Tarasha 1 Do You Sleep With Your Mask On?

morning?' James questioned the elderly man.

'No, I don't'

'So why have you been trying to avoid talking to

the police?'

'I didn't deliberately hide from the police, I was

scared that those that attacked the warehouse

may also come for me' the man replied.

'You were scared because your hands are not

clean'

'No, I don't know anything; my hands are clean'

'But you were involved in the illegal business

that happened that night'

'It wasn't illegal, sometimes we work overnight

and we get paid extra; that's what happened' the

man explained

'What kind of product did you people sell to

them?' James continued

'What else do we sell my son? We sell

beverages'

'But you have several beverage products'

'Yes, the one those guys came for that night was

tin milk'

'Okay, those guys. Do you know them? How

frequently do they patronize you people?'

'I don't know them , but it seems Oga Felix knew

them from the way he related with them'

'Hmm' James paused and scanned through a

book. 'There's no record of that night's sales in

the sales book'

'Ermm, I don't know about that. My job was just

to load the van'

'That means you joined Mr. Felix to carry out an

illegal business; there are no former records of

the goods in your stock and there are no records

of the sales'

'No o, its not illegal' the man replied, already

frightened.

'It is…' James phone rang, interrupting his

interrogation.

'A body found?' James eyes widened as he stood

up from his seat.

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'Okafor Nnamdi' Chief Gab called loudly and

squinted his eyes, as he and his friend, Chief

Nonso stared at the picture of the man bearing

the name he called.

Okafor Nnamdi was the NAFDAC president

appointed to work during the years 2016 – 2020.

He was appointed few days after the new

President was sworn in. He carried out his job

perfectly nabbing several fake drug producers

and marketers including Chief Gab, he also

rejected Chief Gab and other offenders at every

attempt that was made to bribe him which made

him become hated by several corrupt politicians

and government officials but loved by citizens of

the country for his good job.

Okafor Nnamdi was the first person but least

important on Chief Gab's revenge list, he was

desperate to make the man breathe his last.

'Can you carry out this job?' Chief Gab turned to

a huge muscular man who stood by his side, the

man was the head of Chief's thugs. 'I want him

dead'

'Hmm Chief' the guy gave a short timid chuckle.

'This one might not be that easy; killing him

might not be hard but getting away will definitely

be, due to the tight security system'

'Shut up! Idiot' the Chief barked angrily at the

guy and turned to his friend. 'This is what am

saying; these guys are bunch of lazy goats, I

know that they won't be able to carry out this

mission'

'Its okay Gab. I think if we are able to supply

this guys with everything they need, they'll be

able to carry out the job' Chief Nonso supported

the guy, looking at his face for confirmation of

his suggestion. 'Or isn't it?'

'Chief, you don't understand; it's not about killing

him but after killing him' the thug began his

explanation. 'It might not be too hard for us to

break his personal security, that'll be done if we

get…'

'If you get?' Chief queried as the guy paused,

looking more confused now.

'There's no how we can even get to him' he said

after thinking deeply. 'There are security systems

and cameras that would have announced our

presence before we get to him'

'Just get out of here and stop talking lazily' Chief

Gab ordered.

'So what's the other plan now?' Chief Nonso

asked.

'I knew these guys aren't capable since when

they messed up and almost implicated us the

last time, so I already ordered for a trained

a.s.sa.s.sin from Russia'

'From Russia? How?'

'Huh? You're asking me how?' Chief Gab laughed

loudly. 'From one of my business partners in

Russia; he sent me a Nigerian, a product of one

of the raw materials I sent him over fifteen years

ago'

'I don't understand' Chief Nonso looked

confused.

'Don't worry, you'll understand later. I will speak

to her and send her the details we need'

'Huh? A female?'

'Yes, female. But she does better than a lot of

guys' Chief Gab laughed again as he answered.

'When would she come here? I would love to see

her'

'Hmm, that's the question to which I don't have

an answer' Chief Gab smiling face turned

serious. 'I've not even seen her face, she talks to

me on phone and chats on Skype but she wears

a mask to conceal her face'

'What? That's nonsense'

'No, Vladislav says she'll reveal herself when it is

time. I only hope that the time would be soon'

'But where does she stay?' Chief Nonso asked

more questions.

'She stays very close to Gravl avenue I believe,

she refused to stay in the house I prepared for

her before she arrived, she even ducked us at

the airport when we went to welcome her'

'Hmm, interesting' Chief Nonso shook his head,

trying to reason out all that he just heard about

the female a.s.sa.s.sin.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

'h.e.l.lo Tarasha' a voice came on as Tarasha

accepted the Skype call from Chief Gab. Chief

Gab was smiling as he spoke, sitting by his side

was another middle aged man staring intently at

the screen.

'Good morning Chief' Tarasha replied as she

poured the wine into the champagne gla.s.s cup.

'Do you sleep with your mask on?' Chief Gab

asked jokingly. 'I didn't expect to see it on you

this early morning'

'I'm in my office already Chief, the mask is part

of the compulsory dress code for my job'

Tarasha replied back with a cheerful tone.

'And you're comfortable sipping your wine with

the mask on?'

'Chief' Tarasha called more seriously. 'I don't do

jokes during official hours, so go straight to your

reason for the call'

'I have another job for you Tarasha, I want you to

take down someone. He's the country's Minister

of health'

'Minister of health? Why do you need to take him

down?'

'I have my reasons, yours is just to do the job'

'Yeah Boss, sorry for asking' She chuckled. 'Send

me every detail you've got, I'll review and get

back to you'

'I'm forwarding the details to your mailbox

already, you'll get it in the next few seconds'

'Okay Boss, so hope you're not gonna play tricks

this time?' Tarasha asked with scorn in her

voice.

'No Tarasha' Chief laughed briefly. 'I think I'll go

by our former agreement, I'll pay you monthly'.

'Monthly?'

'Yes monthly, that's the deal I made with

Vladislav'

'Okay?'

'But I can't afford much at the moment, lets

make it five thousand dollars monthly for now'

'Five thousand dollars?'

'Yes'

'It's okay, agreed'

'Agreed?' the Chief face lit with joy, clearing

showing his surprise at her acceptance of the

deal.

'Yes, but you'll provide all the capital needed

and…'

'Capital…?'

'Calm down Chief, the capital just includes the

guns, bullets, cars, computer systems and other

little things I'll make use of'

'Okay, I accept' Chief Gab reluctantly agreed,

ignoring the awkward stares he was getting from

Chief Nonso from time to time.

'Good, and the salary would always come in at

the beginning of the month' Tarasha added.

'What tha…'

'Deal or no deal Chief?'

'I can't…'

'I'm not a market woman that negotiates; tell me

if you're not ready, I've got other things to do'

She said bluntly. 'Or why do you think I'm taking

that little?'

'No o, it's not possible' Chief Nonso added with

his shaky voice. 'How can…'

'Agreed Tarasha' Chief Gab cut in after thinking

for a moment

'What? Agreed? What if she doesn't get the job

done?' Nonso fumbled.

'She dare not fail' Chief Gab replied, calming his

friend as he gave a strict look, his eyes facing

the webcam directly.

'Good Chief, we're good to go' Tarasha finally

spoke, after laughing out loud at the drama going

on at the other side. 'Don't look at me like that, I

won't fail you. I'll start working on the job once I

get the alert for this month'