Chapter 7

Zena's POV

I looked at Ceila stunned. I couldn't believe that she was the one encouraging this.

'' Ceila. Are you saying that we give into the demands of a criminal,'' I asked.

'' Chief, it is the only way. We have to give something to get something,'' Ceila answered.

'' He is a criminal, his demands should not be considered,'' I yelled.

'' He will not talk unless he is assured that his son is safe,'' Ceila insisted as she tried to convince me.

'' Yes, about that. Why didn't you tell me about the trail you placed on his son?'' I asked.

'' I don't have a trail on his son,'' Ceila answered and I was confused.

'' What are you saying, you said in there that you did?'' I asked.

'' Come on Zena, you are a cop as well. I am surprised that you didn't know I was bluffing. I needed him to talk and making him think that his son could be arrested was the only way,'' Ceila explained.

'' What is wrong with me? Why didn't I see that you were bluffing? How did you find out about his son?'' I let out and Ceila smirked.

'' I did a background check on him and his son popped up, and I just made the remaining part up, so you see why we have to get him that document before he figures out that it was all a bluff, we need him to talk,'' Ceila answered and it got me thinking.

'' Fine, I will call up the mayor and ask for a favour,'' I said after a few seconds of silent thinking.

'' Do you think the mayor will sign it?'' Ceila asked.

'' I am sure he will. We are now on a first-name basis,'' I answered as I took out my phone and walked away.

I called the mayor, and, as I thought, he signed the document, without even asking me any questions.

A few hours later...

I walked into the interrogation with Ceila trailing behind me, and I slammed the document in front of Manuel.

'' There you have it, exactly what you asked for.'' I let out angrily and Manuel hurriedly flipped through the file.

'' It is a written document. Your son will be granted immunity only when you tell us what we need to know. So you had better start talking,'' I said, urging him to speak.

'' Relax princess, I will tell you what you need to know,'' Manuel smirked, his words got me even angrier, but I tried my best to control myself.

'' Start talking, or the agreement does not stand and your son will suffer for your sins.'' Ceila let out.

'' Fine, what do you want to know?'' He asked.

'' Everything, Mr López, and most especially we want to know where your boss is?'' Ceila answered.

'' The El Feugo gang is back in the city and we are responsible for the kidnappings that have been occurring in the city,'' Manuel muttered.

'' We already knew that and we were not asking you to tell us what we already know, we want to know where your boss is, you are El Fuego's right hand, are you not?'' I yelled.

'' I am his right hand, but I do not know who he is,'' Manuel let out, and I instantly became furious that I wanted to hit him, but Ceila urged me to control myself.

'' What do you mean?'' Ceila asked.

'' El Feugo is a ghost, no one knows who he is, not even me his right hand,'' Manuel answered.

'' If El Feugo is a ghost, then why do we have a picture of him?'' I asked and Mauel busted out laughing.

'' Oh, you cops think that you have all the cards but you are all fools,'' He answered, and I didn't know what to make of his words. How could El Feugo be a ghost?

'' Mr López, I will need you to explain, what is this about?'' Ceila asked.

'' The one you think is El Feugo, is not him. It is his body double, El Feugo has a lot of them,'' Manuel answered and I didn't know when I pushed the chair to the floor in anger.

'' El Feugo deals with his business through a body double, and only a few people know who he truly is and I am not one of them, even though I am his right hand, so I can not help you to find him,'' Manuel let out and I groaned loudly in frustration.

'' We had a deal, you have to tell us where he is unless the deal is off and we will go after your son,'' I yelled.

'' I can not tell you what I do not know,'' Manuel yelled back.

'' If this is how you want it, it is fine, the deal is off then, and I promise you, your son will suffer for this,'' I let out as I picked up the document about to tear it, but that was when Manuel let out hurriedly.

'' There is an auction,'' He blurted out and it made me stop to look at him.

'' An auction ,'' Ceila asked.

'' Yes, an auction, where our best girls will be sold to the highest bidder. Rumours have it that El Feugo will be there,'' Manuel answered.

'' Are you sure about this,'' I asked and he nodded.

'' Yes, the auction was going to be my first time meeting the boss,'' He explained.

'' Okay, so where and when is this auction taking place?'' I asked again.

'' It will take place in a week. If you get me a pen and paper, I can write down the directions.'' He answered and Ceila hurriedly gave him a pen and paper.

'' Here, this is it,'' Manuel said, handing it over to me.

'' Now tell me, what does the real El Feugo look like,'' I asked, and Manuel rolled his eyes.

'' I have told you, I do not know,' he yelled.

'' Come on you must know something,'' Ceila urged him to give us more information.

Manuel took a deep breath, then he said,

''Gossip has it that the real El Feugo has a scar on his left eye. That is all I know.''

'' Good, it wasn't that hard, was it?'' I let out smirking.

'' Oh dear cops, you are in over your head, if you think you can catch El Feugo just like that, you are just walking into your deaths.'' Manuel implied with a devilish grin on his face.