16 Murder at Midnight

When the people who were chasing Arya and Toni left, a black low key SUV which was parked in a remote corner of the factory also moved. Nobody has ever noticed that a SUV was following and watching everything that transpired throughout the evening.

The man in the SUV looked mysteriously as Arya's limo left the factory. He messaged someone through his mobile. He turned to his driver cum bodyguard and ordered.

"Inform him to meet us at twelve o' clock sharp tonight at our usual meeting place".

The driver looked at his master who was wearing a black mask covering his face entirely. He had been accustomed to listen to his master's orders for nearly ten years. Though he could not see any feelings because of the mask he was used to listen to the voice of his master.

He can analyze his master's mood based on his voice alone. He immediately knew that his master was angry. Truly angry this time! He was sure that someone was going to die tonight. After waiting for further instructions patiently, he did not hear a word more.

He did not dare to speak when his master was angry. He looked at his master in the back view mirror. His master was still looking outside in the direction where Arya's car disappeared. He appeared to be in deep thoughts. The driver waited patiently still looking at the mirror hoping to see his master's movements.

Suddenly the master turned around and looked straight at the mirror. The driver was terrified. He was not used to look into his master's eyes. It was because of fear. Anyone who looked into his masters eyes directly would not live past that day.

The driver turned his eyes before he could meet his master's eyes. He took out his mobile phone and started to mail that person.

In a car which was fleeing at the present moment...…

Every killer was afraid for their lives not because the police would be after them but because of another reason… something more terrifying.

Their boss was killed. They knew that their future was questionable. After all they were on the lowest level of the pyramid in their society.

They never knew that what they thought to be a normal kidnapping would eventually end up with their boss being murdered. Their boss was their lifeline. Without him, the first ones to be eliminated will be them.

No customer will understand that they knew nothing about them. The customers tend to eliminate whomever they see as threat. They prefer to be safe than sorry.

The customer's first priority is to keep their identity hidden. They are afraid that any killers like them would leak their information. So they will first shut the killer's mouth. Every killer works under a contractor.

When a contractor loses his life the killers under him would be silenced. They will not be taken under the wings of other contractors because they are afraid.

Afraid that the killers would not be loyal to the new contractor. That they will turn around and bite the hands that fed them. So the only solution was to kill them.

That's right! The person whom Arya kidnapped was a contractor. The contractors are the people who are hired to do anything ordered by the Agents. The agents will get orders from customers.

Their boss was a Type 3 contractor. There are many types of contractors. The killers did not know anything more about the 'Society'. They were trained under their boss from childhood.

If anything they knew, that is they had to flee to save their necks. The Customers have the highest authority in their system. The only way to remain safe was to escape from customer's clutches.

But all the killers did not know that their state was caused by one of their own on that day.

..........

A killer was truly terrified at the present moment. He was the one who killed their boss. It was his duty to keep their boss's mouth shut in which he failed.

The Carter's information was not supposed to be leaked. Arya should never have known the truth. He should have killed his boss before he opened his mouth. But he was soft hearted. His boss was a good man. He never abused the killers under him. He looked after them as his own children. He could not kill his boss decisively.

But….. Now he put his family's lives in jeopardy. Whenever he remembered the black masked man he shivered. He shivered just at the thought of facing that man.

If it is possible he never wants to meet that man. He was feeling ten times the fear of others. The other killers at least can keep their families safe. But what about him?

He was in his own thoughts when he received an email. He opened it with shivering hands.

"Killer 7…. Twelve o' clock…. Usual place". As soon as he read the email it disappeared with a poof.

He clenched his fists tightly praying that the man would at least let his family go. He wanted to save his family but there was nothing he could do. He held his chest with his hands and tried to calm down himself.

The time ticked away….

12 o' clock… An abandoned warehouse:

Killer 7 entered the building. He did not see his family there. He sighed in relief. Maybe he was afraid for nothing. He held his frantic heart in his hands and looked at the person who was sitting on a couch in moon light.

The person was still wearing the black mask. It is said that he will never remove the mask. Even then he looked so majestic like a king. Killer 7 lowered his eyes and kneeled on the ground waiting for his punishment.

The masked man finally spoke, "Why didn't you kill him immediately?"

"Sorry master. I have no excuse for my mistake. I am ready to accept my punishment."

Silence ensued.

After a long time a single sound was his response. "Hm...?"

Killer 7 understood that he had to tell the reason. Otherwise his master will not go easy on him. He took a deep breath.

"I was with the Boss for twelve years. I couldn't kill him easily. He was like a big brother to me. I…." he wanted to say more but the driver gave a look which shut him up.

"I am sorry master. I know for people like me emotions should not exist in the first place. I…. I… I have failed and I have disappointed you."

The masked man got up slowly and left the warehouse. Without turning back he gave his driver a signal. The driver understood it.

He took his gun and killed 'Killer 7' with a single shot in his glabella. He glanced at the body apathetically for a moment before moving towards the SUV. He only muttered one word in his heart.

'Sorry....'