NOVPUBWith that, Operation Countdown has finally started and they were working without rest to fabricate lies and to actually make it look like an actual raid, but in the meantime do not give too much information.
While they were doing that, James was finally heading back home where the atmosphere was very different. The news spread like wildfire among everybody that they lost Ferucci too or at least he was fighting for his life, and with that everybody thought about one thing.
What's going to happen next? What is going to be James's next steps?
All they could think about is the war and the consequences of it. Like Ferucci was close to James, they knew it, and they thought he is going to go berserk now that Ferucci barely survived it all, the mission that he ordered to do, that he sent there.
Hector too was thinking about it when he arrived at the estate, like he thought James hundred percent felt guilty about the situation and this guilt will just power his hunger for revenge even more… to literally wipe everybody out of the map and finally let the peace begin.
"Is it alright that we only left one guard with Ferucci?" Ramirez asked as they were just standing at the driveway waiting for James himself to show up.
"It's good, I think James will do something so his identity will be kept safe." Hector said as he was thinking about the next step, trying to guess what it would be because right now everything was chaos.
Are they going to do how they talked about it, the cartel connection, to kill Aubrey, then just seize any assets they can and start the bigger operation while fighting against the cartel? It all seemed good, but in reality it was harder than they thought, especially after it all started so quick and suddenly. He was also guessing what happened to Marco and what he could have said to James, what that motherfucker held in, what was the deal between him and the cartel.
"Look, these fuckers already picked it up." Ramirez pulled out Hector from his thoughts as he stepped to him, his phone in hand.
It was the news.
"Marco De Luca, a known underworld figure, one of the key players in organised crime has been hit. Restaurants and coffee shops tied to him have been attacked. We also got footage and information that his estate too was attacked.
As you can see, the IF, along with other law enforcement, have moved in and closed down the street. An investigation is currently ongoing... but you can see the scale of it, bodies, bullet shells everywhere.
That can only tell us one thing, a war has started. But what war?
Did the government finally declare war on organised crime after years of turning a blind eye?
Or is this a nightmare we're going to live again?
The underworld has once again been set on fire. And the families, they've started a war against each other.
We don't know yet what happened to Marco… but one thing is for sure.
The capital… is in flames.
More updates will follow. This is IBAS News.
Hector just stared at the footage, because shit, the guys really fucked it up. The restaurant and the coffee shops… literally, some of them burned out entirely. The fire even spread to other buildings, and the sheer amount of bullet shells in front of the restaurant is just crazy.
They really massacred everybody that was in there.
"I like what she said." Ramirez said as he pulled back the phone. "Was it the government or the fire sparked again in the underworld? It's kinda poetic, isn't it? But they are at least on the right track."
"Yeah, but let's see what the government will say about the restaurant and coffee shops, because they really fucked it up like shit. How many have died?" Hector asked because it was really something else. He thought it would be less… brutal.
"I think hundreds, but we will see that in the news or in an official statement." Ramirez said as he put away his phone.
"That too. Official statement, what the fuck are they going to say?" Hector asked once again, but before Ramirez could answer, someone appeared at the front gates.
"Let me!" A firm and loud voice of a woman… and it was clear who it was.
Sophia…
Hector immediately ran toward the gate with Ramirez, and it was really her in a red dress, looking gorgeous, standing at the gate without any security.
"Sophia?" Hector asked as he just stared at her… like what the fuck is happening?
"Oh, Hector, nice to see you." She said as she smiled at him. "Can my guys come in?" She asked as she pointed her finger toward the end of the road where her convoy stopped.
But Hector thought about it, because she is literally a menace and like a snake… and showing up suddenly out of nowhere was definitely stranger. She said she had problems with gangs and hadn't even contacted them since then.
She just out of nowhere pulled up in a dress, looking gorgeous, like she's on a date or something.
"Are you planning to attack us?" Hector asked it straight.
"Yeah, with my fists." She said as she threw up her hands. "What the fuck are you thinking, Hector? I came in peace. Finally, I finished with my preparations. So let me in and my guys."
Hector wasn't believing her because she was a tricky woman under her gorgeous appearance and body… disappearing and then coming when a war broke out.
But still, she had no weapon on her, and only four cars were at the end of the road… if they tried, they could easily fuck them up.
"Let them in." Hector said and waved his hand. The gates opened, and in the street, the guards let the convoy go into the estate. And then what happened was… well, surprising.
Hector and the guards were prepared like it was an ambush, a surprise attack or explosion … but it was more powerful than they thought.
