The Hot Mother and Nine Gangsters

A Rose of Sadness

Chelsea's body trembled, both eyes rounded as it stared at the fiery sea of red flames burning from a distance. His mind began to guess, this fire was indeed a mere disaster or something intentional.

Suddenly he was in his mind about the incident last afternoon, when he saw many large jerry cans containing oil in the villa. He also recalled the words of Leon who told him that the task in S city would be completed soon.

Was this part of Hendry's ruthless plan? Why would Leon keep something this important from her? What is the fate of the people who still live there? And what about the people Chelsea have brought home? Were they killed because of it too?

All those questions kept spinning in Chelsea's mind. If this fire is indeed an order from Hendry, Chelsea is sure if at this time Leon and the other guards are also involved in it.

To make sure of everything, Chelsea decided to check Leon's room, find out if he was currently in his room or not. Because he did not have an access card to enter through the door, Chelsea finally jumped over the balcony guardrail and landed on the opposite side.

SREKK!

Sure enough, as Chelsea thought if Leon did not lock the balcony door. Realizing that Chelsea immediately shifted the door wide and entered the room without permission.

"Leon! Leon! Leon, where are you?!" chelsea shouted while circling the entire room Leon.

There was no sound whatsoever that echoed Chelsea's screams, and Leon's whereabouts were nowhere to be found. The panicked Chelsea immediately returned to her own room by jumping over the balcony railing just like that. He searches for his car keys as he is determined to catch up with Leon as soon as possible to the Eastern District 12.

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"Leon ... come on, pick up!!" While continuing to drive the car, Chelsea tried to call Leon several times. After repeatedly trying but remaining disconnected, Chelsea finally gave up on calling Leon and turned to the streets.

Chelsea was driving at a high speed, even ignoring the sound of horns from people who warned him not to drive recklessly.

CKITT!

Chelsea stopped the car as soon as it arrived on a road close to the 12th Eastern District. He could not get any closer because the heat from the blaze had been felt until his current place.

"Hahh .. finally arrived," murmured Chelsea whose breath was wheezing. Because it was speeding like a crazy driver, he had almost several times a collision that was able to spur his adrenaline. And fortunately all that was not in vain, the journey that had to be taken for 30 minutes, now enough half to get to the destination.

The night wind felt more and more blowing, making the fire even bigger. The dense black smoke soared into the sky, covering the night sky that was actually bright with black smoke puffs like large clouds.

However, there is one thing that makes Chelsea feel strange. Although this fire was a catastrophic event, he did not see a single reporter who should immediately report this to the public. And what's more, there are also absolutely no residents who help extinguish the fire or the presence of firefighters.

"Damn, it turns out this was Hendry!" murmured Chelsea with a pushy look towards the red whiz growing bigger.

I firmly believe that the mastermind behind all this is the tyrant's ruler! He purposely told me to release the people who were detained earlier for wanting to finish them off at once with fire.

Only Hendry can be this cruel. Moreover, with his position as Head of the Parliamentary Council, he has the power to control mass media news and also firefighting personnel. They would only move if Hendry gave the order. So, it is certain that the main reason for this fire was a massacre.

"Ughh! It can't be like this!" Chelsea are shaking their heads as quickly as possible. He recalled what his main purpose in coming here was to find Leon.

Chelsea eventually walked closer to the blaze. And all of a sudden, behind a big tree that was filled with shrubs around it, from within the darkness was someone who threw pebbles at Chelsea.

"Aww .. who is-" Chelsea's words immediately stopped when he turned his head. He just realized that the person who just threw a pebble at him was the team leader.

"Chairman team?" The curious Chelsea finally walked closer to the big tree. And there, he saw the team leader along with the other bodyguards. They all appeared to be wearing black clothes.

"Why are you all here?" ask Chelsea.

"Of course we were hiding and observing the situation. Our work is all done, and we just stay back and report everything here to the Board, "the team leader replied. A moment later he came back saying, "Well, by the way, what business did you come here for? Leon tells us you're not feeling well."

"Huh? I'm doing fine. Why Leon said ..." Chelsea suddenly fell silent, now he only realized that Leon was not in this group at all. "Team chief, where's Leon? I came here because I wanted to find him."

"Ah, that's exactly what's our problem right now. Since you're not on duty tonight, Leon will be doing your part. And all those who have gathered together here, we have all finished our work. We should have been on our way back to Eastern District 1 by now, but we were still waiting for Leon to return first" the team leader explained.

"W-what?! So Leon's still in the fire?!" chelsea did not believe it.

"True, that's what happened."

"T-no .. can't do this!" chelsea shouted suddenly losing control. Fire-related trauma 6 years ago haunts him again. He knew how hard it was to get out of a terrible fire alive.

Because of the lingering memories of the fire, Chelsea suddenly felt worried about how Leon was still trapped in the fire. He imagined a bad thing, and in the depths of his heart, he was unwilling to lose Leon.

Without saying another word, Chelsea stepped closer to the flames. However, suddenly the team leader held him back.

"Take me off! I'm looking for Leon!" chelsea shouted while struggling with all their might, but it seemed futile because the power of the team leader who is a man is clearly greater than him.

"Don't act recklessly! Why did you enter when the fire was growing! Once you get there you could burn! And you calm down! We all know what Leon's ability is! His ability is above all of us! What can you do to help her?! You're going in there just as much as taking a life!" snapped the team leader who still held Chelsea tight.

"Leon is able to fight you all because you are still human! But his opponent this time was fire! Leon could still be hurt! And even though I am weak, I still have to try! Leon's late coming out because he's doing my part! So I have to take responsibility!" shouted Chelsea who still insisted on wanting to break away from the team leader.

"I said shut up! Obey me as team leader! We are indeed serving our lives as the stakes! And Mr. Board is our superior, sacrificing lives as long as the purpose of the Board is achieved does not mean failure! We should be honored that we are useful!"

"What-what?!" Just contact Chelsea seemed to be lost sense after hearing the words of the team leader just now. And all of a sudden, either getting a boost of energy from nowhere, he was able to break away from the team leader, even pushing him to the ground.

"So your words! It's up to Mr. Hendry the tyrant to overthrow who! What's clear is if it's Leon, then it can't! Leon is precious to me! Even if I had to step over your body first in order to get into the fire, in search of Leon I would still do it!" chelsea shouted without the slightest hesitation drawn in his eyes.

"...." the team leader and the other bodyguards were silent, they were all aware of the killing aura coming from the woman who was rampaging in front of them at this moment.

"Thu .. uhuk ...."

There was a sound of someone coughing. Everyone including Chelsea turned their attention to him. It turned out that the one who had just coughed was none other than Leon who had just come out of the flames.

Leon survived, but things didn't look so good. He limped with his injured left leg. His clothes also partially appeared to have been hollowed out from the fire. His current appearance was so messy.

"Leon!!" Chelsea who previously gaped in disbelief now screamed and ran as fast as possible to get to Leon. Even spontaneously hugging her so tightly, so tightly as if it would never be released forever.

"Mayra .." said Leon in a soft voice.

"Thank God .. Thank goodness you survived. I thought nothing happened to you in there .... Please, I beg you next time not to hide something like this from me ... I don't want you to get hurt because of me ...."

"...." - ".Leon was silent a thousand languages, he was still completely unable to believe if this woman was crying while hugging him out of concern for him.

It turned out that Mayra was worried about me, even her hands were shaking. I'd better try to calm him down.

Without thinking anything more, Leon returned Chelsea's embrace. He also patted the woman's back softly as he said, "Sorry .. It's been worrying you, now it's okay. I'm fine ...."

Leon and Chelsea continued to hug, even unconsciously Chelsea continued to hug Leon even though his cries had stopped. However, on the other hand Leon felt a little awkward, because he was currently the center of attention by the other bodyguards.

"Mayra," called Leon in a doubtful tone.

"Yes?" reply Chelsea who are still drifting in the atmosphere.

"It seems like it's been quite a hug, it's not nice to see the others" Leon said awkwardly.

"Eh?! Sorry!" Instantly Chelsea let go of his embrace. He also turned his back on the other guards. He did not want to show his face that was now embarrassed to death.

"Huh, our eyes are sore at seeing your love story" chirped the team leader who was secretly envious.

"No problem, you're back alive and you're lucky enough. And Mr. Board also does not need to think about the reason for Division Head 2 if anything happens to you. After this we will immediately return to the Eastern District 1 to provide a current report. And since you're hurt, you better not have to come along, just take care of your wounds first."

"Okay, team leader."

The team leader and the other bodyguards immediately left, leaving the two men alone. On the other hand Chelsea still feel awkward and confused. He did not know what to say and acted like when dealing with Leon now.

"Let's go home! You don't wanna linger here, do you?" asked Leon who broke the awkward atmosphere.

"Yes, let's go home. B-but before that, let me treat you first!" chelsea Pinta with both cheeks blushing.

Leon sighed and smiled gently. "Alright if that's what you want." Now Leon did not build a fortress that is difficult to penetrate anymore. If Leon had been, then he would have turned down help from Chelsea.

Chelsea then invited Leon to hurry to his car because there was a box of P3K. And because Leon had a little trouble walking, in the end Chelsea also offered to help Leon walk by leading him.

After the two of them arrived at Chelsea's car, Leon was immediately told to sit down well. Chelsea checked any part of the body of Leon who was injured, fortunately Leon was injured only in one place in his leg close to the calf.

Chelsea treated and cleaned the wounds on Leon's legs carefully. And this was also the first time for him to touch a man's feet. After the wound was wrapped neatly in bandages, Chelsea said, "Thank you."

"Eh? Why are you thanking me? You just treated me. You should be thanking me, right?" leon asked confusedly.

"Bas stupid, you replaced me with a dangerous task. What I'm doing here is nothing compared to what you've done for me. But ... You've got good reflexes, why are your legs hurting?"

"Ah .. This is because I'm not careful. Inside there the smoke was very thick, my vision was limited, and because I did not see the road I was mired in a ditch" Leon replied in an awkward tone.

"Gosh, I guess for what. But I'm grateful you're okay. I thought you were short of breath and passed out in the fire. And fortunately now you're safe. Emm... Why did you keep this assignment from me?" asked Chelsea in curiosity.

"Hhhh ..." Leon sighed, and suddenly he patted Chelsea's head as slowly as he would a child. "Because I thought you wouldn't want to do this inhumane task. All this time .. I've always seen you have no heart to hurt innocent people. So, I think this task is too much for you."

"...." - ".Chelsea was silent, he was touched because Leon was so attentive to him. And after that he was dazed. "Yes, you're right. Maybe this is my limit, I don't have the heart to hurt innocent people. As a gangster, this is a weakness for me."

"No need to be pessimistic. If this is your lack, then let me cover it up."

"Eh?" As Chelsea looked up, she wanted to see if what she had just heard was real or not.

However, on the one hand Leon even misbehaved. He turned his face away which was already blushing. "What I'm saying isn't wrong, is it? We're a pair of partners. Fellow colleagues should not cover each other's flaws?"

"Huhaha, i-yes. You're right!" Chelsea laughed awkwardly. He just thought that the name of covering up each other's flaws was something that lovers did. And it turns out that he had mistakenly thought, Leon still considered the relationship between them to be limited to colleagues.

VIIUU .... WILLIUUU ....

There was the sound of sirens of fire engines coming. There are many, dozens of cars deployed to tackle the fires in the Eastern District 12. Not only fire engines, cars from various news agencies also arrived.

"It's started" said Leon, watching from inside the car.

"Eh? What started?" ask Chelsea.

"Print Mr. Dewan, he plans to deploy firefighter personnel only when the fire has spread flat! And of course it's too late to save the lives of the population, it's certain that everything dies."

The deg!

Chelsea's heart for a moment seemed to stop beating. When Leon says everything is dead, Chelsea's mind immediately thinks of every resident of the 12th Eastern District he has ever met. Grandfather of the florist, the flirtatious cashier girl, the little boy who only knew to play, the sickly mother and the others.

"Leon, let's go home. Our job here is done, right?" chelsea asked, bowed with a gloomy look.

"Okay, we're home."

***

《FIRE TRAGEDY EARTHEN UP THE ENTIRE EASTERN DISTRICT 12》

It seemed to be the headline of the hottest news this morning. And Chelsea, someone who knows all the truth. He simply stayed silent in his hotel room while observing the news from the television.

°°°

The fire happened last night. From the testimony given by local residents, it is suspected that the fire occurred due to a gas explosion because the sound of an explosion had previously been heard.

The condition of the adjacent house and a lot of improper materials cause the fire to spread quickly. Due to the narrow access of the road, firefighters had difficulty putting out the fire. Until now, there are still small fire points that have not been extinguished allegedly as a source of fire.

There were no survivors in this incident. Officers found many bodies of residents in the middle of the area. It is suspected that they had taken refuge in the puskesmas where the only proper one is still viable and has water supplies throughout the Eastern District 12.

The local government decided to investigate the case further. And for the victims, they plan to be buried en masse with a proper funeral procession.

°°°

PATS!

Chelsea shut off the television. He was fed up of hearing all the lies being spread by the mass media. He just lowered his head while smiling sinisterly.

"Haha, fuck. What is citizen testimony? What's the officer's problem? What is it that no survivors survive? And what's investigating the case?"

"Longs ... It was all a lie ...."

"The person who testified was also Hendry's hired man. The officer also had difficulty being controlled by Hendry. There were no survivors, but Hendry wanted to kill them. The government investigates the case for at least a week, after which the incident will be forgotten and Hendry's big project will begin."

"Hendry .. You are a tyrant!"

Chelsea locked themselves in the house all day. I don't know why he has absolutely no passion to live the day. And fortunately, there was no task for him today either. Once again Chelsea finally realized, she was only aware of the cruelty of the gangster organization that she followed.

Until the next day arrives. Chelsea had been quietly leaving the hotel since sunrise. He headed to a place so deserted, it was nothing but a public cemetery where the victims of the Eastern District 12 fire were buried en masse.

Chelsea got out of her car wearing black. He also appears to be carrying a large bouquet of roses in his hand.

Slowly Chelsea stepped into the funeral with a seething sadness in her heart. He stood in the middle, looking at each of the newly created tombs.

"Everything .. forgive me .." said Chelsea in a trembling voice.

"I can't do anything to defend you ... I have no power to protect your lives ...."

"Thank you, thank you guys for making you a drink when I met ... Thank you to those of you who have greeted me with your smile ...."

"As long as you live, you do not get a decent life .. outdated facilities, lack of clean water ... But even so, I salute. You still love and defend your home until the last blood ...."

"Now, the living .. are those who have agreed and who have left home first. However, their chances of survival were also slim, the compensation they could afford was not comparable to the one they sacrificed ...."

"Maybe I'm too shameless to say all this. However, please allow me to pay your final respects ...."

Chelsea wiped away the tears on her cheek. Then, he took a flower from the bouquet of roses he brought. He distributed the flowers flat on each tomb. And after he finished giving the flowers, he just left from the funeral.