Life at the Top

Kerrick received the details of the mission from Joe soon after accepting it.

It was a very detailed document on Steven. Not only was there information about Nirina himself, but there was also everything one could find about his address and such.

Joe was right about these people doing this for a living.

The gang members arrived at their secret base where there were all sorts of tools and weapons they had created for different situations.

Kerrick looked at his subordinates and said, “Have all of you read through the mission details? They don’t want his life, but they want him incapacitated and unable to say anything. We have the green light to cripple, mute or blind him.”

“Yes, Boss!” Kerrick’s subordinates started to gather what they need immediately.

Kerrick did not plan to draw this mission out and immediately sent out his cruelest subordinate.

“We’ll leave this to you, Dejon!” Kerrick clapped him on his shoulder as the latter pulled up his hood, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes.

I’ll

base. He waited until nightfall to find his way

on everything about

to the mission from his boss, Dejon decided he would poison Nirina as doing so would leave the least traces behind. He immediately set his eyes on the kitchen that had to be making

water valve outside

time, an aromatic smell wafted from the kitchens. He knew that food had been prepared and it was time for the water valve he twisted open a moment ago to

a string of expletives rolling off his tongue,

kitsch and quickly smeared a layer of powder over the steak. Then, he walked away confidently. After twisting the valve shut, the chef returned with a huff and pressed the

slowly made his way to the building opposite Nirina’s. He was going to admire his own handiwork and watch Nirina

opposite building, he realized that Nirina had

small gap through the

pulled out his telescope and through the slit between curtains, he saw something that infuriated

not eat the aromatic steak at all! Instead, he had fed it to