CHAPTER 9

None of this belongs to me

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The Boss controlled the game. He had decided to adopt the name that the police were giving him. He had known that they had discovered his domineering hand the very moment they had thought of it. He had ears everywhere.

The Boss picked up his voice modifier and the phone and called his main reporter on pay roll.

"Clara Martin" said the sweet female voice

"It's me" He growled through the voice modifier" I am faxing you some information. Work on that. Make it quick. Tonight. Forget the interview"

The line clicked and Clara found herself once more with a silent phone to her ears. Just then the fax machine started to beep and scratch as a page was absorbed into it and emerged out of the other end with words typed on it, followed by another three pages.

She picked it up and started reading as a big smile formed on her face. This was big. Very big.

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"Carlo Briaglia" Bradford said

The room was full of police officers and C.R.A.S.H. agents all sitting around Bradford and Leblanc, listening

"He has priority over all other cases. He has been identified as the infamous "Boss". "

The listeners started to murmur. Leblanc took over.

"An Informer has told us that he will be at the reading of the will of deceased Gang-Lord Tommy Vercetti.

Ray Machowski froze as he heard that. He listened intently as Leblanc and Bedford detailed the strategy. He made a mental note of all the covered doors, sniper positions and all other orders given to inform Claude, CJ and George.

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Forelli and Briaglia sat on the table looking at the man who had knocked on their door and offered information on the Enterprise.

"What do you want in exchange?" asked Forelli

The Traitor from the Enterprise looked at them and said "There is a man who killed my father. Tommy Vercetti promised me I'd get my revenge on him, but now he is dead and the current management of the Enterprise is kicking me around. I want Donald Love"

"Very well Mr. Carrington" Forelli said "It's a deal"

He moved forward to shake his hand but Briaglia held his forearm and stopped him

"We should think it first" Briaglia said

"There is nothing to think, Carlo. And anyway, I'm the boss here not you. Don't forget that"

He turned and shook George's hand.

"What do you have for us?" Forelli asked

"Well" George started "Tomorrow is the reading of Tommy's Will. Every member of the Enterprise will be there. IT would be a good idea to attack then…"

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The police meeting was over and Ray ran downstairs to the payphone to call Claude and tell them about the police raid that would take place. HE looked behind himself to make sure he wasn't being followed and inserted the coin into the payphone.

He waited

"Come on! Pick it up!" He said getting desperate

"This is the answer machine, please leave your message after the bleep" said the generic female voice after a few seconds.

"Excellent" thought Ray "nobody there" He reflected for a while. He knew he shouldn't leave a message with what he had heard, but he was going to forget it, it was too much Information. He knew it was pretty safe connection too, impossible to track or record without inside manipulation. He decided to leave the message. Ray started to slowly dictate everything he had heard, all the positions of the police forces and tactics.

He hung up still thinking about if he had done the right thing or not. He needn't think any longer. C.R.A.S.H. agents popped from every corner pointing their rifles at him and he saw Captain Bedford and Doctor Leblanc come forward accompanied by a third man he soon recognised as his own son.

"Good job James" congratulated Bedford as young James Machowski smiled.

"We knew we had a mole in the department" Bedford continued this time addressed to Ray.

He took out a cassette player and started playing. Ray was frozen once more as he heard this time, his own voice dictate the very same words he had just spoken on the phone

Bedford stopped the tape.

"With help form James, we have located you as the spy by intercepting the phone. It is enough to put you in jail for treason." Leblanc said.

The C.R.A.S.H. agents handcuffed him and shoved him into a car.

"And by the way" Bedford said, reading his mind. The phone was intercepted in a way that your friends have received no record of it, meaning they know nothing of the raid.

"Shit!" Ray Cursed as the car drove him away.

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CJ, Joey Leone and Johnny "Big Head" sat in the hideout CJ had provided for Joey and Big Head.

Big Head stretched on the sofa. They had been hours at it, planning what to do tomorrow.

"When is this friend of yours arriving?" Joey asked

"Soon" CJ answered taking a sip from his can of beer.

After a few minutes the door bell rang and the three men sat up. Joey and Big Head pulled guns at the ready.

"Who's there?" CJ asked

"It's I, Woozie" said the ringer and CJ motioned the other two to put the guns down as he opened the door.

Woozie entered in clutches and assisted by Su Xi Mu

"Lets get quickly to business, I'm in a hurry" He said as he sat down "I need to get back before they notice I'm gone from the Hospital"

"Woozie, this is Joey Leone and Johnny "Big Head"; guys this is Wu Zi Mu "CJ said quickly and the two Italians quickly shook the blind mans hands.

"Both are ready to leave behind old adversities to face the future better equipped"

Woozie agreed and showed his respect with a tilt of his head.

"We want to attack the Enterprise and take over their businesses. I know enough of the Enterprise to be able to attack and take over quickly and efficiently" CJ said

"Joey and Big Head will help me with the management leaving your duties to a bare minimum"

"In that case, how is it that I can help you?"

"Until we have an army of our own, we will need some men"

"That is done. I will give you as many Triads as we can spare. When do you need them?"

"By tomorrow" Joey answered this time "We will be attacking the reading of the will"

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"Congratulations Machowski" Captain Harris said resentfully to James. He somehow had appreciated Ray.

"Thank you Captain" young James said as he moved his things into a bigger cubicle. He had been promoted.

Leblanc entered Harris's office

"Was it necessary to give him a promotion?" Harris asked Leblanc." He's just a rookie"

"Absolutely. Gives motivation to other workers" Leblanc said implacably

"He won't be able to cope with the responsibilities" Harris argued

"That's not why I'm here" Leblanc said, cutting him off "I need you to sign these"

He handed him a few papers.

"What's this? Harris asked putting on his reading glasses

"Release forms for one of the prisoners Bedford and I caught on the street."

"Why would you want to free them" Harris asked astonished

"We made a deal. He gave us all the information on the Syndicate and on Briaglia. He has confirmed that Briaglia is the "Boss" and is prepared to continue helping us" Leblanc said "and obviously the deal will only come into action once the information leads us to the capture or elimination of Carlo Briaglia"

"Very well" Harris said as he signed the forms "Here"

Leblanc took the forms back and muttered a polite word of thanks before leaving.

Harris turned and switched on his little TV in the cupboard to relax for a few minutes. He received pretty much the opposite effect.

"The police are following a lead of a man known as the "The Boss" whose identity is unknown." Said Clara Martin from the TV " He is known to be responsible of all acts occurring in Liberty City for the past months including the Gang War in Chinatown that resulted in many civilian and police officer deaths. C.R.A.S.H. units have come from other parts of the country to take car of this man who is quickly escalating his way on the FBI most wanted listed.

However Love Media has received a tip from a trustworthy source that this person will be present in the Reading of the Will of late Tommy Vercetti. Love Media will be there tomorrow to find out who this man of mystery is. More information after the commercials, with Clara Martin"

The News Program song started as many people around Liberty clapped their hands on their mouths knowing that the day of tomorrow would be a normal day in the lives of the people of Liberty, and many others ventured guesses on who this man could possibly be.

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A/N What do you think? My boom chapter will be coming next. Till then you can try and work out who the Boss is. I have put up a forum in case anyone wants to post their ideas on who He/She is, or you could also put it in a review.