RIGHT ON TIME

chapter 21

The armed robbers started their operation in nearby buildings, and by the time they were done, it was almost 1:00 a.m. 

An hour and a half later they had succeeded in invading and ravaging over twenty buildings. 

The armed robbers counted themselves lucky because none of the houses they entered had an alarm system. Although none of the houses were left unlocked, this wasn't a problem for them as Savior was able to easily pick the entrance locks.

It wasn't part of their plans to shoot their victims, but they shot six family men in the foot that night who weren't complying with their demands and watched as their trembling wives and kids shrieked and begged for their lives to be spared. Still, they didn't let go until the desperate wives complied on behalf of their injured husbands. 

As the women scurried around quickly with tears streaming down their faces to gather up what they demanded for, one of the boys was designated to follow the women to get the loot, brandishing their AR-15s to put more fear into the already traumatized women just to make them to hurry up and do their bidding, while the rest of the team monitored the whole family to avoid things going sour. 

Occasionally, one or two of the armed robbers would drop comments like, "You see, it wasn't our fault that your husband was shot. He was proving stubborn."

The women would either remain mute or reply with something along the lines of, "We are very sorry, sir. Don't mind my husband o. That is how he is, sir. He won't do that again, sir. Please, let me hurry up and give you everything you want, sir," their voices shrill and quivering and tears falling down their cheeks.

And at the end, out of fear and trauma, the women would give them more than they asked for. The armed robbers dutifully collected everything, and left the family husk dry. 

That was part of what Savior desperately hated about Alpha Shadows and other crime syndicates in the country. And that was why he vowed to meet out justice and vengeance on behalf of these innocent victims.

By the time the armed robbers were done with their operation, they had stolen a lot of valuable things: bundles of cash, Androids and iPhones, laptops, tablets, several boxes of jewelry and other gold, silver and diamond accessories. The gang members would later calculate everything and discover that they had stolen properties that were worth millions of Naira.

Two hours later and the armed robbers were done. They had gotten more than what they came for. It was time to leave. 

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Just as he had decided, The Rivers State Commissioner of Police had complied with the instruction given to him by the unknown caller and sent his men to not just just lay an ambush at the eastern gate, but also at the western gate of Destiny Estate. To the best of their knowledge, they had effectively surrounded the estate and backed the armed robbers to a corner. 

Dressed in their black uniforms, black boots and armed with submachine guns, and batons, the policeman crouched in strategic positions and maintained perfect silence in order not to alert the armed robbers of their presence.

Just as instructed by The Rivers State commissioner of police, radio silence was maintained. No one spoke apart from the occasional instructions and updates that was passed to and fro the phone by the leader of the covert squad, one Inspector Joseph Alabi. 

However, after almost an hour of waiting in silence, the policemen began to relax and mumble among themselves. 

They began wondering aloud if they had replied to a prank call or if they were being set up. This whole mission was starting to seem like a wild goose’s chase.