Undercover

Chapter 7

Captain North's P.O.V

The cool calming breeze ruffled my blonde hair making a few strands of it to tickle my forehead. I took a deep breathe and looked around admiring the nature. My hazel eyes scanning the beautiful green lake.

The water was crystal clear and statue still. The thick forest like canopy around the lake gave its water a tinge of green. The only sound was the chirping of birds, bumbling of bees and the heavy echo of a raven crawking. The setting sun added a golden tint to the face of the lake and it looked like paradise. The idyllic scene took my breath away. 

The thistles pricking my leg broke my train of thought. I looked around the bank to see ministers, relatives and friends paying their last respect to the president. The hymns playing in the background made the atmosphere even more emotional.

"Distraction"

I was interrupted from my thoughts as someone came near me and cleared his throat. I turned around to see Detective Booney on my side.

"What?", I asked him in confusion.

"The goose chase was all a distraction", he gritted out in anger.

My eyes widened as realization hit me like a fast moving express train.

"You mean it was the same people?", I asked him, completely baffled by the turn of events.

"It was the same group that they belonged to. The kidnap of Mrs. Henry was just a mere distraction for the Police and for them to take down the President. Same clean shot on the forehead indicates it all", he said and then nodded confirming my thoughts.

"Wow! A wonderful master plan", I muttered under my breathe in disbelief.

A humourless chuckle laced with sarcasm errupted from beside me.

"A wonderful master plan it is. Whichever gang we are actually dealing with, their leader is not a baby. That is for sure!", he then stepped closer and stated in a low voice.

I nodded my head in agreement as despair clouded my mind. Then out of the blue something triggered at the back of my mind. My lips couldn't help but twitch upwards in excitement.

"Well, at least we now know that we are dealing with a gang; not just two or three people. And fortunately, we know where to start looking for them", I then replied smugly.

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Emma's P.O.V

"The funeral was held last night at Lake Park and it was overflowing with Officials, relatives and friends paying their last respect to his excellency Alastaire Cameron. He was a man who had captured a place in all our hearts", the news reporter reported as the TV screen displayed the funeral.

"The Prime Minister, his excellency Benjamin Dominic has given his word that he will immediately take his post as the new President temporarily in a few hours time, just as the public had requested from him. The Prime Minister also mentioned that he would hold an election for the President's seat after the country has calmed down and he also has promised to sort this mess out as soon as possible", the reporter continued.

Next, the footage of Captain North answering the press was displayed.

"We believe that the people who committed those dirty work throughout the past few months are the very same people who had assassinated our President too. The signs are very clear. Seems like there's a well trained Mafia gang in our country who are in thirst for people's blood. This time they've left some traces behind while we've got a head start. We've captured two of their men and they are under questioning. I ensure you that in no time, we will feed them their own blood, if BLOOD is what they want!", Captain North stated in a confident voice.