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A disturbed look appeared on Rex’s face after he called the Inspector General for the third time without any answer. He could see the gate where he was supposed to stop ahead of him but he didn’t want to waste any time by waiting or entering into the place, he wanted Samantha Osman body’s brought out to him.

He finally pulled up behind the police car and hurried down with a gun in his hand. He looked around the area carefully and at her cars driving by as he approached the gate. He pushed it open with his backhand with his eyes still on the road, then he entered carefully and closed the gate. He was welcomed by a scene of injured and dead bodies scattered over the place. His eyes surveyed around quickly and visited all the corners where any attacker could be hiding, he saw none. Then his gaze settled on the Inspector General’s body on the floor where the man la!d. He quickly rushed there and turned the man over.

‘Get me to the hospital quickly Rex,’ the Inspector General pleaded in a weak voice.
Rex stared at him for some seconds without saying anything. There was no pity seen in his eyes for the man and no sign of urgency in his movement. ‘I can hear sounds of sirens approaching, some of your men will be here soon’ he finally spoke, squatting to look at the man’s face. ‘Which way did they take?’ he said, asking about Samantha and the man who came to help her.
‘He carried her out through this gate,’ Chief Rikau said, looking towards the gate. ‘A wounded man came to help them, he went over this fence not more than a minute ago, he had a bandage on his head.’
Rex rose up to his feet and wondered which of the two options he should take first. While he was still wondering, he remembered that Police officers were on their way there and he turned to go out without casting another look at the man on the floor. He hurried out and entered into his car.

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‘Where are we taking her to?’ Henry asked after thirty minutes of driving in complete silence. He turned back and stared at Cole who looked like he had already fallen asleep. ‘Cole,’ he called louder this time.
Cole opened his eyes calmly and took in a deep breath. ‘Just drive straight to the base first,’ he replied, sitting up and gently adjusting Tarasha’s head which was on his laps.

‘Are you sure it is safe for us to go there?’ Henry asked, now adjusting the rearview mirror to see Cole’s face.
‘I’m not sure,’ Cole answered with a sigh.

‘You’re not sure? Why then do you ask me to drive to the base?’ Henry questioned
Cole remained silent.
‘Please say something, I need to know what direction to drive in.’ Henry urged him.
‘Do you have somewhere else to take her to?’ Cole asked with a raised eyebrow.
Henry was silent for some seconds. ‘No, I don’t.’

‘Then drive straight to the base.’
‘But what if someone is following us?’
‘If someone is following us, shouldn’t that be the more reason we should drive to the base?’ Cole sniffed. ‘The base is the only place we’ll have a upper hand against anyone for now. And let’s pray we don’t come across police officers on the way, they’re going to give us some troubles , the day is already bright.’

‘Then how do we make sure Omotara gets quick medical attention?’ Henry asked another question, his eyes meeting with Cole’s in the rearview mirror.
‘That will be yours to bother about, I appear to be the one who needs quick medical attention here, I have a bullet in my back.’ Cole complained with groans as he adjusted his back against the seat.
Henry stared at him pitifully and heaved a sigh.

‘I know a nurse who used to treat Don’s boys in Abuja, we have a medical lab in the base, you could get her in to attend to us.’ Cole said.

‘But will you be able to hold it before she arrives?’

‘It depends on how fast you are, I can get myself first aid to keep my alive before she comes.’ Cole replied.
‘We should get there in the next seven minutes,’ Henry said before turning into another road.

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‘Hurry,’ Dave shouted at the taxi man as he saw a car driving away from behind the police officers car.
The elderly taxi man glared back at him and hissed, even Dave felt embarrassed on seeing that the man was old enough to be his father.
‘I’m sorry, I just have to go after that car.’ Dave apologized.
‘You didn’t hire me to pursue after cars for you,’ the man shot back.
‘I’m sorry,’ Dave said and kept mute while the man continued on a average speed.
Dave asked him to stop when they got to the spot his car was parked. He paid the man off and entered into his own car. He thought about going after the car he saw but dismissed the thought, it would have gone too far for him to pursue. He picked a portable Android device from the backseat of the car and unlocked the screen. He then opened his tracking app and waited for it to load. He made a quick flashback to how he launched the tracking chip into the back of the guy who carried away Samantha. He was sure it entered and he knew the guy could not remove it by himself, it would take a professional to remove it.
The app loaded and a map displayed, a rotating circle appeared and the word ‘processing’ floated over it.
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