//------------------------------// // Chapter 6: Portrait of a Killer // Story: Great To Visit, Even Better To Leave // by Bronycommander //------------------------------// Chapter 6: Portrait of a Killer Carl, Aiden and Niko reported to their contact again. The contact talked with Niko, while Carl and Aiden listened. “So… you fought in the war…” “You know a lot.” Bellic figured out. “Yes. You’re looking for some people.” “We’re all looking for that special someone.” Niko sat down. “But most of us don’t want to kill them when we find them.” He took a draft from his cigar. “Most murders are committed by people you know. Most wives are killed by their husbands.” Yes. And my wife had better stop sleeping with that tennis coach, or… I’m joking.” I am sure your wife doesn’t need to sleep around. Oh, I’m joking… I’m sure she does.” Niko had a smile. “Funny. I’m divorced. My wife can sleep with whoever she wants.” The contact stayed calm. “Interesting…” “I’m not divorced. I was never married. No details. I need you to go find someone for me. I’ll be getting a picture through shortly. This is important.” “So why use us?” Niko wanted to know. “We always use people like you. Karen - Michelle... She was the same. Someone with something to lose, but not much to live for.” “What’s in for us?” “Two things. One, you don’t get a hundred murders pinned on you, while your buddies’ families will be protected by the FIB. Two… maybe I will help you too. Maybe I won’t. You need a police computer, that’s why you two cops are here. Wait for my message. Go!” Outside, Niko got a picture on his phone. Aiden sent it through the computer. “Adam Dimayev. Wanted for financing terrorist activity. Hangout: Kamayshev Import/Export. Hunting down terrorists. Best job in Liberty City.” Carl said sarcastically. With a turned on siren, the Police Cruiser rushed to the location of the terrorist. At the location, Niko called their contact for instructions. “We found his place, there are a bunch of guys hanging around.” “He must be in there. Dispose of them all. We’re doing a favor for our comrades in the east.” “You better start doing us some favors soon.” The Serbian replied as he hung up. Aiden took Body Armor and a Pump-Shotgun from the trunk of his car, Niko a MP10, and Carl an AK-47. The NOOSE member circled his head. “Let’s make this quick.” “LCPD! Freeze!” Aiden shouted but Adam’s men opened fire. They got behind the Cruiser as cover. Carl took care of the men on the second floor, Niko and Aiden shot the men on the ground with well-placed shots, taking them out one by one. As criminals on the second floor were dead, they moved into the hideout, from cover to cover. “I don’t want, but I will shoot you!” Aiden killed a criminal that tried to charge at him. Blood splattered as the men fell to the ground. The last one dropped his weapon. “I surrender! Please don’t shoot! I will tell you everything I know.” “Get out of here. This is Liberty City not Los Santos.” Aiden said to him, knowing that the LSPD wasn’t that kindly when it came to criminals “Thanks!” he leaved. Niko reported. “Did you serve your purpose?” The contact asked on the phone. “Yes.” “Then you are that much closer to finding the man you are after. That strange feeling deep inside – that’s the feeling of satisfaction after you did something good. Congratulations. We need you later but we don’t need your police friends anymore. They are dismissed. Goodbye.” “See you later!” Niko got in a Fortune and drove away. Carl got a Call. “Yes, Dr. Logan?” “Carl, your wife got shot. She’s in the same hospital I treated you. Please come as soon as possible.” The doctor sounded worried. Wagner was shocked to hear this, hoping she was okay but replied calmly, “I am on way.” At the hospital, Dr. Logan leaded them to her room. Sofia was bandaged around her leg. “A biker shot her in her right leg but I already took care of that.” “Sofia, what happened?” Carl asked worried. “Carl, we were shopping in Northwood as a car rammed us. A man who got kidnapped tried to flee. He crashed into Silver Spoon. To make sure that I wouldn’t tell anything, they kidnapped her too.” She explained with a hint of guilt “WHAT?! If they harm her then…” He got a MMS from someone unknown. I thought I send you this picture, looks like your daughter is in trouble. A friend. The picture showed Silver Spoon crying, scared on a chair, tied up. “Whoever did this, will pay. He’ll definitely pay!” Carl said in a dark tone. Niko was driving through Bohan as he got a call from Mallorie. “Niko, I think Roman has been kidnapped. I heard he owes some Russians money. A friend of mine saw him at that card club on Hunt Point.” She sounded very worried. “He owed them money?” “He never tells me anything. I heard they took him to a warehouse off Lompoc in Bohan industrial.” I’ll check it out.” Right after her call, he got a MMS from Dimitri. Niko – I thought I would send you this picture, looks like your cousin is in a bit of a fix. Your friend, Dimitri. The picture showed that Roman was tied up on a chair, bloody. “You’ve crossed the line, Dimitri.” He said in a dark tone and stopped the car to call him. “I got your message Dimitri, you piece of shit. You’re a dead man. A dead man. Before you die I’m going to cut your face off. Then I’m going to hang it on my wall to remind me what a lying, cheating, treacherous scumbag is like. Goodbye, friend.” Then he called his friend Dwayne for help. “Dwayne, it’s me, can you get that backup you offered?” “For sure, I’ll get the crew over to you.” It took only a minute for the backup to arrive in a red Patriot SUV. “You called us?” One of the goons asked. “Yes, I need your firepower. Listen carefully.” Silver Spoon was scared to death. They didn’t harm her but threatened her. “If you want to walk out of here, Slav, you are going to have to think about how you will pay your debt.” The kidnapper spoke to Roman. “A friend of mine Dimitri Rascalov, he would pay a lot of money for your cousin.” “I’ll get you the money, just not that way. Please don’t hurt her, she’s innocent!” He begged. Then shots came from downstairs. “This is it for you!” Niko fired in anger. Rescue had arrived.