Chapter 3: The Gangsters

...Italy 1506...

Sorrowful cries filled the air at t a funeral, women crying over a coffin and men held their hats to their chests to respect the dead. A reporter walked in the mess to the Pastor

"May I ask who died?" he whispered to the Pastor

"Some person named Charles Ausburn"

"Charles Ausburn? He was friends with Leonardo di Vinci but he died last week"

"It's A mystery how they're dropping like flies"

"Yes, where is the wife?" he asked looking at the crowd

"There" the Pastor pointed to a woman crying in front of the coffin

"My lady, May I offer my condolences for the loss of your husband" he said handing her a handkerchief

"Thank you" she whimpered

"May I ask what killed this decent man?"

"My husband was found dead in his study with the book in his hands but for some reason it was empty"

.... . . ....

Zair and Knight still sat in Mary's room. In the hospital asking questions about the incident

"What was the artifact you had?" Knight asked

"A book, passed down in my family for generations but went missing after my Grandfather died it went missing so I followed !y Fathers trail and found it"

"Did our person take it?" Zair asked

"No, it took a decoy"

"So where is the original?" he asked

"Heading to my house here"

"Its gonna come after you once again once it finds out about the decoy"

"I have a hidden camera on my jacket maybe we can learn something about that night"

.... . . ....

Darius went back to his Den after a long day, music blared out, his men were counting money and some were gwtting drinks at the bar this was a typical Gangster H.Q. He sat down on his large sofa looking around at his gang, he couldn't believe how Mich everything changed ever since they were kids. Darius's story was different than Troy's he had a family once, when he was a Boyd wanted to make alot of money to support his family but his dad was an Alcoholic. Any money he earned he used it to drink so D had to leave school at 11to find work, he did some small jobs that gave his Family a decent meal. He did the same till when he was 15 things took a turn, one night his father was drunk playing with matches which caused a fire. Darius wasn't home so no one could control his actions, the fire broke out as Darius reached home only to find that his twin brothers and father were killed in the fire. His sister and mother were fine since then D hated his Father, he ran away from home and joined the streets where he met Molly. A gangster leader who ruled most of the streets, Molly became a motherly figure to him and taught him everything he knew and when he was 18 she gave D his own street to rule

"What's up!, D" A woman came in the den she had red fire hair and blue yes some could say she was beautiful. They did a handshake as a greeting then a small hug, Molly was 40 years old but she didn't look a day over 30

"How goes the streets?" she asked

"Better than ever, what about you?"

"Still young and good looking" she said sitting down on his couch, D sat on the other side

"I'm here for Money, D" she sounded serious

"I need more time, Molly"

"I gave you time, A month ago"

.... . . ....

Zair handed Knight the pin after going through Mary's clothes, he Bluetooth it to his travel tablet while Zair continued

"Was there anything about the book that it could've wanted?

" Not that I know of, but there is a curse"

"A curse?"

"I didn't believe it but they told me the owner would die cause of its protector"

"Agent Zair, you need to see this!" Knight sounded shocked so Zair came over

"What is it?" they watched the video together and she ended up in shock too

"You said you don't remember anything about the incident from before"

" Yeah, I don't "

"It was because you were dead"

.... . . ....

"But Molly-" D said while they were still discussing

"No, you owe me money and now I want it back" she said very sternly

"I'll get you your money, I just need time"

"Darius, the first thing I taught you is that when you borrow money you should pay back"

"Molly, I have half the money just give me time to get the rest"

"You don't have time and I will not be hesitant to kill you"

"What?" Darius was shocked by her words whenever talked to him like that

"You think you're the only one I raised , Darius you're one of many and they all owed me money and they all ended up dead so do want to die?"

"No, but-"

"Exactly, I own you and I own these streets so unless you get me money you won't die, so I think you know the rest"

"Yeah, Molly"

.... . . ....

That's impossible! " Mary yelled

"The pin was able to monitor your heartbeat and you died for a whole five minutes"

"How can anyone die then come to back to life?"

"That I have no explanation on" Mary felt sick to her stomach she wanted answers to her questions but how? Her !one wad interrupted by a ringing sound on her phone

"Hello?" she answered

"Is this Mary Auburn?"

"Yes this she"

"We liked to apologize your package got mixed up"

"What!!!"

" With a pawn shop called the minute " She didn't need any more news as it was she learned she was dead for five minutes!

"Tell.me the address" she wrote down the address and hung up

"Who was that?" Zair asked

"Apparently the book got mixed up and was sent to a Shop called the Minute" she said frustrated

"We need that book before it get it" Knight said

"Then use it as a trap" Zair sad

"Lets go!"the Agents started leaving

" Wait, let me go" Mary said stopping them

Agents only" Zair said

"That's my book that I died for so I am coming" Zair and Knight looked at each other k owing they couldn't stop her so they followed along

"Better not slow us down" Knight and Zair waited in the lobby for her to change

.... . . ....

On the other side of Town Troy and Cal entered the Minute as the bell rang a man came from the back of the shop

"Well, of it isn't my favorite pawners" he said with a smile

"Whit, we have something's that might interest you" Troy said gwtting ready to negotiate

"Show me" They put their stuff on t table and Whit picked one by one up drooling with greed

"I'll give you 300 dollars for this stuff"

"Come on they're more that that" Troy still need 200 dollars

"I can also give you a book for free side Cal likes reading"

"A book, sweet!" Troy decided to do what Whit said and he left to get the money and the book, he came with an envelope of money and a brown covered book with streaks of gold

"Cooool" Cal said looking at the cover, he wanted to read it

"You'll read at home" Troy said as they left the shop, Whit wanted to tell them it was empty but they would find out themselves.

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