23 Chapter 23

I walked over and sat on the leather sofa, then asked:

- So, the "Grey dogs"... Are you one of them?-

After my question, the fat man visibly stiffened, so I said:

- Don't lie and don't be afraid, the cops won't find out, and I already know enough.-

The fat man sighed and nodded:

- Yes, I was once one of the leaders of the group.-

I chuckled:

- Okay, so your entire business is all thanks to the gang?-

- Yes.-

When the fat man agreed, his wife said in amazement:

- You... You said it was all a lie...-

The man waved his hand:

- Now is not the time, Linda, it seems my old friends have decided to repay the debt...- the fat Man looked at me nervously.

I nodded:

- And you're smart, if so, then I hope you will be able to cooperate.-

Thomas sighed and sat down across from me.:

- What does your employer want?-

There wasn't much time, the cops might be here any minute, and there was no telling what Barry was doing. So I took out the prepared papers and gave them to the fat man.

He scanned them quickly and snorted:

- Waste recycling station? Why would he want her? Business is good, but that's all...-

I shrugged my shoulders:

- I don't know, he wants you to sign it over to him. It says the purchase amount, but we both know that no one will pay anyone.-

Thomas sighed and nodded:

- I don't know this hunter, but it looks like he works for one of them... Okay, I guess I don't have much choice...- The fat man looked at his family, then at me, and then started signing the contract.

The contract was simple, two waste recycling stations will be transferred to me, or rather my identity without a mask. I chose them not by chance, both businesses are located outside the city, and bring good money, for the first time it is quite good. I have some plans for them...

Of course, the fat man is actually against such a deal, he's not an idiot, he's the one who's making a cowed face right now, but as soon as I walk out the door... But now he has no choice, so he has to cooperate. I think if I asked him to sign over his entire business to me, he would have to do it, he's not in a position to bargain right now. Of course I won't do it, it will only cause more problems, and it's not that simple. If you could squeeze someone else's business so easily, it would be ridiculous...

The contract was quite legal, just no one will pay anyone, the numbers are just for beauty. Such contracts are usually signed after the payment of the amount and the consent of the two parties. So if the cops or anyone else comes, I'll just show them this paper and tell them that the business was bought by me, and the rest of the questions are not for me. This fat man is already dead, so he won't be able to open his mouth and try to do something to me, and I think his family will leave the city very soon. If he were still alive, he could have done something, but that's not going to happen. At first, I wanted to negotiate and buy everything at a discount, but I think this is not an option, I don't need any extra problems...

Of course, I can be run over by his colleagues in the shop, but I will deal with them in the same way and they will regret that they contacted me.

When the papers were signed, I said:

- Great, nice doing business with you.- He pulled out his gun...

*Bang*

A bullet in the forehead and the fat man fell dead.

- Ahhh!- His wife screamed and hugged the baby.

I'm sorry, man, but this is life, I think your father took a lot of children from their fathers, and that's kind of karma.

I turned to the woman and said coldly:

- This is payback for his past, I hope you will be smart and leave the city as soon as possible, I advise you to take all the most valuable things with you. You should think about the baby and stay out of it.-

At my words, the woman burst into even more tears and hugged her son harder.

With a sigh, I started to leave, business here was over, and the police sirens were already quite audible, they are already very close...

***

It's been a couple of days since my last case. I left the cops without a problem, and Barry never showed up. Recently, he has been busy with other things, increasing his speed and constantly training. Thawne is a good influence on him, probably happy and amused by the sight of naive Barry Allen...

The cops came because they found out that I was the new owner of a couple of businesses of a recently deceased businessman. But I had a simple excuse, we made a deal and then broke up, that's all. They looked at me with suspicion, but they had nothing on me, the property was already transferred to me and I managed to settle everything immediately the next day. I had to hack several databases and make adjustments, and then everything was settled.

Now I'm some kind of businessman, I've already met the staff, changed all the documents and stuff, and I shouldn't be compromised. If there are any problems, I can always put on a suit and silence anyone I need.

I had to change some of the people in charge of my new company, but it was not difficult.

A few days passed unnoticed, and I didn't even notice when Snard appeared.

I only realized that he had appeared when I finally relaxed and decided to watch the news, and there was a live broadcast of snard and His partner's Face. The two kidnap Caitlin snow and summon Flash to a meeting. In General, they have fun, and maybe I'll do it one day when I have more strength. A cryo gun is good, but it makes me laugh, so why don't they just shoot him? Oh, I won't ask stupid questions...

Hmm, why don't I step in? Caitlin is a great bioengineer, a beautiful girl, and in the future will be Killer frost. Having a good relationship with her would be nice, plus I could use some help exploring my own body right now. If I can reach an agreement with her, it would be very useful for me.

Deciding this was a good idea, I started looking through all the cameras from the scene of the girl's abduction and very quickly found the warehouse where Snard apparently put her.

I quickly equipped myself, got into the truck, and drove off in that direction. I should have gotten there before Cisco. If I save her, and tell her some things about Firestorm, she might be willing to help me a little, even without the Flash team knowing.