Hotel Assasination

Hanging up the call and getting the location Keith headed to his residence for the night.

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"Franklin! Who the fuck is on the couch?!"

"Hhuh?"

Keith woke up to the sound of screaming.

"He is someone I know."

"Than why is he in my house?!"

Getting his head straight Keith responded to the question that was asked to Franklin.

"I am sorry for the intrusion, Franklin accepted because I would pay for my stay."

"I swear on your mothers grave Franklin, if you get another psycho near my house that gives nothing in return just like you do.."

"He agreed to pay for his stay so it would be fine, and its half my house anyway. I can make decisions."

Franklin made the argument that because he owned half the house, that he could make decisions regarding the house.

"You barely a boy Franklin, and the last time a acquaintance of yours came he gave seven dollars and threatened me, I would have called the cops was it not your friend."

"You were already threatening to call the cops, I know you would if we didn't leave."

"Exactly because it is my house!"

The argument between Franklin and his aunt were strange to say the least, Keith didn't know how to react to such an situation.

"Yo Franklin, I am just going to take a smoke outside and get the money out of an ATM around the corner."

"Sure dog, no problem."

"We can leave to Vespucci when I get back."

Keith stepped out of the house as the arguing reignited, he took a cigarette out of his packet and noticed it was almost empty, Keith lit the cigarette and walked to the nearest convenient store to use the ATM and restock his cigarettes.

Walking trough an alley and across a street, Keith arrived to a store 24/7 , entering the store to see a half sleeping cashier staring outside, he firstly went to the ATM to retrieve the two thousand that he had promised to compensate Franklin and his aunt with.

Keith turned to the fending machine in the back of the store, seeing that the store had a Sprunk machine.

Taking a dollar out of his wallet Keith bought a Sprunk can but just before that glorious first sip could take place…. A guy with a gun entered the store and interrupted his early morning Sprunk break.

"Hands in the air, I want to see my bag full with all the cash from the register!"

It seemed as though the robber hadn't notice that Keith was also in the building. Keith chucked the can down and threw it to the back of the head of the robber, knocking him unconscious.

"Jesus Christ!"

The cashier panicked even more and hide under the counter as the robber fell to the ground.

"Miss?"

Keith let out a sigh.

"Excuse me but do you mind?"

"What do you want from me?"

Still under the counter the cashier responded in a panicked voice.

"Can I get a pack of smokes?"

"Take them just leave the store!"

"Okay thanks I guess…"

Keith picked up a pack of smokes and headed back to Franklin's house.

"Not even a thank u…"

Keith muttered as he walked

…..

Keith got into Franklins car, he had paid the two thousands to them and got grateful looks one from franklin glad his aunt had finally shut up and the other from his aunt who changed her whole personality and invited him to come over anytime.

"What's wrong with her?"

Keith asked the question as Franklin got into the driver seat.

"Has to do with her spiritual empowerment bullshit or something."

"Spiritual empowerment?"

"Na scratch that, she has always been a bitch."

"If you say that."

…..

Keith arrived at Vespucci Beach, having Franklin as a driver wasn't to bad, he seemed to be experienced, even more than when he raced Keith.

Franklin parked at the pier and both him and Keith got out.

"So you ready for the job?"

"I don't even know what it is dog."

Keith walked with Franklin at his side.

"This is a one person job with me on the assist, you should be able to manage even if I wasn't here."

"You sure?"

"Do you know Lester, I mean do you know why he does what he does?"

"He is good with that information and shit, right?"

"He is a planner, he knows what's going on in and out of Los Santo's."

"What has that to do with knowing Lester?"

"This industry is highly repetitive, more so than any corporate ladder. The reason Lester is still in the game is because he is on top, at least the top of LS."

"How you know that, from what I have heard you also new?"

"I am new in LS not new in the business…. We wait here for Lester, he should arrive within the hour."

"If you say so.."

Franklin begins to lean and wait for Lester to arrive, but Keith didn't plan to wait and do nothing.

"You want something to eat?"

"Na I had something at home."

"Suit yourself.."

Keith walked up the steps of Dune-O's beach café, and ordered a burger with some fries.

...

Keith and Franklin were waiting for Lester, Keith had finished his meal ten minutes back and chose to get next to Franklin to wait.

Seeing Lester arrive and sit down on a bench Keith got up and walked over with Franklin at his side.

"So, what's up man?"

"Sit down and face forward!.. now I don't have a lot of time… I know both of you need money."

"Just get to the point Lester, information before conversation."

"I was planning to, now.. You heard of Mollis?"

"Hell yeah."

"Keep your head straight! As I was saying, there is a new Mollis, its called Priapol. It's giving the living rigor mortis , only Brett Lowrey – CEO of Bilinkton Research paid off the FDA."

"Were and when?"

"He is staying at the Von Crastenburg Hotel on Richman, of course he'll be well protected but… if he goes away.."

"all right, his checkout today?"

"It is, just be smart about it, and maybe buy some stock if you are really smart… I will make a investment for the both of you, likely an new house or office… Now walk away and I'll stay here until you are gone."

Both Keith and Franklin got up Heading towards Franklins car parked on the pier.

"You understood all of that or do we need to get everything straight.

Keith asked because he was doubting Franklins knowledge of assassinations.

"I think I got everything, but he will be investing so should we do the same?"

"Why would we not do that, I am usually not interested in the stock because it is always over inflated but profiting of your own doing is something you should always try to achieve."

"But who do we invest in?"

"The opposition of course.. there name I think was Betta pharmaceuticals. Heard it on the news."

Keith got into the passenger seat and asked his final question before they would leave.

"Do you already have a plan?"

"I'll think I will snipe him, got some practice on my last job."

"Mhh, we will talk about it when we arrive.."

"About what?"

...…

They arrived to the Von Crastenburg Hotel on Richman and parked in the parking lot opposite the hotel.

Keith got out of the car and looked at the hotel.

"Does anything strike you when looking at the hotel?"

"what are you talking about?"

"I mean what do you look for when scouting the building?"

Franklin fell silent for a second or two.

"…. Eeeh.. exits?"

"Exist, yes more specifically were your target will be."

"Yes. I understand."

"Now as you van see the Hotel has two exits the target is protected by bodyguards, I will tell you when he has completed his checkout, you will shout him and get into the passenger side of the car."

Keith pointed to the guard that had arrived via a black SUV.

"Why the passenger side?"

"Because I will already be in the car ready to drive of, if we are quick no cops will arrive, so we should be optimal about how much time we spent."

Franklin nodded, communicating that he understood.

"Now, one minute till the target leaves, guards have entered the left door, target will most probable exit via the same door, got a good angle?"

"My angle Is good, no problem."

Keith got into the driver side of the car, starting the engine for when they would run. He took out a visor to look at the exit where the target would exit, as he looked at the timer he saw it entering the last seconds.

"He will exit any second, you got eyes on the door?"

"Yes…"

Keith looked at the door seeing no one exit he looked at the other door

"Target exited, on the right heading towards his car."

Keith informed Franklin that the target exited the other door.

Franklin had to adjust his stance and take aim, while Keith got into the car.

*bang*

"I got a hit, he dead"

"Great now stop admiring your work and get into the car."

Keith could hear the shouts of the guards in the distance.

"We got a shooter, take cover!"

"Shots fired, Shots fired!"

"Where is that sone of a bitch."

Keith got out of the parking garage leaving the guard behind without being spot.

"Great work kid, you could have done it yourself."

"Thanks, but I ain't no kid, how old you anyway?"

Keith looked at Franklin and said seriously

"This really the time to ask that."

"just curios.. or you sensitive about that?"

"No its just that I met a lady that was also in her thirties, and man she looked like a walking corpse.. so."

"So you thirty?"

"thirty one, to be precise.."

"That's just six years of my age."

"Yeah, well I entered the business earlier than you."

"I have been in trouble for all my life, I don't know if you can beat that."

"I meant organised crime, have been doing this for around 10 years."

"That long.. I mean…. "

*ring*ring

Keith got a call.

"Hold on a sec.. Yes."

[Great work with the job, the portfolio that we made is getting to big, so I have decided to invest in some property, You know get some tangible assets – property – so I bought a house for Franklin, but before that.. I have bought an securoserve office for you, to be precise the Arcadius Business Centre office.]

"Really, for free?"

[Its compensation for the job and a investment just like for Franklin, ill send you the link to customise the office. I will do the rest.. Oh and don't say anything to Franklin, I will call him myself.]

"All right… Yo Franklin, I am going to take a taxi the rest of the way home."

"Huh why?"

"you need to go in a different direction."

"Ok, sure I could bring you ya know?"

"No I think you rather visit your new.. never mind Lester will call you, he will explain where you will be headed."

Keith could see doubt all over Franklins face, so he reassured him

"No worries, he is just investing in you."

"Man you always talk this cryptic?"

Keith laughed as he walked away from the car.

He called a cab to his location and while he waited he clicked the link that Lester gave him.

…

The Arcadius Business Centre was in Pillbox Hills, right in the middle of the city, it wouldn't be too much of an inconvenience to move between his home and office and he could even sleep there if he liked.

The base price was two million and a two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Keith liked the Old Spice Warms but the price was nine hundred and fifty thousand just for a different interior.

He looked at the name options choosing a name that would suit his style of business Vipers Venom even pouting a logo of two V's intersecting.

The money save was interesting, Keith could use it to hide his dirty money, but he didn't need it saying to himself, "Why would I hide it if I can launder it." Seeing no point in buying a safe equal to a small business.

The gun locker and Accommodations were selected, simply because he couldn't carry all his guns with him all the time and getting a place to sleep at other expense was always welcome.

The total coming to a three and a half million, money that he didn't have but Lester did.