Chapter 22 - The Don and The Priestess Rescue Quest 4 (1/2)
Hermes who had been stunned for a minute had finally recovered. He grabbed the neck of the leader of the kidnappers and he asked him with a terrifying smile, ”Where the heck is the Priestess? Where did you guys take her, huh? Where? Answer me, goddamn bastard!” The leader slightly got dizzy whenever the young Don waved his shoulders. He answered after the young Don released him as per request by his butler, ”We gave her to Captain Mattia's men.”
The young Don slapped his face twice on his left cheeks, ”Where exactly she will be hidden? Where?” Mambo gulped when he witnessed his vicious treatment towards the kidnapper whilst, Justin slightly appeared delighted. The leader of the kidnappers begged, ”P-p-please, don't hurt me. Have mercy already. I will tell― I will tell you everything. Those men will bring her to the District 3 headquarters that is currently under control by Captain Mattia.”
”Justin,” Hermes walked away for a distance. ”We got what he wanted to. Dispose of his body.”
His servant knelt in one knee, bowed his head and pressed his hand on his c.h.e.s.t with respect, ”Yes, milord.”
”W-w-w-wait, you said you'll let me live. You promised! Gaahg...” The head of the leader rolled down on the ground without a single splash of his blood. It was quite neat and clean slice through his neck.
Justin said while wiping out the blood from his hands with a piece of cloth, ”My master doesn't tolerate such men like you. Only death is the proper gift we can give to any man who has already finish their purpose.”
”Mambo,” Hermes called the bald bodyguard of the Priestess. He quickly diverted his gaze at the young Don. He asked, ”Y-y-yes, sir?” With that kind of perplexed expression, Hermes heaved a disappointing sigh and he said abruptly, ”Don't think you can just stand there and do nothing. You're going to come with us to bust your master out.”
”Master, are we going to attack the enemy tonight?” his butler asked as he approached the angry young Don. He was still upset when his plan had ruined again.
”Goddamn, Stump G. You're doing it again. You're ruining everything behind.” Hermes muttered aside as he bit the lower part of his lips. He turned his face at his servant and he angrily responded, ”What kind of stupid question was that? Of course, we are.”
”Forgive me, sir.” Justin lowered his head in apology but his face looked happy when he got scolded.
”Let's move,” Hermes commanded. The two quickly replied in unison, ”Yes, sir!”
It was around 8:21:22 in the evening. The two gate guards had been felt sleepy during the night watch. One of them saw three shadows coming to their direction. They quickly moved their bodies to block their way.
”Who are you, people?” The gate guard asked.
”Show us your identification cards.” The other one demanded with his hands raised to get it.
The faces of the three strangers appeared and it was none other than the young Don and his small crew.
The young Don folded his arm and looked at them with a terrifying gaze. The gate guards aimed their arms towards him however, the person on the right got easily knocked down by his butler. The other one, surprised, aimed quickly his rifle behind him but he got easily pinned down on the ground by Mambo.
”Stay still, dude. Or else, you won't see the sun rises again.” Mambo begged as he put more pressure on the back of the guard with his weight. He grabbed his arms behind to make sure he won't be able to retaliate.
”What a waste of time. We should just do it already in the first place. Oi, have you seen some guards passed by here?” the young Don asked as he raised up the head of the guard. The guard spat on him that made him slapped his face consecutively until he got satisfied. He angrily asked, ”Have you seen them?” The cheeks of the guard turned red like ripped tomatoes and quickly answered, ”Y-y-yes. If you are referring to my comrades, they are planning to go to my superior's main headquarters. My comrade and I are both working under his command.”
”Good, that's all I need to hear. Justin, Mambo, you hear them, right.” Hermes kept a distance and started to walk. The young Don heard two cracks of the distorted neck. His butler and Mambo immediately followed him.
Meanwhile, Nicolo Francesco, a sergeant village guard of District 4, had been rested on his office alone. His eyes opened wide when the door had been opened by force. He quickly turned over the table and pulled out his pistol on his holster.
”Y-y-you are!” His perplexed expression had made the young Don irritated.
”Short time no sees, Nicolo,” said Hermes. His butler appeared from behind and pinned him down on the ground.
Nicolo puzzled, ”W-w-what's going on here? Why are you doing this to me, huh?” Hermes picked up the chair near him and sat down cross-legged position. ”Oi, Nicolo. I'm the one who should be asking and not you.”
”I will keep in watch on the outside. Please excuse me, sir.” Mambo exited the prison cell to be a lookout.
”Go on, Mambo. ― Now, what should I do next tonight? Oh, yeah. Nicolo, do you know Captain Mattia?” asked Hermes as he raised up his face at him. The sergeant answered, ”Y-y-yes, I know him.”
Hermes heaved a disappointing sigh. He sincerely questioned, ”Are you perhaps working with that corrupt official? Tell me the truth.” Nicolo averted his gaze and he kept hidden his guilt. ”I'm not particularly part of his schemes.”
”Lies,” said Justin as he crept out the sergeant with his gaze.
”W-w-what? I didn't lie. Please, believe me. Don't put that gun on my forehead, Sir Aljen. Please. I'm beggin' you!” Hermes pulled away from his gun and grabbed his collar up.
He commanded, ”Give me the full details of your comrades residing at that goddamn mickey mouse headquarters. Give me all of it.”
”Y-y-yes, sir. Please, release me. I won't be able to handle all of it to you if you still pin me down on this floor,” Nicolo begged.
Hermes gave a signal to his servant to do what he asked. His butler obediently followed and moved away from the man.
A half an hour had passed and the sergeant gave away all of the doc.u.ments related to Captain Mattia's background, numbers of his men under him and his connections to several illegal activities committed for the last five years.
For Hermes, these bunches of doc.u.ments could be used as a shred of evidence to abdicate him from his position, but he had a different perspective for the future of this old man.
”Master, you're smiling so vicious,” Justin muttered from his back as he noticed it. His heart pumped rapidly as he could see darkness all over his master's body.
”So, this is where they are going to take our little lady, huh,” Hermes turned his gaze at his butler and he called him, ”Justin, what do you think we should do about this grand meet up of these mad lads?” Upon hearing it, his butler gravely simpered, ”My Don, I can see to your eyes that you already know the answer. It's very rude for me to add more to your next plan. Anyhow, I suggest sending these doc.u.ments to Zamor tonight. Just say the word and I will immediately wake the man to make your call.”
His servant didn't add any horrific to the chief of the village. He was still upset about what he did three days ago. However, Hermes didn't bother about it.
”No,” said Hermes as he put all of it in the large bag.
”May I ask for the reason, my Don?” asked Justin as he helped to put down the bag on the floor and hid it under the desk. Hermes wiped out the sweat from his face by his sleeves and he replied, ”Since this is a mission, we need to solve it by ourselves. You know the risk if someone working for him is actually a spy of that bastard. Surely, someone will quickly leak the information and send a warning signal to those people. We don't want that to happen at all costs.”