Chapter 66: The final Piece

Chapter 66: The final Piece
Friday afternoon looked like a normal day in fort canon city, the stores and restaurants were open, people were moving and out of buildings, others walking on the road, some enjoying a quiet rest under the shadows of the park, their pets and kids playing from a distance. In other words it was a lovely afternoon, the weather was perfect too and the sun was high up in the sky giving everything it touched a golden glow.
The New founders bank had been one of the three banks where Jax and Axel had eyes, after days of watching the guys were about to witness some action while at the brink of giving up.
“This is a waste of time” the guy in the drivers seat threw the binoculars to his friend who took his turn to observe, “You see anything?”
“No. But we should stay on the lookout”
“That bitch is probably dead or if she is alive and she is as smart as they say she is she won’t ever set foot in this city again”
“Eleanor can be anywhere. If not here then in any of the other two banks” he kept observing keenly.
“You are the people worshipping her and making her feel like a god when she is…”
Something weird happened and he didn’t need the binoculars to realize it. A rolls Royce just pulled over at the bank’s entrance and after a minute or so the guards approached it with caution.
“Something is going down”
“I can see it. Do you think it’s her?”
“No”
“Disowning your god? Let’s get close” he opened the door but got punched back in, immediately two men jumped in the back seat and one had two guns pointed on their heads while the other disarmed them and took away their phones. Indeed something was going down and it happened they were not so good at surveillance.
“You boys know who I am?” He asked removing his mask to show the serrated cut across his face that ladies longed to touch and feel and made him look like kratos.
“Knox”
“Good. You boys have been watching this bank for some time but it’s time to relieve you of your duties. You’ve been more helpful than you can imagine”
Their hands were tied behind their backs before the seatbelts were used to restrain them on their chairs, their feet were also zip tied together.
“Even if you get rid of us you can’t rob this bank, it has never been robbed and you damn sure aren’t going to be the first person to do it”
“Watch me” he stuffed clothes in their mouths before using duct tape to seal them completely
The man accompanying Knox did something to the car wiring system before they jumped out leaving it running then in a dramatic turn of events it was headed straight to the bank where the guards were still trying to get the stubborn billionaire in a rolls Royce from the entrance. When his driver saw the approaching car he moved the Royce and the guards were too late, they were knocked down as the car busted through the glass into the banking hall taking with it a few customers who were slow enough to move out of the way.
It came to a stop In front of the managers office luckily he wasn’t in. The alarm went off and the police sirens could be heard from far. Perhaps he was right there was no way Knox was going to rob that bank. Well, he had a different opinion.
“It’s show time. Teams bravo and seeker get ready. Team flyers wait for my word. Clean as a whistle just as we practiced” he announced striding towards the park washroom. The other guy who was with him went to a completely different direction.
The back security waited for the doors to own but they didn’t, the car was tinted and they approached it with caution their guns ready to shoot at the sign of any movement from it’s occupants. Meanwhile everyone was vacating the back to safety and more cop cars were pulling over surrounding the bank.
“You’re surrounded, there’s nowhere to run” the head of security said confidently, “One the doors and walk out of this alive”
For five or so minutes he threatened them buying time for the bank to be evacuated and once it was done the real police took over the negotiations and they came with fancy toys that could approach the car from a distance without the risk of being shot. You could imagine their surprise when they saw the robbers were gagged and tied on their chairs.
“Is this some kind of a joke?” The lead detective was furious, “what’s their play here?”
“It’s a distraction”
“For what?”
“To rob one of the other banks while we waste our time here”
“Well the answers are somewhere in those two guys cut them loose and get them”
The SWAT team took over the hardest and technical part of the operation which was a walk in the park but they should have freed the gagged men because while they dragged them away there was aloud explosion outside followed by the car inside and everyone was down. The explosions we’re strategically timed such that no one heard the third one.
Jax and Axel arrived just in time when medics were taking care of the injured, just a few bruises no one was injured almost as if the mastermind cared about human life…well they did. All media houses had edited their headlines from “mission impossible: Robbery underway at the New founders Bank” to “an act of terror at the most secure bank in canon islands” political commentators were already drafting theories and the opposition was blasting the ruling party of it’s incompetence and inability to keep people safe.
“What the fuck? Where are out guys?” Axel and Jax had just arrived from funeral.
“They are hot picking” Elliot said trying to dial then again.
“You think this is her?” Jax asked suspiciously.
“I can’t put anything past that bitch but this is not a robbery” Axel received a message and opened the door of the SUV followed by Jax and Elliot and also acting under the author of their powerful friend he went past the yellow tape to see the suspects and ooh my he almost fainted when he found two of his men in handcuffs still gagged.
“What’s going on here?”
“It was a distraction. Get the manager this is a robbery!”
“You’re a criminal. These are your men right? We should arrest you”
“Fuck you officer. Lockdown this place am telling you this was a distraction” he was losing his mind Jax and Elliot had to restrain him as he tried hard to free his men and let them tell the police the truth but it looked as though fate was on Knox’s side.
The third explosion came from under the bank, it was a swift robbery as he claimed earlier, clean as a whistle except for a few fireworks. Knox left the park washroom and adjusted his suit then walked across the park to a car parked by the roadside. The window rolled down and he handed over the flash drive to Catherine.
“You’re not coming?”
“Take it to her. I have some unfished business I have to attend to. Fill me in later”
“Be careful”
“That’s my middle name” he saw as Catherine’s car drove off then took his motorbike. It was time to rub it in their faces.
By the time the police were getting instructions from the DOJ to release Axel’s men it was too late. They ran to the bank and found it robbed. They followed the tunnel to two distinct locations and in all there was no sign of the robbers. The money was gone and the so was every content of the safe deposit boxes. When the news broke Axel felt life evaporate from his body. Finally, he saw the end coming. He took out his phone and called their powerful friend.
“What?”
“She has it. What’s the plan?”
“It was good knowing you Axel but from now on you’re on your own. I’ve never met you and you’ve never met me”
He hung up the phone. Axel didn’t have to tell Jax they were screwed, he could read it from his face and that was before something else crazy happened, he got a call from their accountant.
“Not a good time my friend”
“You’d want to hear this”
“Okay it better be good” he walked away from a devastated Axel and a rather calm Elliot, “What is it?”
“He wanted to say you’re broke” Knox’s voice came from the other end of the line, “You’re in my realm now old man payback is a bitch”
When he hung up Jax checked all their accounts, they were empty. He rushed to the accountants place and found him shot twice in the head, the army of private security that was hired to guard hi were all slaughtered like chicken.