A few hours later, Jack finally arrived in Inchoate city. He looked at the serene environment of the prince and princess palace and couldn't help but feel nostalgic. Being far from the busy streets and roads, the environment here was relaxing.
He could stay here without having to worry about the noise or meeting with a situation like the one that he'd when he met with Garpy.
As the eurocopter landed on the roof of the garage, Jack looked at Gabriel and said, "Next week, we will be heading to the Central province. But of course, we won't be using the eurocopter."
Gabriel was surprised when he heard this. He looked at Jack with no words to say as he wondered just how rich Jack really was. Although he himself was hired at a price of over one billion, that was for a whole year.
One had to remember that the one billion wasn't his income. But, it included the insurance of the plane that he would be flying, added together with the price of fuel for the plane.
On the other hand, Jack had bought the eurocopter that was worth at least $150,000,000. Although it couldn't be said to be much, as compared to the price that Jack had paid to have him as his pilot, it was high when spent on a plane.
"Will be using the plane at an airport?" Gabriel asked after a moment.
"You can say something like that. But, we will get to venture city with the eurocopter. I have a private business jet in the Venture Abroad Airport, that has a branch in the Venture city." Jack replied as he removed the headsets.
Now that the eurocopter was no longer making so much noise, they could communicate freely without using the headset.
"A private jet? It has been a while since I flew such a plane." Gabriel muttered with a smile. He had been flying helicopters the most as they were the ones that were mostly used by those that paid for one day or two days trip.
As for those that had their own private jets, why would they go through the issue of hiring a temporary pilot? They had their own professional pilots.
Although Jack had stated that they were going to use the private jet, Gabriel didn't think much of it. After all, how big could a private jet that Jack owned be?
After getting out of the garage, Jack met with the guards. They had heard when the eurocopter came in. So, some of the guards came to welcome Jack back.
"How have things been here when I was away?" Jack asked.
"There were no problems at all. It's just that there were a few people who came here to ask for you." The leader of the guards, whose name was Bob, replied.
Jack frowned a little when he heard that there was someone that came here looking for him. According to what he knew, there shouldn't be anyone that was supposed to come looking for him here.
Sabrina who was in charge of Homescope Properties Limited wasn't someone that was related to Jack for her to come looking for him. As for George, the guards knew him all too well for them not to mention his name if he came looking for him.
And apart from those two, Evans from the Bentley shop knew here. But, the guards knew him. If either of the three found out that he wasn't there, they would simply call him as they both had his contact number.
"Do you know any of those that came looking for me?" Jack asked after thinking for a while.
"None of them ever mentioned who they were. There were four of them and neither of them had the intention of revealing their identity, claiming that you're the only one that was qualified to know them." Bob replied.
He too had found that there had to be something fishy going on. As a result, he had made sure that the security was increased. He could somehow relate this to Dalton as he was the only one that had the intention of looking for Jack.
If Bob could, then Jack could also relate this incident to Dalton. Narrowing his eyes, he looked at Bob and said, "Don't allow anyone in here without confirming with me. That's unless the person is one of those that have been here before."
"Yes boss." Bob nodded before leaving with the other three guards that he'd come with.
Jack on the other hand welcomed Gabriel into the prince mansion. And for the first time since he came here, Gabriel appreciated the scenery. He had to accept that it was true that this place was good for retreat after working hard for years.
But, it was just that it was located in the city. If it was on a hill somewhere, it would have been good. And, it would have been better if there were a few birds that made the atmosphere even more lively in the forest around the mansion.
After Gabriel sat, Jack prepared a meal for him. Although he wasn't the best cook, his food was still good as he had been cooking for himself ever since his mother passed away if he didn't eat outside.
Jack asked Gabriel to select a room for himself. The top floor only had his master bedroom, the swimming pool and a few other things that could make him relax well. So, the room that Gabriel chose was on a lower floor.
"You can leave this place and go around the city. I'll call you if there's a need for that. There's a basement where you can entertain yourself. And one more thing, if you're going out, you can just pick one of the cars out there. The keys are there," Jack said as he pointed at a small table that was close to the door.
There were several keys there. So, all that Gabriel had to do was to pick one of the keys, go out and press it. The one that will respond would be the one that he would use.
Gabriel wasn't polite at all as he accepted Jack's arrangement. He was now Jack's subordinate till a year ended from now. In other words, till next summer, he would be working for Jack.
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The following day, Jack looked at the group of twenty in front of him. Currently, they were wearing the special uniforms that Safety Enforcers provided for those that were in the private teams.
"You know what to do, right?" Jack asked.
"Yes boss!" They both replied at the same time.
"Okay then. Let's get going." Jack stated as he got into his Bentley Continental GT. The others took other five Bentley Bentaygas and drove behind Jack. On the way, Jack took out his phone and made a call.
"Hello, Jack." Celine's voice reached his ears.
For some reason, he let out a sigh of relief when he heard her. He smiled as he asked, "How have you been? Any problems till now?"
Although he had asked Haman to help him on taking care of Celine, he still had to confirm with her.
"Yes, thanks for your help. Although the gangsters are still present, they have maintained their distance and don't dare to approach." Celine replied.
Jack was finally relieved. He smiled and said, "No need to worry about them. I'm in the city now. So, you can count on me to deal with them."
"You're already back? How come you didn't tell me?" Celine asked in surprise.
"Well, I told you that I would be back by the end of the week." Jack stated.
"But today is the first day of the week." Celine said.
"I came back yesterday." Jack smile expanded as he said this.
"Well, I guess you really fulfill your promises. But, you can at least tell me so that I can wish you a safe trip." Celine continued.
"I will make sure to tell you next time then." Jack reassured.
"Okay then, I'm starting with some of those members of the gang that are causing trouble for my stores before reaching your place." Jack stated.
"Be careful." And after that, the conversation between the two of them ended.
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Jackson Enterprise Grocery Department, Yellow Street…
The grocery store here looked absolutely different from the dirty buildings that surrounded it. The front and the sides of the store were well cleaned, maintaining the high hygiene that was required for those that dealt with consumables.
Currently, instead of the usual busy scene where customers entered and exited the store, the area around the store was completely isolated, with only a few people in green uniforms standing in front of the store, looking helpless.
These were the staff members that had been hired by Agnes. They had been working well in this place but things suddenly became bad when the gangsters began causing trouble for them.
They had threatened and chased away any customer that dared to come to the store to buy any groceries. As a well known gang in yellow street, the Jerks Brothers gang had a bad reputation and was feared by most of the residents here.
So, the moment that they stated that nobody was allowed to buy anything in the grocery store, nobody dared to come forward.
And to make sure that nobody disobeyed them, they stationed a few of their gangsters here to keep watch.
At this time, George came to this store. He was in charge of delivery and as a result, he wasn't someone that stayed in a single place.
As he drove the Bentley Bentayga SUV to the parking lot of the store, he shook his head as he looked at the desolate situation of the store.
Although he knew who was behind this and could have dealt with it, it was just that the period that he had made a bet with Ismael hadn't ended. As a result, he couldn't use his family influence to suppress them.
Just as he got out of the car, he saw a few men with tattoos walking towards him with steel rods, pipes and baseball bats. There was no need for him to ask what they were doing here as he knew that they were the ones that were causing trouble here.
"Kid, are you the one that's in charge of the store?" One of the men with a bald head stepped forward as he asked.
"What's wrong with that? You better stop causing trouble here or it won't end well with you." George looked at him gloomily as he stated.
The bald head didn't think much of George's threat. He knocked the car with his steel rod as he said, "Jackson Enterprise, huh, not a good name. I can tell that this person is new in Inchoate city. So, it's obvious that he doesn't have much influence here."
He ignored George's angry gaze as he continued, "So, I would like to give you a good advice, you better close this store of yours. Otherwise, you're going to suffer bigger losses once everything inside the store expires or, they are no longer fresh. In any case, we're not leaving this place before this store closes down."
George wanted to reply but it seemed that he didn't need to do that. He saw the familiar Bentley Continental GT heading his way and smiled, "You think so? I will advice you to leave in the next five seconds or you'll end up in deep hot soup."
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Author's Note;
Hello, thanks again. This is the bonus chapter that I had promised.