Four days later
It was already the first day of August and it broke hot and humid in the States. "Today is my birthday," IC told the squad sitting in a safe house underground, "First of August for the scumbag," Lobos says,"I didn't realize, you were even born in the first place,"
An ominous foreboding settled over the house. T was still suffering from PTSD and the awful moments of encountering such a message from the person he called friend - Sharon - to his former boss - Man Power.
"So you're saying Man Power thaught you and Lobos, how to run street drugs," Peng was nearly as motionless as the wind, sitting facing the cartoon playing on the bug back television, "I'm not in the mood to talk," T says
"Get over it. What we need now is not your pitiful face, it's the next step," Lobos says
Pengman flaps his fingers one after another, counting, "IC runs the largest gang, followed by TBC third to the Marcelo's, which of course is Lobos before the rat, Man Power. I'd say greed caused it,"
"Now I'm respected," IC says
"You sit down in my house and boost a thing, I'll throw you outside for the Feds to eat," T tells IC
"I don't want any trouble, we're here for the money," IC looks frightened
T yells "Then think of how we can get it…"
Everyone quarreled with one another until nightfall took over. Midnight Friday and everyone is feeling dizzy already, dozing and taking different shots at sleep, "we'll see tomorrow," Lobos struggles and finds his way into one of the room by the left, "good night…"
• • • •
The next morning, IC wakes by 8 and rushes to the living room. He sees T on the couch grinding his finger towards the knee, "morning, how was your sleep," yawning his way through to a chair,
"I didn't have any sleep," T replied.
"That's foolish if you ask me…look man I know what you're going through is unbearable but you gotta let go,"
"Funny coming from a man who killed his boss to take over the Cartel business,"
"Yeah I did that, you can say it over a couple times, I'd accept it. But it was necessary. If killing Man Power is necessary then you should have your shot,"
"But why, I served him like a servant serves his master, and this is how he repays me,"
IC rubs his side chin carefully, "seriously, but no one gives a fuck. I don't give a fuck whether you served him well or not, Peng don't give a fuck, unfortunately Lobos don't give a fuck, and so does Man Power, he don't give a fuck. Seriously though, but it's the truth. You learnt the game from your old boy, went on and became successful, now he has fucked up. You cut him out like cancer, that's the code and that's how we play,"
Pengman leaning entirely on the door, makes some rounds of claps, "motivationals by IC, tagged no one gives a fuck,"
"I don't expect someone who is still coddling his 22 year old sister to discern the definition of giving an advice, a good one I might add"
"watch your mouth. You may be forced to walk around without it the rest of your life," Peng walks closer to IC and makes a scene, standing there for a while. Lobos walks out the corridor and moves straight to T, "is this man disturbing you?" Lobos asked Pengman
"I don't know, are you?" Peng replied
"Let's just say we both woke up on the wrong side of the bed," IC replies
"Fair enough," Pengman moves out of his way, "so…now that we can actually say something meaningful, where do we start the search for our cash,"
"I don't know where do you suggest,"Lobos says
"Let's just be clear on the subject of where the money is, there we can start the hunt," T says
"On that note, I would lay emphasis on the person who made the Passport, I mean, it's obvious it wouldn't be an original passport, just so it wouldn't be tracked," IC smiles
"That's a point there," Pengman scratched his balb, "Man Power doesn't have a passport guy, I know because I went to him to make me a passport for I and my sister,"
"I don't see any connections between that and what we're saying here," Lobos says
Peng said "If Man Power actually worked with Sharon then, it's Sharon who prepared the passport not Man Power. We could make a stop and ask him a few questions - the passport guy,"
"It makes sense, Sharon asked for Willy's number three nights before he died," T says
"Before you killed him, you mean," IC says,
T replied, "before I found peace," T yells, "killing Sharon was peace and so will Man Power,"
"Calm down, you will get your shot," IC parroted
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NYPD's office.
Smart drug dealers running around looking for their sum," Kayden says, "I bet they'll get it,"
Tancredi struts in front of the full coverage miniature screen in the control room, "this gold. They'll keep leading us to every place they hide their stuffs,"
"Sir, maybe we should send in SWAT team, this is a precious moment, we shouldn't miss out on any of them" Kayden says
"No one is making any move on them," Tancredi says, "let's let them find out where dead Sharon kept the 5 million dollars…then we take them out,"
"What if something goes wrong along the way?"
"If anything goes wrong, it's us not them. And if it's us, then we have another rat trap to set,"
"We wait, that's what you say?" Kayden asked
"Yes, Kayden," Tancredi fills his tea cup with coffee from the jug, ,"we wait,"
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Pengman, T and the rest of the squad finally hit town and went west to Willy's apartment, "what do we do to him when we get there?" IC asked crouching side by side with Lobos,
"We make him talk, if he doesn't we add some motivation, that'll do," Lobos says
"We won't be spilling blood today," Pengman behind the wheel says, "we go in, get what we want and get out,"
"T, you've been silent for a stretch of time now, how are you holding up," Lobos implored,
"Many thoughts, many thoughts," he replied
Lobos said"Don't think too much, we know who's responsible for this and how to get around it,"
IC reliefs a heavy breath, "I would love to be clear on a very important subject,"
"What else do you have to say, condemned man," Peng bubbles with his lips,
"Just a disclaimer of some sort, if any of you are planing to do away with the money without giving me my complete sum," he sighs, "it would be a very sensitive matter and the police would be involved,"
"The police, funny," Peng says
"Why don't I just throw you out? We've found out you are of no use," Lobos wears a hard smile
"That would be the domest thing you'll ever live to regret. I know where you're going and where you're coming from. 911 is always available for traitors. That's if you try being cocky"
"Are you gonna call the police after we accepted to work with a scumbag like you," T turns full and faces IC
"Perhaps you were having a hard time to analyze my last statement, walking dead" he snores, "but don't worry, I can repeat, I said, if you try taking me out, I'll take all of us out. That of course would be if you tell me step down from the truck"
Lobos reluctantly slams the arms of the door "I made a suggestion at the beginning of this journey," he mutes, "not to take this scumbag with us, and the vote turned on me, now this here is the consequences,"
"Don't worry Lobos, there is time for everything, even with such a pathetic dumbhead like this one" Peng chuckles
Moments after the little argument in the truck. Peng wheels the car towards a fine nieghbourhood, "that's it, the one painted red with two cars infront," T points his index finger, "park on the otherside of the road, this man has family,"
Lobos says "keeping your family closer to you in the world of drugs, you're risking them not saving them,"
A tall blonde woman, short hair, walks out with two children, a boy and a girl, six or seven or thereabout. "Honey will be back in 30 minutes let's get groceries from the store super market,"
Willy yells from the dining maybe, "ok, bye, see you when you're back,"
"Perfect family, he don't know, he'll die today," IC says, "let his sweetheart pass, we get in immediately,"
"We shouldn't risk an eye spotting us, we move slowly and come out slowly. What do you say?" T asked
"Sounds like a plan, let's get this over with," Lobos tips his face off the back windscreen and spots the yellow Mercedes round the bend. "She's gone, let's get in,"
IC hopped out of the care first, then T moved slowly crossing the street to make sure no one was watching. Lobos with a long pistol at his back silently walked straight ahead to the door and opened it. The plan was for Peng to remain in the care just incase things goes South, so they can run away quickly, "get it done guys,"
Lobos sneaks into the house and finds Willy on the dinning, "what's that on the table? Breakfast, or lunch, which,"
Willy behaves frightened then loosen after a while, "what are you doing here? Any business you want to have is over the phone, I set my terms when I decided to walk with you and TBC,"
"Yeah, you made it well clear, good thing I'm not the only visitor," TBC and IC walks into the house and closed the door behind them, "hunger pangs," IC said walking towards Willy, "I'll take this from here," he carefully takes the plate full of stuffs and makes him self comfortable, after a bite on the bulky meat, "hmm delicious, your wife can cook,"
"There's plenty in the pot if you want," Willy says
"Don't worry, this will do," IC takes another bite, "just incase you don't understand what's going on here, T here would tell a story with a question for 2 minutes and you'll get to answer after one second," IC looks Willy full in the face,"
"Story time," T raises his two hands and sits half buttocks on the dining table,
"Get on with it, T," Lobos says
"So we made some investigations and found out you are involved in a serious crime with Man Power and dead Sharon,"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Willy adjusts himself,
"Ok, let me break it down for you to understand…you made four passports for Sharon, which country where they headed?" T says
Willy shrugged, "I won't tell you anything,"
"That's an insultive word if you ask me," IC says,
"Just so you know our guest of honor here, IC, has an implicable attitude of opening the legs of women who are pretty and in 30 minutes time… you'll have to beg and you don't want that trust me," T stands up from the dining table and walks closer to IC's seats, balancing his hands on the arms of the chair,
"Best in opening legs, haha," IC laughs
Willy with rage tries to engage with IC on the other side of the dinning table, " Shuu, you're in no position to make claims," Lobos picks his gun and points towards Willy, "former position initiated," Lobos tells Willy
"Eastern Colorado, Western Wisconsin, Germany, and…"
"And…" T says
"And unknown," Willy says
"What does that mean?" Lobos seems pissed
"I can't say,"
"We are right where we started," IC looks at the clock hunged on the wall infront of him, "five minutes wasted, 25 minutes to go. I'm done eating let me go warm the long slender something," IC stands up and fills the underneath of his trousers finding his way to the bathroom, "is this it," he points at Willy's bedroom, "nice and suitable for something like this,"
"Ok, ok, It's Man Power," Willy bends his head to the ground, "Man Power is the last address,"
"Four places to touch before touching the real bag," T said, "I'll go to Man Power, you guys and Peng share the rest of the location,"