Episode 202
Ngozi was seated inside the office when Mike returned from the medics.
"What are you doing here?" He asked as he eased himself into the room.
"Clement asked me to leave." She replied.
"But why? Are you guys through with the questioning?" Mike asked.
"Not at all. He just claimed he want me out of the roo for reasons best known to him." She replied.
Mike sat down on one of the table and stared at Ngozi
"Ngozi, tell me, do you know that criminal?" Mike asked.
"Why asking?"
"I have always noticed from the way you look at him and the way he looks at you, it seems you have something in common. And just last week, I was passing the corridor when I heard you say something like Nwankwo. I wanted to eavesdrop, but I am on my way to lock Doctor Rapheal up. I know Nwankwo is his name, so what's the relationship? What does it look like?"
Ngozi could see the look on his face, everything screamed suspicion.
"He is my brother." She said throwing Mike off balance. He was expecting Ngozi to say they were partners in crime and had committed all atrocities together, the least he expected was the brother-sister relationship.
"What happened?" Mike asked.
Ngozi then took her time to explain how she got seperated with her brother and the way they got reunited.
"And what plans have you put in place?" Mike asked.
Ngozi couldn't believe she was hearing this from Mike.
"I have spoken to Clement, but he refused. Moreso, I didn't ask for his release, all I wanted him to do was release him to me for a few hours and travel to the village so our parents can see him. But Clement has been irrational who only knew about himself and cared about himself. You saw the way he expertly brushed off father's case. He knows how to protect his family, but he doesn't care about what happens to someone else's family." Ngozi said with utmost bitterness.
"Don't talk like that. Lets go." Mike said leading the way.
"Where are we going?" She asked.
"Just come with me." with this they exited the office.
And a minute later, they were standing at the door into the holding.
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Clement gave Ngozi an askance look which wore off as quickly as it came.
"Your brother Kelvin, is the popular Danger-kelv, the man behind every evil perpetrated by the Khal corp. The main man of the Khal corp, he has been the number one right from the time he joined, while I was number two, a certain Hakym was number three, but as things were, Hakym is the number two man. I have pictorial evidences of I am Kelvin. There is a woman named Becky, only Sylvester will know her, she was the woman who was oozing blood from the nose, the day you traced me to Edo state. If you get her, she'll give you more evidences. According to the note she dropped inside my pocket which I have since hidden." Jay paused as he removed a folded paper from only God knows where and flashed it accross the officer's faces.
It reads; "D-K tried to kill you. If you managed to survive this without the police getting you. 25 I-admiralty-have- Ikoyi-the-estate-recording."
Clement and his colleagues couldn't undertand the last sentences which was written with hyphens.
Jay smiled. "It simply means, 25 Admiralty way, Ikoyi estate, her location and I have the recording."
Clement was dumbfounded, he didn't know what to say and as if pre-planned, his colleagues didn't say anything too, maybe they just wanted him to handle everything.
"Are you sure of what you are saying?" Sylvester asked, even though his voice didn't sound familiar, he wasn't sure if the voice belonged to him.
"I am dead sure. For more evidences, go to Kamboil petroleum and gas along the boarder road, go inside the mini mart and asked for Kenny, the manager. He has served as a watchman for the corporation. All the staffs in the gas station knew him." Jay explained.
Sylvester with facial expression passed a silent information to Mike who nodded in affirmation.
"I have many evidences that could nail, Danger-kelv. He should be your number one priority, once you get him you've gotten Khal corp, but with Danger-kelv at large, am afraid things might go wrong." Jay explained after which he went silent and every other questions he was asked, he didn't answer.
Clement couldn't explain how he felt that moment, he just knew he couldn't feel anything, he couldn't feel his legs as he walked, he couldn't feel his brain, because every trial to think, ends with an headache. The only thing he could feel was his heartbeat which was abnormally faster, two beats per millisecond.
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Clement was seated in the office with his colleagues, everyone to his own thoughts. He thought about the events in the last two weeks, how he discovered that his long lost sister was an assassin, thanks to God that no one else knew about it, but all the same she would be charged to court for another gruesome offence which it only takes the grace of God and exceptional expertise of a lawyer to win such case. The possiblity of winning such case is always one out of ten which only happens once in every decade. The best every lawyer can do is to fight to the end in a bid to make the judge linient in his judgement. Some lawyers are even quick to give up on the case the moment they entered the courtroom. Even though, Sandra Oselu has volunteered to get Victoria a sound lawyer. Just last week he lost his dear wife, the greatest misfortune that ever befelled him. It has always been at the back of his mind that, he wanted just two kids, a boy and a girl. And as God would have it, he had the girl already, and God willing his second child will be a boy, where is that woman who promised to bear the kids? Tears threatened to spill, but he knew better not to let them. And just today when he had concluded that all storm is over and calmness restored, he got a double header shocking revelation, even though, one was a mere speculation while the other looked to be true, but he expected Jay to back his claims up with concrete evidences. But will he be responsible for the fall of his family members? First his actions cost Rachel's death, his actions got Victoria arrested, now, he is expected to take charge and get his brother arrested and finally, his father. He just hoped everything he heard were all lies.
Sylvester on his part was just waiting for someone to make the move, he wasn't suprised that Danger-kelv was someone close to the force, because from his actions, he seemed to be well informed, but the most suprising aspect was that a whole Clement was related to the notorious Kelv. Though he hasn't met any of Clement's family except his late wife. So no wonder, Kelvin had so many informations about the police and their work plans. Could Clement be Kelvin's informant? He need to investigate this to the end.
Mike on the other hand was just looking from one person to the other, clearing his throat, making sounds just to get their attention and make someone speak. But as things were, everyone has lost their voice, and chances of them getting it back was slim and as a matter of fact, impossible.
Ngozi was happy at the latest development. How God works, no man can explain. Just some weeks ago, Clement was head bent on making sure Jay faces the wrath of the law, despite knowing that she was related to him. Maybe he wanted to punish Jay so badly because of her. To prove a point that, as a police officer or any security agent, your family members must be law abiding, because any of them found perpetrating evil will be punished severely. Despite her pleas to let her brother out for a few hours, Clement refused.
Now that Clement has found himself in deep waters too, it remained to be seen how he intends to get his brother out of this. She was not all that suprised, as she has been speculating, predicting Kelvin's involvement with the Khal corp, but the way and manner which the truth was revealed and the look on Clement's face was all fun to watch.
"So?" She said.
"So?" Sylvester asked.
Mike wanted to just remove his gun and shoot the two of them for their foolishness.
"What do you suggest we do?" Ngozi asked, her eyes set on Clement.
"Well, we have to visit the Becky of a woman first to find out what she knew about these whole thing. And then proceed to Kamboil petroleum and gas, to find out all the manger knew about the whole scenario." Clement explained.
"And why should we do that? Time is not on our side, I believe we should swing into action immediately and get him arrested." Ngozi said.
"Well, we can't afford to be hasty about this. Slow and steady wins the race." Clement replied.
"Not in a situation like this."
"Don't you dare question my authority. Sylvester, prepare and intelligence report and swing to action immediately, lead a team to Miss Becky's apartment, Mike, kamboil is your next destination, I'll personally lead a team to Chief Obi Patrick's house." Clement instructed.
"And me?" Ngozi asked.
Clement looked at her for a while.
"Join hands with Sylvester and his team."
--to be continued--