Quietness of the shadows

Chapter 21th

Everyone moved in towards the storage building while being careful to stay down low from getting hit from a stray bullet of sorts. Castle had pulled out his small revolver from his grey coat jacket. His blood pressure was rising from the thrill of the excitement happening. It was almost like living in one of his mystery novels.

His friend moved in to the door to check out the lock. While Castle standing behind him with the two officers waiting on the side of the building to check out the premises. Removing his equipment from his pants pocket. He went to work with trying to pick the lock along with placing his ear against it to hear the click.

After a few moments." GOT IT CASTLE!" He said softly for his ears only. "We need to be careful now, bro." He replied with looking for the two officers moving towards the back.

Moving inside slowly with the lights down low. There was an air of urgency to find the diamonds quickly. With Castle's friend moving near a small office, they heard voices inside sounding like they were eating mentioning Chinese food.

Castle spoke in his friend's ear. "Let's get away from the door and walk upstairs. I have a feeling the safe holding the diamonds might be there." Castle exclaimed with his hand shaking slightly with holding his gun and taking in a deep breath.

Outside the two officers had spotted someone in the window on the second floor. "Castle and his friend might be walking into trouble." Sergeant Crowley with the force for the Bronx station the last ten years.

"I agree Ed. Do you think you're able to take him out quickly with the silencer without alerting those inside the building?" Lt. Dave Kempter age 34 and with the force for seven years.

"I will try with switching from the rifle to the silencer. " Handing the rifle to his partner, while pulling out the special silencer from his jacket and checking the ammo inside. It was a new development special gun by the lab for purposes like these. It's been a success with officers in the streets.

Pointing the silencer up towards the window. Sergeant Crowley was an expert shot always on the rifle and gun range. "Ready." He said with his finger on the trigger before firing two shots through the window not breaking and hitting the man inside directly to his chest and head falling to the cement floor. Anyone downstairs wouldn't be able to hear the thump and window.

Meanwhile Castle and his friend heard something knowing that the officers no doubt were up to something. It wasn't until they reach the door and opened it to see the body and a pool of crimson around the body. Castle moved over to the body with bending down to check for a pulse in the base of the neck with no pulse at all. He moved towards the window to notice the two holes caused by the shots. He pushed up the pane window to look down to see the two officers.

He waved down to them to let them know they were inside and ready to find the diamonds. The safe was in the corner with his friend having gone to work on opening the safe. Castle smirked with seeing his friend concentrating hard with his ear to the lock using some type of electronic equipment to find the right combination.

After a few moments..."BINGO! Ain't I great Castle? I have done my best work to date." He said smuglike to Castle smiling but yet being careful that the men downstairs might be coming up to check on their man. He opens the black safe door and right away the glitter of the diamonds sitting...

"We need to get them all inside the baqs and return them to the 12th precinct." Pulling out the plastic bags and placing the diamonds inside with leaving the trays on the counter next to the safe. Hopefully they will be able to fit all of them without leaving any behind.

Taking another five minutes removing the last two trays and placing them in the bags. Castle told his friend to lock the vault once again with moving out of the room and taking the stairs one more time and without getting caught.

Hearing the voices inside the office. The both men moved quickly carrying the five bags with the diamonds and meeting up with the two officers running to catch up with them back to their vehicles. "Any problems Castle with the body we took out with the special silencer?" Sergeant Crowley asked with having to be out of breath from running.

"None. He's dead Sergeant. However those men in the office will be quite shock with seeing their associate dead and the safe empty of the diamonds. We need to get back to the 12th precinct. Thank you for helping us out. I am sure Captain Beckett will be able to help out with a generous contribution."

"It would be nice Mr. Castle. We must go now to report to our supervisor." Both of the officers headed for their vehicle with his partner opening up the trunk to place the silencer inside for future use.

Meanwhile inside the small office. The two men finished eating decided to find out why their associate didn't bother to come downstairs to finish up his egg roll and egg drop soup. Throwing this garbage into the trash can, they headed out to walk up the stairs calling out his name.

He didn't answer with the two men opening up the door to see his body and the pool of blood on the floor with two bullets. "What the hell! We have better check the vault." Moving over to the vault and knowing the combination begin to turn the dial to the proper combination of numbers.

Taking a deep breath before saying a word. He opened the door to find it empty. "DAMN! I blame Franklins for this vault to be empty."

"What makes you think it was him in the first place?" His associate said with annoyance in his demeanor.

"I don't know. But I need a reason to blame someone. Let's get out of here and start investigating who might of taken the diamonds." Moving quickly out of the room to head downstairs and their vehicle parked in the back.