Clash Of Interest – episode 11
CLASH OF INTEREST
WRITTEN BY CHIBUIKE SMART
“Who is that?” Jane asked as he opened the door to their room and saw a guy dressed in a denim jean trousers and a T- shirt, with a base ball cap covering his upper part of the eyes and he held a plumbing tool. “Can i help you?” Jane asked a bit angry at the intrusion. “Ma’am no offence, the water cistern and the bathing tub are not functioning well, so the hotel management sent me to fix the damages at all cost.” He said lowering his face. “But we made it clear that we do not need any external intruder here and moreover i made use of the toilet and it was in no way faulty.” Jane said still pressing the issue not minding the clarification. “Ma’am the problem is internal, it might look good on the surface but it spills off sewage.” The man said. Jack and Frank were all this while listening to their discussion and the guy’s response was quite witty and so couldn’t say a word. “You can come in” Jane said really angry at the disturbance. “Thanks ma’am, i won’t disturb you guys, i would be done in a jiffy.” “Better be done.” Jane said. Jack was all the while observing the guy and felt something amiss.
Immediately the guy walked into the toilet, he waited for a moment and was sure that the guy was engrossed in whatever he was doing, he made to sneak in. “Where are you going?” Frank asked. Jack made a gesture with his hands for him to keep quiet and as if on cue, Frank followed suit. Jack quickly burst into the toilet and saw the guy planting microch¡ps in all corners of the room, Jack was infuriated and sallied forth towards him and said. “I knew you had something up your sleeves, immediately i saw that Adamantine sword drawn on your neck, turn around and start explaining or you meet hades in the next moment.” Jack said with a bloodshot eyes. The guy kept quiet and watched as Jack made to grab at him. “No use.” The guy said and twirled around in the air and delivered a backflip kick at Jack, knocking Jack straight to the ground and Jack couldn’t do a thing, since he didn’t expect the sudden “twist of fate” zee world fans i hail ooo!! “I got this Frank said knowing that the kick was a critical one on Jack. He rushed at the guy and arrowed himself in the air and delivered a high kick, which caught the guy in the chest, he swirled around and delivered his final move which was a round house kick at the guy, sending the guy crashing at a nearby sink, with his face a bloody mess.
Jack and Jane were dumbstruck at the destructive nature of Frank’s kick, he himself can’t bring himself to withstand such a kick. ” Man do not always give yourself to anger, rather channel it to your strike, you nearly made a grievous mistake that would have been disastrous, if you were alone, do you think he would just be waiting for you to have his head on pile?” Frank said quite seriously unlike other times. “Thanks man, i owe you one” Jack said as he got up and went to the already weak guy and dragged him out from the shambles. “Who sent you?” Jack asked.: the guy remained adamant as he still wore his lazy smile. “There is no need knowing, where you are from, the symbol says it all, but why are you here?” Jack asked again.
“Not of importance, but someone said i should give you a message.” He said looking at Jack “I knew you still would have gotten me, but i wanted to kill two birds at a time. My boss, Mr. P said he is lying in wait for you and he said he knows all your moves and that you should be prepared for what awaits you, that you two have an axe to grind, he is your nemesis.” He said directing ti Frank. With a sinister smile. “And who the hell is this Mr. P of a person?” Jack asked as Jack was still in a daze. “You will get to know him on the long run.” The guy said. “I need to know the guy now.” Frank said decisively. “Don’t give me that crap or you are gonna die so horribly and painfully.” “No use for that.” The guy said as he bit out his tongue and in the face of everyone bled to death. They stood watching in horror and confusion, since their source of information had committed suicide.
They stood in a daze staring at the bloody corpse that was barely minute ago bubbling with life. “Man the hotel management needs to know of this.” Frank said. “No need we have to call on the G squad, they can settle the problem.” Jane said. “They better do, we are in a dire situation here.” and the mess needs to be cleared to avoid any unwanted elements.” Jack said. “We are up against men, we can’t figure, but they already know our every move and are on the wait for us and that reminds me, who is the Mr. P of guy?” Frank asked. “This guys doesn’t fail to always surprise me. I don’t know any guy by such name or code name.” Jack replied. “Enough of that. Lets phone the head quarters before things go south.” Jane said. They brought out a minipod from Their back pack and put a call across to the head quarters, they waited for a few minutes before a voice sounded out from the minipod. “Calling perfectly connected, who im i speaking with? over!!” “I can here you loud and clear. over!!” Jack said. “Who im i speak with? over!!” the computer operator said. “You are speaking agent Fury and comrades, we are on a top priority mission, confirm from your boss. Over!!” Jack said. “Confirmed comrades, how can we be of help? Over!!” the voice said from the other end of the call. “We need to speak with your boss, who oversees your own branch of the G squad. Over!!” Jack said.
“Wait for a few minutes. Over!!” The computer operator said. There was a slight pause for a few minutes, before the line came to life. “Hello agent Fury any problem?” the man said. “Sir we need to speak with General Harry. Over!!” “hærd but will do. over!!” The man said. “General Harry speaking with you any problem? General Harry said from the other end of the call. “Sir not much of a trouble. Over!!” Jack said. “Disperse with the formalities, whats the problem?” General Harry asked.
“Sir, the hotel room we, were in was infiltrated, by someone on the disguise that he is a plumber, but he looked quite suspicious, when we apprehended him there was a mark on his neck, which was the Adamantine sword, when we tried getting information from him, he bit out his tongue and took his life.” Jack explained. “So what is the point now?” General asked. “Sir we need the mess to be cleaned up first and foremost, before the hotel management gets wind of it and we need the a thorough digging on the affairs of this guys we are in for and equally a search on a man called Mr. P and his records and background.” Frank said. “That would be done in no distant time. Hope it didn’t have any effect on your set down plans?” General inquired. “Not at all sir. Things are still as it was, in the beginning, but we would be vacating this’d place this very moment, because we can’t tell any other surprises that awaits us.” Jack said. “And equally sir we will be heading there tomorrow, we need a chopper for the mission and to equally put a call across to the custom officers for an easy entry coupled, with the weapons on us, we will strike from Cameroon, that’s our point man. Frank said. “That i would do my lovely boys and my only girl, just be careful, that’s all, i would help out in anyway necessary, if you need an additional hand i will help out.” General said soothingly.
“Thanks boss, we might need an additional hands at the course of the mission but not now precisely, it depends on the turn out of things.” Jack said. “ok if you need anything don’t hesitate to call and call me directly, no need for all this red tape of over and out, your mission is quite delicate.” General said. “Thanks boss. Over!! “Anything for you. Over and out!!” General made his final comment and the line went off. ¤ ¤ ¤ That same day, they packed up and exited the hotel, to the surprise of the receptionist when they came to sign off.
To be continued
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