April 14 7:30 AM
MacDougall woke up and sat at the end of his bed.
"Ugh my fuckin head" MacDougall moaned remembering all the shots of Scotch he downed last night.
MacDougall quickly showered and threw on his clothes before heading down to the bar. MacDougall saw Wallace talking to man in a white shirt.
"Mornin lad, where's Paul and the madam at?" MacDougall asked.
"Thought I'd let them sleep in some more" Wallace answered before introducing his friend. "This is Valery Popov he's a FSS agent like Kalinin currently working undercover as a captain in Vladimir Kandinsky's crew"
MacDougall and Valery shook hands and sat down after MacDougall ordered a coffee with vodka.
"So, You're posing as a captain in one the Kandinsky brothers' factions, what can you tell me about the Red Shadow and the Shadow Warriors specifically? MacDougall asked.
"I've been working my way up through Vladimir Kandinsky's faction the Red Shadow. I was assigned to his faction a few months ago and he made me captain of a small group in the Tagansky District" Valery explained.
"Interesting..and what of The Bombers, Kandinsky's demolition team?" MacDougall asked
"Seung works closely with the Kandinsky brothers and is basically responsible for the bombings of rival businesses as well as the bombing that killed Vyacheslav Ivanov who was the head of the Presnya gang. Valery said
"Yeah I heard about that, Ivanov was running several underground gambling dens in the Presnensky District and didn't cut Kandinsky in. Kandinsky responded by having Seung's guys put a bomb under his car..killed him and his 12 year old son" Wallace added.
"The bastard killed a child, what a monster" MacDougall said his blood boiling.
Monique and Paul arrived at the bar shortly and Valery and Wallace explained everything to them.
"Jesus christ I didn't think Kandinsky would kill a child" Paul said in disbelief.
"Kandinsky might come off as a nice and charismatic business man but he's one ruthless son of a bitch who will kill anyone that gets in his way. The man was a former Soviet General who made his fortune in illegal arms dealing, contract killings and even working with North Korean and Saudi terrorists groups" Wallace said.
Hernandez and Drake arrived about an hour later along with Karim.
"Well looks like the gangs all here" Hernandez said with a smile.
"Mr Ibrahimov here has good news" Drake said before motioning to Karim.
"So Mr. MacDougall my boss likes what he heard and will set up a meeting with Mr. Seung. Mr Seung wants to meet at the Diamond at 8 tonight" Karim said.
"You guys will be doing some spy work, however you are not to engage in any criminal activity that can cause death or injury to civilians" Hernandez instructed.
"Understood, you 3 heard that? Nothing reckless" MacDougall said to Paul, Monique and Wallace.
"Ha, YOU talking about not being reckless? Monique laughed.
"Roman will be working with you guys from here on out, also to keep on eye on you Michael" Drake jokingly said.
"Don't worry lads I'll play by all the rules" MacDougall assured Drake.
9:45 AM
Timofey Kandinsky's office
Moscow, Russia
Kandinsky arrived at his office, to hold a meeting with his lieutenants who arrived shortly after. Kennedy McCarthy, Seung-Kyung-Rhee, and Nikolai Borodin exited out of a black Range Rover and headed inside.
McCarthy in his early 50s stood 6 feet tall with brown almost reddish hair and a muscular build. Seung in his 40s had long black hair that went passed his shoulders and stood about 6'2 250 lbs and has a long scar under is left eye. Borodin was average height with a stocky build. He had a buzz cut and a beard and also in his 40s. The men all sat at the table before Kandinsky spoke.
"I have received news that Mr. Arakelian and Mr. Hong have been arrested. They were apprehended by FSS agents and their properties seized" Kandinsky explained.
"You mean federal agents came and got them". McCarthy asked.
Kandinsky nodded before continuing.
"They have given up vital information that could lead to the arrests of all of us, they were captured in St. Petersburg days ago" Kandinsky explained.
"According to some of Hong's men the captors used vehicles with high tech gear, it was definitely the government" McCarthy said.
"High tech weapons? I wasn't aware the FSS had access to vehicles with such technology" Kandinsky said.
Borodin then spoke.
"From what my men gathered, Mr. Hong and Mr. Arakelian are in protective custody in the prison in St. Petersburg" Borodin said.
"I see" Kandinsky said before addressing Seung. "Mr. Seung, I believe you know what must be done"
"Yes, I'll send some of my men to St. Petersburg" Seung said.
"Very well, from now on we will need to be cautious. I will look into this problem" Kandinsky said.
The men then stood up, shook hands and then exited the empty club. Kandinsky now by himself grabbed a cell phone from his desk and dialed a number and a man answered
"Привет (hello)" Kandinsky said.
"You know I don't speak Russian Tim, what can I do for ya?" a man on the other line asked.
"I want to know about the people who arrested my associates" Kandinsky said.
"The people who arrested them weren't actually with the FSS. It was 4 people that arrested them, 3 men and a 1 female, they were traveling in vehicles that used weapons like EMPs, smokescreens, and spike strips" The man said.
"Like something out of a spy or science fiction movie. Anything else? Kandinsky asked.
"Maybe mercenaries, or something I dunno" The man said.
"I'll have my men investigate what kind of vehicles were they driving but what else can you tell me about the individuals?" Kandinsky asked the man.
"They might be American, maybe CIA even" the man said.
"I see...I currently have something to attend to right now but we will speak again in a couple of days" Kandinsky said.
The man then hung up and Kandinsky and dialed another man's number.
Some remote location outside Aktobe, Kazakhstan
10:20 AM
Vladimir Kandinsky had just concluded a deal with a Kazakh gang selling off a crate of AK47s. Vladimir stood about 6 feet tall and muscular build. He had black shaggy hair, blue eyes and a mustache. Vladimir put the case of money in the trunk of his black 2006 Mercedes-Benz SL500 then his phone rang.
"Hello?" Vladimir answered.
"Brother, this is me I need to you too look Into something for me" Kandinsky said.
"What is it?" Vladimir asked.
"These people who apprehended Mr. Hong and Mr. Arakelian were said have been driving vehicles capable of firing weapons like EMPs" Kandinsky said.
"What? there's no way the FSS or SVR could posses such weaponry" Vladimir said.
Maybe they could be working for someone else maybe the CIA but I want you to look into it, find out who their working for and what kind of vehicles were they driving" Kandinsky ordered.
"Very well, I'll look into it brother" Vladimir said before hanging up.
Vladimir got in his car and drove off. Vladimir was racing through the Kazakh countryside when a police car began following him.
"дерьмо (shit)" Vladimir said pulling over.
Vladimir remained quiet as the officer approached, fortunately for him the officer spoke Russian.
"Good morning sir, can I see your license and insurance please?" The officer requested.
Vladimir handed over his license to the officer who inspected it.
"Russian Federation? What brings you to Kazakhstan? The officer asked.
"Im here to see my niece, now I'm headed back to Moscow" Vladimir explained.
"I see, before I let you go I must search your vehicle" the officer said.
"No problem" Vladimir said.
Vladimir exited his CLK followed behind the officer. Vladimir quickly reached into his jacket and pulled out a Makarov pistol and shot the officer in the back of the head. The officer fell to the ground and Vladimir fired 3 more rounds into the officer's back.
"Couldn't risk you finding anything" Vladimir said to the officer who now laid lifelessly on the ground.
Vladimir hurried back to his car and drove off, it would take him at least a day to get back to Moscow.