Chapter 27: Devil's Love
Mr. Lee looked at Rosario and asked, "Why should I be there to initiate the loot? My boys are much capable to handle a bunch of American smugglers." Mr. Rosario said, "Because your presence there would signify dominance and will act as a motivation for your boys. The Fletcher Brothers are quite weak now and if you go there and loot their consignment yourself, then everyone will be impressed with your vigor and your name will gain more dominance than ever." Mr. Lee said, "If it has come to so much down, then I think I can show them why I am still in this business for 23 years." Rosario looked at Mr. Lee and said, "I heard many important clients died that day in the unfortunate bomb blast and one of them was Mr. Lloyd, the chief man of Mr. Watwell. Things must have gotten quite heated for a couple of days, ain't I right?"
Mr. Lee said grimly, "It definitely has. Mr. Lloyd was a good client of mine. He helped me quite a lot in getting acquainted with many important people, especially with Gun Kelly, a prime supplier of arms and ammunition. I even promised Mr. Lloyd that I will help in the next election if he needs me in the campaigning. Fletcher Brothers costed me a lot that day, but today's loot will make the things even." Mr. Rosario looked at the sea and mumbled, "If only you knew that the Fletcher Brothers are plotting to kill you."
Mr. Lee looked at one ship arriving and said, "I think the ship has arrived, guys. Buckle up. We are about to launch an attack and take back the money those lowly brothers took from us." Everyone started wearing their scuba suits and Mr. Lee looked at Rosario and said, "Stay here till I call for you. I don't want a valuable asset like you dying in some small battle." He patted his shoulder and jumped in the water and slowly swam towards the ship and planted bombs on it and then swam away from it. Mr. Lee said, "When I say denote. Press the red button and there will be a blast in the lower part of the ship and the ship will come to a stop. Then, we will attack on them and climb on the ship."
Everyone nodded and soon they planted a bomb on the ship and swam away. Mr. Lee climbed on his boat and then said, "Detonate." The red button was pressed and the whole ship started crumbling and stopped in mid water. Mr. Lee and his men went on jet ski and circled the ship. They slowly hooked ropes on the ship's railing and started climbing the ship. Mr. Lee looked around and said, "The ship's looks quite empty. Go and check the captain's room and the storage deck. The men scattered around and saw that there was nothing there, except two sailors. They took the sailors to Mr. Lee and said, "There were no one here, except these two." Mr. Lee kicked one of them and asked, "Where are the girls?" The man smiled, "There are no girls. It was all Robin's idea. You have entered your death yourself."
The man closed his eyes and pressed a button on his watch and a large explosion occurred there and the whole ship blasted into several pieces and got drowned into the sea. Mr. Rosario was looking from a distance and sighed, "Poor fella." He heard a helicopter sound coming from above and ran towards the deck. The door opened and Robert cried, "Thank you, Mr. Rosario. We will always be grateful to you." Robert took out an assualt rifle and shot down Mr. Rosario and the guys that came with him. Robert said, "We have delivered our message, brother. Let's go." Robin pressed the lever up and they flew towards the East Coast, where Assayah has arranged a meeting with Mr. Watwell.
The helicopter descended on a well designed helipad and Robert and Robin walked towards a well furnished villa. Assayah, Mr. Watwell, Tom Dicky and Kayuba were sitting there already. Mr. Watwell stood up and shaked hands with Robin and said, "It's a pleasure meeting you in person. We have been in business with each other for almost a decade, but never got a chance to interact face to face." Robin sat on the chair and said, "We both are busy people, Mr. Watwell. These small distances are ought to happen. I have heard that you are going to become the Mayor this year." Mr. Watwell smiled, "Just hope your words come true. Walschimdt has been a hindrance in my dreams of becoming the President ever since. But, this year some unusual activities and tensions in the Council has eased my path a little. Walschimdt as always, has managed to get some things going, but after the Church incident many people are almost like so against him, though not openly."
Assayah said, "Mr. Watwell must become Mayor this year. Walschimdt is not very happy with the ups and downs in his society development project and has already has created a team to investigate about the loopholes. Mr. Lloyd's death has already created a big hole in our political shield and if we don't do something fast, Walschimdt will put most of us behind bars." Robin said grimly, "Mr. Lloyd has indeed made a terrible mistake by betraying us for Mr. Lee. Anyway, now both of them are dead, so there's no point discussing about that. Look, Mr. Watwell, we cannot promise that everything will be clean as usual. There might be some friction from Walschimdt's side and if required much blood can flow. People in the trafficking market are already in support of Walschimdt and if we have to win their trust and money, then we have to get our hands dirty." Mr. Watwell said grimly, "That's why I don't want to go dirty. I don't have to say as you already know that my image has kind of deteriorated after my daughter got beaten twice and her slight connection with the Church incident."
Robert asked, "What is this "Church incident" I keep hearing about?" Assayah explained him about the incident and said, "People are getting more curious about the girl and various nonsense theories have also begin to surface." Robert sighed, "Xao Chang won't be happy if he wakes up to see such incompetency from his elite students." Kayuba said angrily, "You don't have the right to talk about the matters of the Monastery. You have left the demons much earlier for a mortal's life." Robin looked at Kayuba and smiled, "Oh, it's you Kayuba. I almost forgot your face. You definitely have changed quite a lot. A skinny lean boy to a muscle shop." Kayuba smiled, "Atleast, I'm still in shape. You have gained some weight in this years."
Robin laughed, "Yes. Sitting in one place and giving orders is a lazy job." Kayuba smiled, "And it has made one of the wealthiest criminals of the mortal's history." Assayah said aloud, "Okay, enough personal talks. Let's head back to the serious matter. The election is next week and we have sixty per cent votes in our hands and Walschimdt has ninety per cent in his hands and the remaining ten per cent are neutral. We cannot snatch away more than forty per cent votes as Walschimdt has many supporters in his locality and it will be his personal vote bank. Watwell has money and can buy some votes from the neutral category if successful and can increase his stock. But, it is an extra and the main portion is in Walschimdt's locality. Mr. Watwell can do something last minute acts of he deems it neccessary or else we will go to rigging the polls. Robin and Robert will provide women to the people who are lustful and blackmail them later. This plan is based on many probabilities, but we might have to take some chances if we want to win."
Robert said, "Okay. We will see what we can do from our side. But, we will ask something in return." Mr. Watwell asked, "What do you want?" Robert replied, "We want the dock under our control. Any shipment of ours must come tax free and without any custom inspection. We will station our men there for any unforeseen attacks or troubles. We won't interfere with the regular day to day shipments, but will take a small service fee for it." Mr. Watwell said grimly, "I'm standing for the Mayor position, Robert. Dock rights and unchecked shipments are not in my hands, but I promise you that your shipments will be tax free as far as possible." Robin said, "I see a probability there. I don't want probability, I want guarantee." Assayah said, "Robin and Robert try to understand. This man will have many people's eyes on him and he cannot openly be biased towards you guys. You know what, I have a suggestion."
Robin asked, "What suggestion?" Assayah said, "Argentina and Peru combined cannot compete with the income of America, so I'm suggesting why not you two transfer your business here again?" Robin smiled, "American soil has never been kind to us. I still remember my daddy getting beaten mercilessly by a group of policemen. Our mother took us to the first ship she could get and when we reached Argentina, she worked as a prostitute under Mr. Lee and brought bread in our house with that dirty money. We became pimps at a very young age and soon we were influential enough to overthrow Mr. Lee and with some help from Assayah, we captured Argentina. But, I think even Jesus wants us to pay back the debt that the Americans have on us." Robert smiled, "Even I wanted to come too. America has many joys of its own." Assayah said, "Okay, gentlemen. I will meet you at my house later tonight." Assayah bid them goodbye and went inside his car.
Kayuba sat on the passenger seat and hooked the seat belt. Assayah looked at him and said, "Once Mr. Watwell becomes the Mayor, we can easily kill him and then Xao Chang will take over his body." Kayuba said grimly, "Xao Chang still has six months to come and don't forget that Kenchi has better reputation than us in the Monastery." Assayah smiled, "Kenchi is shrewd, but even he cannot do anything without the spear in his hands. He can obviously ask for some more time from Bacca, but there is nothing much he could do there as Alice is nowhere to be found." Kayuba said grimly, "I'm very much worried about Phantom. He has lost much for himself in the previous war and now the second war. He is not ready for it."
Assayah said, "No one is ready for war. They never do. Ages ago, Phantom was a little kid then, afraid and helpless. He unwillingly sacrificed his soul and became a soul demon. I know that you never told him that you killed his parents and that he was King Alacapa's son." Kayuba said grimly, "Don't bring out that old matter. I did right by adopting him. He wouldn't have survived one day in the Monastery if I was not his guardian. Phantom is prone to human emotions because of his human origin, but that should evade him away from his duties and the responsibilities I have put on his shoulders." Assayah said, "Maybe he doesn't like those responsibilities. I mean, what has he gained in those years of seclusion. Misery, humiliation and now distrust. Phantom will love to spend a life of love, satisfaction and peace."
Kayuba said, "Who doesn't? I myself want to feel free and happy. Feel the warm sunlight, dance in the rain, cuddle with girls in the winter. I want to fuck ladies, have kids and die an old happy man." Assayah smiled, "This selfish desires have only attracted towards the ultimate evil and lured us to sacrifice our lives for immortality and power." Kayuba smiled, "When people don't see the light, they go searching for it in the dark." Assayah said grimly, "And he never finds the light and stays in the dark, slowly becoming a part of it." Assayah started the car and speeded away.
Rachel was sitting quietly on a bed and was sobbing lightly. She looked at a knife and suicidal thoughts started encircling her brain. She was about to take the knife, when a guy stopped her hand and said, "Ending your life won't solve your problems, Rachel." Rachel looked at the guy and asked grimly, "Who are you? Do I know you?" The guy said, "My name is Kenchi and i am an associate of Robert Fletcher and he has send me to take care of you in his absence." Rachel started sobbing, "I want to go to my daughter. Her name is Alice Cooper and my house is in Los Angeles."
Kenchi smiled, "Alice Cooper? What a coincidence it is, isn't it? I will take you to your daughter but in return I want you to do something for me." Rachel started opening her clothes and Kenchi smiled, "I'm forbidden from asking such favours from any woman, especially at times like these where any scandal can be disastrous. I don't your body, but your soul." Rachel asked, "What do you mean?" Kenchi said, "Look in my eyes. Feel the need and succumb to it. Surrender your soul to the eternal Xao Lin." Rachel slowly got hypnotised and was about to surrender her soul, when Robert arrived and kicked Kenchi from the bed. Rachel felled unconscious but remained alive. Robert caught Kenchi's collar and punched him. He said angrily, "How dare you tried to capture her soul?"
He punched him again and Kenchi fell on the ground. Kenchi rose and said, "You have hitted the successor of the Monastery today, Robert. I won't forget it nor will the Monastery." Robert said, "Fuck off, you lowlife scoundrel." Kenchi turned into red mist and disappeared. Robert looked at Rachel and took her on his shoulders and walked away towards his room. He lied Rachel on his bed and said, "I will save from any dangers in your life." He kissed her forehead and left, as the sun slowly descended down the horizon.....
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