TWENTY-ONE
"WHAT IS the meaning of this, Drystan!?" galit na tanong ng tatay ni Drystan. It was the first thing he said the moment he stepped out of the car. "Why are you working with this person? And on top of that, disobey me!"
"It's time for you to stop this madness. I've had enough with your illegal skits," sagot naman ni Drystan.
Hindi nagtagal ay nagsidatingan na rin ang mga sasakyan ng MAKEN. Teams immediately positioned themselves and surrounded the two.
"One wrong move Agent Corvo, all these guns will shoot you," the Commander said.
Sumingkit ang mga mata ni Thanara. She then scoffed. "Why are you making them only aim at me? As far as I can see, there are also Mafia members here. Even the Mafia boss himself is here yet I don't see a single gun pointed at him. And why am I the only one they're gonna shoot if Kier Drystan, the Mafia heir is just a meter away from me? Are you perhaps associated with them? I heard you are," mahabang sabi niya.
"If you believe the Commander that I'm a traitor then so be it, shoot me right here, right now. But if you don't believe him, lower your weapons and walk towards me. If you want to save yourselves, walk towards me." Isang mahabang katahimikan ang bumalot sa kapaligiran pagkatapos sabihin ni Thanara iyon.
Pero ilang sandali lang ang nakalipas ay nagsimula nang magbaba ng armas ang halos kalahati ng mga agent ng MAKEN saka naglakad palapit sa kanya. Those who didn't lower their weapons are surely Harrey's loyal men.
"I'm not close with Agent Corvo, but we talk sometimes. One time, while we're conversing, her cell phone beeped and I saw who texted. It was Colonel Zurton. They're conversation was too informal, it looked like they're very close friends. For that certain reason, I just find it impossible for her to betray the commanding family," an agent said.
"If you want to live, come here Drystan! Why are you doing this? I am your Father!"
"You killed my Mother!"
"It is for you and your sister's sake!" sigaw ni Henry. "Don't let her death be at waste by endangering yourself!"
"Stop it, Henry. You know it's all Harry's fault. Harry, you made your brother kill his wife to secure your position," sabi ni Thanara. "You know that she might expose your connection to a Mafia that's starting to be corrupt so you had her killed. She was way better than you that you tried to kill her to secure your position as a Commander candidate, she didn't die and fell into a coma. But then, it wasn't you who became the Commander, it was Raven Cleous. When you noticed that Commander Cleous doesn't favor you, you sabotaged him and his team. You killed him to make yourself the Commander."
Walang basehang solid na ebidensya ang mga sinabi ni Thanara. It was all based on rumors she heard from different people when she was still investigating her Father's death. The only thing she's hoping now is that he admits what he did.
Harry scoffed. Hindi nagtagal ay natawa siya ng malakas. "Yes!" He laughed again. "I did all of those! I tried to kill her because she's going to take the position I deserve but then the stupid bitch lived and seduced my brother! She tried to corrupt him, she tried to change his morals. So I made him kill her, I threatened them that I'll spread the Mafia's information to the organization if she stays alive. And you know what the organization will do to a corrupt Mafia." He smirked.
"Go on, side with her and die." Banta nito sa mga tauhan niyang nagbaba ng baril. "Commander Cleous should still be alive by now if only he didn't get suspicious of me. The plan was only to destroy him, making him unable to battle anymore. He was so unlucky he met a 17 year-old-boy named Kier Drystan who's throwing a tantrum to his Father. The stupid Commander couldn't hurt a child or hold a gun in front of a child so he ended up being killed when my brother's men arrived." He laughed.
