Chapter 7

Vincenzo's POV 

I couldn't help but think about what would be the next move of my father's murderers. Anger surged through my veins as I extended my hands to take the phone, but I didn't open the bag.

Detective James perceived my silence as lack of words, and he continued to speak, “We are going to be very thorough with the investigations, we are yet to discover the fingerprints that were involved in this crime, we are also checking that anyway, I'll keep you informed on anything we find out,” detective James assured me, and I nodded in response.

It's best to leave the police to do their job, so I stepped back, “Alright, I'll wait on your call, let's go,” I ordered my men with my last sentence.

And they all entered the cars and we drove off, I couldn't stop thinking about what Thomas did. No amount of money was enough for him to betray us, I'm sure whatever they gave him to kill my father was nothing compared to what he has earned from this household over the years.

I can't wait to have him at my Mercy, I said, a sinister smile tugging the corner of my lips, but then I need to leave a message for Rodriguez as he is my only suspect for now.

I took out my phone from my pocket and placed a call across to my men at home, I watched the phone ring and at the second it was connected, “Gio, I want you to get me some guns, AKs, assault rifles, mi6s, make sure they are loaded with enough bullets, I'll be home in like 15 minutes, i need you guys to wait for me at the gate” I inform Gio.

“Boss, are we going for a war?” Gio asked, I couldn't see his face, but the tone of his voice told me what his face looks like now.

“No, let's just say we are just going to greet a very good friend,” I say, in a psychopathic tone.

“Okay, boss, we will be outside the province waiting,” Gio assures me.

“Good,” I say, disconnecting the call, being in my bad book means you can get busted anytime.

Soon we make a turn into our province, and I see my men from a distance, standing at the gates with the tactical duffel gun bags, I start massaging my chin, Riccardo gets close to our gate and he slows down.

When the car stops I get down, “Boss, as you requested, they are all loaded up,” Gio informs me as he ambles close to me bowing his head.

“Good, we are going to pay a friend a visit, I need six men, we already have three here, so get three more, also you guys will be using three Cadillac SUVs, we get there, you enter the Mall, and spray bullets all over the place, the first two will leave, and the third will stand by Incase his men are around, is there anything you don't understand?” I ask them, then I remember something.

“You guys will use masks, and the reason for the SUVs is because I don't want the incident to be traced back to me, no need for much luxury, I just want to send a message to Rodriguez, you understand? You get there, spray the bullets all over the place, whoever gets lucky dies, and once you're done you move out immediately,” I instruct them.

“Okay boss, got it,” Gio bowed to my order.

Gio went in and brought out the three men and the cars as well, he instructed them what I said and they understood the assignment, in cases like we use the secret earpiece, for effective communication, they entered the cars in two's and I followed behind them.

We drove for about forty-five minutes, and soon the Mall came into view and I spoke to my men, “I'll be close by, go do your job and leave that place,” 

“Yes, Boss,” they said, through earphones I could hear them bringing out their guns and cocking them, getting ready for the assignment at hand, “Riccardo, stop here,” I told my boy driving, the place where we were I could see the Mall very clear.

My boys screeched in front of the Mall, and got down from their cars, “Everybody get down,” Paulo shouted, and before the people standing there could process what was going on they had started spraying the bullets all over the place, a wicked smile tugged its way to my lips, maybe a few would get wounded, it's not my business, it's Rodriguez's cross to bear, my father died, someone has to go down with him.

Suddenly the scene from the hospital flashed in my mind and a new wave of anger surged through me, my men were still shooting and I saw the things that were destroyed already would send a big message to him, so I called my boys back, “Get in the car and leave,” I yelled in a maniac tone.

“Alright, Boss,” they withdrew their fire, entered their various cars, and Zoomed off.

When they were out of sight, I decided to leave the place as well, “Riccardo, move,” and said to him and he quickly made a turn into the asphalt driveway, as we passed the Mall where my boys opened fire I saw some people running out covered in blood, I also saw the securities carrying out some bodies, “Well, collateral damage,” I said, with a dry smile.

With this, I knew I'd sent a big message to Rodriguez, if he was smart enough he'd know it's me.

I was balanced in my position. I knew this act might break out a war, but I didn't care because no one would win against me. Besides, they don't have what it takes to be a ‘Dante’, and for my father's murderers, they can only run for a few days.

In my villa, one of my boys opens the door for me, and I step down, I see my boys who went for the shoot taking out their materials from the car. “Good job boys,” I praised them and they bowed their heads.