CHAPTER 23

Mr Mk

"Boss."

"Jude, I need you to tell me what's really going on," I pressed my curiosity piqued. " The whispers I've been hearing, the rumors spreading like wildfire - is there truth to them?"

" Boss the news is grim." Jude announced gravely. " Mr Steph has been taken down. His family has gone into hiding, and it's gotten worse, and the authorities have apprehended his firstborn son."

"who's orchestrating this purge?" Mr Mk demanded, his voice rise in urgency, his eyes scanning the office. " They're ripping apart our world, leaving nothing but rubble. Hmm. All our investigation is pointing at Mosquito. But..."

" The purge is almost complete, Boss." Jude announced grimly. His voice tinged with unease. " We're the last two families standing, ours and the Reds. The rest have fallen."

"How did the officers get involved? I thought Mr Steph was doing some business exchange with Mr Red. Was it all planned?"