Nerium oleander: The Deadly Flower

Chapter 39

[VOLCOV HEADQUARTERS]

Gennady Ramzanovich Kadyrov
Noch Ivanov
Remin Aleksandr Karimov
Adrik Nemtsev
Tatiana Smirnova
Anastasia Dobrow Antonova
Александр Григорьевич
Mikhail Moore
Medni Kalashnik

Tinitigan ni Cypher ang mallit na papel kung saan nakasulat ang pangalan ng mga boss ng Mafia Verde.

Sa loob conference room ay tahimik na inoobserbahan ng apat na Pythons ang leader nilang nasa papel ang pokus.

Hanggang sa pulutin nito ang fountain pen sa lamesa at guhitan ng linya ang mga pangalan na Remin Aleksandr Karimov, Adrik Nemtsev, Tatiana Smirnova at Александр Григорьевич.

Kahit sila ay nakaramdam ng kilabot sa bawat pangalan na naguguhitan. Ang ibig sabihin nito ay natugis na nila ang apat sa mga boss ng Mafia Verde. Sa mga nakaraang araw, hindi na nagsayang si Cypher ng oras at binuhos na lahat ito sa pagtutugis sa Mafia. Dahil dito, ipinangako na ng apat na Pythons na hindi na nila ku-kuwestiyonin ang mga aksyon ng kanilang leader.

"Reports," bigkas ni Cypher.

Pinulot naman agad ni Minjae ang makapal na papel sa lamesa at pinasadahan ito ng tingin bago nagsalita.

"Gennady Ramzanovich Kadyrov, 63-year old male. He has an obsession with vintage cars. Most of them were illegally obtained. He's a child predator and an alcoholic. It says here that he killed atleast ten detectives in town."

Sumunod na nagsalita ay si Drake.
"Mikhail Moore, 31. An ingenious drug dealer.  He knows when to drop a deal or if the transaction is a bogus. Besides his current location and minor details, he has the most number of kills. His information is actually the hardest one to get."

Lumipat ang tingin ni Drake kay Draco at senyales naman iyon na siya na ang magsasalita. "Anastasia Dobrow Antonova, 26. They call her the queen of Mafia Verde. Mistress of Gennady. Ex-lover of Moore. She's actually famous for going in and out of random clubs with black-suited men guarding her. She does nothing particularly. I think she's just a pampered princess. However, she holds a 'valuable' position to the Mafia because of Gennady."

Muli ay si Minjae ang nagsalita.
"Medni Kalashnik, a 22 year-old. He just took over the position as a Mafia boss recently after his older brother died in an accident. Or as they wanted us to think. He murdered his father when he was eighteen but no one knows the real reason why. He follows Mikhail as he was under him before his brother's death. The interesting thing is, he's rumored to be the culprit of the Mendeleev bloodline serial murder case."

"He creeps me out," komento ni Drake.

Hanggang si Nikos naman ang sumunod, "And last, the most abnoxious Verde, Noch Ivanov. He's 27 years old. The most positive thing I've heard about him is that he's a woman-hater. The rest of the records are all about multiple crimes." His lips formed a thin line before continuing,
"The Venenatus have encountered Noch and his subordinates a lot before. And according to Mentos, this guy is perfectly defined as impulsive. No one can make him subdue even Gennady.  Recklessness is said to be his charm." Tumaas ang kilay niya kasabay ang disgusto.

Bumaling silang lahat kay Cypher na napalalim ang pag-iisip. "Impulsive..." Napunta ang dulo ng ballpen na hawak nito sa ibaba ng kanyang labi.

"Noch Ivanov. He will be the hardest one to deal with."

[PHILIPPINES: RODRIGO RESIDENCE]

"Oh, Andros. Ba't ka nakatayo lang diyan?" Tanong ni Gideon at tinabihan si Andros na nakasandal sa may pintuan ng dining room habang kunot na kunot ang noo nito.