Bab 1: Do you sleep with your mask on?
You don't know anything about the attack that
morning?' James questioned the elderly man.
'No, I don't'
'So why have you been trying to avoid talking to
the police?'
'I didn't deliberately hide from the police, I was
scared that those that attacked the warehouse
may also come for me' the man replied.
'You were scared because your hands are not
clean'
'No, I don't know anything; my hands are clean'
'But you were involved in the illegal business
that happened that night'
'It wasn't illegal, sometimes we work overnight
and we get paid extra; that's what happened' the
man explained
'What kind of product did you people sell to
them?' James continued
'What else do we sell my son? We sell
beverages'
'But you have several beverage products'
'Yes, the one those guys came for that night was
tin milk'
'Okay, those guys. Do you know them? How
frequently do they patronize you people?'
'I don't know them , but it seems Oga Felix knew
them from the way he related with them'
'Hmm' James paused and scanned through a
book. 'There's no record of that night's sales in
the sales book'
'Ermm, I don't know about that. My job was just
to load the van'
'That means you joined Mr. Felix to carry out an
illegal business; there are no former records of
the goods in your stock and there are no records
of the sales'
'No o, its not illegal' the man replied, already
frightened.
'It is…' James phone rang, interrupting his
interrogation.
'A body found?' James eyes widened as he stood
up from his seat.
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'Okafor Nnamdi' Chief Gab called loudly and
squinted his eyes, as he and his friend, Chief
Nonso stared at the picture of the man bearing
the name he called.
Okafor Nnamdi was the NAFDAC president
appointed to work during the years 2016 – 2020.
He was appointed few days after the new
President was sworn in. He carried out his job
perfectly nabbing several fake drug producers
and marketers including Chief Gab, he also
rejected Chief Gab and other offenders at every
attempt that was made to bribe him which made
him become hated by several corrupt politicians
and government officials but loved by citizens of
the country for his good job.
Okafor Nnamdi was the first person but least
important on Chief Gab's revenge list, he was
desperate to make the man breathe his last.
'Can you carry out this job?' Chief Gab turned to
a huge muscular man who stood by his side, the
man was the head of Chief's thugs. 'I want him
dead'
'Hmm Chief' the guy gave a short timid chuckle.
'This one might not be that easy; killing him
might not be hard but getting away will definitely
be, due to the tight security system'
'Shut up! Idiot' the Chief barked angrily at the
guy and turned to his friend. 'This is what am
saying; these guys are bunch of lazy goats, I
know that they won't be able to carry out this
mission'
'Its okay Gab. I think if we are able to supply
this guys with everything they need, they'll be
able to carry out the job' Chief Nonso supported
the guy, looking at his face for confirmation of
his suggestion. 'Or isn't it?'
'Chief, you don't understand; it's not about killing
him but after killing him' the thug began his
explanation. 'It might not be too hard for us to
break his personal security, that'll be done if we
get…'
'If you get?' Chief queried as the guy paused,
looking more confused now.
'There's no how we can even get to him' he said
after thinking deeply. 'There are security systems
and cameras that would have announced our
presence before we get to him'
'Just get out of here and stop talking lazily' Chief
Gab ordered.
'So what's the other plan now?' Chief Nonso
asked.
'I knew these guys aren't capable since when
they messed up and almost implicated us the
last time, so I already ordered for a trained
Assassin from Russia'
'From Russia? How?'
'Huh? You're asking me how?' Chief Gab laughed
loudly. 'From one of my business partners in
Russia; he sent me a Nigerian, a product of one
of the raw materials I sent him over fifteen years
ago'
'I don't understand' Chief Nonso looked
confused.
'Don't worry, you'll understand later. I will speak
to her and send her the details we need'
'Huh? A female?'
'Yes, female. But she does better than a lot of
guys' Chief Gab laughed again as he answered.
'When would she come here? I would love to see
her'
'Hmm, that's the question to which I don't have
an answer' Chief Gab smiling face turned
serious. 'I've not even seen her face, she talks to
me on phone and chats on Skype but she wears
a mask to conceal her face'
'What? That's nonsense'
'No, Vladislav says she'll reveal herself when it is
time. I only hope that the time would be soon'
'But where does she stay?' Chief Nonso asked
more questions.
'She stays very close to Gravl avenue I believe,
she refused to stay in the house I prepared for
her before she arrived, she even ducked us at
the airport when we went to welcome her'
'Hmm, interesting' Chief Nonso shook his head,
trying to reason out all that he just heard about
the female assassin.
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'Hello Tarasha' a voice came on as Tarasha
accepted the Skype call from Chief Gab. Chief
Gab was smiling as he spoke, sitting by his side
was another middle aged man staring intently at
the screen.
'Good morning Chief' Tarasha replied as she
poured the wine into the champagne glass cup.
'Do you sleep with your mask on?' Chief Gab
asked jokingly. 'I didn't expect to see it on you
this early morning'
'I'm in my office already Chief, the mask is part
of the compulsory dress code for my job'
Tarasha replied back with a cheerful tone.
'And you're comfortable sipping your wine with
the mask on?'
'Chief' Tarasha called more seriously. 'I don't do
jokes during official hours, so go straight to your
reason for the call'
'I have another job for you Tarasha, I want you to
take down someone. He's the country's Minister
of health'
'Minister of health? Why do you need to take him
down?'
'I have my reasons, yours is just to do the job'
'Yeah Boss, sorry for asking' She chuckled. 'Send
me every detail you've got, I'll review and get
back to you'
'I'm forwarding the details to your mailbox
already, you'll get it in the next few seconds'
'Okay Boss, so hope you're not gonna play tricks
this time?' Tarasha asked with scorn in her
voice.
'No Tarasha' Chief laughed briefly. 'I think I'll go
by our former agreement, I'll pay you monthly'.
'Monthly?'
'Yes monthly, that's the deal I made with
Vladislav'
'Okay?'
'But I can't afford much at the moment, lets
make it five thousand dollars monthly for now'
'Five thousand dollars?'
'Yes'
'It's okay, agreed'
'Agreed?' the Chief face lit with joy, clearing
showing his surprise at her acceptance of the
deal.
'Yes, but you'll provide all the capital needed
and…'
'Capital…?'
'Calm down Chief, the capital just includes the
guns, bullets, cars, computer systems and other
little things I'll make use of'
'Okay, I accept' Chief Gab reluctantly agreed,
ignoring the awkward stares he was getting from
Chief Nonso from time to time.
'Good, and the salary would always come in at
the beginning of the month' Tarasha added.
'What tha…'
'Deal or no deal Chief?'
'I can't…'
'I'm not a market woman that negotiates; tell me
if you're not ready, I've got other things to do'
She said bluntly. 'Or why do you think I'm taking
that little?'
'No o, it's not possible' Chief Nonso added with
his shaky voice. 'How can…'
'Agreed Tarasha' Chief Gab cut in after thinking
for a moment
'What? Agreed? What if she doesn't get the job
done?' Nonso fumbled.
'She dare not fail' Chief Gab replied, calming his
friend as he gave a strict look, his eyes facing
the webcam directly.
'Good Chief, we're good to go' Tarasha finally
spoke, after laughing out loud at the drama going
on at the other side. 'Don't look at me like that, I
won't fail you. I'll start working on the job once I
get the alert for this month'