Criminal X : Epitome Of Evil-Chapter 344: Plan In Motion

’He knows.’

Pablo could only sigh. He wasn’t even worried anymore. He was just tired.

"Just because he gave you one look before going, doesn’t mean he knows." Cupid said.

’No. He definitely knows. He got to know it just a few moments ago. When he was saying that Luther’s wife was raped by five soldiers, his eyes fell on me and he remembered everything. How five soldiers raped a girl as well. And when he thought about the soldiers who were killed, that only proved his point.

All in all, now he knows that I am the killer.’

Pablo explained his reasoning and when Cupid thought about it she also believed his point.

"Well, deal with it. You reap what you sow."

She left everything at Pablo. She was just a bystander anyway. She still writes in her diary but now only for herself. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

’Yeah. I will deal with it.’

Pablo looked outside the hut and his eyes fell on Draxus.

He gestured with his eyes towards Ted and showed Draxus five fingers.

Draxus nodded and started walking away as well.

"What was that?" Cupid asked.

’I told him to follow Ted for five minutes.’

"Why only for five minutes?"

’I can’t have him follow someone all day. I need him to do other work too. And stop talking so much.’

"Okay."

Cupid shut her mouth.

The soldiers standing outside the hut were no more.

They all went to their respective duties and now only Pablo and Fozier were left inside the hut.

"Now what, Pablo?" Fozier asked.

"Why are you asking me? You found your soldiers. Give them a funeral. Do what you want, Marshal."

"Right. No more killings will happen now, right?" Fozier asked, his voice filled with hope.

"How can I answer that? I can’t see the future, Marshal. But I am sure the killer of your soldiers was the woman. Now if someone else dies, that’s a different matter altogether."

"Let’s hope no one dies. In this camp at least."

Pablo nodded.

"Yeah. And I am going now. I have nothing to do here. Call me if you need anything."

"I will."

Pablo gave a last nod to Fozier and finally left the hut.

He walked at a fast pace and he also made sure to look out for Ted.

The soldier might be ready to attack Pablo or something.

Fortunately, nothing like that happened and Pablo reached in front of Sera’s room.

But before that, he called Flashy, Nike and Hena to come to Sera’s room as well.

He didn’t inform Draxus as Pablo already knew that he would come after five minutes.

After that, with a deep breath, he knocked on the door.

THUK!

The door opened instantly and a pair of arms came towards Pablo’s neck.

Pablo ducked and went inside the room.

Sera hugged only air.

Nevertheless, after Pablo came inside she closed the door.

"Don’t close it. Others are coming too." Pablo said.

Sera’s shoulders dropped and she opened the door again.

Pablo sat on the bed and Sera sat beside him.

She crossed her arm with Pablo and rested her head on his shoulder.

"I can at least have this much, right?" She asked.

"I guess. Not that I could shove you away." Pablo let her have some rest.

He waited for the others to arrive and soon, they began arriving.

"Hi, boss. Today was intense wasn’t it?"

First person was Flashy.

He came inside and saw Pablo and Sera close to each other.

"Things are intense here as well."

"Sit down." Pablo ordered.

Flashy shrugged and obliged.

He sat down on the floor.

Then the next person came and it was Nike.

He just bowed at Pablo and sat beside Flashy.

After Nike, a shadow entered the room.

No one saw it, even Pablo.

The next second, a man appeared out of the shadow.

"Motherfucker!"

Flashy jolted from the sudden appearance and Nike jolted from Flashy’s shock.

Of course the man out of the shadow was Draxus.

Draxus ignored the two scared kids and sat on the floor as well.

Pablo didn’t ask him anything yet as he was waiting for one more person.

"Can I come in?" A voice came from outside.

"Yes. Come, Hena." Pablo allowed.

It was the elf girl Hena and she slowly entered the room.

She was already tense because it was Sera’s room and when she entered, daggers were being stared at her.

Sera held Pablo’s arm tighter and Hena decided not to watch it. She would feel bad.

Pablo saw all of it happening.

’They will get me killed one day.’

"Well you are loved. Most people don’t get such things." Cupid shared her thoughts.

’I am not most people.’

"Sure. But you said that your enemies will die on their own. What did you mean by that?" Cupid asked.

’You will get to know. Stop talking.’

Cupid shrugged and stopped talking. She wasn’t dying to talk with Pablo anyway.

Andrezj was also there but he didn’t mind Cupid talking out loud with Pablo. He was used to it by now.

Hena sat on the floor as well, beside Draxus.

Flashy wanted her to sit close to him but he was again left with unfulfilled desires.

Pablo didn’t know anything about it and after everyone was settled, Pablo started the meeting.

"Close the door, Nike. You are the closest to it."

Nike nodded and closed the door.

Pablo then finally began talking about the main thing.

"Ted will try to kill me tonight."

He shared it.

The people sitting on the floor heard it and they all just stared at Pablo.

Eventually, Flashy spoke :

"Huh?"

That’s all he said.

"But didn’t everyone believe that the woman was the killer? Even the Admiral said that. So why would Ted want to kill you now?" Nike said.

"I think Czar is saying that only Ted knows something that others don’t. Is that right?" Draxus guessed.

Pablo nodded. "Yes."

"Oh. Then what does Ted know?" Sera asked this time. She was paying attention for a change.

Pablo answered, "He knows I am the killer. And he is sure of it now because he recognised me."

Flashy and Draxus raised their brows.

"Do you mean.." Flashy couldn’t ask the full question as Pablo answered first.

"Yes. He remembered that."

"Shit. Then of course he knows you are the killer. The four soldiers who have died, Ted must have seen the pattern and now he knows it’s his turn to die. He will kill you before that happens or he might be waiting for you to come to him and then he will catch you red handed." Flashy said.

Pablo nodded.

"Um, what are you all talking about? What did Ted remember?" Sera asked.

And just like her, Hena and Nike were also clueless.

"Right. I haven’t told you guys yet. Fine. Listen.."

Pablo shared his or the story of the boy whose body he had to everyone.

He told them about his sister, the rape and the reason why Pablo was killing.

After five minutes, he finished telling everything.

"That’s... why did you never tell me about this?" Sera asked.

Nike and Hena just watched Pablo with pity in their eyes. They had nothing to say.

"You were silent with all this pain inside you? You should have shared it with me." Sera complained, her grip tightened on Pablo’s arm.

Hena also wanted to do something for Pablo but her hands were tied. She couldn’t give him comfort.

Pablo sighed. "Stop with this. I was in no pain. Only Ted is left to kill and I will do it as well."

"That’s the question, czar. How will you kill him? He must be waiting for you."

"I know. Or more likely he will come to me himself. To kill me first. He would want to avenge the death of his friends with his own hands. He will probably attack me at night. When there are less eyes around us."

"Then how do we kill him?" Flashy asked.

Pablo smiled. "You wanted to help, right?"

"Yes? Wait.. don’t ask me to kill him, boss. I won’t be any help to you in that manner. He will butcher me."

"As if I will ask you to fight him. I am smart enough to not do that."

"Oh. Then I can do anything else." Flashy was ready now.

Pablo nodded. "So to kill Ted, first..."

He looked at everyone present in front of him and shared the first step to kill Ted.

"I have to die."

...

Silence ensued in the room.

Then...

"Pfft." Flashy outright laughed.

Pablo frowned.

"Just a few moments ago, you called yourself smart, Boss. What’s the point of killing if you are already dead."

Flashy laughed some more and he even nudged Nike to laugh as well.

Nike wasn’t brave enough to do that so he remained silent.

Pablo sighed. "Shut up."

"Aight."

Flashy stopped laughing.

"Listen to my plan first." Pablo said.

Everyone nodded and paid attention.

Pablo shared the plan.

After fifteen minutes, Pablo finished telling the plan.

"Got it? It will start at night."

"Yes." Everyone answered.

"Alright. Now we wait for the night."

——

After a few hours.

The night arrived.

Pablo’s plan began in motion.

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