Bad News [2]

Nuel after he left the depot angrily, drove to his friend's place and they both drove to the pub. Through out the drive,Nuel was quiet and moody which made Miguel curious to know about the problem he earlier talked about,been over curious....he didn't wait for them to enter the pub before he started bombarding his friend with series of questions until Nuel began to get slightly annoyed.

"Hey Man! Allow me go in first before you start asking me questions!" Nuel said angrily as he jammed the door of his car while Miguel came down from the car and quickly rushed over to his side.

"Nuel....you shouldn't be angry at me,i am not the cause of your problems,am only asking what the hell is wrong with you this time because you not been yourself.." Nuel sighed as he stared at his friend,without saying anything he began walking towards the entrance of pub leaving his friend behind. Miguel watched as Nuel left the place and what seemed like a smirk appeared on his face " I really wish i am the cause of your problems!.." he muttered to himself before putting back his normal caring face, "Hey Man! wait up!!" He shouted as he closed the door of his side and ran after Nuel.

Nuel got to the VIP section and took a seat while waiting for his friend,Miguel soon came with a bottle of vodka and poured for the both of them,he took his own glass and began sipping on it as he waited in anticipation to hear what problems his Dear friend had.

"Miguel...you kept asking me what the problem was when we were on our way here,but right now you keep mute" Nuel was expecting his friend to ask him again as they sat down but it's almost fifteen minutes and yet he didn't say anything,Miguel smirked inwardly at his friend while sipping his glass of Vodka and when he still didn't say anything Nuel glared at him causing him to smile out.

"You certainly do look ugly when you frown,haha hah" Miguel said and Nuel frowned the more, "Fine! Fine!!...I was expecting you to say something concerning the problems you mentioned earlier but you didn't say anything so i didn't want to force you.."

Nuel looked at his friend and sighed,what he said was actually the truth so he had no reason to be angry with him. " It's alright! The problem is that i got a call this morning telling me that the depot at the east suddenly caught fire and everything was burnt.....all the goods were burnt down,it all over the news now and I'm sure those foolish citizens are happy"

"Huh? but how?? any lives lost?" Miguel asked with a concern look on his face that could make one think he actually feels sympathy for his friend but inwardly he was laughing hard causing him to almost 'choke on his drink'.

"I am not talking about the lives lost! Of course the men in charge got burnt as well which serves them right for not been able to protect my depot...those fools had to pay for their lives though it's not enough to pay for my lost....and as for how it happened,i do not know,and i can't tell" Nuel said sipping his drink...been who he is,he cared not for people's live,they could go to hell for all he cared it just wasn't his concern.

Miguel stared at his friend with anger and hatred visible in his eyes but it was not noticeable to Nuel who was already half drunk. "So you are saying you haven't found out the cause of the fire?" he asked and Nuel nodded in response, " And i hope you will never find out cause you deserve it!" he said inwardly to Nuel.." It's too bad Man! really bad! wish i could help"

"No Miguel...there's nothing you can do! You do not even have enough money,so do not worry too much about it,I'll handle it myself after all it's my problem,so do not worry yourself" Nuel cared for his friend like a brother and because of that he didn't want him to be tangled in his own problems, what he didn't know is that Miguel never felt that way towards him.

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Meanwhile at the Qin's Mansion, Mr Qin sat on his favorite golden chair reading the newspaper when his phone rang,he picked it up and checked but frowned as it was an unknown number,he dropped the phone back but it kept ringing,out of annoyance he picked it up.

"Who is this?And why do you keep disturbing me?" He asked out of anger, but instead of getting a reply,the caller began to laugh and Mr Qin became more angry, "Who are you that dares to call me only to laugh?" he asked.

"heh heh heh heh! Mr Qin.....are you perhaps not in a good mood? you are old already,do not make it worse by dying in anger" the man said with a laugh,it was evident that he was tauting him.

Mr Qin turned red with anger,he was angry that veins began to bulge out of his head."Who the hell are you?" He asked again.

"Your Depot caught fire....isn't it a wonderful bad news?" the man on the other side of the phone grinned widely as he imagined how red Mr Qin's face would be at the moment,he kept tapping on his car steering waiting for him to reply again.

"You could say that because the news is everywhere in the city and my family name is quite on the headlines,but what i do not understand is why a fool like you would have the guts to call me just to make fun of me"

"Mr Qin....it's quite unfortunate and bad that you do not recognize your dear friend" the caller said disappointedly. His last statement made Mr Qin curios and confused,he began to think about the voice while the caller waited in patience.

After some time a name came to his mind, "Dashiell" he gasped as he opened his eyes in shock but he dared not say the name. The caller noticing the man's change in demeanor smirked and let out a stiff chuckle. " How do you like my surprise? i wanted making it big but decided to make a small one first." Dashiell said and Mr Qin clenched his fist in silence, there was nothing he could say nor do at least for now because he was definitely going to pay him back sooner or later.

"This is just the beginning old man!" Mr Qin heard Dashiell say and before he could say a word the call was ended,

"How dare he! how dare he!" Mr Qin shouted in anger,he angrily threw everything he was holding and left the room.

On the other side,Dashiell kept grinning as he took out a cigarette from his front pocket,he was about to light it when Stephine came causing him whine down the glass of his car.

"Sir a man wants to see you,should i call him over?"

"What does he want?."

"I do not know sir, but he clearly stated that it was important" Dashiell stared at the space for a while before he looked at Stephine signaling him to bring the person, soon he came back with a hooded man.

"What do you want?" Dashiell asked the moment he saw the man.

"I want to work for you sir! But it will be secretly as i will still be working for my boss" the hooded man said bowing his head.

"And what benefits will i gain from it?" Dashiell asked as he stared at the man not removing his gaze at all.

"I will give you more information about him,and will also keep you updated on his every move."

Dashiell thought for a brief second and clicked his tongue "What if i disagree,what will you do?" he asked the man.

"You have no choice but to agree,My boss isn't as simple as you think and you need me to be able to take him down." the man replied as he grinned under his hood.

"If that is all,you can leave!" Dashiell said and the man turned and left immediately with happiness running through his heart.."What a naive human! tsk! i love your game,and we must play it to the end" he said and chuckled.

"What is the problem?" Stephine asked when he saw Dashiell's face.

You will soon know!."