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Balogun took Mr Samuel into one of the rooms in the building and tied him to a chair. He took another chair and sat on it.

"Where's the third man?" Mr Samuel asked.

"How did you know there's a third man?" Balogun asked.

"The last chair is vacant" Mr Samuel said, using his head to indicate the one he is talking about.

"Brilliant! You're good at observing"

"Where's he?"

"Not here yet. How did you know the person's gender? And you sounded confident, like you know the outcome of this situation"

"What do you want?"

"Chillax bros, wait small. Don't play smart, I've got itchy fingers"

Mr Samuel kept quiet, and bent his head as Balogun walked out. He came back a few minutes later looking eased, and sat on the chair.

"Area's secured I guess?"

"Now tell me what you know about James"

Mr Samuel kept quiet for a few seconds before replying.

"He's the one who kidnapped my daughter in-law"

"Look here Mister, I'm no respecter of status, and I'm not known for having low temper, don't make me bruise you"

"Go ahead, I know it makes you feel good"

Balogun brought out Mr Samuel's phone, he busied himself with the buttons for almost a minute.

"Who was it that called you while in the car?"

"Even if I tell you, you still will ask again. Talk to the network provider, find out the owner"

"I'm warning you for the last time Mr Samuel, don't get me angry"

"Me? Get you angry? Beasts are always angry. You programmed son of a whôre, were you....."

"Shut up old man! I'm not so heartless that I'd kidnap my daughter in-law for the sake of money"

"But you're heartless enough to betray love for the sake of money?"

"What do you know?" Balogun's voice was rising. He got up from his seat and advanced towards the tied Samuel.

"I know of a young man who sold his love for bread"

Balogun slapped Samuel so hard that saliva mixed with blood few out of his mouth.

"Don't joke with a force man in arms"

"Hit me again! Do it! Coward! An innocent girl died because of your selfishness! Hit me cow......"

Another slapped hits him, interrupting his speech. Samuel spat blood on the concrete. The whole house became quiet after that. Balogun stared hard at Samuel, while Samuel focused on the floor. The silence lasted for a couple of minutes before Balogun broke it.

"I'll ask you again, tell me about James"

"How will I tell you about a man I only met once in the station? Do I look like God to you?"

He grabbed his sit and relaxed his àss on it. He brought out his gun, it is a 9mm pistol, he took it off safety and used the cold metal to carèss Samuel's cheek.

"Soon, a bullet will bust open this healthy cheek of yours. Tell me, how did you know about me?"

"Why are some people just stûpid? You think the world is still as uncivilized as your village where they tie rafters around their waists to cover their nàkedness? Wake up sonny, it's like you've been sleeping since the days of Abraham"

Balogun didn't for once try to stop the ramblings of Mr Samuel. One thing he's certain about is that, Mr Samuel is responsible for Angela's kidnap and he's just trying to buy himself more time.

"Are you done?" He asked

"No, help me complete it"

He cocked the gun, and pointed it at Mr Samuel.

"You have till the count of five to tell me where James is, if you fail to, you know my records"

Mr Samuel looked at him and smiled.

"Both of us know that you can't kill me" he said

Balogun replied "but I can shoot your leg or arm"

Mr Samuel stared at him like he'd seen a ghost.

"One..........."

"I don't know anything......"

"Two!......"

"Believe me I....."

"Three!..."

Now Mr Samuels voice became shaky.

"Don't do this"

"Four!......"

"Alright! Alright! I will!"

Balogun put down his gun and Mr Samuel breathes heavily.

"I'm all ears"

"I really don't know anything"

Balogun fired a shot from his gun and the bullet flew pass Mr Samuel's ears. He froze in shock.

"Next time, I won't miss" he said, even though he knew that Mr Samuel knew the miss was intentional. He asked again "tell me all you know about James"

"I don't know anything" Mr Samuel said

Balogun got infuriated by Samuel's resistance. He points his gun at him and was ready to pull the trigger when his phone rang.