Chapitre 17
The burung...
So pretty
- My mother taught it to me, she received it from her grandmother.
- Thanks for the advice, I have to go to bed, tomorrow I have an appointment with his secretary to go to the company.
The Royal Eagle
I get in my Jet to go to the forest where my plantations and installations are located, where a fire has broken out, but it is of criminal origin. Who is crazy enough to come after me? My transformation headquarters is in the jungle, which is called the Sierra Madre del Sur, which is part of the Mexican jungle.
The Mexican jungles are the northernmost tropical forests on the American continent. They begin around the latitude of Mexico and head south to lower altitudes.
A quarter of Mexico's total land area is forest land, and the country has the largest number of pine and oak species in the world. Other notable trees include mahogany, sapot and ceiba (also called pochote), the sacred tree of the Mayans.
The jungles of Mexico enjoy year-round rainfall, allowing these places to have lush plantings. These jungles have different strata, in each of them it is possible to see the difference in vegetation. In the highest strata, we find large trees of 45 to 60 meters; and in the lower strata, where light is rare, we find climbing plants, bushes, branches and woody plants. Which is favorable for my plantations.
Isolated from the surrounding environment due to their altitudinal level and steep slopes, the temperate forests of the Sierra Madre del Sur ecoregion have recently been considered a unique center of endemism and biodiversity. Which allows me to be well hidden and difficult to find.
I get off the Jet, and we take two quads, because there are six of us: my right arm, his two seconds and
two elements of trust.
We arrived at the site of the fire which had been brought under control, fortunately there was little damage.
- What happened here?
The site manager is trembling, he knows he failed, with me, there is no second chance.
- The fire started when we were waiting for the next shift.
- Who were the guards who were there?
I want to see everyone here, those present as well as those absent.
The next few minutes they are all there, lined up in front of me.
- Take a step in advance those who had to take their guard.
Ten people come out of the row.
I take my weapon, and start playing with it, I pass in front of them, I observe them meticulously, I know that the traitor will betray himself, one way or another. I am angry, very angry.
One: they stopped me from fucking, two: they do their job badly, three, we have a top among us.
I notice someone who has shifty eyes, obviously he blames himself for something, but what?
- I know we have a top among us. Let him come forward now, otherwise he will die in excruciating pain.
I see him swallowing hard. I approach him, and shoot him in the leg. He screams, grabs his leg, squirms, crying.
- Who paid you to do this?
He's literally shaking,
- I swear it's not me.
- Take him to the cabin. We'll see if it's the same speech you're going to give in a few hours.
You who were on guard, why didn't you notice anything? What do you think I pay you for? To come and jerk off here?
I take my gun back and shoot each of them in the foot.
We only hear screams from my men.
- Normally, you would go off duty, but with what happened, you will stay here to continue the guard duty for a week without being paid with the others. You have a choice, either you leave here now, but with your feet first, or you stay to take your punishment properly. Now let's go see the traitor.
I found him tied up, already badly damaged.
-Both of us now. You know what awaits you if you don't cooperate.
I speak to their leader
- Give me all the information you have about him and his family.
- Well, sir, he has been with his girlfriend for 10 years, they have two children aged 9 and 6.
- Very well, then, Alvarez, do you want me to go get your children and scatter them in front of you?
- No, boss, I had no choice, they threatened me, they kidnapped one of my children, I couldn't do otherwise.
- So, you preferred to betray me? Did you prefer to betray the one who feeds you and your family? You made the worst decision ever. You could have come and found me, we could have tried to get your children back. Do you think they'll give it to you?
Who contacted you?
- I don't know sir, they contacted me with a prepaid cell phone.
The voice was masked they showed me my son in their hand, that they were going to kill him if I don't carry out their orders.
- Give me your phone that they called you on.
He hands me your phone, I call my IT specialist.
- Rayane, I'm sending you a number, try to trace all the calls made by the number and find out who it belongs to.
- Okay, Boss, I'll get back to you.
I send him the number. And I turn towards the site manager.
- Put everything back in order by the end of the day, undo the painting, and everything that goes with it.