Chapter 16

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"It was King's mafia." said the Japanese man in the video call with a thick accent. "Ben Williams, Richard and Damien King were their leaders. They have deleted all of the footage from CCTV cameras so there are no videos. But they had moles in our brothels. Two women."

"Women?" asked Santiago Gomez irritated. "You're saying that you let two women enter your brothel and spying on you freely for a week? You were idiot enough to tell two strangers about your secrets?"

"Sir Hiroshi had hired them." answered the Japanese man and scratched the back of his head. "They were too convincing. One of them looked too innocent like she couldn't harm even a bug."

At this Santiago frowned and thought for a moment before glancing at Raul that had stood beside him. The two men exchanged a look before Santiago pulled out his phone and brought Maria's image on his screen and showed it to the Japanese man.

"Look at this woman." he said. "Was she one of the two?"

"YES! Yes, she was." said the man excitedly. "She was the innocent one."

"Joder!" (Fuck) cursed Raul under his breath.

Santiago's fists clenched and his nostrils flared at hearing the words. He roared angrily and pushed everything from the surface of his desk onto the floor. Raul lit a cigarette and took deep inhales of it while Santiago smashed his office.

"Entonces, ella está ayudando a Mason King ahora." (So, she's helping Mason King now.) said Raul once Santigo calmed down a bit. "Pensé que estaba muerta. Esa mujer tiene siete vidas." (I thought she is dead. That woman has seven lives.)

"esa pequeña mierda." (That little shit) panted Santiago and ran a hand through his hair. "Ella sabe acerca de los cinco. Ella les está ayudando a destruirnos. su familia." (She knows about the five. She is helping them to destroy us. Her family!)

"¿Cuál es el próximo movimiento, jefe?" (What's the next move, boss?) asked Raul and smashed his cigarrate in the ashtray, ready to hear the orders.

"Llama a las otras cuatro familias." (Call the other three families.) ordered Santiago. "Diles que tengan más cuidado. Tenemos que atacar a King por completo. No puede enfrentarse a nosotros cuatro." (Tell them to be more careful. We need to attack King altogether. He can't stand against the four of us.)

"Si jefe." (Yes, boss.) said Raul and fished his phone out of his pocket, and walked toward the door.

"Raul." Called Santiago and Raul turned to him. He had stood in front of the window and was staring out with blazing eyes. "Diles que hay una recompensa por quien atrape a mi querida prima y me la traiga. La quiero viva." (Tell them there is a bounty for whoever catches my dear cousin and brings her for me. I want her alive.)

Raul nodded and walked out of the ruined office. Santiago put both of his hands on the windowsill and leaned on it.

"No deberías haber hecho eso, María." (You shouldn't have done that, Mary.) he seethed under his breath. "No me dejaste otra opción." ( You left me no choice.)

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An hour later, miles away in a mansion .....

"Adelante." (Come in.) said a man and his deep voice echoed in the big office. The door of his office opened and he looked up and saw his consultant walking in. "¿Qué es?" (What is it?)

"La mano derecha de Gomez llamó hace un momento." (Gomez's right hand called a moment ago.) said the consultant. "Dijo que la mafia King está detrás de los cinco." (He said the King mafia is after the five.)

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