Tangle Episode 33

Peter who only had his boxer shorts and singlet on him was taken to an uncompleted building in a forest where Jeff planned to give him the torture.
'Where is Malik?' Jeffery asked furiously.
'Please oga Jeffery, I don't know' Peter pleaded.
Jeffery threw a blow at him and he fell down.
'Where is my friend?' he asked again.
‘I haven’t seen him for a week now, please let me go' Peter pleaded again.
Jeffery kicked him as he attempted to stand up and he fell down again.
'Where is Malik my friend?' Jeffery said as he continued kicking Peter hard to the ground, with the tip of his shoe.

Peter kept on screaming that he knew nothing of Malik's disappearance as Jeffery's kick hit all part of his body.
When Helen saw that Jeffery's beating wasn't helping the situation she urged him to stop. When he did, she pulled Peter up from the ground and said to him.
'Please save us all the trouble and tell us where you have kept our friend, we have already seen his wrist watch on your friend's hand'
'Madam please help me beg oga Jeffery, I don't know where Oga Malik is' Peter insisted.
Helen suddenly did what Jeffery never expected from her, she grabbed Peter's balls and squeezed them together.
Peter groaned in pain, his eyes popped as if they were going to drop down from their sockets.
'I will confess' he mumbled.
Helen finally let go of his balls.
'I don't know where they took him, I was told by an old man to help them
kidnap him' Peter confessed.
'Which old man?' Jeffery queried.
'Chief Charles' Peter answered.
Having heard the name Charles, he knew what shit his friend was into. Mr. Charles was their competitor who they had crossed on more than two occasions.
Jeffery told Helen to let them go home and she agreed but as they were going, she turned back and sent two bullets into Peter's leg.
When they got home, Helen fixed both of them a nice dinner.
While they were eating, she started up the conversation.
'How do we deal with this Chief Charles?'
'We have to first confirm if he indeed have Malik in his custody and find out why?' Jeffery answered.
'Do you have a way to get in touch with him?' Helen asked.
'Yes I do' Jeff answered.
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Inside the building where Malik was held captive, an SUV jeep zoomed in and Chief Charles alighted from it.
'What the hell happened here?' He barked at a guard.
'Sir the prisoner tried to escape but he was shot before he could' the guard explained.
'You morons, how did he get out of his cell? Hope he isn't dead?' Chief Charles asked.
'No he got shot at the leg but he is not in good condition' the guard answered.
Chief Charles walked into the building with his personal aid. He saw the prisoner chained to a bed with his bad leg on bandage, looking pale and weak.
'Huum see what is left of the smart Malik, you must have thought I was stupid to lock you up without sufficient security' Chief Charles said.
' Charles you have no idea what you are getting into, let me go now or else you will regret ever hearing my name' Malik threatened in a weak voice.
Chief Charles laughed wickedly.
'You, threatening me?' he suddenly smashed his walking staff on Malik's wounded leg and Malik screamed in pain.
Charles' phone rang and his aid gave it to him.
'Who is this?' he yelled
'Hello Charles, I heard you are holding someone called Malik as a prisoner,
is that true?' Jeffery asked.
'So what do you want to do about it?' Charles answered.
'Charles you are messing with the wrong man'
'Oh no Jeffery, it was you two who messed with the wrong man when you stole my diamonds. Now listen and listen good I want my diamonds back in the next twenty four hours or else, am going to butcher your friend and mail you his pieces' Charles said.
'You won't dare it' Jeff answered.
'Okay hear this' Charles put the phone on a loud speaker and then smashed
his staff on Malik's wound once again, so his friend could hear his scream.
'You will pay for this' Jeffery threatened.
'For your information, your friend has got a hole in his leg and he isn't doing pretty good' Charles informed.
'I will nail you for this' Jeff threatened and the call ended.
'What did he say?' Helen demanded.
'He said we have to trade the diamonds for Malik' Jeff said.

Written by Oluwafunminiyi Komolafe