CHAPTER-08

CHAPTER-08

"THE PLAN"

"I'll let you guys get on it.

Ace, please drop by my office before leaving," the director said.

Ace nodded.

Then,watched the old man leaving.

"Sit down,man. You're so stiff," joey said and gave Ace a friendly smile.

Ace nodded and sat beside Lyla.

"We're sorry for your father,Agent Holmes. He was a good man. He brought me in the force," Lyla said.

Ace saw genuine sadness in her eyes.

"Me too. I was in nevy and Lyla was in Airs,"Joey said.

Ace nodded in understanding. Then looked at Alex.

"Al isn't from the force. He graduated from the academy though,"Lyla replied.

Ace nodded again.

"So, let's get down to business,"Alex said and stood up.

"Agent Holmes,has the director given you the file about the Mafia?" Alex asked.

"He did. But,there isn't much information there. And,call me Ace please," Ace said.

"Very well,"Alex nodded in agreement.

"So, I'll start from the beginning and walk you through everything we know about rhe the Mafia so far and what we are planning to do and what your role will be," Alex started.

His soft steady voice echoed through the room. It was pleasant to hear and Ace noticed how easily Alex could grab the attention of the room.

"First,here is the file of the information about the Mafia,"Alex said and slieded a file towards Ace.

"You'll get one month to get ready for the assignment. It'll be helpful if you get those information and name memorized," Alex said.

Ace nodded in understanding.

"Joe,help me with the projector," Alex requested.

Joey nodded and turned on the media projector in the room.

"Ace,you don't need to worry about finding out any financial or business related information when you get inside the main mansion of the Mafia. Your sole purpose will be gathering information about the Mafia King,"Alex said.

"We have already thought about what your identity will be in undercover.

You'll "Mason Hunters" ex military who got discharged for shooting a teammate because of PTSD," Alex said and showed Ace information about his new fake identification.

It was a good idea and it was very common to get discharged because of PTSD.

"We have already updated the military database according to your information and your real information was taken down. So,you don't need to worry about it.

And,as far we know,you have been away from NY for last four years, right?" Alex asked.

Ace nodded in response.

"That's good. That will make sure that no one really knows about you," Alex said.

Ace also thought that it was an advantage that he didn't have many friends out of the military.

"This is Kevin Millers,"Alex pointed to the picture in the digital monitor in front of them.

Ace looked at the man in the screen. It seemed he was a man in his late thirties.

With his black hair and the scar right below the left eye,made the man look very dangerous.

"He is the person in charge of recruiting new members of the Mafia," Alex said.

"And, according to our intel, he's an ex military himself so he prefers military man,"Joey said.

"Yes. He likes to bet a lot. So,every evening he goes to a cashino which belongs to the Mafia King,"Alex said.

"This is Rob Jein" Alex said and showed them another picture.

This man seemed to be mixed. Maybe half Chinese.

"Rob Jein is half Chinese. He was in the Chinese mob but it said in the road that the king had saved him and gave him shelter. Now, he's in charge of training the new recruits,"Alex said.

Ace found the photo and information about them in the file that Alex gave him. He made a mental note to go through the file carefully when he went back to home.

"Then,can Rob Jein tell us the real identity of the King?" Ace asked.

"No,He says that he had never meet the King," Lyla said talking for the first time.

"Even if he knew,he wouldn't tell anyone. That man is hell loyal to the King," Joey said.

"Most of the higher persons in power in the Mafia is very much loyal to the King. They never even talk about the King," Alex said.

"They are afraid of the King too. I have seen raw fear in their eyes when they mentioned the King," Lyla said.

"So, Ace,what you gonna do is to make Kevin Millers notice you.

You're gonna go to the casino with Joey and play with Miller to bet with him. How are your hands in poker?" Alex asked.

"It's good I think," Ace replied,not sure how to answer that.

"You'll practice with Joey and Lyla. I'll examine you before the mission," Alex instructed.

Ace nodded.

"You'll also try to get associated with some of Miller's close friends in the meantime.

Joey will help you with that,"Alex said.

Ace nodded again.

"You need to get Miller's attention. Through him,you can easily enter the Mafia. Then,you have to work your way around the Mafia to get close to the king.

My advice is to be involved in the Mafia business and get promoted. If you can be a person in power,you can get to meet the king," Alex said.

Ace saw Lyla and Joey nodding in agreement.

"The mission will be a lengthy one and you'll be on your own once you get inside the mansion," Lyla said.

"We'll help you from outside. Joey can meet you often as he's already undercover in the Mafia," Alex said.

Joey nodded.

"You don't need to make any reports from time to time. You can contact us or tbr the director only when you get important information. That's way you can avoid suspicion,"Alex said.

"Ok, I get it,"Ace said.

Alex had made a pretty good plan and the information was sufficient to go on by himself.

The main hard thing would be get Miller's attention.

Ace was confident that he could get Miller's attention at the poker table.

"That's all for today.

We'll meet you tomorrow to start the preparation for the mission," Alex said.

Ace nodded.

"Then, I'll see you guys tomorrow," Ace said standing up.

He shook hands with them and left the conference room.

"He's interesting. I like him," Alex said grinning as they watched Ace walking out.

"He doesn't seem that tough. Can he stay in the Mafia?"Lyla asked.

She was worried that Ace would disrupt the mission.

The three of them were working really hard for more than a year now in this mission.

"Do you know what his nickname is in the military?" Joey asked laughing.

"What?" Alex asked, his eyes shinning with interest.

"The Black Ghost

," Joey answered.

Lyla took a sharp breath.

Alex laughed happily like he had got a new interesting toy after a very long time.