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hnh: Darn. All I have is Internet based ginger snaps. *Eats one* Yummy!
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"But he was right, in a way." Jean lightly tapped her hand on the table. Logan, Scott, and Hank were with her. Bobby and Amara were watching Mr. Jackson in another room. "We know almost nothing about him. And if he didn't do the airport bombing, who did?"
"This may just be a ploy to get us suspicious." Hank offered.
"No."
They turned to look at Logan. "I don't think he works that way. He's too cocky. He doesn't care about us, he only cares about Jackson."
"Then why tell us?" Jean wondered aloud.
"He doesn't want to kill more than he has too? Perhaps there is an underlying meaning here."
In the back ground there was a light scuff and they all turned to see a maid. She only came every few days.
"Is there something wrong?" Scott gave her his best smile. She looked around nervously.
"I may be able to help you."
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The night was cool and the wind lightly blew around him. It made his coat billow, giving an evil looking aura.
Arcane watched the house. He could not afford to wait any longer. One way or another, someone was going to die tonight.
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"A woman?"
The maid nodded at Jean. "Yes. The woman was having an affair with Mr. Jackson. She knew something.Mr. Jackson has some illegitimate business."
"You think Mr. Jackson may have killed her for it?"
"When the stakes are high, no one's life is sacred. He probably killed the people at the airport too."
"Why are you telling us this?"
"Because the man in the trench coat is the only one who can stop Mr. Jackson, and if you stop him, he'll keep going."
"Why don't you go to the police?"
"The police stopped prosecuting people like him long ago."
"We can't just let Arcane kill him!"
"Why not? The world will be better off. I'll even tell the police you tried."
"That's not how it works!"
Jean glared at the maid loathingly. The maid returned her gaze steadily.
"Yeah, but it gives the desired results."
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Arcane slipped through the halls. He stopped suddenly at the voices of the redhead and some other woman.
"What kind of illegitimate enterprises?"
"A sort of estate inflation scam. A person will buy some land, get some agents to lie about the value so they withdraw a larger loan. They then sell the land to another one of their agents, and it keeps going until the money has been sapped out and the bank is left with a worthless piece of land."
"They were all killed over land?" That was an interesting concept. Arcane kept his thoughts quiet. No sense alerting them he was here.
"Not land. Money. Mr. Jackson has over a billion dollars on this deal."
A gruff voice this time. Probably his good friend, the Canadian.
"A lot of money. Enough to kill people over."
"So what do we do now?" Red head. She sounded worried. Time to go. Somebody's death was waiting.
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Yeah, I know. Incredibly short this time. But I wanted to leave off the next Death as a wrap-up. That's right, Arcane finishes next chappy.
Now I won't have any qualms about letting him show-up in Twisted Alliances.
Any who, please review.
hnh: Darn. All I have is Internet based ginger snaps. *Eats one* Yummy!
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"But he was right, in a way." Jean lightly tapped her hand on the table. Logan, Scott, and Hank were with her. Bobby and Amara were watching Mr. Jackson in another room. "We know almost nothing about him. And if he didn't do the airport bombing, who did?"
"This may just be a ploy to get us suspicious." Hank offered.
"No."
They turned to look at Logan. "I don't think he works that way. He's too cocky. He doesn't care about us, he only cares about Jackson."
"Then why tell us?" Jean wondered aloud.
"He doesn't want to kill more than he has too? Perhaps there is an underlying meaning here."
In the back ground there was a light scuff and they all turned to see a maid. She only came every few days.
"Is there something wrong?" Scott gave her his best smile. She looked around nervously.
"I may be able to help you."
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The night was cool and the wind lightly blew around him. It made his coat billow, giving an evil looking aura.
Arcane watched the house. He could not afford to wait any longer. One way or another, someone was going to die tonight.
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"A woman?"
The maid nodded at Jean. "Yes. The woman was having an affair with Mr. Jackson. She knew something.Mr. Jackson has some illegitimate business."
"You think Mr. Jackson may have killed her for it?"
"When the stakes are high, no one's life is sacred. He probably killed the people at the airport too."
"Why are you telling us this?"
"Because the man in the trench coat is the only one who can stop Mr. Jackson, and if you stop him, he'll keep going."
"Why don't you go to the police?"
"The police stopped prosecuting people like him long ago."
"We can't just let Arcane kill him!"
"Why not? The world will be better off. I'll even tell the police you tried."
"That's not how it works!"
Jean glared at the maid loathingly. The maid returned her gaze steadily.
"Yeah, but it gives the desired results."
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Arcane slipped through the halls. He stopped suddenly at the voices of the redhead and some other woman.
"What kind of illegitimate enterprises?"
"A sort of estate inflation scam. A person will buy some land, get some agents to lie about the value so they withdraw a larger loan. They then sell the land to another one of their agents, and it keeps going until the money has been sapped out and the bank is left with a worthless piece of land."
"They were all killed over land?" That was an interesting concept. Arcane kept his thoughts quiet. No sense alerting them he was here.
"Not land. Money. Mr. Jackson has over a billion dollars on this deal."
A gruff voice this time. Probably his good friend, the Canadian.
"A lot of money. Enough to kill people over."
"So what do we do now?" Red head. She sounded worried. Time to go. Somebody's death was waiting.
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Yeah, I know. Incredibly short this time. But I wanted to leave off the next Death as a wrap-up. That's right, Arcane finishes next chappy.
Now I won't have any qualms about letting him show-up in Twisted Alliances.
Any who, please review.