Total pages in book: 81
Estimated words: 77198 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 386(@200wpm)___ 309(@250wpm)___ 257(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77198 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 386(@200wpm)___ 309(@250wpm)___ 257(@300wpm)
“No kidding?”
“I wish I was.” Viper glanced over at Hawk, then back to me as he said, “Menace checked him out. His name is Brian Miller, and the guy’s a real piece of work. Been locked up for all kinds of shit, from domestic assault to distribution. As a matter of fact, there’s a warrant out on him now.”
“He married?”
“Nope,” Hawk answered. “No kids either.”
“So, how do you wanna play this?”
“I’d say the usual, but I don’t think we can just up and make this guy disappear. Someone might ask questions, and the last thing we need is this thing coming back to bite us in the ass.”
“We could make it look like he got in a fight in the alley.” Hawk glanced over at the deceased, then continued, “Or maybe a car hijacking.”
“A car hijacking could work, but if you want it to look legit, we’re gonna need to get on it.” I looked over to Viper as I added, “And I do mean we. I can’t pull it off without a little help.”
“Just tell me what you need us to do.”
“You can start by getting our friend out to the van.”
“Sure thing.” Viper opened the door and called out, “Hey, Lynch. Come give us a hand.”
“You got it, Prez.”
As soon as he stepped into the room, Viper announced, “We need to get Miller out to Billy’s van.”
“Whoa, you mean now?” Lynch asked with surprise. “While the club’s still open?”
“That’s exactly what I mean.” Lynch didn’t question him further. He simply stood there and listened as his president explained, “Menace already killed the cameras, so we just gotta walk him out of here without drawing any attention. You think you can manage that?”
“Won’t know until we try.” Lynch motioned his head toward the door, then said, “Let’s do this.”
Lynch and Hawk went over to Miller, and as soon as they had him in a standing position, Viper ordered, “Check his pockets. See if you can find his keys.”
Hawk’s face twisted into a grimace as he shoved his hand down in Miller’s front pocket. He dug around for a moment, then pulled out a set of keys and tossed them over to Viper.
Once he’d put them in his pocket, Viper opened the door, and Hawk and Lynch ushered Miller out into the hall. They hadn’t gotten far when Country came running over.
“Whoa, wait a gat dayum second.” Using his body as a shield, he quickly positioned himself between Lynch and Hawk, making it difficult for anyone to see the lifeless body they were carrying down the hall. You couldn’t miss the irritation in Country’s voice as he asked, “There a reason this shit couldn’t wait until we closed?”
Hawk pressed forward as he told him, “Wouldn’t be doing it if there wasn’t.”
I watched as they disappeared down the hall, then turned my attention back to the bloody mess I had to clean up. I reached down and took my hazmat suit out of my duffle bag, and as I slipped it on, Viper asked, “What are you doing?”
“Can’t exactly leave it like this.” I started prepping my sprayer as I told him, “Last thing you need is the cops snooping around and finding something that connects your girl to Miller.”
“You got a point there.” Viper took a look around, studying the mess at hand as he asked, “What can we do to help?”
“You up for a little remodel?”
“Whatever we need to do.”
“Get the chair out and pull up this carpet, then burn them. That’ll cut down on the cleanup time, and then, I can get to Miller.”
“You got it.”
Viper called in a couple of his prospects, and half an hour later, the room had been torn apart and was now completely void of any biological remains. Viper and Hawk followed me out to the van and helped me stow away my equipment. Once we had it sorted, I turned to Viper and said, “I’ll need Hawk or one of the boys to follow me in Miller’s car.”
“Hawk will go.”
“He’ll need to wear a suit and gloves.”
“That really necessary?”
“Can’t take a chance on him contaminating the car with evidence.”
“I hadn’t considered that.” Viper thought for a moment, then asked, “Any idea where you’ll leave him?”
“I’m thinking in an alley down by the strip. It would fit with the whole car jacking thing, but I’ll have to find a spot without any street cams.”
“I’ll have Menace find you a spot. When y’all get close, check your phone for the exact location.”
“Sounds good.”
I got in my van, closed the door, and was about to back up when Viper shouted, “Hey, hold up!”
When he got to the van, I rolled down the window and asked, “Yeah?”
“I forgot to give you this.” He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a couple of sheets of paper. “This is everything Menace found on the girl. Looks like she was on the up and up until about five years ago, then vanished without a trace.”