Chapter 9
-Abaddon building-
-Parking lot-
The sound of footsteps and chains rattling was heard in the parking lot of the building, as a group of women of varying ages but what was common between them was the dirty clothes, worn out and dishevelled appearance and red marks somewhere on their body, They were being escorted towards a cargo truck by four people who were armed with rifles and covered head to toe in black with porcelain animal masks to cover their face.
The armored men were silent as they took the women who some were silently sobbing, crying or sniffling to the truck, opening the door of the trailer, the women started to walk inside it and when there were no more, they closed the door and locked it with a keylock.
The two, one with a boar and the other with a dog mask turn around ready to leave while the other two, with one having a bear and the other an eagle mask went to the driver seat of the truck but two thuds, stopped them making the two who were about to get in the truck to turn around to see the other two on the ground unconscious.
"The hell," Bear said as he approached the two slowly to check on them while Eagle had his gun ready to fire at anything.
Crouching down when he reached them, Bear checked on their pulses. "They are fine just out of it," he said as he noticed something odd a small red dot on Boar's neck. "The…" he didn't finish as he felt something pierce his own neck but before, he could move or do anything, he fell on the ground unconscious.
Eagle started to aimlessly point his gun at the parking lot. "Who the hell is out there!" he yelled getting silence as a response, he took out his phone but before he could do anything, a hand covered his mouth and then he felt volts reck through his body knocking him out.
{Parking lot secure,} Amber said as she dropped the man and became visible as the other two walked out of the shadows.
{Good job, no problems I presumed?} Ben asked as he walked into the elevator and pressed a button.
{Yes, Sir there were no problems,} Amber answered as she and Yuga went to tie the four up with some chains.
{Good,} Ben said as the door closed and the elevator started to move.
While Yuga and Amber tied the four, Lilith went to the back of the truck. {Amber look for the key of lock,} Lilith said getting a nod from the other woman.
{Here,} she said throwing at her.
Grabbing it, Lilith unlocked the lock and opened the door to look at the women who were looking at the floor something that, made her almost shed a tear not only seeing women of her age but some way younger, than her making her tighten her grip on the door, as she scanned their faces. "Those fucks are going to pay," she thought. {Do they match the list?}
Yusei went through the list of the missing people. {Wait a moment,} he said and after a while of analyzing. {They are… and even some who aren't on the records.}
{What is their state?} Ben asked as he lean on the elevator wall closing his eyes.
{They look like they have been through too much,} Lilith said as the prolonged time of the door being opened made some look at her and on instinct back away. "poor souls," she thought {Outside speakers on,} she said making her helmet beep a little.
"Hey," she said gently making some flinch slightly at the voice. "We are here to help, you don't have to worry this nightmare is over," she said trying to reassure them, but it didn't have the effect, she wished making her backed away.
She took out a light grenade and changed the settings and placed it inside of the truck to make the grenade light up and illuminate the inside of the trailer.
Looking at them. "We are going to get you help," she said closing the door.
{Outside speakers off,} she said walking to the driver seat getting in, she pulled out a flash drive and stick it on the USB port on the stereo. {Now it's your turn Yusei,} she said getting out of the truck.
{Leave it to me,} he said as the truck turn itself on. {I'll get them out of here safely} he said as the car started to self-drive out of the parking lot.
{You better not fuck up,} she said with a grumble.
{geez, Nice to hear, that you have so much confidence in me.}
Ben sighed at the comment. {You three stay in your location,} he said as he went to this pouch and took out two smoke grenades.
He looked up. {X-ray on,} he gave the command and now, he was able to see the people in the fifth floor being three on the hallway close to the elevator and three in an office a bit farther from it. "This is going to be easy."
The door opened as Ben walked out of the elevator, he threw the grenades into the hallway soon enveloping it in smoke.
"What the hell is this!" one shouted as he tried to wave the smoke out of his face. "Call…" he didn't finish as Ben dashed at him and punched him the in face breaking the man's mask and sending him to the wall.
"Shit, we are under attack!" another yelled as he took aim at what he thought to, be Ben but before he could fire, he was elbowed in the face also breaking his mask as Ben grabbed him by the arm and threw him over his shoulder slamming the man into the ground.
The last one tried to run away but Ben fired a shock grenade hitting the fleeing man on the back shocking him and knocking him out.
"Like, I said easy," he though walking passed the three unconscious men.
-Inside the office-
The three men who were left, two who where with their guns aimed at the door ready to fire, one had a crocodile and the other a Hawk mask while the other was on his phone had a Tiger mask. "Come on pick up," he said tighten his grip on the phone. "Come on," he said again but the call didn't go through making the man yell as he threw the phone to the ground.
"Not working," he grunted grabbing his own rifle and took aim.
"What are, we going to do now boss?" Hawk asked.
"What else, we are going to fill who ever is attacking us with holes," Tiger said as he placed his finger on the trigger.
They stayed put as they waited for any movement of the door.
Crocodile's finger fidget near the trigger as he kept his sight forward.
Hawks shifted the placing of his feet as he tried to keep his aim steady.
Tiger stayed put as he kept his aim at the door.
The room was silent for a few seconds but that moment of silence was broken when the phone rang making Crocodile pull the trigger shooting at the door.
"You fucking idiot! Stop it!" Hawk yelled at him as he stopped firing.
Tiger went to grab the phone, picking it up he answered. "Yìshí! we are under attack!" he yelled into the phone awaiting a response from the other line.
The door was burst opened but before Hawk and Crocodile could react Ben already was in front of them and grabbed them by the neck and slammed them to the floor.
Tiger dropped his phone turning around to fire at Ben, but he was faster appearing in font, of him grabbing the muzzle of the gun and snapping it.
The man looked at disbelief at his gun dropping it, he took out a dagger. "Stay back or…" he didn't finish as Ben cut him off.
"You'll cut me into pieces?" he asked as he tilted his head to the left. "Or do you have a better line?" he asked making the man try to stab Ben on the stomach but he jumped away. "So, you actually have some fight, in you?" he asked as Tiger tighten his grip on the knife and took out another.
"I'll rip you into shreds!" he yelled as he charged towards Ben.
He went to slice Ben who dodged the attack with ease and after another attempt.
Ben grabbed Tiger by the wrist and stomped him in the chest sending him to the ground.
"Thanks for the souvenir," Ben said with a smile as he showed the knife he took from Tiger's hand. "I'm going to take good care of it," he said analyzing the knife, the knife was 30cm long overall, with a 17cm blade, the blade has double wide serrations on each side of the diamond cross-section shaped blade with a handle cast made out of black metal. "Damn, this thing is of quality."
Tiger got up and took another identical knife reversing the grip, he dashed towards Ben who did the same as his blade glowed green.
Meeting haft way, Tiger went to slice with a raising slash but Ben tried to block the attack but to his surprise the knife broke when it came into contact with Tiger's cutting, through it and scratching the sleeve of his suit making him jump back.
Ben looked at the sleeve that had the scratch but it quickly disappeared. "Interesting," he said to himself.
He looked back at Tiger who used the chance to strike Ben with a stab attack, but Ben moved out of the way and kicked Tiger on hiss lower knee, making him fall.
Tiger fell on the floor using his knife to stop him from hitting, his chin on the ground but that made the knife pierce the ground.
He tried to get up but before he could, Ben kicked him in the chin knocking him out.
{Fifth floor secured,} he said, as he stuck them to the ground. {Yusei, how are things going on your end?} he asked grabbing a chair and sitting on it.
{I'm already near the station,} Yusei said as the truck, he was controlling drove towards the location.
-Musutafu Police Station-
Naomasa walked in the police station yawning getting a raised eyebrow, from the officer on the counter. "Tsukauchi, what are you doing here in this hour?" he asked the detective who walked passed him.
"Chief Tsuragamae called me to come here," he said.
"But the chief left a few hours ago," the officer said making Naomasa stop and turn around to face him.
"Wait, really?" he asked getting a nod from the officer.
Naomasa took out his phone and called the most recent number and it rigged for a bit.
{Hello, Tsukauchi, why are you calling me at this hour?}
{Sorry to bother you sir, but I got a call from you about 30 minutes ago,}
{Hmm? I was sleeping until you call.}
{Oh, I apologise for disturbing you, Sir,} Naomasa said hanging up and sighed. "Well, I came here for nothing."
"Looks like someone pulled a prank on you," the officer said as Naomasa pocketed his phone.
"It seems but I know that, I heard the chief's voice," he said with another sigh as he started to walk to the door.
"Well, you can check about that later," the officer said getting a nod from Naomasa as he walked out of the building.
Naomasa yawned again as he walked towards his car but stopped when the horns, alarm and blinking lights of the truck in front of him went off. "What the heck?" he thought as he approached the truck and when he did the truck went silence.
Naomasa was a bit confused, but he went back on alert when he heard the noise of static. {Hello there, Detective Tsukauchi,} came the distorted voice of Ben. {I believe, our meeting is up due.}
"Up due?" he questioned himself.
{Ah, Sorry this is the first time, you're hearing my voice, it's understandable you don't recognise me,} Ben said chuckling a bit. {Take a guess, I have 40 deaths to my name and that's the only thing you know about me.}
Naomasa widen his eyes. "Omuni," he said getting the sound a loud clapping and cheering.
{You got it right at one,} Ben chuckled. {Very good detective.}
"What are you planning now?" he asked getting a yawn from Ben.
{What, am I planning now?} Ben said as the sound of a clock tic-toking started to go off. {I don't know, maybe there's something on the back of the truck,} he said as the sound of the clock was still going. {Take your time.}
Naomasa went to the back of the truck and noticed a light shining through the gaps. "What is he planning?" he thought gulping as he opened the metal door to look at the women who were in cuffs.
{I'm impressed you were brave enough,} Ben said with a yawn as Naomasa called for an ambulance. {I have to give you some credit.}
Hanging up the phone, he looked at the group of women. "Help is on the way," he said as he walked to the driver seat to see the glowing flash drive.
{So, what do you think of the present?}
"What are you trying to gain with this?"
{Well I don't know maybe, your attention,} he yawned again. {Or something like that but possibly, I just want an audience.}
"What are you planning to do?" he asked as the ambulance arrived as the sound of an alarm clock went off.
{A massacre and looks like my victim have finally awaken,} he chuckled darkly as the man with the tiger mask groaned as he woke up.
"So how was your little beauty rest?" Ben asked the man who looked at him.
Tiger took a few seconds to regain his bearing. "Who the fuck…" he tried to yell but the pain on his chin stopped him.
"You shouldn't force, yourself since, I kicked you really hard back there," Ben said chuckling a little.
Tiger stayed quiet for a bit. "Who the hell are you?"
"Well, I'm Batman," he said with a gruff voice the making man snort.
"Yeah right, you don't know what you've gotten yourself into," he said making Ben tilt his head to the side.
"Really?" he asked getting a dry laugh from the man.
"Yup, my boss will fuck you up as soon, he finds out about this!" he yelled making Ben first to chuckle then laugh loudly.
"That's a good one, I have to admit," he laugh while Tiger glared at him through the mask.
"Don't get so cocky!" he yelled as Ben got up and walked over to him and crouched down.
Looking down at him, Ben opened the palm of his hand as the substance appeared on it and turn into a knife, the knife was It was 20cm in length overall with dark ebony blade that was 10cm with ergonomic handle with deeper finger grooves and it had a button on its groves.
"Tell me who's this boss of yours?" he asked getting a snort from the man.
"Like hell, I'm telling you shit," he grunted making Ben sighed, lowering the man's sleeve as the blade started to emit a faint red glow.
"Are you sure?" he asked as he pressed the knife's edge on the man's forearm making him flinch. "Are really sure about that?" Ben asked as the man grunted.
"Go fuck yourself!" he yelled making Ben chuckle as he pushed the edge inside of the man's forearm making him scream. "Stop it!" he yelled as he tried to free himself only getting laughs from Ben.
"Why should I?" he asked as the glow became brighter making the man scream even louder and thrash trying to escape. "Yes, keep doing that, it only makes things even more fun!" Ben yelled at the man who's screams of pain drowned Ben's yells.
Naomasa was sicken to hear the screams and glee on Ben's voice while, he torture the man. "Omuni stop this right now!" he yelled.
Ben sighed. {Fine, I'll stop,} pulling out the knife, he looked down at the man's forearm where the knife left a cauterized scar. "So are you going to talk now?" he asked the man.
Tiger was trying to move but the sticky foam stopped his movements. "Answer me?" Ben asked as he pressed his foot on the cauterized wound making the man scream again.
"Fuck off!" he yelled as he gritted his teeth so tight that it threaten to break, Ben sighed as he grabbed the man's leg and started to drag him towards the wall and he punched through it making a hole.
Ben dangle the man from the edge. "How about now?" he asked as the man looked down and widen his eyes as he tried to reach the inside.
"Pull me back!" he yelled as he desperately looked at Ben trying to reach him. "Please, I do anything!" he yelled making Ben smirk.
"Then tell me who's your boss?" Ben asked making the man go silent making, Ben sigh as he pressed it on the man's leg making the man go into a panic mode. "Tell me his name, or I'll cut off your leg," he said making the man frantically try to reach him but it was to far. "Well?"
"Yìshí! My boss's name is Yìshí Kòngzhì!" he yelled making Ben smirk inside his mask.
"Where can I find him?" Ben asked the man pressing the knife closer.
"Shit don't do this! Red Lotus, he's the owner of the Red Lotus casino! You can find him there!" he yelled making Ben chuckle.
He laughed as he raised the man up. "Tell me what was he planning to do with those kidnapped women?"
"They were to be sell on an auction!"
"When and where?"
"On the casino two hours from now!" he yelled. "Please let me in!" he begged.
{Well, Detective you heard the man, Yìshí Kòngzhì is the man responsible for this,} Ben said with a chuckle while the voice of the man who was begging was still heard. {Well you have run out of you use.}
{No! please no! I beg you!} the man's scream came from the radio.
"Omuni…" Naomasa didn't finish as the sound of the screams faded until there was heard a splat.
{Well pop goes the weasel } Ben said in a sing song voice and started to chuckle. {Well you heard it, detective, you know the who, the where and the when } he kept talking in that sing song voice. {Now it's up to you,} he said laughing as the radio turn off and the flash drive stopped blinking.
"This is bad, really bad," he thought as he stopped the recorder and called Daishin. "Come on pick up," he thought as the phone answered.
{Tsukauchi, why are you calling me at this hour?} the man asked with a yawned.
{Sorry to bother but we have a major problem, Omuni has plan an attack on someone.}
There was short silence on the other line. {Where are you now?}
{The police station.}
{Good, I'm telling the other to meet you there, I'll be there shorty,} Daishin hanged making Naomasa sigh as he looked at the flash drive using his gloves, he took out the pen drive and analyzed it.
-Parking lot building-
Ben walked up the to the van and his car to see the others already out of their suits. "Well looks like, I'm dead last," he said with a chuckle as the suit undid itself and went back to his watch.
"Looks like it," Amber said as Yusei come out of the van with his phone on hand. "What did you find, Yu-chan?" she asked getting a sigh from Yusei as he pointed his phone to the ground making a hologram of a person to show up.
It was a hologram of man who had a skinny built, he had a lighter skin complex, short slick back black hair, dark blue eyes and his attire was of expansive black suit.
"This is Yìshí Kòngzhì, the owner of the red lotus casino and someone suspected in having the most unfair casino in town," Yusei said as the hologram changed to shows some news articles about the casino being rigid. "Any game in that place seems to dry people's money with ease something, he was taken to court but they were dead ends since, he always had defenses and proved otherwise."
"Is that all?" Amber asked getting a nod from Yusei.
"Besides of claims of fraud, nothing really," he said as Ben walked in front to check the articles.
"I see, looks like we have to get in deep," Ben said as he looked at his watch tapping on the screen making small square figure hologram to appear as Ben scroll through some. "Yuga will go with Yusei while Amber, you are going with Lilith and me."
They nodded and walked to their assign partners.
Pressing again on the screen making metallic flakes to cover, Ben's body and when the flakes settled it showed Ben's different attire.
His new attire was of a black button up vest with a white long sleeve and turtleneck undershirt and a green tie, black slacks and formal black shoes.
He went inside of his car turning it on and they drove off.
