In what sounded like a joke Daniel just realized that there were civilians in this building.
" What the hell are civilians doing in this building"
"It seems like they are hostages sir, there are two female civilians between age 19 and 23" the guard replied.
" Radio the other teams to know if they have the same issue".
" Negative,sir they are all clean ".
Daniel then had them cover the hostages eyes and waited for the other teams to converge on their position.
When they arrived at Daniels position, they performed a headcount and luckily there was no casualty. They also brought a gift for Daniel in the person of the black axe boss , 'Black Joe '.
" So Joe , can I call you Joe , I would like to just know you hired you to take me out " Daniel asked towering over the man.
It seemed like the man had been worked over already so he did not even waste time before exposing the councilmans Aide as the one who hired them.
Perhaps Joe was of the opinion that if he talked that he was going to be free but he was wrong . Immediately after he had said what Daniel wanted to hear, a bullet was put behind his skull .
It was about 1 AM when Mike came over with a report of their haul ; they recovered §45 million in cash , several gold and diamond jewelries, firearms ( mostly handguns and shotguns) , 20 sport and muscle cars that were untouched by bullets and five sports bikes.
" Okay,find a way to move all the loot to villa and then burn the rest. Also release the civilians, they had nothing to do with this ."
Everything proceeded smoothly and by 3 AM all their loot had been brought to the villa.
He then called for everyone in the security team, it was time for dividing the spoils of their conquest. Firstly Daniel made a wire transfer of three million to each of the guards thus clearing the 45 million that they had recovered. And because he made a transfer the money given to the security was legal while Daniel was left with the dirty cash which would be used for several underhanded transactions. He also distributed the seized cars between them but the deal was for them to wait for proper documentation so the previous incident won't be traced back to them.
Daniel wasn't actually obligated to give his security team anything because he was paying them far more than anyone was paying their security. The idea was for them to feel indebted to him .
The distribution of loot was now finally over , Daniel now had the following items in his collection; five sports cars ,five sports bikes, §45 million in cash and several gold and diamond jewelries.
By 5 AM Daniel decided to go to sleep, the fatigue was already catching up to him.
By 10 AM Daniel woke up and prepared for work, this time he took an escort of thirteen security guards to accompany him , the remaining two were incharge of swapping out surveillance on the councilman.
In the conference room of the office Daniel provided three photos, these were the photos of the bosses of the remaining gangs ; the scorpions , the red devils and the buccaneers.
" Okay boys your objective is to abduct these targets and take them to an unmarked location , Mike select five guys for this job also remember to use an unmarked van , just meet me in the office for the cash.The rest of you should maintain a perimeter around the premises that's all" .
As Daniel was moving out Mike approached him with a request " sir please do you think that it's possible for you to hire more guys, it seems like we are going to be involved in more dangerous circumstances as time goes on"
" Hmm , you have a point. You can hire as many as twenty so as not to raise flags, their starting salary is to be no more than §5 million , if you can also find out where we can get weapons without the hassle of registering them Everytime it would be great. Also I need you to put it in mind that most of our work is classified so choose your recruits well."
Daniel then went to his office and called over the head of human resources and also the public relations head to the office.
When they entered, Daniel wasted no time and went right to the point he asked the HR manager to interview candidates for a personal assistant and that he needed someone in two days .
After dismissing the HR he gestured for the public relations officer to sit . " So about the list I asked for "
"Yes sir , here is the compiled list" the PRO*(public relations officer) said , handing over a file.
There were only three names on the file, it seemed like no one was brave enough to challenge his policies. But one name caught his eye, Catherine Graham a thirty two year old activist , lawyer and single mother of one . Apparently her husband used to vehemently speak against Councilman Anas use of fear as a campaign strategy till he died in a freak accident. No evidence showed that Anas was involved but people suspected it .
Daniel decided to go with Catherine as a candidate.
Catherine was in her office obviously frustrated, talking to her friend who was also her assistant," Ahh , I can't believe that that asshole Anas would be running uncontested again this year, this is so wrong."
Before her friend could reply her a call came from the front desk, it seemed like they had a client.
Daniel walked into Catherine's office and introduced himself , "good afternoon ma'am, my name is Daniel Jones and I've come to ask for your help" Daniel said, handing over a red card with a sigil of a black dragon with the title CEO , Balerion Acquisitions.
Catherine was so shocked that she asked " how old are you Mr Daniel?"
Daniel smiled and replied " oh , I just turned eighteen. But that's besides the point don't you want to know why I came here".
"I'm sorry please do tell"
" You must have been seeing some developments happening in Sol' right? " Daniel asked.
"Yes I have"
" I'd like you to use the development of Sol' as basis for your campaign as the district 7 Councilman."
Catherine couldn't say anything , there was nothing she could say. It seemed like a great idea but when she remembered her husband she decided to back out .
"I'm sorry Mr Daniel but I can't run against Councilman Anas" Catherine replied regrettably.
" I know you are afraid of what Anas would do to you, I want you to take a look at what happened to the people he sent to kill me after I refused to pause my development plan" Daniel said, giving her a file tagged as 'classified.'
The file contained photos of the first set of hitmen that were sent to kill him and photos of the black axe base after their demise.
Daniel continued , " I am planning on providing employment for at least two thousand people from Sol',plus the development plan and investing in extra security then very soon Sol' would no longer be associated with lowlifes and criminals. Infact you might even get justice for the murder of your husband".
At the mention of her late husband Catherine steeled he heart and decided to accept the invitation.
" Good choice miss Graham, I would leave two of my security guys to run shifts looking after you, tomorrow my public relations team would reach out to you to help with your campaign strategy" Daniel said before taking his leave .
His next stop would centralize power in the city's underworld.