How JB made his money.

Chapter Six

I figured it best to keep Danny stashed until I could talk to my mentor and also to my brother and sister, David was as level headed as they come. I mean he would kill like the rest of us, but only for money and or if he felt like you were trying to play him. Lacy was a boss too, she was cunning like most women are. The Don had made it clear that I had a week to figure this shit out. With the pressure not coming from that side, I had time to think. Also the new shipment was coming in so we had work to do. Like I said, dealing with a cartel is unreal, them niggas is about this guap and boy do they get it. Can you even imagine, you were almost murdered managed to escape with your life and the very next day it's back to business as usual not even time to reflect! After stashing Danny, i went up to the prison to talk to Mr. X, even in telling this story I gotta respect my man; he deserves that. As news in prison travels faster than on the streets, he said he was expecting me. He started of by saying he had heard of my troubles plus the old Italian Dons kept tabs on their favorite black Son. I told you them old dudes love loyalty, once you have made a friend of them-you never lose that friendship. Before we got started he asked about momma, I told him what I had done as far as moving her. He laughed and said I was always on my game. It's funny, he never forgot those food boxes she used to send. He offered a longtime soldier of his to take over Omar's duties with her so I could have him back with me. He was right in the fact that in times like this you need your heavy hitters close. He told me a couple ideas he had on who, what and why; but I wasn't feeling his words. He feels that it has to be coming from the inside, that with me being as illusive as I am only a family member could get close to me. He's right too, i just don't want to admit it. I keep a shadow with me so sneaking up is impossible. A shadow is my own personal bodyguard that stays close but always out of sight. The only time I don't have him with me is when I do cartel business; and like he said only my family would know this! He suggested I use some of their people to get to the bottom of this, but I respectfully declined. I can't afford to look weak to anyone!, that would be like a grown man running back to daddy at 30 because you need help with a bully. Fuck that, right, wrong or indifferent; we will handle this in our family! Plus I never want people to know in the city how truly connected I am. I had a sit down with my brother and sister after I met at the prison. We were raised together and always were close, I knew I could trust them. In my mind we had four days tops to figure this shit out, because half the group was headed out to do hits for different bosses all up and down the east coast. I told them what Mr. X said and both Lacy and David agreed however reluctantly. We needed to get this handled because if there was a traitor in our midst, going out on a mission with him or her was dangerous to say the least. Plus if the person was left behind you never knew what those gone would be returning home to. They both conceded that things didn't add up, and when I told them how the Don had given me Danny and claimed to have no involvement; we all were looking stupid. What we came to the conclusion of was this, we had to find out who was still loyal! If we found out all who were good, it would point to who was rotten. At the same time I called a meeting with my brother and sister I also called a meeting with the crew. We move as a unit and information is always immediately shared. However the one part I would leave out is the fact i had Danny. It's times like this that I really miss having Vaunte around, he was young yes but that nigga was smart. We would have figured this out together long ago. He was good at just guessing or having answers come to him; he was like magic. Now everybody at the table is ready to get to work but it isn't sitting well with them what had happened to me. What I haven't mentioned to anyone, and how could I- is the fact that I thought I saw Blackman and heard Bumpys voice that night, how can I bring this up without starting shit and tearing our family apart. Don't forget, the click is made up of family; half of theirs and half of mine. For now we have enough to deal with war is on their minds and I can understand, we're family and disrespect can't go unpunished! But everyone who put their hands on me was dead even Bridges and I explained right now we got bigger fish to bake! We have 75 keys to mix, and recast. Plus we have 7 of us about to hit the road in a week or less. I explained how I needed all our people talked to in the territories and made to understand all was cool. When you control as much territory as we do, you got to keep people's confidence in your leadership high.
Now, I knew that us three were loyal- Me, David and Lacy, I also knew without a doubt that Omar, Marshall and Tesha were with me. Rico, Moe and T have always been in my corner because I've consistently made money for the family; I just can't believe they would turn. Anthony and I sometimes would but heads but the crew was always behind my leadership because we always get paid. Everyone in this family makes at least $300,000 a month; I keep bringing this up because I'm a numbers man. Who would fuck this up? That just leaves, Lou, Anthony and KC. Now KC used to hang with Vaunte like they were blood brothers from kids on up. Them boys were tight, so for some reason I ruled him out. So Lou and Anthony were what was left, not because I had suspicions but simply because they were left. Let's be real tho, half of their family just died; why would they be on this? It made no sense; and things have to make sense-with my mentor that was lesson 2. If you don't know, you can't act like you do; you gotta find out! With Omar being home I felt safer but now I felt like I had to constantly check on momma. The Italian up there with him is just a body guard, not family. You know Omar was tucking them in and talking; just making two old ladies happy. The Italian is just there for protection, nothing more. But it's cool, the Doctor said she's doing fine and that they've been able to get her pain in check. We're just taking her situation day, by day.