The game of wits episode 20 – finale

GAME OF WITS
(THE ROLLED OUT DICE)
BY AUTHOR SMART
FINAL EPISODE
I will get to you and I will make sure you pay for all lives lost in this process and for making s fool of me all this while.”
Richærd said and firmly grabbed his gun.
Richærd rushed out of his hidden place with Stan and Stiles, but before they could make it to the point where the major general was, he had already killed himself, his brain sputtered on the ground and he lying dead and helpless on the ground.
Without even taking two close looks, The three of them opened fire on Mr. Ricky’s men there. After falling the wh0le men, save for their leader, the three turned to him.
“So it had been you all this while?”
Richærd said gently.
“Yeah it really has been me. I really have not been hiding, it was just that you were too naive to understand.”
The man said and Richærd and Stiles smiled coldly.
“Our able Head of UID, I never knew you were a dog, lapping at leftovers. You will actually face the music this time around. You would be apprehended by the law. Probably when you are out, you would be two hundred years.”
“Is it more like a threat or what?”
the head of UID asked.
“not really a threat, na so e suppose to be.”
Stiles ch¡pped, while Frank all this while stood speechless staring at the man he had come to respect so much, was actually a criminal.
“no one would believe you. I have built my reputation for years, and my records are clean. You rather would be charged for character assassination.”
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He said laughing.
“That’s if I don’t have an evidence to back my proof. See you in court. I have a weightier matter you are not really a priority.”
Richærd said and made to leave the building.
“We would actually meet in court or you settle your weightier matter, which is Mr. Ricky, if you leave these building alive.”
Their head said.
He suddenly pulled a gun and shot, Stiles twice on the chest, Stiles immediately hit the ground, and passed out.
Richærd made to shoot at him but before they could recover from the shock he had escaped.
Just then, random shootings started started coming their way.
Frank, immediately rushed forward and picked up the dead body of Stiles, while Richærd covered for him.
Richærd rushed over and carried Stan’s dead body too and they both ran out of the building.
Frank pushed Stiles body to the back of the car, while Richærd did the same as they both hopped into the front.
Tears could be seen in Richærds eyes, as he was obviously in tears.
Frank, kicked the engine to life and was about trying to move off, when those who were on their heels, drew nearer and suddenly opened fire, it was more like a movie and happened within a blink of an eye.
Richærd quickly bent low, as their windscreen got completely shattered, and Frank who was on the wheel wasn’t too lucky, as a bullet penetrated his forehead, knocking him completely dead.
The car suddenly swerve out of control, Richærd stretched out, grasped hold of the steering wheel and took the most violent t-rn one can ever think of..
As dust filled the air, while he zoomed off, with a heavy heart.
Staring at his dead comrades.
Frank lay numb, with the bullet h0le on his forehead looking purely cold and miserable in death.
Stan maintained a kind smile even in death. Richærd gritted his teeth so hærd, as he couldn’t bear turning to see Stiles dead body. But suddenly someone made a slight movement, he turned and it was Stiles.
Stiles suddenly got up looking very weak.
“How come? ”
Richærd asked and was about to scre-m out.
“Actually I’m alive. Thanks to God and this.”
he said, pulling of his black wear to reveal a bullet proof vest, covering his chest down to his belly. He removed the vest to expose to reddish s₱0t on his chest, he tried touching it but refrained as the pain was unbearable.
“So I didn’t actually die, I lost consciousness.”
“Wow that’s good news.”
Richærd said looking at Stiles as a soft smile escaped his l-ips for the first time.
“Thank God you are fine, but our other comrades didn’t actually make it.”
Richærd said fighting the urge not to cry, while Stiles stared at the two dead bodies as two hot tears flowed from his eyes and gritted his teeth to avoid voicing out.
They both took the rest of the journey all on their own without saying a word..
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Richærd arrived at the door to the small Hut and sighed sadly before making a gentle knock as usual.
The door spun open to see the old man again but this time around, he was no longer on wheel chair but on his feet. Looking as energetic as ever.
Richærd wanted to talk but he held up his hands without a smile telling him to come in first.
“Do you mind I make you tea as usual?”
The man asked tenderly.
“Actually Mr. Ricky I’m not in the mood for taking tea’s.”
The man smiled and said.
“It actually took you a while to realize this. That’s nice my boy.”
“So it had been you all this while, why did you have to deceive me? And made me a fool, without knowing I was actually one of your chess piece.”
Richærd said as he pulled out a gun and pointed it towards him.
“Actually, son cool down let me explain things to you so you can understand. I would still surrender myself to the law or still have you kill me, I have nothing to lose either way. Since I have actually done what I promised my sworn brother.”
Richærd pulled down the gun and sat down, he himself can’t bring himself to hurt the old man he can’t explain why.
“Your dad and I were actually very great friends in fact, we were brothers. We both were military men, your dad had the rank of a captain, while I was a lieutenant. Though his rank was higher, I happened to fall under the men who he was the leader over. Even his rank didn’t deter our friendsh¡p, I stilled talked to him anyhow, but still maintained the respect level, when in front of other squad.
“This is not what I want to hear, I don’t care if you and the stupid father of mine were friends or enemies. Richærd said as he didn’t care about who his dead dad was.
“Well it came one faithful day, during the Biafran war, the camp supply was running low and there was an order to that supply would be dropped for us, by a war plane and we should be fast to grab the supply before the Nigerian army. Yea we fought on the side of the Biafran. We had in our squad, your dad, I, the dead major general and five other men, and those five men were those killed by me in this Unity state, you should already know them and your dad was the leader since his rank was the highest and he was also good, very good that he was due for to be given a higher rank.
Well, the supply landed and it was full of Nigerian currencies in its millions, with ammunition and food. And with our struggle we outsmarted the opposing Army and grabbed the supply.
Well but out of greed, without knowing the other 6 men teamed against I and your father. They shot your dad dead, and also shot me, but luckily mine wasn’t fatal, and they left thinking I was dead and I was sure they were not going to deliver the supply of millions, they would hide it and come back to share it when the war was over, with the lies that due to incompetence of your dad the Nigerian army took the supply from us and your dad wasn’t there to answer query since he was already dead.
I nearly died from the bullet h0le, but I was lucky as I crawled for hours, until I was out of the forest.
A woman picked me and tended to me, in one of the pits dug then to hide from assaults.
Well, I recovered and started planning and building up my cartel to revenge on those who killed my sworn brother, and when I was out to revenge, I found out that they all were now very high placed men in the upper echelon of the society.
Well, I then took things a bit higher, those who actually died during the course of this can be likened to collateral damages, they had to be used to fulfill my aim. I’m sorry son. I actually never left you son, I took care of you in your fathers stead. You remembered the scholarsh¡p from an unknown source till you were through with school, The unknown crediting of accounts with huge sum of amount, I did them all. Just that I couldn’t bear to show face because it would spoil my plan.”
“Now you can shoot me or arrest me.”
He said raising his hand in surrender.
I will drop the epilogue soon.