The woman walked down the long corridor until she reached a red metal door, I followed her until she stopped her steps just before turning the door knob, she doubled her steps and directed her gaze to my waist, I could notice her intentions immediately , still wait for that confirmation
-You can't go in with It, I must distrust you too, I'm not armed, it would be fair to be on equal footing, she said, making me doubt the way everything was developing, I didn't know much about her, despite from this I continued with your indications extending my weapon to which she shook her head quickly
-I don't want your weapon, I just said keep it, she point to a plastic container on the other side of the hall, -There is a kind of drawer, lost things from the premises, put it there, she answered sure of her words, would she be the owner of the place?
I directed my steps towards the shelf putting my gun in the container, I observed the amount of things in it, driver's licenses, false identities, pocket knives, some marijuana tickets among other things, why the hell would they keep those things? That woman was all a mystery, against all this, it was the only useful piece to start the case
-Is it yours? I asked the woman, she continued with her back, turned the knob, opening the door, ending the little talk, her hands made a movement indicating permission to continue, the place was a small office, not very colorful for my liking, the photos of his brothers hung on the walls and a large family portrait in the center of the room, but that was it, the gray walls made the place somewhat gloomy, his desk was spotless, there were no photographs, There was nothing representative about it, not even bills, the order was notorious, she took a seat, clasping her hands; seconds later her eyes roamed my body, causing a feeling of discomfort
-Are you going to sit down? I do not see you very comfortable with this, I am going to introduce myself for your peace of mind, that was the first time I saw her smile and I had to admit I mitigate the tension generated
-My name is Elizabeth, Gil is my cousin, he should bring you, isn't he? , her confession puzzled me, she had an informant, one of ours, nothing good would come of it
-Calm down, agent, as I told you I do not intend to colonize this place, I do not want that dirty business, Gil is helping me to keep the case open, when I found out that you would come here I decided to talk to you, something good can come out of what I will propose
-I don't think so, I shouldn't be here, now if you forgive me I should go, I have an ongoing case and I can't waste time, as for your relationship with Gil, it's your problem, I'm not going to go with your superior to say so , just stay in line, I stood up and turned my steps turning my back to that woman, just before turning the knob a shot was heard, making me go into alert
- You are not understanding agent, to begin return to your seat. I turned to confirm my hunches
- Yes, it's real, but I don't want to use it, don't you believe in me? , I have exposed myself to you, do not be rude and take a seat, under the gun, my steps were directed again towards the place to finally be face to face
- Listen ma'am, for a moment I thought it was a vulgar joke or that it had only been a volley shot but you are totally crazy, you could have killed me, didn't you think of that? I retorted that woman was getting all my good manners out
- I have never shot anyone yet my aim is phenomenal, agent has only been a distractor I need to listen to what I will say, please added, her eyes looked more serene, she put the gun in one of the compartments of her desk and took out some newspaper clippings spreading them
Look closely at each cut, they had dates on the same day but at different times and places, they all spoke of a dispute over zones, clashes of drug traffickers, typical cases, they only occupied a few lines of those newspapers on that day, my curiosity increased when I noticed the difference In their surnames, the reports mentioned different boys, different areas, even hinted at a war between them in which neither was the winner, at the end of those cuts there was a bigger one, their father, the death of one of the most wanted vendors in the world. At the moment, the name of agent Nicols was on the front page, the news spoke of a confrontation between the cartels and the police, and the rise of nicols, the case was huge, they covered a large part of the column with all that hustle and bustle
-I don't understand, you claim to be her sister, but these boys have no resemblance to you, each one has a different last name, which is yours then? Do you know agent nicols? , that's why, that's why he brings me here, he was in charge of all these cases, right? She remained silent, she waited patiently at the end of my monologue, -answer, don't think I'm stupid, I've been in this for a little while, but I know these cases very well and if you think I'm afraid of their reprisals, you're wrong, lower my gaze, no I was afraid of nothing or really if only to not be able to see her again
- I think it's over, well let me explain, she got up again from her desk and walked to where the photographs were, she pointed to the larger portrait, the man was somewhat gray, smiling, the wrinkles on his face made a man look worried and worn out by problems
He is my father, Ernesto Thomson, he was the leader of one of the largest drug areas in the city, as well as some seedy bars, his empire grew over the years and we together with him, when we were only some children he taught us his world he said that it would be ours one day and we should defend it, my brothers were too stupid with their words as you can see, my mother died when Elioth was just born, a reckoning with our father, it was a Warning for stepping on the land of another drug dealer, I was in charge of educating Elioth, Ángel and David. They grew up next to me while Dad worked all day, many times I come home badly injured, over time I took some first aid courses, I feared for his life and for theirs, Elioth despite being the youngest was always too involved In the affairs of papa, when Elioth turned 7, Angel and David were already around 10 and 13 years old and of course I was also out of their world by that time, David is my little love, a good boy (she smiled , seemed to bring him good memories), he is now in Spain, with his wife and little daughter, Ángel, on the contrary, entered the world of drugs not only as a dealer but also as a consumer, i died slowly seeing his eyes fade over the years Little Elioth started working with him when he was 15 years old, the day he died I decided to take them with me even so it didn't work out, Elioth and Ángel continued in that job for a couple of years.
She paused, the tears were already falling down her face, I did not say I stayed in silence waiting for her to continue, although it took a couple of minutes to recover, her voice did not break when we resumed the thread of our conversation
Ángel convinced Elioth to take over our father's territories, after all they were his heirs, avoid that as much as possible and I could only retain them for a couple of years, they owned the downtown bars and sold drugs in some areas, They had built their own empires but they wanted more, they wanted to return home to claim what they claimed to be theirs, David stayed in Spain, he studied and had his little girl. I'm proud of it. a shy smile formed on the woman's face, the tears resurfaced and I knew she would take another break
Ángel came here to take over the area, he worked a couple of months, Elioth came with him a couple of months later, they worked there for 1 year maybe a little longer, I was in Madrid, I was there all this time, suddenly one morning my little one brother calls me to tell me that I should buy the newspaper of the day, my eyes filled with tears when I saw those dirty clippings, they had died in a miserable way. I will not justify their actions, I could not but the reason for which they died did not It merited, I investigated I was talking to many people, they begged for his life, you know, even so that woman had no mercy and I will not have it with her either, suddenly her face had changed, now there was hatred in her eyes and her hands were clenched
When I finished speaking, my body froze, each word generated more doubts in my mind, I had taken the Thomson case a few months ago but those boys had no relationship in it, were there more relatives? , I did not know if to trust that woman, after all she seemed to be in that business too, each question haunted my mind, I was standing and silent for a long time, she shared those minutes with me, she only heard our breaths
-Agent, she calls me taking me out of my thought bubble