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The people there were all dressed like scientists with some people having their maximum concentration on the mixture of liquids, some measuring a kind of powder in bags, and another set of people sealing up the bag while some people stacked up the bags. It was like a manufacturing company. When they saw Tyson enter, they all paused for a brief moment and bowed their heads until Bruno gave the order to continue their work by clapping his hands twice.

A man walked up to him and bowed, he was also dressed like the rest too but he had a writing pad with him. Bruno gave him the package which he received with a nod and turned back to continue his work. They continued walking straight and they went through the back door. When they took off the mask, Yonda was shocked by what he saw. Tyson muttered, "Ricky again". Right in front of him, he saw footprints from blood and a fresh blood trail like someone has just been dragged across the floor.

He looked shocked and was afraid to move any further. His father called on him without looking back. "Follow me". He said with seriousness in his tone. Yonda followed looking all around and trying to avoid stepping on the blood trails. As they went further, the lights got dimmer and the place got darker and more tunnel shaped. Tyson and Bruno had no problem going through the dark place but been Yonda's first time here and due to the fear he had in his heart, it was quite difficult.

He would occasionally hit his foot on a chair lying around or step on a wood that will break under his shoe making an echoing noise, he even started to feel his way around with his hands but he still couldn't avoid hitting things. He made so much noise that Bruno had to come back to hold his hand and guided him through. When they got out of the dark place, a large room came into view, it wasn't all lit up but it was much better than the place they passed.

A bulb was in the center of the room and it shone a light on a gagged man tied up on a chair, battered and covered in blood with his head dropped, there was something off about him but Yonda couldn't figure out what it was and was not courageous to move closer to the to check him out. A man walked in from the dark area that light from the bulb didn't cover behind the tied man and when he came into view, Yonda's eyes widened; it was Uncle Ricky.

Ricky Thompson was Tyson's friend but he worked for him. Tyson offered him a job under him to help him as he didn't have anything to do at that time. He trusted him to the extent that he showed him most of his business partners, how he handled deals, and his networks, and even left him to handle some of his business in his absence sometimes. Ricky was more like a brother to him. As close as they were, they had contrasting personalities.

Tyson didn't want to deal in human trafficking, child trafficking, and those sort of dehumanizing businesses but Ricky has always wanted to carry out deals in those aspects. He had told Tyson about this many times and he was turned down each time. They even had a heated argument about it one time where Ricky had called Tyson "weak" because he was too soft and won't want to do things like a real man.

Ricky believes in using force and coercion to achieve his purposes. He will beat and use whatever torture method he deems fit on people until he gets his satisfactory result or until the person couldn't take it longer and give up the ghost. Tyson has tried to make him stop his bloody ways but all was to no avail. Yonda had only heard about how brutal he was but has never had to witness it this up close.

He had noticed that whenever he was around Ricky, he always felt uncomfortable and would want to get out of there as fast as he can. The reason was unclear but most times, he feels like he was going to harm him. "Ooh, Yonda. Sorry you had to meet me when I am attending to business. It was unavoidable". Ricky said wiping his bloody hands on a towel and offering a handshake to Yonda.

Yonda put his hands behind him in a swift movement and Ricky frowned at him for a brief moment before turning to face Tyson who leaned against the table with his arms folded staring strictly at Ricky. Bruno stood at the door, at attention as usual. "Why are you looking at me that way?". Ricky asked as he met Tyson's gaze.

Without waiting for a reply, he went to the table and picked up a pair of pliers then walked to the tied man. "So where did we stop?". He asked a rhetorical question and stepped on the man's foot expecting him to wince in pain. When he received no reaction whatsoever, he lifted the man's face and felt his breath, he wasn't breathing. Ricky dropped the man's head, looked at him, and slapped his head in disgust. "To even think that I wasn't done with him yet."

Tyson nodded at Bruno and Bruno made a call. Silence filled the room and it wasn't long when before two men came in, put the lifeless man in a body bag, and took him out. Tyson then broke the silence. "How do you feel now?". He asked Ricky. "What do you mean how I feel?". Ricky answered with a question. "Do you need to be this callous?".

"Callous you say?. I am doing all these in the best interest of the clan, come on. Don't you notice that no one dares to mess with you or double cross you as they do to other gangs?". "And you think that is because of your preferred method of dealing with things". Tyson fired back, this time his voice was raised more than before. Before Ricky could say anything, Tyson banged his fist on the table and said, "If you don't stop this disgusting act of yours, you will soon be cut out".

With this, he stormed out of the room and Bruno followed suit. "And?". Ricky said to Yonda with a sniff. "Nothing". Yonda replied and scrambled out.....