𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒅 | 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒐𝒄𝒌

17

17. truth

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Ben Ulrich, a reporter from the newspaper passed away last night. The cause was someone broke in and choke him to death. Matt and Karen went and I was there to accompany them. Tears fell for the man. I held onto Matts arm as they brought the casket out, saying words from the Father. His wife was in tears, hurt to lose her husband. I twisted the pink flower they given me, waiting for my turn. Matt went to talk to the father and I head his way. He excused himself and head my way. Matt kisses my forehead and waited for Karen.

"Ready?" She asked.

"Im going to see my dad." They nodded. "Ill see you guys later."

"Are you sure you don't want company?" Matt asked me.

"No, ill be fine. Ill see you guys later." We went our different way and i head to my fathers stone. I looked down, Robert Hobbs, Father and Husband. Even though it was cold, I kneeled down and placed my forehead on his stone. "I will find them, i will hurt everyone who did this. I wished we had more time." I whispered to him. I stood up, placed my hand on the stone and walked away.

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I went to meet Fisk later that night because we were going to meet Leland. I've decided to tell him it was all Leland that caused to hurt Vanessa at the benefit, not Wesley, that I couldn't find anything. Not the gun, nothing was left behind.

"Leland? Are you sure?" He asked me as we were in the car.

"I know a guilty man when I see one. Proof i dont have, but he was jumpy when you said to kill whoever did that." He hums. "Your call." He didn't say a word and we saw Leland already waiting for us outside the warehouse. We stepped out and head in.

"Senator Cherryh's cleared the last of the zoning hurdles... after squeezing us for another extra 10%. Bright side, you'll be able to build whatever you want on your properties now. Everyones been pid off, everyones on board. But we will need to find a replacement for Gaos heroin trade. Without it, we might have some off the books cash flow issues down the road." I walked behind them, listening.

"Whats the word on what happened with her?"

"Looks like shes in the wind. Wouldn't have expected it but maybe shes the ally we thought she was." Fisk grabs Lelands arm, stopping him.

"Maybe shes not." He hums. He pulls out papers from his jacket and showed to him.

"Whats this?" He takes the papers from him.

"I asked Wesley to transfer funds for me the night before we found him."

"I thought financials was my job."