Chapter 145 145: Dirty Business.

After briefing Dylan on what to do, Leo called the Human Resources department and Dylan was sent there to go through the formalities and join the guard squad. Then he called in Fragrance, who walked over in calm strides, and once she entered the office, she could sense that the air was heavy.

She asked, "You called me, Sir?"

Leo nodded and gestured at the chair as he asked,"The progress on the Walder case, how is it?"

Fragrance replied, "We have all the plaintiffs and they agreed to the case filing since we are the ones paying for the court proceedings. The petition would be submitted to the court in half an hour by my new associate."

Leo nodded, "This person you got, is he or she trustworthy?"

Fragrance nodded and affirmed that the person was trustworthy and then Leo said, "Dylan Rhodes, he is a man that I just hired, and…"

He told her about Dylan and his wife and the rest of the story without leaving anything out. Fragrance was shocked by this information. Leo said, "Frag, I know that you have your own life and own dreams. However, this is something that I cannot trust anyone else with. So, I want to ask you if you can really help me out?"

The young lady nodded and said, "You don't have to worry, I will see to it that Dylan gets the custody of his son. It will not be a slow process."

Leo nodded and then the two of them talked about a few things, before Fragrance left to handle the situation.

…

Dylan finished meeting with Fragrance and gave her all the details that she asked from him. Then the middle-aged man came out of the company building with another guard from Kyle's team.

Dylan said, "Brother, I am going to lay the line and have them follow the trail."

The other man said, "Just call me Charles, I am not very yet used to your close address, Dylan."

The latter didn't mind and said, "It has become a habit after these years in the prison."

Charles shook his head and said, "Get going and stay calm. We have your back, but don't try to be smart."

The man replied, "Don't worry, I will not let this chance slip from my hands."

Dylan put on a black peaked cap and walked over to a public phone booth at some distance from the company office. There were many people moving around and wearing a peaked cap in the winters didn't feel wrong to them, and Dylan was very good at avoiding gazes that might peek at him.

He entered the booth and made a call after entering a few pennies in the machine, he made the call to his brother-in-law, Dalton Ray, he said as soon as the call was connected, "Meet me at the southern street bar, nine at night, or you will come to understand what happens when the proof from the dirty past surfaces. I assure you, it would be the biggest regret of your life if you didn't come out."

The call was disconnected and then after a few minutes, Dylan made one more call, to the same number, and when the call went through, Dylan didn't rush to speak, but Dalton asked, "Who the fuck are you?"

Dylan chuckled and replied, "Your father!"

The call was disconnected, and following this, Dylan would call Dalton every few minutes, and as soon as the call was connected, the former would cuss the latter, and disconnect. Charles smiled, he could tell that Dylan had the fish by the hook, and after a few minutes, when Dylan stepped out of the phone booth, he had a smile on his face.

Charles chuckled and asked, "So, how did you come upon this method of leading?"

Dylan replied, "Well, I had read a lot of psychology inside the prison. I have a minor degree now. I can understand this creep, and he will go to any lengths to prove his manliness. So, if I called him out, that means he would come to us."

Charles nodded, and said, "You gave him the address?"

Dylan nodded, and Charles picked up his phone to dial a number, "Captain, it's on."

…

Leo had finished dealing with things, and they had come home. Lily was laying in his lap as they listened to Symphony playing the piano. Apparently, Lily had a busy day at school, she had taken up a gaming period where she learned how to ride a bicycle, and was tired. However, the first thing she said to Leo after getting out of the school was, "Baba, I want a bike."

Leo, being the daughter slave, agreed and a small bike with a pink bow tied on it was standing in the garage of the house.

Gradually, listening to the soft music, Lily fell asleep and Leo tucked her in. He then changed his clothes into all black and Snow walked up to him as she said, "Deal with it, but stay clean. Okay?"

Leo nodded and said, "I understand."

Snow knew that Leo was going to deal with Dalton tonight. He might not kill him, but he wouldn't let the man walk away unharmed. Leo got out of the house, and Snow waved him by. When she turned around, she found Anastasia looking at her and asked, "What is it, Ma?"

The old lady asked, "How can you send him to such a situation as if you are sending him to the office? Do you know the implications of this?"

Snow smiled and said, "Had it been me in his place, he wouldn't just send me off, but he would accompany me like my shield. He would let me take all the action that I wanted but without letting me get hurt. This is the bare minimum that I could do for him."

Anastasia was surprised to hear this, she sighed, after all, she could not understand how strong these two people felt for each other when on the surface they only appeared to be lukewarm.

…

Leo leaned in the passenger seat as Jock drove the vehicle, and the latter said, "Sir, what would you do if you found Dalton over there?"

Leo replied, "I will ask him a few questions and that's all. Just apprehend him and seize any and all weapons that he might have, after all, if he were to attack me, I would kick his nuts out through his throat."

His strength parameter had risen to 12 after the last update, so he could easily kill a normal human with his bare hands. Leo took a deep breath and then he leaned back in the seat as the vehicle drifted to the southern side of the city.

Soon, he arrived at the very familiar place, the stronghold of the South Street Gangs. They have refitted the old pub and now it is called Crystal Bar.

Yeah, this was how Simon Silence declared his exit from the thug scene and becoming a legit business man. Though, the people still managed to maintain his influence over the areas.

Jock parked the car across the street and he said, "The bar inside is filled with our people."

Leo nodded and then he asked, "Has Dylan arrived?"

Jock nodded and replied, "He is sitting in the monitoring room with the others. They will make the move as soon as you get there."

Leo got out of the car, walked across the street and then circled around the back of the bar, he took the back entrance and the guard arranged there opened the door, and Leo walked inside unbothered.

His cold eyes scrutinized the entire crowd before he noticed a table where five men were sitting together. Leo waved at the man next to him. The person leaned over and Leo said, "Give them the knockout shots, say it is in the house."

The man nodded and left to make the arrangements. After a few minutes a waitress served the men with free drinks and they were surprised before they chugged down the shots. The staff here were the low level members of the south street gang back then, however, they all were now working for Leo, and Simon Silence has told them to follow what the young man orders.

Leo observed the men losing consciousness, and he waved at the manager beside him, and the bar was silently evacuated in the name of a short circuit.

Then Leo looked at the five men and asked, "Where is a secluded place here?"

The manager said, "Sir, we have a warehouse where all the beer cans and the liquor is stored. It is big enough for them."

Leo nodded, and said, "Bring them over there, and take the back door. Make sure that the patrolling cops don't see you at all. Understood?"

The manager nodded and Leo said, "Have five men stand guard at the warehouse and inform us if there are any cops heading that way. The rest of you, climb to the top of the buildings and monitor the streets from there for any movement of the cops."

The people thought that this action was a bit over the top, but Leo didn't explain anything and turned to grab Dalton in his own hands and dragged him out of the pub with ease, shocking the people.