Chapter 56b

Ep 56b


Meanwhile Stan and Kola stopped the ongoing celebration after the news they got....)

STAN : em...Emma, you and Amos can go. Just be at alert, we'll call if we need you.
BOTH : okay sir...(leaving)
TUNJI : what's wrong with him?
STAN : his girlfriend has being kidnapped.
TUNJI : what! By who?
STAN : we're yet to find out...meanwhile did those boys follow Andy?
TUNJI : yes they did.
STAN : so they know his location?
TUNJI : yes, his guest house.
STAN : you have the address?
TUNJI : they've sent it to me.
STAN : tell them to stay glued to the place, they must not move an inch till they see him leaving with or without the police. And if he leaves without the police they must follow him even if it’s to the end of the earth.
TUNJI : okay...I'll go call them....(Leaves to make the call)
KOLA : I still don't know who could be doing this? Or do you think it’s just the normal kidnap thing, after all, there's been kidnap cases in Nigeria...
STAN : hmm...it’s possible...I need to call my wife.

(Stan moves aside to call his wife who narrated the story about Andy's broadcast. Afterwards, he told her he will be spending the night at Kurt’s....)

RECEIVER : why?
STAN : honey...something serious has happened.
RECEIVER : what happened?
STAN : Bukola has being kidnapped.
RECEIVER : what? That's not true. I still spoke to her after I saw the broadcast. May be its all this fraudsters we hear about using people's phones to...
STAN : (cuts in)...Babe, it’s true. The kidnapper just called Kurt now and they actually talked to Kurt on her phone.
RECEIVER : oh my God! I've told her so many times to get a gate keeper but she kept saying she will soon get married and won't need it. Just look at what has happened now...(About crying)
STAN : it’s okay Hun. Don't cry on me now, you know I'm not there to console you...
RECEIVER : okay...(Sobbing already)
STAN : I'll call Samson now, I'll tell him not to allow anyone in if it’s not me, okay?
RECEIVER : okay. Please you guys should do something fast.
STAN : we're working on it. I'll call you tomorrow to tell you how far.
RECEIVER : alright.
STAN : and make sure you sleep, don't worry, Bukola will be returned safe to us.
RECEIVER : Amen. Take care of you and send my regards to Kurt.
STAN : alright I will...(He hangs up)




(About an hour later, Shagy receives his employer's call...)

SHAGY : yes...
CALLER : I'm at the gate. Come over.
SHAGY : alright...

(He leaves for the gate immediately. On getting outside, he saw his 'Employer' coming out of his car to meet him...)

EMP : hope everything is going on fine?
SHAGY : yes.
EMP : is she blindfolded?
SHAGY : she's still unconscious.
EMP : so you didn't blind fold her?
SHAGY : no, since she's unconscious.
EMP : you're so foolish! How can you take such a risk? What if she wakes up when you're on the road? Do you want her to be able to trace this place back afterwards?
SHAGI : that's true...
EMP : I thought you're good at this stuff?...(Hisses)
SHAGI : how am I supposed to know that you won't dispose of her afterwards? And the place, do I know how you got it? Abeg no insult me o....
EMP : let's go, I want to see her.

(They both enter into the compound of the warehouse.

Meanwhile some few meters away, a car had followed Shagy's employer without his knowledge, the two men, Semy and Jude parked their car few meters away watching their target....)

SEMY : What do you think he's doing here again this night?
JUDE : (looking at the scene with his Binoculars) I wonder... Look at the guy he's talking to? Looks like the same man he met day before yesterday, who was wearing the bling...
SEMY : how would you know?(Collecting the Binoculars from him)....we can't be so sure it’s the same guy, it’s too dark to confirm.
JUDE : that's true but that bling on his chest, remember it was glittering just like this one....well, it may be a coincidence. Yet, I have a feeling he's up to something....
SEMY : yeah, if not, why coming here late this night...(Looking at the warehouse)...what do they do here? Since we started tailing him, he has spent his night at one club or the other, but this place sure doesn’t look like a club…
JUDE : we should have tried checking inside when we followed him here yesterday afternoon.
SEMY : how would we have entered?
JUDE : remember we saw the broken fence by the side...
SEMY : that's true...but then how do we tail him if he leaves before us?
JUDE : hmm...with the way I saw it yesterday, it looks like an abandoned old warehouse or something.....why not go in and take a look?
SEMY : hmm....(Thinking about it)...
JUDE : no one can see us...and as it is, its late already we'll just go home from here.
SEMY : okay...I'll go....(Removing his seat belt)....
JUDE : but you have to be careful
SEMY : alright...(Getting down)

(He creeps into the compound passing through the land beside it which is undeveloped and partially fenced.

The warehouse is built in the middle of the 240/120ft landscape, leaving about 17ft on each side of the building for the delivery trucks to park. There are about four delivery trucks, two on each side of the building.

He enters into the premises of the warehouse hiding behind the truck as he moved. Some few meters to the front of the warehouse, he noticed two men standing by a car parked in front of the warehouse. He was surprised to have seen that his target had already entered into the premises with the man he was discussing with outside and two other men are with them.

He hid himself, still watching the men and quickly moves to the edge of the building to take a better look and listen to their discussion...)

EMP : ...though, I've already called the bastard that we've kidnapped her, immediately after you told me you got her. But, I need to be sure you got the right person. So I want you to blindfold her first.
SHAGI : fine... (Turns to his colleagues)...Preso...you guys should go and blindfold her fast.
PRESO : okay…

(The other two enter into the warehouse and came out some few minutes later...)

PRESO : you can come in now.
EMP : is it well covered? I don't want her to know I came. Don't even say a word to me when we get there.
SHAGI : okay.

(They all walk into the warehouse.

Meanwhile, seeing they've all entered, Semy creeps towards the entrance of the warehouse to catch a glimpse of what is going on inside.

It’s very dark already, so Semy could not really see what's going on inside.

He wished he could see and take pictures, just like his employers had told him to, but the place is not well illuminated and he can't use the flash on his camera, knowing it will alert them.

After seeing the lady's face, the man seem to retreat, coming out of the warehouse.

Quickly, Semy leaves the entrance before he'll be seen, creeping back to the edge of the building as he goes back to the car...)

JUDE : what happened?
SEMY : he got a girl kidnapped.
JUDE : thank God! Finally, we found something on him!
SEMY : yeah but I couldn't really see or take pictures...
JUDE : how then did you know that he kidnapped a girl?
SEMY : from their discussion.
JUDE : oh...
SEMY : I really wish it was daylight mehn...
JUDE :  shit!
SEMY : its dark in there, and I can't use a flash? Those guys are armed.
JUDE : hmm...that's true...what do we do now? Should we call the Boss?
SEMY : I don't think so. If we call him nau, he may blame us for not having proof. Let's wait till morning, I can go back there and take pictures before we call him.
JUDE : and now, do we follow him when he's leaving or are we sleeping in the car today again?
SEMY : I thinks it’s better we stay here and take those pictures early tomorrow morning.
JUDE : (sighs)...if not that the pay is just too much to be ignored, I definitely won't do this with you...
SEMY : which other job will pay you 50k each day just for watching someone? Apart from the 5k each day for feeding....
JUDE : when does this end?
SEMY : immediately the Boss says so.
JUDE : I can't wait...(Looking at their target coming out of the compound)...I'm tired of spending my nights out just watching that son of a bitch.
SEMY : I thought you were so eager to do the job in the first place...
JUDE : now I'm fed up. It’s over a week doing such a boring thing...
SEMY : hey, he's coming out, he may be leaving....




(Meanwhile, back at the warehouse, Shagy walks out of the building with his employer....)

EMP : a lady will be coming over to see her tomorrow morning.
SHAGI : okay.
EMP : she drives a red toyota yaris. Allow her. Let her do whatever she likes to the girl.
SHAGI : what if she wants to kill her?
EMP : no, don't allow her kill her until we have collected the ransom.
SHAGI : okay...so when should we be looking forward to, for the exchange?
EMP : possibly tomorrow night.
SHAGI : that's good.
EMP : I'll call you tomorrow to tell you where you'll do the exchange. And something else...
SHAGI : what's that?...(Paying him more attention)
EMP : I want the guy dead...can you do that?
SHAGI : very well...but that means there will be no exchange per se...
EMP : yes. No exchange. But take the girl there, let him see her. If he doesn't see her, he may not give you what I want. Once he gives it to you, check if the money is there and the CDs are there, then kill him immediately. No mistakes.
SHAGI : killing, wasn't part of our initial agreement so it will cost you more.
EMP : how much?
SHAGI : double.
EMP : fine.
SHAGI : good.
EMP : make sure she's blindfolded on your way there.
SHAGI : okay.
EMP : I'll get in touch with you tomorrow...(Going into his car then he pauses...)...When the lady comes, remove the blindfold from her eyes...
SHAGI : (cuts in)...what if she doesn't want her to see...
EMP : (cuts in)...remove it before she gets there.
SHAGI : okay.
EMP : in case anything goes wrong, she will be taken for it....I love taking precautions. In case anything happens, I'll be able to arrange your escape from outside. (Enters into the car)
SHAGI : okay...em....Mister Andrew
EMP : yes?
SHAGI : we need some money for miscellaneous...cigarette, food...
EMP : (hisses)...are you so broke!...(Brings out some money from his pocket and gives it to him)
SHAGI : thanks!
EMP : and hey, don't forget to dispose of the car.
SHAGI : one more thing...if the lady wants the girl dead after the exchange what do we do?
EMP : use your head! But whatever you do, don't ever bring her back here. I can't hold this place down for so long. Ask her where she wants you to take her or what she wants you to do.
SHAGI : okay....
EMP : (thinks for a while)...you know what? Let me know whatever she wants you to do.
SHAGI : alright.
EMP : make sure you do a clean job...(He drives off thinking to himself....)...hmm...(Smiling)...who knows, I may just be your saviour and score some good points with you Bukola....(Laughs)...I'm such a bad boy!


To be continued.....