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--continuation--
Ngozi just finished questioning Deoye and his gang as instructed by Clement. She was asked to lead a group of human right lawyers to their cells and they got enough informations off them, while their defence attorneys also did some questioning.
She was now seated in her office, thinking about the events of the previous night, how her fiancee's house was attacked by hoodlums, whom she suspected to be members of the Khal corp because their main reason for coming was to get a map which is connected to Khal corp off her. She was thankful to God for giving her a man like Tobiloba, because if a man could even at the point of death hide his woman, then he loved the woman with all his heart and life. And in their case, she was not just any woman, a woman who was fresh from sleeping with another man. If he could do that for her and still forgive her of her offence, then her future is very bright with him.
She picked up her phone and searched for Tobiloba's number.
"Hello sweety." She said.
"Hello dear." He replied with a grumpy bedroom voice.
"Are you sleeping?" She asked.
"Yeah." He replied.
"Oh! Please, I am very sorry. I only called to check on you. Hoep the body pains had subsided?"She asked.
"No problems, and yes, I feel a lot more stronger now." He replied.
"Thank God. Okay, see you later." She said.
"Twelve o'clock you said. I am expecting you." He said.
She giggled on hearing his last sentence. She was sure they would make a very good couple, only if she resigned from her job, something she planned doing after her wedding, but the image of Kelvin didn't want to clear off her mind.
Even though she was not a promiscous type of girl, but from what she had read in magazines and her experiences with Tobiloba, she must confess, Kelvin really knew how to drive a woman crazy with his sensual touches and s.ex prowess. Even though, Tobiloba is not bad when it comes to s.ex, but Kelvin was in a class of his own. She knew she mst be contented with whatever Tobiloba has to offer and forget about Kelvin.
The thought of Kelvin brought back the memories of the previous night in her mind. Who could have tipped Khal corp off that she was with the map or had an idea of where and how the map could be gotten. She remembered, it was only Kelvin she talked to about a map, even though everyone knew she discovered the underground, only a few insiders knew by what means she discovered the underground.
It could be coincidental that the Khal corp knew about her having map and decided to come after her, but she remembered it was only Kelvin who knew she'll be sleeping at Tobiloba's apartment yesterday. But on a second thought, she concluded that she was followed right from the time she left work, but following her is impossible because she took public transport home from work. And considering the number of people in a Nigerian bus-stop, one could loose his trail.
Everything all points at Kelvin's direction, but being hasty could prove to be a problem in the end. What if Kelvin turns out to be innocent, will she be able to look at him in the eye? Will she still remain in his good books?
If one considers the way he questioned and advised her the previous day, one would think he was part of the system(Khal corp) but his excuse of knowing so much about terrorism as a weapon of insurgency as a result of the films he had watched proved to be a good excuse.

--to be continued--

Do you intend posting the whole of the story here on Nairaland?
If yes, don't you think a rule is being violated? I am not sure tho.
I know its not plagiarism, but still it looks like you are plagiarising Adichie's work. She deserved to earn for the job she did in the novel when people buy the book, but you posting it here, its like you are cheating her or depriving her of her right. Or do you have a written approval from her?
Cc: Obinnau
What do you have to say to this?

Vibra the poet-ess. You have done well enough with those two piece-es above.
Btw, it is Laykorn. Correct it so he can get the mention.
Kip up the good work dear.

And that would be all for today. Do join me tomorrow for fresher updates.
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I have decided to drop one more update before 12am provided someone who I won't mention who is viewing the thread presently comments before 11:30pm.

--continuation--
Fifteen minutes later, Clement was on his way home. All his life, he never envisaged he could or would ever drive in the manner which he was driving presently was a major concern to his sub-conscious mind.
He matched the break for the first time as he swerved off the road into their estate road.
"Welcome oga." Akpan said, but he was knocked away by his angry boss who marched on towards the house.
"What's wrong with this man? Abi e don smoke ni?" Akpan asked himself as he returned to his house in pains.
He yanked the door open and immediately started shouting.
"Rachel!!!..... Rachel!.. Rach.." He screamed at the top of his voice.
The noice woke Rachel from her sleep as she quickly ran to the living room to know who the noise maker was.
"Sweetheart, it is you. Why are you shouting?" She asked the moment she saw him standing at the centre of the room.
"What are you doing at home by this time of the day? Don't tell me you have closed for the day." She continued.
"Hey! Save it." Clement cut her short.
Suprise was an understatement, because what she felt that moment, she couldn't explain. This was the first time she would be feeling such. Suprise coupled with embarrassment and the fear of the unknown was exaclty what she felt.
She had known Clement for over half a decade now and she has been married to him for a year and a half now and had lived under the same roof with him for more than two years now. She had wronged him, he had wronged her, but no one had ever shouted at the other. They settle any problem even before it becomes a problem. One party was always quick to accept the blame for any problem and the other in turn forgives. But, Clement raising his voice this moment with such a furious look on his face was not a good omen, but he is her husband, she should be able to clam him down.
"Darling, what's the matter? Who wronged you?" She asked as she moved closer to him.
He kept mute and didn't say a word or move an inch. His mind was preoccupied that moment, that all he could think about was the innocent look on his wife's face. Could she have cheated on him? Certainly not. But pictures can't lie. On the other hand, it could be photoshopped, but the pictures shown to him look real and alive. Moreso, Rapheal has nothing to gain in putting her(Rachel) into trouble.
"Sweetheart, talk to me." She said, this time she was four steps away from him, but his next action suprised her the more. He raised his hand upward, a gestrue which meant she shouldn't come any forward.
She wanted to talk, and even though no words came out, he had already told her not to say anything.
"What's between you and Rapheal?" He asked.
Her heart flew away to only God knows where, and that moment, she could only think of one thing, who told him about her fling with Rapheal? She needed no soothsayer to know that it was either the handiwork of Dolapo or the nurses. But on a second thought, Dolapo is currently unstable and the nurses have no reason whatsoever to report her to Clement. These conclusions left her with only on thought which was yet to cross her mind, which is the possibility of Rapheal telling him. But who does that? Even a man who had lost his dignity a long time ago dare not confess his fling with another man's wife to an outsider, not to talk of the lady in question's husband.
"What are you talking about?" She asked, but her voice gave her away. She was not an expert liar. When they were much younger, Chidinma has always been there to save her a.ss anytime they did something wrong.
"Rachel, how dare you? How dare you cheat on me?..." He asked. Even though he wanted to continue, but his voice trailed off.
Rachel at once went down on her knees in a bid to explain herself that she only kissed Rapheal and nothing much, but Clement's next line of action took her by suprise.
The latest stunt he pulled was driving him crazy. Did he just hit his wife? Did he just beat a woman? He asked himself as he looked at the woman sprawled on the ground at his feet crying and beging for forgiveness.
He wanted to kill himself that moment, but his anger was doing the reasoning for him.
"I want you out of my house with your useless baby before I return home today." And with that he stormed out of the house.
At the gate, Akpan ran up to him.
"Oga, some men asked me to give this to you." he started the sentence on his feet, but by the time he completed it, he was on the floor.
He walked outside the gate, entered his car and drove off.
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Two hundred metres away from Clement's house, a black Infinity was parked.
"This is the perfect timing. Lets go in." Kelvin said to Hakym who eased the car forward towards Clement's house.

--to be continued--

--continuation--
The nurses succeeded in taking Dolapo back to her ward and was sedated and immediately fell into a deep sleep.
"I really appreciate your efforts Doctor." Clement said as Doctor Kolade walked him to his car.
"Thank you very much sir. And am sorry for the death of Tolani." Doctor Kolade replied.
"We all know that doctors only try their bests, God heal whosoever he wish to heal." Clement said.
"You are very understanding. Some people see we doctors are God that gives life and taketh life." Doctor Kolade replied.
"I guess, her parent will make arrangement of how to get her out of here. That aside, put her bills on me. I'll pay." Clement said unlocking his car doors.
"Mr Clement, but we doctors around here, especially those that in one way or the other admistered a treatment or the other on the late Tolani have decided to pay the bill incured and also provide ambulance to transport her corpse to her parents house." Doctor Kolade explained.
But they said doctors and nurses are heartless. Maybe the man before him is not a doctor. Or maybe he didn't learn the heartless aspect of the profession.
"That's very nice of you." Clement said shaking hands with him and a few minutes later, he was driving out of the hospital.
It was still very early in the morning, the time was 9:56am and with the list of things on his table, he needed to first visit Doctor Rapheal and make immediate arrest after Deoye and his gang confessed overnight to the police officers on duty that Rapheal is their doctor.
"Hello, Mike. Take some men with you and go straight to Doctor Rapheal's residence in Ikoyi while I go to his place of work. He could be in either of the two." Clement said as soon as Mike picked the call at the other end.
"Make it snappy please."
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Akpan was cleaning his room and his eyes fell on two complimentary cards or buisiness card.
On it was inscribed, 'THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (TNSC)'
Then he remembered how he came about the cards, the two men who came about a month ago and another two men who came about three weeks ago asking after either his boss or his wife.
How could he be so stupid to forget about the cards. He must give it to Clement as soon as he returns from work or when his madam wakes up from her post morning sleep.
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"Good morning Doctor Rapheal." Clement greeted as he eased himself into the doctor's office who froze on seeing him.
"Good morning Mr Clement. How may I help you?" Rapheal replied.
"I came to question you." Clement replied.
"About what?" He asked seeing the serious look on Clement's face.
"Well, the police force made a mass arrest yesterday on a group of boys suspected to be members of a notorious cult group in the university of Lagos and during the course of interrogation, your name was mentioned as their visiting doctor who administers treatment anytime they are injured. You are not being questioned because your name was mentioned, but the main concern of the police is the reason why a professional doctor will decide to treat a gunshot wound without a police report. Its illegal." Clement explained.
"So do you want the police report now or what?" Rapheal asked.
"Mr man, I am not here to play. Answer my questions here and follow me to the station to write a statement." Clement warned.
Just then his phone rang, it was Mike.
"Hello Mike." Clement said.
He listened for a few seconds before he spoke.
"Have some men search his house while you drive down here to make the arrest.
"Why will they search my apartment without my consent? Its against the law. Firt you accused me wrongly for what I didn't do, secondly you are harrassing me inside my office all in the name of questioning and now you asked your dogs to search my home. Its a breach on my right as a citizen of this country." Rapheal ranted.
"Well, you are involved in illegal treatment, therefore its legal for police to suspect you as an accomplice. Everyone knows that the police are your friends, therefore, it is your duty to answer their questions if the need arises. And lastly so many rights are being violated as a result of one misconduct or the other. Co-operate with the police now or you get yourself locked up." Clement replied.
Raphael kept quiet and kept staring at the blank tv screen at the far end of his office.
"Now, back to my initial question. Tell me what you know about these cultists and..." Clement was saying when he cut him short.
"And what again? And how I fvcked your slutty wife? And how your bitchy wife screamed and moaned beneathe me?" He said.
Clement's mouth was left agape, he didn't know what he was hearing or what it meant.
But a picture of the man before him and his wife in a compromising position told him all he needed to know.

--to be continued--

Happy birthday to the greatest crime writer that Nairaland has ever had. Long life and prosperities is all I wish you with the whole of my heart. I pray God in his infinite mercies grant you every of your heart desires.
Amen!!!

Stuff46, onemansquad, Niwdog. You guys are derailing the thread.

Shankies215, no let them hear that one outside o.
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donPhill:
only one more erson to die?? Seems our seasonal film is comin 2 an end....bt let the victim b either rachel or jay

The story will end in Chapter 25 meaning, after this current chapter, we have one more chapter.
Suffix to say, in 12-13 updates, I'll drop the pen into the basket of love literature. If there is anything like that.

HBG, its D9ty7 please.
Btw, I thought someone already nominated Royver for short stories.

folake25:
can we vote more than one time

You can only vote for three writers at once.

summerflame:
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Well, I don't have a needle yet. Gve me till Jan 1st and I'll get back to you. But while you wait, you can get me on whatsapp; +2348166920449

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More updates to come later in the day. I have to charge my phone now. But first, drop your comments, I will lyk to see your reaction to Tolani's death.
Lilyomi, I sight you. Another new reader in the house.

Vibra:

My sister, as this year is going to an end, we will have not one reason to shed tears, either crocodile or Alligator in Jesus name.
Am sorry Tolani had to die.

Nostrademus and tecno4life, you both are derailing the thread.

Melancholy:
D9ty7 you need an award for this cos its all encompassed excitement,tragi-comedy,emotion etc... For real this is lethorgical,ineffable and so hard for u guess right with what comes up next. this is a wonderful piece indeed! all in a circle....

I appreciate.

pricelesslove:
D9ty7 why, why do you allow Tolani to die? you just got me crying my eyes out. you are very wicked and I'm so angry with you right now.

abeg no vex. You know what? I won't kill anybody again till the end of the story.
But hey! Permit me to kill just one more person. Whoever it is, just forgive me already okay?

To all the fans and lovers of Omotolani. I am sorry the girl had to die. It has been pre-planned right from the start of the story, and therefore, I cannot change it for anything.

--continuation--
Dolapo was awake by the time Clement entered her ward with the doctor.
"Dolapo." He called as he moved closer to her bed.
"Uncle, why will you allow Darasimi to die?" She asked immediately she saw him and started crying.
"I wasn't the one, she died on the way to the hospital." Clement replied.
"You could have saved her. You could have saved her. God, you are wicked. Where is thy face?" She screamed.
Clement turned to face Doctor Kolade with a are-you-sure-she-is-okay look.
Doctor Kolade smiled and nodded in affirmation.
"Who shot Darasimi? Did you catch them?" She asked.
Clement nodded his head in affirmation.
"Who are they? What did they want? What's our offence and why do they want us dead?" She asked.
"Its Deoye and his guys." Clement replied.
"Where are they?" Dolapo asked.
"They are in custody, they'll be tried in court before the end of the week."
Dolapo kept mute for a minute or two staring into space and slowly, a smile crept into her face.
"Doctor, I hope Tola is still in her ward?" She asked.
"Yes of course. Any problem?" Doctor Kolade asked.
"She deserved to hear this goodnews. It could bring her back to life." Dolapo said making a move to get out of bed.
"No, you need to rest some more. You can go and see Tolani, but not now." Doctor Kolade said trying to push her back unto the bed.
Her small frame proved advantageous that moment because she was able to snatch her hand off his grip and raced out of the ward, even though she didn't know the part of the hospital she was. But taking a gamble, she took the doorway marked 'EXIT' and found herself outside the hospital building. She walked inside through the main door of the second building and started towards stairs, half running and half walking. Meanwhile, she was been followed cloesly by Clement and the doctor.
She pushed the door open and entered the ICU waiting room, the first thing that caught her attention was the fact that about three nurses and a different doctor were inside the ICU attending to a patient. One look at Tolani's mum, she knew something was not right and she was bent on finding out.
She burst forward towards the door and pushed it, but it didn't open.
"Open this door for me." She screamed, but it was of no use because the nurses inside the ICU couldn't hear her. Doctor Kolade came forward and with the help of his keycard, opened the door and Dolapo sped into the room where, Tolani was gasping for breathe, fighting for her life.
"Are you going to stand there and watch her?" She screamed at the doctor.
"Come on do something to stabilise her." She added.
She joined Tolani on the bed and turned her face to herself.
"Tolani please don't leave me alone, please get well. The doctor will make you get well." She said, but got no response and Tolani kept staring at her without blinking her eyes.
"Tolani, you have every reason to live. Deoye and his gang has been arrested and will go to court before the end of the week. Get well so we can watch them get jail terms and death sentences." She screamed into Tolani's ears.
Then she got the suprise of her life when tears escaped from Tolani's eyes and rolled down her cheeks.
Why was she crying? Is she seeing something that she can not see? Were the questions on her mind. It was the popular believes among the yoruba, a tribe in the south western Nigeria that a person will always see death either few days or few hours before he give up the ghost, but he won't be able to tell anybody. But something about him will change which not even his family members will notice, it is only after his death that they will remember thos strange things. The person could be staring into space, others could be crying, another set of people will just become unecessarily nice, some people will start making mistakes which are unheard of.
"Omotolani. Stay with me and lets make history, you will be allowed to write your exams and I promise to help you through it." Dolapo continued.
"Tell me, why the tears? Are you seeing something that we can not see? There is no cause for alarm, we are safe now." She said and Tolani breathe her last.
This is not happening.
"God!! Kill me too." She screamed so loud that tears escaped from even the doctor's eyes. Clement couldn't stand the scene, he had to walk out.
Tolani's mother was lost, she could neither laugh nor cry. What's the gain? Sitting in the hospital sleeplessly for the past two to three week because of her daughter who would later die. God must be a wicked man afterall. The elderly woman concluded.
She felt pity for the lady crying beside her daughter even more than herself.
--to be continued--
--to be continued--

--continuation--
After the departure of Hakym and his men, Ngozi and Tobiloba couldn't sleep throughout the night. By the time Ngozi returned, Tobiloba had sustained a lot of injuries as a result of the beatings he recieved.
"Baby, am sorry about yesterday." Ngozi said for the upteenth time as she massaged his body that early morning.
"What is there to be sorry about. A right thinking man will always do what I did for the woman he loved." He replied.
"I know I don't deserve you, after everything that I did to you. You still suffered because of me. Just find a place in your heart to forgive me." She said.
Just then a knock sounded on the door.
"Come in the door is not locked." Ngozi said.
The door was pushed open and their next flat neighbour walked in.
"Good morning Uncle and Aunty." The woman greeted.
"Good morning mummy Chiamaka." Ngozi replied.
"We all heard what happened yesterday. But what's your business with those men?" The woman asked.
"We just can't explain. It was a terrible experience." Ngozi replied.
She glanced at Tobiloba and could see the angry look on his face. She knew something good is not likely to come out of his mouth if he decides to speak, so she had to take charge and give him no chance to talk.
"We won't see such anymore in the name of God. Hope you weren't wounded much? What did they take?" The woman asked.
"Madam, you heard when those men entered the compound. You should have called the police since you knew that the way and manner which they entered the compound looks unatural." Tobiloba said.
"We wanted to call the police, but the only police number we have is Aunty Ngozi's number. We felt she would have called the police immediately they opened the gate." The woman explained.
Tobiloba knew anybody could have called the police out of the four occupants in the compound, and their flat which was directly opposite the gate, they had the chance to contact the police, but because he was venting his anger on his fiancee, they were caught unawares.
Three minutes later, the woman had left with the excuse that she was going to work.
"But sweetheart, promise me you won't ever cheat on me." Tobiloba said.
"Like I told you, Kelvin ra.ped me. It was true that I ran to him after I left home, but I had no plans of sleeping with him. It is you I belong to." She replied.
"I just can't imagine myself sharing my woman with another man. Maybe we should report to the police." He suggested.
"I have nothing to back my claims. I entered the hotel with him, it was not like he forced me or anything." Ngozi replied.
Tobiloba reasoned with her, that indeed is the beauty of dating a lawyer or a police officer, one would know a bit about the constitution and how things work in court.
"Promise me you will never raise you hand to beat me again." Ngozi said.
"I cross my heart." Tobi replied.
"Let me go and get prepared for work. You can call your boss at work and explain things to him." Ngozi said walking out of the room.
"I thought we would be spending the day together." He said.
"I wish we could but I need to be at work this morning. Don't worry, I will do shift because of you. By twelve o'clock I should be home." She replied this time from the bedroom.

--to be continued--

CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
"I just hope you won't do anything funny, because on mistake from you, I'll press this button and the trigger would go off on your boyfriend." The guy said as he brought the car to a halt about one hundred metres away from Mr Ayo Okorie's residence which was well lit as a result of a power generating plant given to the soldiers by a rich man in the estate to keep the place illuminated and therefore guard the house and also the whole estate as well.
"I will uncuff you now and we'll both go in there and fetch the map. You know how to get past those soldiers, therefore, I don't need to teach you that." He continued.
Ngozi kept a straightface. She wan't afraid of the task before her, but her mind is on Tobiloba. Only God knows what the other guys were doing to him.
The guy uncuffed Ngozi's hands and she became free agian but without any form of self security or defensive weapon.
"Now, move it." The guy said pushing her forward.
They both walked towards the gate and Rachel gently tapped on the gate gently.
"Who be?" A deep masculine voice asked as the gate swung open.
The soldier was taken aback when he saw a lady dressed in her nightie and another well dressed guy. What could they looking for at this stange hour, only God knows what they want.
"I am Detective Ngozi from the police headquarters. There is an emergency, we need to pick something real quiick from the underground." Ngozi explained.
"Emergency? We've not been briefed about that. Well, I am sorry you can't be allowed into the house." The soldier replied and locked the gate.
"Wait! Wait!" She said.
The soldier opened it wider, but his frame was blacking the opening such that no one could see what was happening inside the house.
"I tod you I am a police officer." She said.
"Am sorry you can't be allowed into the house."
"Fine, I don't have my ID card with me. But can I see whoever is in charge here?" She asked.
The soldier scrutinized her for a few seconds by sizing her up with his eyes. He shrugged, and removed a device from his pocket. He radioed someone whom Ngozi concluded was his colleague or the boss in charge of the team guarding the residence.
Ngozi was praying that whoever was coming as the boss should at least know her as a police officer, because if it turned out that no one recognises her, she would be denied entry and another alternative is to put a call through to the Inspector Clement and that would automatically put her into trouble. She looked at the man behind her, he had an expressionless look on his face.
A senior millitary officer came around to the gate, he had no uniform on, but Ngozi concluded he would either be a leuitenant or a leuitenant colonel.
"Good evening sir." Ngozi greeted.
"Good evening Miss Ngozi. Come on in." The senior officer said and that was it.
The walked in between tens of soldiers until the reached the front door, the door was opened by another soldier, this time from inside the house and they all stepped in.
"So, why are you here this late?" The soldier asked now that they are in living room.
"Sir, we really need to see a paper map that actually led us into the underground and we needed to study it because it could also lead us into the Khal corp." Ngozi explained.
"Where is it?" He asked.
"It should be in the room above the underground." Ngozi replied.
The soldier led them towards the room and luckily for them, the electric shock attached to the underground cover has been disabled and Ngozi walked freely to the other end of the small room where the map was lying.
"Here is it." She said showing it to the soldier.
He collected it and studied it for a while before handing it back to her.
Three minutes later, Hakym's man was about cuffing Ngozi's hands to the passenger seat.
"Please don't." She said as she freed her hands.
The guy placed his hand on the red button on his cloth.
"No no, don't. This is my hand."
--to be continued--

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