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Post by Eyes on Nov 28, 2016 23:21:45 GMT -5
"...wait until the meeting and try to see if we can learn anything else."
"Sounds simple enough," Hartley reasoned.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Nov 28, 2016 23:24:47 GMT -5
So for now, with the fight over the two decided to get seats in the restaurant and have a proper meal.
Naturally they ended up at different tables... but they both were in earshot of the group, who hadn't sat down that long ago. They had plenty of time to learn intel, and began listening in on the group.
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Post by Eyes on Nov 28, 2016 23:27:39 GMT -5
"So the big boss wanted us all gathered, eh?" said one man.
"Yeah," said another. "It's about time he revealed himself."
Gunnarson and Hastings took note of this, "So they don't even know how this man looks, hmm..."
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Nov 28, 2016 23:40:52 GMT -5
"Say, was that rat taken care of?" One asked.
"Yea, Dulgren took care of him. Ususal style; killed in one place, dumped in another. Potato sack was really helpful; bragged about how he convinced some grocery worker, Grendel or something like that, to steal a potato sack, then he disposed of Grendel in his own home" another explained.
"Poor Barnes; he was such a hard worker too. Shame he was informing on us" a third mentioned.
"Barnes?! That's the man I found in the potato sack! It makes sense now" Gunnarson thought to himself
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Post by Eyes on Nov 28, 2016 23:48:18 GMT -5
"Oh, and whatever happened to those two idiots always trying to get us to give them more drugs."
"They were also taken care of. They were nearly arrested but Foxworthy shot them before they could be caught."
Gunnarson scratched his head, wondering who those men were.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Nov 29, 2016 0:01:03 GMT -5
"Did Gent mention something a while back about a drug deal gone wrong? Double homicide? I'll have to check back with him when I get the chance" Gunnarson concluded.
"The Black Scorpion stood to make a good deal of money before Barnes ruined everything... he deserved everything he got" one man said.
"Say, when's Dulgren coming anyway? He was supposed to come tonight to collect payment" another asked.
"So he will be coming" Gunnarson noted.
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Post by Eyes on Nov 29, 2016 0:06:18 GMT -5
Just then, the door to the restaurant opened. Everyone turned their heads as they saw the roughest, toughest, most badass-looking person they'd ever seen.
He walked up to the bar, sat down, and ordered a whiskey.
"There's Dulgren," said one of the men.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Nov 29, 2016 0:46:48 GMT -5
"Wow... he actually looks worse than I imagined he would be" Gunnarson thought to himself.
Dulgren sat at the bar for a while, before being called over to the table by one of the men sitting there.
"You've taken care of the dilemma?" He asked.
"of course, there will be no further problems with him. Now about my payment..." Dulgren began.
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Post by Eyes on Nov 29, 2016 0:50:24 GMT -5
And here the men erupted into an explicit argument. Gunnarson frowned and finished his meal.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Nov 29, 2016 0:56:31 GMT -5
Once things had calmed down, Hartley and Gunnarson met up in a quiet area of the hotel's lounge and talked.
"Well, what can you make sense of?" Hartley asked.
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Post by Eyes on Nov 29, 2016 0:59:24 GMT -5
"Well, Dulgren is worse than I had expected. He could take five men on and win, most likely," said Gunnarson.
"So what should we do?" asked Hartley.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Nov 29, 2016 1:05:48 GMT -5
"We have a two day window before the meeting takes place. During that time, we should to what we can to get some evidence against them, and if it comes down to it, apprehending them" Gunnarson explained.
"So what do we do from here?" Hartley asked.
"Let's get some rest; we'll continue this in the morning" Gunnarson explained.
So the two went to their rooms to get some sleep, and the next morning...
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Post by Eyes on Nov 29, 2016 1:09:53 GMT -5
They learned that some of the men, including Dulgren, were arrested.
"That was... pretty anticlimactic..." said Hartley, shocked.
"Apparently it was the fight in the restaurant that did it," said Gunnarson.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Nov 29, 2016 1:22:19 GMT -5
"Well is this a pursuit worth continuing then? Are any of the men still loose?" A confused Hartley asked.
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Post by Eyes on Nov 29, 2016 1:32:51 GMT -5
"They have all been arrested, and their papers have linked them to the Black Scorpion. I talked with the police, and will now have policemen entering the meeting and putting everyone under arrest." "But isn't it called off now?" "No, there are more people who are coming there. However, with the police helping us it should all end quickly." And it did. The police raid ended up rounding everyone up. Gent had also sent in some men to help after finding out where Gunnarson was. The men were all caught with plans that would have rocked England had they been found out, but unfortunately the only man missing was the big boss himself. Gunnarson, Gent, and Hartley were still confused as to who that was until... THE LONDON TIMES CONVICTED MURDERER ESCAPES On June 4, 1946, convicted murderer, the infamous Dr. Drugg escaped from prison. It is unknown when it happened, but a large hole was found in his cell. The police are looking everywhere for him, but so far they have only found one thing that he left behind in his cell: the shape of a black scorpion... TO BE CONTINUED IN LITERARY MOSAIC 8 |
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