Chapter 2
One by one the employees are called to a conference with Mrs. Manoso.
Kind, caring and sweet Ella quits. She refuses be treated as a servant by anyone who is that overbearing. This means that Luis is gone as well.
Lester is fired because he has a smart and insubordinate mouth.
Bobby is on 30 day probation. He must improve his medical skills and will require more schooling to take new responsibilities.
Cal is fired due to his head tattoo. Tats will no longer be acceptable at Rangeman.
Hector and Hal may stay until suitable replacements are found
Tank has yet to hear what his fate will be. He left the building before he could be called.
As Ranger walks out of his office he is looking at an unusual amount of activity. Some of his men are cleaning out their desks and other are cleaning out their apartments, as well as their desks. When he tries to ask what is going on, he is told in no uncertain terms to speak to Mrs. Manoso. No farewells are given as the men leave.
Ranger enters the office of Lucia and asks her "what the hell do you think you are doing? Her reply is that she is accomplishing some very necessary personnel changes in order that Rangeman may exceed all previous expectations in performance.
Ranger takes a deep breathe and states almost with a venomous sound to his voice, says "up until now Rangeman has performed extremely well in the areas of security, bounty hunting, and government missions. She had no business terminating that many employees. Many of the now former employees were close friends and comrades in military actions."
Lucia takes a deep breath and starts to explain her vision of the future of Rangeman. She believes it is what they discussed when he was on his last mission. "After all" she says "I can have as many men here in a week from South America as you might want to have on the staff. They will all be well trained in the areas of mercenary actions. Most of them can be easily trained in security work and bounty hunting. It will be a larger staff for a great deal less money. As far as accounting I have those capabilities and I can easily hire computer people. I don't see what you have to complain about. We discussed this at length , did we not?"
"At length? I think not! Perhaps you, the General, and I need discuss this further. You were not given and do not have authority to decimate my company." I and my personnel have put in a great deal of time, pride and work in our collective accomplishments. You and the General are not going to take either me or my company apart."
"Be careful how you talk to me Ranger. Remember I am your superior."
"Go to hell"
I'm warning you once more. The world is to think that you and I are very happy newly weds, and I have to admit I don't mind playing that part at all with you."
"Then you better stop acting like such a castrating bitch and I'm still going to talk to the general."