Wisdom came out of his apartment dressed in his same work wear. "Why am I even wearing this?", he groaned.
     "Oooh! Nice outfit", a lady who was walking past him gave a compliment.
     "What's nice...", he turned to see her. His eyes fell on a very hot lady dressed in a crop top and a mini skirt. "Ooh la la", he gaped at her, totally awed by her beauty. She smiled at him, winked at him and gestured for him to follow her.
     "Follow me", she said to him.
     "To be honest...I knew my outfit was awesome", he said with a giggle. He followed her and they went into the lift.
     When they got to the ground floor, the lift opened. Wisdom was sweet talking the lady as she leaned on the wall of the lift while he stood very close to her, resting his hand on the wall. They were facing each other. He found out the hotel Manager and Careen were watching them. He hopped away from her and gave them a troubled smile. Careen shook her head in letdown. The lady kissed him on the cheek and bade him farewell, leaving them with a cheeky smile on her face.
     "You should have seen how that lady forced me to stand close to her", he feigned a grimace as he walked out of the lift.
     The Manager completely overlooked what happened. "So you said you have inquired from the Spanish guests what they want for breakfast right?", he asked Careen.
     "Yes Sir", she replied with a vague smile.
     "Then I have better things to worry about", he said. He gazed at Wisdom weirdly for a while and walked away.
     "Let's start cooking", Careen dragged Wisdom by his collar along with her.
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     The chargé d'affaires was still in his apartment though he was already dressed up in his usual Agbada attire. His two bouncers opened an attache case before him. They both contained packs of cocaine in them. He stared at them wearing an evil smile.
     "That's wonderful", he was delighted, "Is the Commissioner around?", he asked.
     "Yes Sir. He arrived about 10 minutes ago", one replied.
     "That's great then. Let's get going", he smirked.
     Meanwhile, Mr Okechukwu went into a lift, setting it to stop at the 8th floor. "Hoping to see the chargé d'affaires everyone is talking about", he said. As he journeyed upward, he whistled a song.
     The chargé d'affaires alongside his two bodyguards left his apartment and walked up the corridor briskly, headed for the lift. When they got there, one bouncer pressed the open button but the lift did not open...it was being used by someone else.
     "Well...there's nothing wrong in waiting", the official said, in a calm way.
     The other bouncer began playing with his own attache case, throwing it up in the air and catching it a couple of times, spinning it round and more. He lost control of it and it dropped to the floor and opened up. Immediately it opened, the lift also opened and Mr Okechukwu saw the cocaine in the attache case as he stepped out. He gasped in surprise. The official saw he had seen it and turned to the bodyguard, looking at him with a very angry look. The bodyguard slowly closed up the attache case and picked it up, feeling anxious.
     "I think I better be going", Mr Okechukwu walked backwards into the lift in a haste.
     "And where do you think you're going to? To expose me?", he signalled something to his bouncers and they brought out their guns pointing them at Mr Okechukwu.
     "Why should I expose you? What you're doing is a good thing", he replied with fear.
     "You want to mock me right?", the official in a gruff voice, glaring at him. He went in with his bodyguards. One set the lift to go down to the ground floor while the other guard pointed his gun at Mr Okechukwu's temple.
     "I promise not to say anything to anyone. I'm only a popular Professor", he boasted, though petrified.
     "Oh Professors!", he coughed with disgust. "They're all tattletales. I stopped going to school because of a Professor", he said.
     "So how does that have to do with me?", Mr Okechukwu became perplexed.
     "Shh!", he hushed Mr Okechukwu, "You better comfort yourself to calm or else get killed", he threatened. The bodyguard showed Mr Okechukwu the gun to scare him.
     Mr Okechukwu swallowed dryly with fear and stammered;"Anything to save myself Sir"
     The lift opened and the guards hid their guns quickly. The chargé d'affaires gestured for him to step out first. They left the lift, the official and Mr Okechukwu were in front while the bodyguards walked directly behind them, holding their attache cases very firmly. Mr Okechukwu feigned a smile throughout.
     People that knew the chargé d'affaires exchanged pleasantries with him as they ambulated towards the hall where the occasion was talking place.
     They went into the hall and sat somewhere at the back. He and the Professor sat in between his guards.
     "I think I want to use the restroom", Mr Okechukwu excused himself and wanted getting up but when he saw the angry faces looking at him, he sat back down slowly.
     *                      *                     *
     Careen and Wisdom came out of the lift, heading to their kitchen. "We're done serving the Spanish guests. Any updates?", Careen asked her colleagues.
     "No! We're checking out each place one after the other but nothing fishy seen yet", Nicholas replied.
     "We're checking out the ground floor", said Sarah. She then spotted Careen and Wisdom on the screen and giggled. "We've seen you mates", she said.
     "Seriously?!", Wisdom turned round to find a security camera. He saw one and waved at it with a grin.
     "What are you doing?", Careen brought down his hand, "They didn't tell you to wave WISDOM", she looked at him with a straight face, stressing on his name in mockery. Nicholas and Sarah chuckled over what she said.
     Wisdom saw the same lady he was with in the lift making a call and wanted to go meet her. He let Careen walk faster than he was and when she was not aware, he changed his direction and went to see the girl.
     "Have you guys checked out the hall?", she asked her colleagues, "He should be there for a moment to partake a little in the event ongoing", she explained.
     "Oh yes! You're right", Sarah hurriedly went to the hall and clicked on it. She saw him sitting at the back with three other people. "Yes! I've seen him. He's with a friend and two bodyguards", she said to Careen.
     Nicholas noticed the cases the guards were holding and suspicion crept in. "Why do I feel the drugs are in those cases?", he said to Sarah.
     "I know right", she concurred, zooming in the camera for a clearer view.
     Careen heard all they said and replied;"I'll just hang around. I know they'll surely come out very soon." She then realized she had not heard Wisdom say anything for a while and turned back. She left her mouth agape, feeling confused not to see him. "Do you guys know where the Idiot went to?", she asked.
     "Huh?", they both looked at each other, not understanding what she said.
     Careen sighed and questioned vaguely;"Do you guys know where Wisdom went to?"
     "Oh!", they exclaimed, both now understanding what she meant.
     "Idiot...Wisdom. I get it now", Sarah found it funny.
     "Yeah!", Nicholas nodded in agreement.
     "That's great news", Careen replied ironically, "So where is he?", she demanded for a reply.
     "He's actually toasting a babe right now", Sarah replied, trying hard to withhold her laughter.
     "So he left me to go see another girl?", Careen got provoked.
     "Jeez! Are you guys dating?", Nicholas felt concerned.
     "Eww!", she squeezed her face feeling disgusted, "He's my partner for God's sake", she stressed. She looked round to find a place to hang around. "Let him be with his babe. I have a mission to accomplish", she said in a sulky tone. She took notice of the receptionist and decided to use her and pass time. "I've found myself a gist partner", she began walking to the receptionist's office.
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Mr Okechukwu has been held captive by the official...wonder what is going to happen to him...
Question for the chapter: What do you think will happen to Wisdom's Dad?