198 Rule Alone (1/2)

At the beeping sound of the scanner, they were scanned again by the securities of the scanner ship. This time, separately. One by one…

Zach, Torin and Snake were already on high alert before, but their level of alertness had now surged to the highest ebb. They scanned for possible weapons near them, and prepared silently in their minds for the escape plan that they had discussed before, in case their cover was blown.

”Remove it all!” instructed one of the men while pointing at their watches which appeared to be the ones bugging the scanner.

”No! Call Mr. Big and inform him that we will not remove anything. You already stripped us off our weapons and that was enough concession from our side” Zach spoke in a cold tone of voice as he stood there, keeping an eye on the man that seemed to be the one in charge.

One of the men dialed Mr. Big who then appeared on the screen before them.

Zach's narrowed an eye as he said menacingly, ”Do you really expect us to do everything your way? If you won't let my men to know our exact location then let's just call this deal off. We can ask another supplier, given the situation you are in right now. Be thankful I even agreed to let just two of my men to accompany me...”

Mr. Big laughed on the screen that roared inside the room. ”Relax, Wolf… Don't be hasty... I told you before, this is how I do my transactions. I believe you have also done your research on how I treat my clients…? They are all still alive and kicking, aren't they? Well, except those who are stupid enough to betray me or not willing to comply with my rules, of course… Come on Wolf, you know this isn't called the Ghost Ship for nothing, so I'm afraid I can't act as you wish and let your men know the whereabouts of my ship. But, I will compromise by allowing your weapons with you inside...” explained Mr. Big.

Zach's cold and expressionless face remained. It was part of the plan, those watches were only decoys for the actual scanning and tracking device that was placed inside the contact lenses they were currently wearing.

”If you want to take more than just our weapons and won't let my men know your ship's location, then I will need to bring more men with me… I told you, there's a boundary to things that I would tolerate and compromise on. I can't let everything go your way… That's just like giving myself the short end of the stick, isn't it? Now why would I do that? You do realize that you're not the one with the upper hand, in your current situation, don't you, Mr. Big?” Said Zach unbendingly, as he dragged his last words lazily and mockingly.

”Five men…” said Mr. Big.

”Ten men…” said Wolf.

”Six men…” murmured Mr. Big. This time his eyebrows almost kissed each other.

”Okay, six men, but armed! That's it, or we will pull off from the deal,” said Zach resolutely with a stern voice, putting an end to the negotiation.

Mr. Big cursed inside. If the amount of money involved was not that huge, he would have not even bothered to entertain these bastards.

”Alright, six armed men,” Mr. Big hissed before turning off the video call.

”Fu*ck those bastards!” Mr. Big furiously exclaimed. This was the first time that he had to bend to the other party's will at a negotiation.

”Where is Thea?” What's taking them so long?!” he shouted to his men.

”Boss, Draco had Madam Thea and they are almost at the loading dock.” explained one of his men.

”Prepare the men! We will sail out as soon as the deal is closed!” instructed Mr. Big before he went inside his office.