The Dragon's Daughter

Chapter 4

Jean Paul wiped away the dried crust from his eyes as he woke up at eight in the morning. The man didn't usually wake up this early but the banging on his door was hard to ignore. He pushed his long blond hair away from his face and behind his ears as he shuffled to the oak door. The urgent knocks were stopped once the annoyed man swung the door open.

"What the fuck do you want?" He said once he saw Sam Baas standing outside his home. The man had not done any crime to warrant the chief of police being at his door. X was irritated that his half brother insisted on coming over to visit but he still canceled the Fleeca he planned to rob. The gang leader was even more disgruntled when the ugly man never showed up Ike he said he would.

"Can we come inside? This is sensitive news. Your brother needs to have a seat too." The man said. The mention of his brother made him realize that Pierre Paul, his older brother, was standing next to Baas. "What is he doing here?" The man was immediately suspicious. He and his big brother had fallen out when Pierre had learnt that X quit his job as an officer (after only 10 minutes) for a life of crime. The snobby 26 year old officer stood silently with a crestfallen look in his face. Jean figured it was important if it meant they both were here. He didn't want them inside his house though. So he crossed his arms and insisted they told him the reason for their sudden visit.

"Look X, I know you probably have some illegal items in there. Just let us come in so I can tell you. I promise I will leave right after and I won't tell anyone about whatever it is you have." The man said as he dragged the palm of his hand down his face in exhaustion. X was ready to swear at them and send them away when Marty called his name from behind him.

"What's going on?" The man was standing by the stairs in his black and red boxers rubbing his eyes. X realized how bad it probably looked judging by Pierre's eyes darting between Marty's attire and his naked chest. Marty slept over in the guest room but it didn't look like it. Jean Paul was bisexual but he didn't make a big show of it, nor did he want people thinking he would date Marty Banks of all people. Embarrassed and annoyed at what they could have been thinking he ordered them to enter the house.

The two men entered and sat in the living room. Marty must've sensed the seriousness of the situation because he just picked up the gun and the bags of weed from the table quietly and disappeared up the stairs.

Sam Baas watched as the notorious criminal processed the news of his brothers passing. Pierre Paul was shaken up with silent tears pouring from his eyes while the erratic X stood in silence. Baas felt a wave of pity because it was the first time he had ever seen either of the Paul brothers so shaken up. The chief of police stared as Jean Paul's face change from expressionless to angry as he heard that the young man died after possibly jumping into the ocean, they weren't sure but he had heard from coroner that at first glance it didn't seem like there was any foul play; that didn't mean there wouldn't be an autopsy and investigation taking place. "Pierre already confirmed that the body was your brother. So you don't have to do anything else. (The young officer had also confirmed that the late man was severely depressed which made Baas unsure of how to deal with the grieving family.)

X took a few seconds to process Bass' words before he reacted. He may have resented his half brother but he knew that the little bastard would have never promised to show up and do this. Someone killed him. The gang leader knew for a fact that CG had something to do with it.

"Ramee." He hissed out. Only he would be callous enough to attack someone who wasn't involved in their feud. Baas' eyes widened at the accusation and Marty popped his head from the staircase when he heard the vulture's name. "Ramee couldn't have done this. He's been in jail." Well if Ramee didn't do it then it had to be his partner. "Randy Bullet." The English man was kind enough to him but he knew better than to trust anyone from CG. "Mr. K." He was just listing names hoping that Baas would get his ass up from the couch and do his job. All he needed was the culprit's name then he could take over.