Pretending to Be an Untouchable Crime Boss

All of these things that happened were unbelievable… like James just started to really understand what the words of William and the others meant, what the laws and the new way of the government meant… the war that was going to happen with the cartel now turned into nothing.

Like they don't even need to be bothered with them, because if the borders are closed by the military, because if this new agency is going to patrol the streets, if the whole country is under a quarantine by the national emergency, then there is nothing to fight against, at least not foreign terrorists. As he thought about it more, it looked like all of these things that he did, raiding Marco, literally meant nothing now that the president just declared an emergency. It seemed like it was all just a lost cause, a cause that killed many, a lost cause that sent Ferucci into a coma and his family to a foreign country… yeah, it was a lost cause which just angered him more as he thought about it.

If that fucker William would have just declared national emergency when Carter died, all of this would not have happened, the cartel wouldn't have come here with Emmanuel to make a deal with Marco because it would be impossible. But now William waited for that moment when the public was too worried, too stressed about it, yeah, because just Carter's death wouldn't have been the main thing to cause outrage, no, it was the shooting at 5th Avenue that caused more panic. That again, the country will run into the playground of gangsters, who are killing each other every day.

In that way, it was clear that William used James without him even knowing it or understanding the whole situation… yeah, his seek for revenge and bloodlust after the house got shot up just faded away in his mind. He only thought about how to kill, how to make the situation better in his way, but he didn't see the bigger picture that was there in front of him.

They made a deal, and now the president used him to declare a national emergency. It seemed that the president is against him, against them, and now he started to understand why the gangster code states to not fuck with the government, to not make deals with them, because they will always find something to fuck with.

But the thing was that James also understood that it was actually helping them, like he knew very much that William wouldn't fuck with them, and tell the name out loud to start investigating, because he has too much documents and files even if he said he will burn it, destroy it, nah, he's not going to do that. That is the main weapon in his hand and that's exactly why there is a deal between them.

Now with that and this whole shit in the country, William maybe a little fucked him up but at the same time gave him the full freedom to act how he wants, to do what he wants, because he is not going to be the one that they're going after, because William thought about it too thoroughly.

How to make it possible to actually slow down everything?

They promised in their speeches that they will catch everybody, that there is no place for gangsters, but William knew pretty much that the people were aiming at the big names, like how the journalist asked Linda. Well, to slow down everything, that's why they spoke a lot about corruption and that's exactly what they're going to do, as Linda answered to the journalist.

First they need to clear the government from corruption, when it's done they will go after the small-time gangs and wannabe gangsters, mafias, when they're cleared too, they will maybe arrest some influential businessmen, and then the time runs out, and in the meanwhile James already built up the foundation of his empire.

In reality it's going to be like that, but first, who are the corrupt people they will arrest?

Answer is easy, they will arrest those in the government who are against William. He knows those people and knows all their business, the fraud, the money channeled into shell companies, he can arrest them, dozens of them. But to keep up the image that it is not a dictatorship and not a political cleansing against his enemies, he's going to let some people stay, who he can threaten with certain things. So the image that it's still a democracy will stay up.

Of course in between that, there are a lot of things to do, and well, he's going to work all day with the others to make it actually something that works. He needs to do something about the economy, about the stability of it, the salary of people, the healthcare, the slums, he needs to act on all of this.

But the main point of it is to make out something from the deal that he made with James, and do it in a way that is hidden behind what the people focus on, the government and their promises.

"So what now? Should we go to a party or what?" Hector asked as he looked with a wide smile at James.

"Party?" He asked back.

"Yeah like, it is the best news, like unbelievable news, we can build whoever we want in the shadow of the government, like it is mind-blowing." Hector said again as he stood up, and he was visibly happy about it. He was almost jumping up and down.

"That's just dumb." Sophia spoke as she looked at Hector with her judging eyes. "I mean cartel members are still here, and they are gonna be furious about this, especially that Emmanuel died, so going out would be the worst. Who knows when they are gonna attack again?"

Yeah, it was true. They can attack at any time if they are really dumb, because if they attack, like making a terrorist attack, bombing in the crowd, that wouldn't just be a national disaster, but it will put pressure on Dennus and that government too on an international level, that they're doing nothing about controlling them.

It will just show that the government there is the most corrupt one, and for years they just let the cartel roam freely.

"I think it's time to chill a bit." James said as he stood up and looked at them. "For weeks now we are constantly going and planning. We need to relax a bit now." He said, and he had a point.

They are constantly just building up the family, not even resting for a day, and that just can make everything worse. If so much stress builds up, there is the possibility of making wrong decisions.

Like when his family was still here, his mother and Charlotte, everything seemed so chill. Like he could rest and also play with Charlotte once or twice to chill out, to let that child warmth surround him.

"I think the same." Ramirez suddenly said as he too stood up. "The guys outside need to rest. They haven't got any days off in a long time now, so if I can, I will change the shift and let them rest a bit as well as we rest."

"You can do it." James answered. "I will go and make an appointment in the meantime."

"Appointment?" Hector asked back, and everybody looked at him, confused.

"Yeah, I will… try this therapy thing." He looked at them, and they were just all stunned, looking at him like he said something outrageous… well it was something outrageous because like what the fuck, but in the meantime, they understood it too, like Hector pretty much, and well, the others too.

Rafael and Hans died, and Ferucii is in a coma, his family is not here, and he had no time to actually confront his feelings in a way that he needed to, he had no time to really think about all of it, and accept that that is the reality. Not just that but the things he did, like popping out eyes and torturing people out of nowhere.

His personality changed, it was too much to even understand it and too much to handle it by himself. They knew that a normal person would already be broken by all of it, and they knew that James too may be on the line, so saying that he will go to therapy actually kinda calmed that down in some ways.

"I can be your therapy…" Sophia spoke with a soft voice as she looked deep in the eyes of James, and as soon as she saw that his eyes weren't that welcoming, she immediately knew she fucked up. "I mean therapy is good so it will help…" She said as she panicked and stuttered her words.

"Is it okay if I don't go with you?" Hector asked. "I want to call up my family."

"Yeah, they're probably waiting for that call." James said as he smiled at him. "Now I'm going into the city, so everybody do whatever you want, and I will call you all if I have something in my mind. For now just chill and let Finn work on the White Magic and Greenweed." He said, and with it he was gone from the living room, and as he stepped out of the house, he was stunned.

Well, it was daytime, and seeing all of these guards fully equipped like soldiers was just strange… like he knew that the house is covered with bushes and shit all around to not see in, but even at the gates and in the street there are some guards, and there is not even one person who reported them, or any journalist who showed up taking some pics.

It was actually thanks to Hector, he did a great job to not let anyone get even close to the house, and this neighborhood is known for billionaires to live in, so security is not a big thing to talk about and of course it is gated, and the guards at the gate are in the pocket of Hector so they don't let everybody in who are outsiders.

"Boss." Mike's voice came as he walked toward him.

"Oh Mike." He turned to him. "Hop in one of the cars and let's go to the city." As he said it, all the guards around just turned to him and already moved toward the cars, and well yeah, the reality of it is that even if he wants to go and work on his mental state, to kinda detach from this life, six cars will go with him… fully blacked-out cars… with dozens of guards in military gear.

He really is a treasure that needs to be protected.