Chapter 121
Chapter 121
After Ricardo left the Spanish embassy, he headed to his office as his days were recently filled with different meeting about both his legal affairs and underground business.
Even now at the evening he still had his men to inform him about their next operation details, that he had so much waited for to get the intro in person. They had surrounded him in his meeting room.
\-“The drones are ready; I already got the exact coordinates for the arms to drop off. And for security reasons, only I and boss will know that.” One of his men said.
\-“Good, let me know the time so I can pause any frequency that might come nearby.” – the IT guy added.
\-“As per followed security reason, I want you to block frequences for four different areas.” The one that spoke first said again, while drawing some circles on the map that was in front of them.
They really had the right gadgets to plan this right as Ricardo listened to them silently how they brought into action his previous orders.
\-“Boss, what about the new guys?” one of them seated suddenly asked.
\-“We need some guys to create a diversion for Omer’s men. This is a very risky operation, and we cannot failure on this one. Test their loyalty with this mission. If they pass, then they are in.” Ricardo said.
\-“Yes boss.” Ricardo also added: “Check if any of them is maybe planted by my stupid cousins. It wouldn’t be the first time after all.” His face shadowing now with how they had some guys in the past, fool enough to pass intel info to Omer.
\-“Certainly sir, rest assured I will monitor them personally.”
\-“Good!” Ricardo said with a satisfying face. He knew that the guys around his tables were his mostly trusted underground circle and in time they had proved his worth and loyalty to him. Some were saving orphans and others were ex-militarists.
Many had lost their meaning in life due to their family loss and the elderly’s harsh punishment, so that’s why they decided to support Ricardo in doing a better job for their country. But to do so, they needed money. Only their hidden criminal organization, illegal dealings and arms selling could secure money so fast for them to do that.
Omer had the illusion of thinking that he was the underground ruler, but Ricardo got his succession place both in their country leading in broad daylight and in secret to the illegal profits. After all the elders had supported Omer to be their washing machine to justify their reign in front of the internationals in order that no war or revolution would come to the United Nations.
\-“What about Omer’s drug organization, how far are with what he is up to now?” Ricardo continued asking.
\-“We know he is focusing on finding the right place to start up his laboratory. And he got supplies from other countries had he bought with a cheap price.” One of them said.
\-“Do you think he will take over the territory in the eastern sir?” Another one asked again.
After thinking for a while, Ricardo said:
\-“No that would be too obvious, we must try harder to find his goal. And he is gaining lots of elders on his side, so he can create a kaos inside our circle, we need to find more proves and evidence of all those corrupted elders, to cut them from their rotten roots.”
\-“Yes, all the people are hoping this will happen in the nearest future boss. They are tired that the elders use traditions to bind people, to make them poor and use them as slaves until they pay their debts, sometime even with their life. It looks like their greed never ends.”
\-“That’s why, we need to keep this operation inside these walls. They will ask for their share and we must outsmart them.”
\-“Ben, I need the preparation to start tonight, we have no time to waste.” Ricardo said to another of his men that was listening to him.
He nodded and they were about to go ahead with their routine in order that Ricardo checked all they were clear about their part, when a knock on the door came.
They all knew better outside than to interrupt when Ricardo was in the meeting with his intel team, so his face darkened wondering who might be.
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Meanwhile Catalina was outside, wondering, but she was not surprised why Ali brough her over at Ricardo’s office. She even wanted herself to explain everything to Ricardo, so no harm would come to anyone and especially now that Ahmed went on to the interrogation center, she was not sure what might happen.
Never did she think such an innocent trip, which made her go through all the colors, a deeply spiritual one she would say would stir such diplomatic incidents.
Ali indicated to her to wait in the waiting area instead since he knew that Ricardo was not in his office.
As soon as Ali knocked on the door, he waited to get his permission to go inside. He approached his boss, with a smiling face, knowing that he was acting dead serious right now.
\-“Sorry for the interruption sir, but You have an important gest outside.”
Since Ricardo did not like to push around the bush he said sternly:
\-“May I know who had the honor to visit me right now or are you going to chuckle like an idiot all night?” he snapped at Ali, his nerves wearing thin.
\-“Someone needs to let out some steam.” Ali mocked him again, but Ricardo was about to kill him with his murderous glaze, when Ali raised his hands up in surrender, still smiling and said:
\-“Looks like the fish swan in the net.”
Ricardo was about to punch him hard in the face if he was not his best friend and right hand, when he suddenly understood to what or who he referred.
His attitude changed completely as he fixed his white shirt, rolled his sleeves and fixed his hair. They all saw his sudden change of attitude and smiled seeing the mighty Ricardo act like a teenager in love.
\-“Well, don’t stand there, bring her in.” He said to Ali.
\-“But you are in the meeting sir, I wanted to check if I can send her to your office instead.” Ali replied.
\-“Bring her in, right away and if she refuses, she can book an appointment then as all the others, I will see her whenever I have time.”
Ali chuckled inwardly, he knew that both could wait so long.
After he left to bring her in, the other men started to ask Ricardo about this special guest that was allowed inside their meeting. They knew to carefully ask and they trusted Ricardo to keep them safe, but now they were curious who was the mysterious woman to enter in their territory so freely. Her mere presence made their boss change his attitude from murderous to a pleseant one.