Legacy Firing

Charlus and Lucie took an Uber to the car dealership. The dealership was dealing in second-hand cars and looked very run down. Lucie asked Charlus a question.

"Are you serious? This place looks very suspicious as well."

Charlus laughed. "You think I can walk into a BMW showroom and they'll give me a car if I give them a bag of cash? That's not how it works honey. At least I guess that's not how it works."

Charlus scoured the place with his eyes and saw an interesting car. It was a Dodge Charger and the listed price was $5000. Charlus went near it and saw that it had 150,000 miles on it. That meant it would go for another 50000 miles. 

A young Mexican man came near him.

"You interested? Only $5000. You get a... sexy ladies after you. Amazing car. Looks very sexy. For you, I will take off $500." The young man spoke with a heavy Mexican accent which made Charlus smile.

Charlus had a bag in his hand which he brought from his apartment. It was initially empty but Charlus needed some cover as he couldn't bring out cash from nowhere. 

Charlus took out 7 stacks. He put them on the hood.

"Take a 2 grand tip. Nothing on paper though."

A smile appeared on the Mexican's face. He took the cash and stuffed it in his pocket. Then he took out a huge ring full of keys from his pocket. He took out the key that belonged to the Charger and tossed it towards Charlus. Charlus took out another grand.

"One more for speed. Get in Lucie."

Charlus tossed the stack to the Mexican and got into the passenger seat. He waited for Lucie to start the car.

"What are you waiting for. Let's go."

Lucie was still shocked at what happened. Charlus was obviously rich. His father owned the apartment she was living in and that apartment was probably worth over $400,000. But she did not think that Charlus would have $8000 cash with him and she never saw anybody give a $3000 tip. Charlus was the first.

Lucie started the engine and looked at the fuel. It was only a quarter full.

"Should I go to the petrol bunk on the way? And what fuel does this run on?" Lucie asked Charlus.

"One minute. Hey! What fuel does this run on?" Charlus shouted out of the window.

"The Diezel Fuel!" The Mexican man shouted back.

Charlus nodded. "Diesel. I like my cars full on fuel. Who knows when I will need them?"

Lucie started the car and went to the petrol bunk. Charlus played music on his phone and laid his head back. It looked like he was sleeping. 

Lucie pulled up at the petrol bunk and started filling up the car. Charlus stayed in his position, waiting for Lucie to finish. Once she was done and back in the driver seat, Charlus spoke.

"Go to the nearest Chione's."

This was the first time that Lucie had heard Charlus' voice devoid of any emotions. The voice had made a shiver pass through her spine. Her hands clenched at the wheel. She instinctively followed his command out of fear.

She drove the car to Chione's. The Chione's supermarket was a huge store that was at least spread over an acre. It was comparable with a Walmart and definitely had a lot of staff. Charlus would have a hard time finding Chione Family Members there.

"Wait in the car. I will be back. If I'm not back in 2 hours, go back by yourself. But don't call the police. DO NOT call the police."

Charlus made it clear that Lucie was not to call the police. Charlus did not want the police to get involved because it would be a hassle and he didn't want to get caught in the police station. it would waste a lot of his time.

Charlus left the car and entered the Chione's. He saw a huge floor in front of him but he wasn't discouraged.

In the beginning, he just wandered around the store. He checked the status of everyone he encountered and didn't find anyone out of place. Everyone seemed to be ordinary people. Charlus continued this for half an hour before he got bored.

Charlus started going to the corners to check rooms where staff might be present. While there were staff there, he didn't find Family Members there. Charlus got a little impatient.

After another half an hour, Charlus decided to go outside and check the back. If he didn't find anything interesting, he would go back and check out the other Chione's the next day. If he failed there too, he would give up and just check out the forests to see if there were any monsters there.

Charlus went to the back. It was completely empty. There was a truck in the back but it didn't have anything in the driver's seat.

Charlus became suspicious immediately. How come the back was this empty? Wouldn't there at least be some workers bringing in items from the trucks. Such a big store should be restocking at least on an hourly basis right?

Charlus went to the back of the truck to check its contents. He saw that it was locked. Charlus looked around. He couldn't find any security cameras in the area. This only increased his suspicion. 

Charlus broke the lock open with his bare hands. He opened up the truck and saw several crated. Charlus got onto the truck to check the contents of the crates.

Charlus suddenly heard a bunch of voices. He figured that they were the people who owned the truck and its contents. Charlus immediately put the remnants of the lock in his inventory and closed the doors of the truck after him. He was still in the truck.

Charlus took out a flashlight to check what was in the crate before he looked for a place to hide. He shone the light on the crates. He saw, neatly arranged, glittering bombs that should normally be kept a very safe distance away.