Chapter 52
Fred and Lucy had gone out of the hospital and they approached Carl who was waiting for them by the car.
"Come on let's go" Fred said and they hopped into the car
"You got anything from him?" Carl asked as he keyed the car to start
"No." He replied as Carl started to drive
"But the man is damn funny. I mean trying to be nice but well, I don't care. Justice must be done."
It was already getting dark and both Fred and Carl were the only one in the car. Fred was in the drive seat, driving while Carl was beside him with his laptop on his lap
They finally got to where they'd tracked the car to be and it was in a mansion. Fred pulled the car to stop and they both alighted. They were both putting on a normal clothe which doesn't make them look suspicious. While Fred was putting a sky blue shirt with a white trouser,Carl was putting on a grey shirt with black trouser and a pair of spectacles.
Fred pulled down his shirt as they got out of the car. They walked closer to the building and as they approached they realised there are five guards, two at the front door and three in the compound.
One of them stopped them as they entered the compound
"who are you?" He asked and when he took a second look at Fred, he flinched and scowled
"You?"
"We came here in peace, not with war. We just want to talk to Mr Ben"
"Talk?" One of the other two guards outside asked
"Who did you come with? And how do you get this place?" He asked as he was also busy looking around to be sure if they'd come alone
"We came alone but we're just here to talk" he said raising his hands, trying and successfully skipping the second question. The guards checked him and Carl.
When they'd found nothing, the first guard took his phone and called Ben. He told him who'd visited and the assurance that they'd been checked and was found with no weapon then he dropped the phone. He gave a look at the other guard in the way they only understand and the other one nodded
"Okay, let's go" the guard gestured at them and the two of them started to walk inside while Fred and Carl followed.
They entered the living room which was so big but not lively. They thought they would stop in the living room and wait for Ben to join them but instead the both guard dipped their hands out of their pocket and aimed the pistol at them.
"What! We told you we came in peace so why this" Carl thundered almost in fear but he tried not to make it obvious.
"Listen to me, we heard that but right now you just have corporate to be safe" the first guard said
"So what should we do?" Fred frowned
"Follow us inside gently and corporately" he said and arched a brow as if to ask if they'll and Fred nodded
"Good" he said and nodded at the other guard to follow them at the back why he led them inside. They'd surpassed two rooms before the guy turned to the third room which looked like a library. He lifted one of the cabinet away and pull up a concealed door on the floor then it occurred to Fred and Carl that they're being led to the underground.
"What the hell? We should talk outside in one of the room and not here" Carl protested and the guard scowled at him
"I thought I warned you to corporate" he said aiming the gun at him
"And we are. So drop your gun" Fred replied in a controlled calm voice and the guard sniffed and lower the gun then he started going down through the stairs while Fred followed, then Carl and lastly, the second guard.
They got down into the room and Ben welcomed them with his clap where he was sitting and backing them, then he turned the chair towards to face them. Carl tremblingly adjusted his spectacle.
"Welcome back" he grinned still on the chair then he asked them to sit down before him. He nudged at the guards who went to a side and brought out two long thick ropes
"What's the meaning of that?" Fred asked with a frown
"You said you want to talk right?" Ben asked and he nodded
"But we can't talk without me trusting you"
"What?"
"I need to be sure today is your last day on earth before we can talk"
"What the hell?" Carl snorted but was shut when one of the guard pointed the gun at his head
"You keep shut" he said and they finished tying them to the chair.
"Yeah. What do you want us to talk about?" He said and when they didn't reply, he continued
"Oh, is it about your parents? Ooh. You want a revenge for your dad's death right? But I must tell you it's useless, very useless"
"Why do you kill my Dad? Not only him what did you do to these people's family. Mrs Linda and my dad's mum. I have the feeling that they didn't just die by accident."
Ben stood up and started clapping
"Wow! Wow! Wow!! You're such a genius"
He walked up to him and bent over him
"You know what? My biggest mistake ever is leaving you to live. I would have just finish you with the rest."
All these while Carl was busy looking at them. Fixing his stare on Ben
"But nevertheless" he said and returned to his seat
"I think I should tell you some stories since you've been able to get the story to that extent"
He adjusted his seat and rolled it once before beginning "Bernard, William and I, were friends in high school. We were also neighbours but their parents don't like them making friend with me, nobody liked me because of my father. He was a drug addict and always engage in domestic violence with my Mom. Once he's on drug and my mum made a little or no offence, he beat the hell out of her unreasonably that the neighbours had known of these and had keep away from us, especially because of my Dad. Later, when I was in my fourth year in high school, my dad was arrested for engaging in robbery and the investigation later revealed that he also smuggle. I had to stop school because of this"
"So, what does Bernard's and Williams' death had to do with this. Why do you have to kill them?" Fred growled
"Ouch!" Ben winced
"You know I killed Bernard too?" He laughed devilishly
"You must be joking kid...you know, I don't want anybody to know about this. Only Anderson and my son knew."
"Your son?" Carl whispered and Ben's gaze swept to him, he stood from the chair and started to approach him.
"You. I don't really know who you are or what you have to offer in this case and you don't really look like a Frenchman..."
"He's my Friend" Fred snapped
"He's my friend from school"
"Oh! A friend who wished to die for his friend's sake. Haha" he started clapping and bursted into laughter again.
"Those type of friends are foolish you know. I don't think I can ever do that, running your friend's race and working for his benefit?"
"And that shows the reason you have to kill your two friends just for their wealth you callous and selfish bitch!"
Ben growled and glared at Fred who had fired those words at him
"you should never call me that you know?" He paused and shrugged
"Well, it's your choice if you want to, as long as I'm no longer living my childhood life anymore" he said turning back
"But what has this people done for you, they helped you. They lifted you to where you are"
"YOU'RE WRONG!!" Ben fired back angrily
"They destroyed me. Or, their parents did. I didn't stop school myself, I was expelled. And do you know why? Because Bernard's parents reported me, they reported my family and my Dad, how and why he was arrested. They made it known to my school, the society view of me and my family and as an influential parent that Bernard's parents was and a standard school which doesn't want their esteem to be dragged down just because of a criminal and prisoner's son that attended it they had to expel me"
"Do you know why Bernard had to employ me and position me as his PA? Because he was guilty. We had a fight after I was expelled which revealed her parents being the mastermind of it and you know what? He insulted me and my family rebuking me why I had to speak of his parents anyhow like that"
"But he was later guilty and he begged you back. He even try to make it up to you by making you his PA whereas you don't even finish school and everyone thought you're one of the founder of his company?"
"That's none of my business, I've vowed to take over that property from the beginning which I started with my plan by approaching him for employment. Whatever he did later on was none of my business. When I vow, I vowed and nothing make me go back on it, including getting rid of you" he thundered aiming the gun at Fred's forehead.
TBC....
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