. He went back to his seat. That led him to trail Bruno hence his findings and respect for him. Bruno drove down the street and parked his Honda about five houses after Oscars. He walked to the gate and the heavy boys that looked like club bouncers querried his visit. He told them to let Oscar know that Bruno in around. A message was sent and he was allowed in after a thorough search, to ascertain he wasn't with a weapon. Inside the house, were parked two SUVs and a sedan. He took a look at the compound and saw that Oscar, does not joke with his security. He was ushered in by a beautiful woman whom he suspected to be his wife. The sitting room was very large with a huge light Chandler at the top and well positioned in the middle. The leather seats were very soft and suiting to the body. Bruno and his men sat down while waiting for Oscar whom they said would with them in a moment. He looked around the sitting room, all he could see was a man with taste and appetite for good and quality stuffs. The 92inch Samsung plasma screen on the wall most have cost some fortune, the Will smith movie showing on the screen displayed the actors as if the were in the room with them, with the HD sound vibrating the entire room. Oscar, a well built man, tall and fair I complexion, of about 60 years of age although looking younger than his age stepped in wearing a white on while long suite with a white shoe to match. That had been his usual outfit for outings. He took his seat beside Bruno and waved at one of his boys who was standing ne as r the dinning section, he whispered to him and the young man immediately left only to appear with a bottle of Hennessy XO, and cups in a tray. He popped the drink and poured into the glasses, invited Bruno and pals to join him;

To what do I owe this visit Bruno, he asked. Stressing the B in Bruno,

Bruno went direct again, asking him who ordered the attack on that faithful day. 

Oscar laughed loudly which made Bruno sit up. He then told Bruno that he should know him too well. He told him he was too big to do such deal saying he heard about it and few of his men were there when the incident took place. He asked Bruno to look for the upcoming gangs as the handlers of that deal were amature. He added that had he been the one, he would be talking of ransom as they spoke. Bruno shook hands with him, brought out the remaing half of the bundle he gave to Capone and dropped on the table. Oscar then told him he will get back him if his ears caught something. Bruno and his man left. There was one more place to look at before going for the amature as Oscar called them. He would get to them to be sure it wasn't a bid deal before calling Chase. Chase wouldn't be involved in this case of something is not at stake, and the tone of his voice while they spoke showed the importance of the case. He remembered Chase mentioning that the case has international interest, or was he trying to make him deliver faster? He had known Chase so long and had handled many cases for him, he has always been a man of his words. This wouldn't be different. The last catel he was to see, he had no control over them, they have been having issues of leadership which made control a difficult issue. He wouldn't go there without readiness for eventuality. That would mean probably sacrificing his men. He would rather go home, and have a meeting with his men, find a better approach and possibly launch an attack, pick them and investigate them properly. The only language the catel understood very well was violence.

At Chase'place, he was still caught up in the euphoria of his finding, he had danced and drank to his progess. He went back, sat down, only this time he became more relaxed. He brought out the poster he saved and read through. He saw MIRAS PLACE, he noted that down, took some phone numbers and social media handles. He was going to explore every means to get to the root of this. He went to Instagram and searched for MIRAS PLACE, all he could see was the poster, and other videos and they were all advertisement. There was no picture nor video of any kind showing Olivia. He minimized it, opened the Facebook of same, there were the same poster, adverts and some short videos of events. He minimized that, and opened YouTube. There was no videos of interviews, only fashion videos. He became weak, he wasn't expecting such a disappointing search. The only option remaining was to call the office line of the marketer, or that of MIRAS Office. He typed the number wanted dialling it, but stopped. Instead he scrolled down and called Agent K. The phone rang once and K picked, he already knew who was calling. 

Hello K, any updates? He asked

I will give you detailed update by weekend, just one more finding to complete the report. K responded

Ok! Please a quick one, Chase said not allowing him to finish up; find out all you need to know about MIRAS PLACE, the owner and how they do business.

Alright, K responded.

The line dropped, K was surprised, the entire thing was getting more confusing and same time interesting. The entire search looked like they have a pointer towards MIRA. He thought of Brains taking Miras picture and visiting her place, now Chase called to know more about Mira. He picked up his phone and opened his google search, he typed in MIRAS PLACE, the search engine brought out a lot of information but there wasn't enough to answer the question in his mind. The only information he saw was the one he knew, Mira owns the place. He then observed that there was no surname to MIra and there was nothing else about her profile. How was he going to find out details? He wouldn't be calling Mira to ask her, he had already known from the site and social media handles that she wasn't the type that shares her information online, how much more when enquiries were made directly. That would raise and eyebrow. He remembered Lucy, she had flinched at that name. There must be something that would have made her react the way she did. Whatever that was, should be a good lead to getting the answer. He would have to wait for her to get out of Brains room so that he would discuss with her. 

While in her room, Olivia was chatting with the mom, she was instructing her on how the Cruise deal should be handled. She had earlier received a mail that the contract had been awarded to her and money to be transferred in few days. She had thought of it and how her absence would affect the deal, she had also called her Dad to intimate him and sought advice on what to do. The father told her he was the one who followed up and made sure she got the deal, so she shouldn't bother being present as her team of workers would handle it, moreover the mom was in charge. She gave her mom he well structured plan on how to carry out the deal effectively. It was not a difficult task for her as she had done similar deals oceans over, the only difference between the initial ones and that was that the latter would be in a cruise on the high sea. That was why the pay was huge. That was the highest she had got from that kind of deal. Her Dad was always looking out for them, making sure their businesses grew. The politicans would always choose very secret locations when it was getting to electioneering period to have their meetings. This must be a high level secret meeting for them to have chosen the high sea in a cruise. She to the mom the dos and donts of the deal, no phones for the staff, no closeness to any of the big shots, no gestures and talks that looks suspicious, and other numerous rules of engagement. After the interaction, she logged out and turned facing up, to cool off herself. She was already having a slight headache and she knew she was really stressed. She thought of the best way to ease it up, it wasn't something she would need to take medicine for, neither would she want to hang out because the next day would be a big day for the friend. She had later accepted going with them so as to make her friend happy. So there wouldn't be need to drink that day as there would be enough drink the next day. The only option she had was sex. Who and how was the next question. She took her phone and searched for some porn site, she found one but felt that was too unattractive, she continues her search and got to the one she loved. She took her earpiece and plugged it to avoid letting the noise out. She had removed her skirt and top and was only on her bra and panty. As she watched, her body began to feel the erotic sensation. He boobs was enlarging and getting stronger, her nipples getting hard, she could feel her thighs shaking and her legs were beginning to move. Her breathing was increasing in pace as she got so engrossed. The scene she was watching was too erotic that she had to place the phone on the bed to stand while she touched her boobs. She had formed the habit of masturbating when she was undergoing stress. She started it lately since she made up her mind to avoid having affair with her fellow ladies and settle down in marriage. She had told her friend Olivia that she was lucky to have married and that she would love to have her own man. She was becoming so aroused that she began to make some erotic noise. Her body was shivering and her hands where busy rubbing and touching almost every part of her body. She closed her eyes and envisioned Mike having such a wonderful time with her. That made it more intense for her that she jumped up and went to her bag, took the toy dick and bouces back to the bed. She was licking and touching while watching, that she didn't hear the knock on the door, she was so much engrossed that the door opened and the person walked in without her noticing it. She was almost crying and in her infatuation, begging Mike to have her and she was saying it aloud. The sound of an a climaxing being  made her know she had company, she turned...

Bruno called a meeting of all his men and told them about the assignment and how far he had gone with the other two. He mentioned his plan to visit 'the predators' they all readjusted themselves, they already knew what was coming, war was immenient. For so long a time, they hadn't fought nor had a clash with any gang. They were only having a field day arresting criminals and their likes in the city. It would have been better to fight CAPONE'S gang or Oscars gang than ' the predators'. They were all thinking alike, but no one dare speak out to reject the plan. Bruno told them how he planned going for them. It was to be a visit to figure out their involvement in the Garden park incident, but havg known them as a gang without a leader and their violent nature, they wouldn't want to be humiliated nor arrested, so they must put up a fight of resistance, hence their preparedness before going. Brunos men brought in their various suggestions and plan to make the movement successful, and at the end of their deliberation, they reached consensus to go for it. They brought out their drinks and cigarettes and started celebrating. Brunos phone rang and he excused himself to take it. Chase was calling to know what had found out, he told him how far he had gone and the remaining gang to check. Immediately he mentioned ' the predators', Chase knew that war was at stake. The city would experience an uproar and possibly would make headline news. That was one thing the mayor wouldn't want to hear. He thought of how this could be handled to avoid making it a public affair. He told Bruno to hold on his plan and stay off execution until he got back to him. He took his car key and drove out.