~Warehouse~
Meanwhile, B-Platoon, having just arrived at their private warehouse is watching some of their workers moving crates around; each crate containing sawed-off rhino horns.
Male: Make sure you keep these crates secured. Drop one into the water, and we'll drop you in response.
Workers: We know.
Honami: Relax, Ryūji. They know what they're doing.
Ryūji: You better hope so. I don't like knowing the Crimson Elite is already garnering flak about this op.
*A jeep arrives and a soldier steps off with a box in his hands*
Akane: Oh. He arrived.
Honami: Chihiro, could you keep an eye on the workers at the dock?
Female 2: Sure. *Leaves*
Soldier: *Approaches her* Just as my boss had promised you.
Honami: *Opens the box, revealing...* Sugar packets?
Soldier: We... could find any coffee ones. So, we went with brown sugar.
Honami: ... Fair enough. I've seen dark variants of brown sugar back in Japan.
Soldier: Either way, that refinery of yours proved to be quite effective.
Honami: The perfect way to smuggle this product.
Soldier: *Puts the box down* So, where is the money?
Honami: Oh, don't worry. You get your money as soon as the product is safely across the border in South Africa.
Soldier: But that was not our deal. Our agreement was payment in full, in advance.
Ryūji: The deal's changed. There's always change when it comes to just about any-
Soldier: *Chokes him* We have risked everything to acquire the product! We need that money to build up those war machines!
Male 2: *Pulls out a handgun and aims at the soldier's head* I'd let him go if I were you.
Solider: ... *Releases Ryūji*
Ryūji: Thank you, Tetsuya. *Turns back to the soldier* Don't ever touch me like that again! No one touches us, you understand?!
Soldier: ...
Honami: Now, listen carefully. Zheng is the biggest in the business. He's the only person we know who can handle a load this big.
Soldier: We want our money.
Ryūji: We know, you broken record.
Female 3: We're meeting him in the Safari Room of the Gold City Hotel at 5 PM. As soon as we see the money, we'll join you at the rendezvous point.
Honami: You get paid, and everybody goes home happy. That's the way it is now.
Ryūji: Tell your boss to be there.
Soldier: Oh, we will be there. *Pulls out a dagger* But if you do not have our money this time, we will cut you into small pieces. Then, you will not have to worry about me or anyone like me touching you again. *Leaves*
Ryūji: ... *Dry chuckle* They're gonna cut us? They don't even know who they're really dealing with.
Unbeknownst to anyone, someone new was watching from the shadows.
Gregory: ... But I do.
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MANIA: Stuck Behind The Enemy Line
FanfictionJeremy is sent to Africa by Interpol to find an AWOL officer and a defector, both of whom have been attempting to take down a notorious poacher. Along the way, they have a run-in with some new allies.
