KinnPorsche: Escalation (VegasPete, Tay, KimPorchay)

Chapter 15

Kinn, Porsche and Arm, who were the only people who didn't fall unconscious after the ambush, got out of the car with their hands behind their head. Marco walked closer to the bodyguards of the Italian clan and ordered them to tie the hands and legs of Kinn's bodyguards and put them into the van. While most of his guards were doing so, Marco turned to the three guys and observed them silently for a few seconds.

"Traitor..." Porsche murmured.

"I'm not a traitor, Porsche, I'm actually pretty sad that you consider me that way. Khun Kinn, I still want to cooperate with the Theerapanyakul family but I'm sure you will understand that I had to do something, I couldn't just let you surrender me to the Yakuza" Marco explained.

"I can't say I'm disappointed, I trust no one" Kinn remarked smirking. Porsche looked at him and immediately understood his true feelings at that specific moment: Kinn was nervous, he completely lost control of the situation, he was pretty sure that Marco wasn't going to kill him or anyone else in the group but he didn't like when he wasn't the one moving the pieces on the chessboard.

"What are you going to do with us?" Porsche asked with an arrogant tone that Kinn didn't like at all. The Italian guy looked at him with a smile, enjoying as the young man in front of him was losing control of himself.

"Well, the plan is pretty easy, I guess... we will pay a visit to the Yakuza, just not in the way they planned. Don't worry, I'm going to take good care of you" the heir of the Italian clan responded. He moved to one of his guards and ordered him to get onto the car while another one had to frisk Kinn, Porsche and Arm to take all their weapons.

"Should I tie their hands too, sir?" the bodyguard asked, Marco shook his head and told him that it wasn't necessary, he also added that it was time to hurry up or the main family would have realized that there was something weird in the air.

The driver started the engine, the car made its way to the harbor, followed by the van used in the ambush. After ten minutes they finally reached their destination. As Kinn got off the car he immediately noticed the crew members of the river ship waiting in line for their chief to give orders.

"Everyone on board, prepare the engines for departure, we have to get to our destination as soon as possible first officer" Marco ordered. All the crew ran back on board while his bodyguards stood behind the three prisoners.

"Come on, Kinn. There is no time to waste! I'll explain everything when we will get on board" the head of the Italian clan said as he noticed that Kinn was hesitating before boarding the ship. The three "guests", as Marco referred to them while talking to his bodyguards, eventually reached the bridge of the ship. The order to go half speed ahead arrived soon and the ship smoothly sailed through the waves of the river.

"You mentioned an explanation..." Kinn commented.

"Yeah, you're right. So here's the plan. We will reach the Yakuza base at the end of the river, steal their submarines and burn down all the drugs that we find there. The fire should catch enough attention to cause big problems to the clan, they will be too busy with the authorities to even look for me" Marco explained.

"I guess there wasn't an easier way to solve this problem, right?" Kinn asked.

"For you? You could just kill me the first day you met me. For me... well, there wasn't exactly anything else I could do to send a message strong enough to a powerful clan like the Yakuza"

After that short conversation, a bodyguard forced the three prisoners to move to another room on a lower deck. Kinn and Arm sat on a sofa while Porsche walked up and down the room, rubbing his head and moving his hands around dramatically as he used to do when he was nervous.

"What should we do now? I mean... why don't we just jump off the ship and swim to the shore?" Porsche thought out loud. Kinn sighed and told him that it was just useless.

"You don't get the actual problem, Porsche. No matter what we do, the Yakuza will think we helped him with this plan of his. Another war... if we are lucky enough, the plan will succeed and the Yakuza will be forced to retreat" Kinn added.

"So, you're telling me that we have to stay here and wait? That's your plan?" Porsche asked nervous.

"And there is also Khun Vegas..." Arm murmured. Both Porsche and Kinn turned to him confused, they asked him what he meant by that statement and Arm was also a little surprised that they didn't think for a moment about Kinn's cousin.

"Well, we all know that Khun Vegas isn't loyal to the main family. Yeah, I know what you will tell me, he basically surrendered after he killed his own father but we can't know for sure what is going on in his head. If he realizes that Kinn is no longer in a position to give orders, he may call his men and overthrow the main family" Arm explained.

"Shit, thank you Arm, I wasn't worried enough" Porsche remarked.

Kinn replied: "Arm is right. I must admit that a full out attack to the main family may require time to be planned but we all know that Vegas... is Vegas"