WARNING: GRAPHIC CHAPTER
"Well Mr Fucking Night, I hope you sincerely die!"
Grabbing a knife hidden under the bedsheet, George lunged at Alex. Alex's combat mastery immediately kicked in the moment a threat was perceived. Dodging the lunging George, Alex sidestepped the knife and raised his knee, squarely hitting George in his exposed genitals.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" George had never felt such pain before, and immediately screamed as he felt to his knees. However, the scream was cut short as Alex kicked him in the back of the head, knocking him out cold.
The two thugs in the living room could only stand frozen, horrified and the speed Alex had shown. Before they could even get to the room, their boss was knocked out. The girl on the bed had also raised her head and looked at the scene playing out in front of her.
"Thank you" She whispered towards Alex. Alex looked at her and smiled,
"You might want to hold that thought."
Taking out his phone, he called Jack.
"Yes boss?"
"Bring me a rat, a metal bucked and a blowtorch. We're in the left suite at the top of the hotel."
"Got it boss. Can I know why?"
"Yeah, you will witness a good show."
Getting of the phone, he turned towards the two thugs who did not know what to do.
"You can choose whether you will serve me, or whether you will die. However, I suggest you make your choice after the show's over."
"What show?"
"Oh, just you wait!"
Feeling the excitement in Alex's voice, Tim (the gang leader) could do nothing but uncontrollably shiver. All three of the gang felt like there was a knife placed at their throats and a predator standing behind their backs. Saliva dropping from its open jaws onto their backs. Feeling the shadow of death hovering over them the three thugs quickly stood by the wall not making a single sound in fear of attracting the beast's attention.
Alex moved towards the girl on the bed, untying her from her restraints.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" The girl could not stop thanking Alex, who just looked at her emptily. However, Alex proceeded to crush her hopes immediately.
"Oh, I'm not saving you. I just need these restraints. You have just changed employers from a devil in human skin to Lucifer himself. Stand by the wall and watch."
Alex's words made a chill creep into her heart, and the smile that followed it froze her in her tracks. It was the smile of a child about to burn an ant with a magnifying glass, the smile of person about to toy with the lives of others.
The girl could not break the shackles of fear that bound her and could only stand by the wall in silence, hoping that she would not attract Alex's ire.
"Hey Scarlet, before Jack comes help the two thugs round up all the prostitutes under George."
"Yes, Mr Night."
Turning towards the two shivering thugs, she spoke with the aura of a kingpin.
"What are you waiting for? Lead the way."
Disappearing into the corridor, Scarlet went to carry out Alex's orders. Meanwhile, Alex hoisted the naked George onto the bed and tied him into the restraints set up for the girl. Adjusting them so that George lay spreadeagled on the bed. Soon, Jack walked in carrying a bucket with a rat scurrying within it and a blowtorch in his other hand.
"Got it all boss, why do you need it?"
"You will see!"
Not much later Scarlet strode in flanked by the two shivering thugs and about 20 skimpily dressed girls. The girls ranged from 18 all the way to 35, and every possible taste was accounted for. From skinny chicks to well-rounded women, to women with such hourglass figures you thought they were a doll.
"George seemed to pick well. Alright, listen up. You work for me know. You may call me Mr Night. Pray that this is the first and both last time you see me, your day to day will be managed by Tim who now works for me, and he in turn will be managed by my consigliere."
Most of the girls looked confused, living in fear of George had created a psychological shadow in their hearts that could not be broken so easily. But here was a new man, barely an adult, who was telling them that they worked for him now. A few had already looked past Alex's figure and noticed George tied to the bed and could infer a couple of things regarding this situation. Just as Alex was about to carry on, he heard a groan from behind him.
"Ughh."
Slowly waking up George tried to move around only to find himself tied to the bed.
"What the fuck do you want? Let me go! I have never fucked with you before!"
"You're right George, you never fucked with me, but I am metaphorically fucking with you. You see we're opening a new business in your territory and as any good syndicate would do, we want to take over the area. Tim has kindly acceded his position to become a subordinate to us, but we need to make an example of someone. Just take it as you being in the wrong area at the wrong time."
Turning to all the people gathered, he looked them all in the eye one by one and carried on.
"Those that don't listen to orders, betray us, or attempt to kill us will wish they had died. George here tried to kill me instead of listening to me and giving up his position. Therefore, we will show you what happens to people like him, so you do not make the same mistake. Now everyone, do you know what a rat is the most afraid of?"
Lifting the rat out of the bucket by its tail he held it in front of everyone.
Confused, everyone shook their heads except Scarlet whose face paled. Jack noticed that Scarlet seemed to be pale and turned to her.
"Do you know what he's going to do?"
"Yes, we used to employ it as the execution method for traitors who defected to other organisations."
Alex's sonorous voice broke through the hushed discussions.
"A rat is afraid of fire, and by extension of heat."
Putting the rat down on George's belly he covered it in the bucket. Turning on the blowtorch he held it over the top of the bucket. Suddenly scratching sounded out as the rat started to move around inside.
"When there is no escape from the heat from above, the rat will take the only escape route possible, through the soft material below it. Now George, tell me your bank account passwords and safe combination."
"NEVER!"
"Let's see how long you can last."