Chapter 33

"So, what do you think?" Jefferson asked Henderson the next day in the Sanctum after playing Tobias's confession towards having Khalil shot.

"I think that if the justice system in this city worked the way it was supposed to, this confession should be enough to put Tobias away, especially with added testimony that he killed your father Jeff. But then again, if the justice system worked the way it was supposed to, you and your daughters wouldn't be running around this city wearing masks." Henderson said.

"So what does that mean?" Jefferson asked.

"It means that while in any other city this confession would be enough, you have to remember that Tobias has his hands deep within Freeland's entire government structure. Just like last time, we'd need incontrovertible proof of how big of a threat Tobias is, such as proof of his corruption, to get outside law enforcement to come in and arrest him." Henderson said.

"Great, so how do we do that?" Jefferson asked.

"We'd essentially need a copy of Tobias's books, since then we'd have proof of his corruption and convince the state that he is too big of a threat for our local PD to handle, considering how much of it he has in his pocket." Henderson said.

"Great, so how are we going to get our hands on something like that?" Jefferson asked.

"I think I might have an idea." Gambi said as he came downstairs.

"We're listening." Jefferson said as he and Henderson gave Gambi their full attention.

"There's a player involved that we've all forgotten about. Lala." Gambi said.

"That's an idea. He should still be on Tobias's dime, but after his screw ups, I'm sure he'll be looking for protection from Tobias, since we all know that albino asshole does not take failure well." Jefferson said.

"So you think if we can find Lala, we can use him to get Tobias's books?" Henderson asked.

"I think that there are only a few things Lala really cares about, himself, his business and Freeland. Helping us take down Tobias helps all three of those interests, since if Tobias is out of the picture, then Lala can no longer be threatened by him, Freeland is safe from that maniac and Lala can be in position to take over the 100 just like he did before." Jefferson said and Henderson nodded.

"Okay well, first we'd need to find him since he's gone to ground since he was sprung from prison, which I only recently found out because the chief is keeping it under wraps." Henderson said.

"Of course he is. It's okay, he'll just go down with the rest of Tobias's lap dogs." Jefferson said.

"I guess we'll just have to look until we find him. One way or another." Henderson said.

"Let's get to work." Jefferson said as they all headed back upstairs, since they also had their own jobs to get to.

"Jen, thank you so much for helping me." Nichelle said as Jen helped her pack for her and Khalil's trip to Central City.

"No problem. We don't know how long you and Khalil will be in Central City for, so it's best to be prepared." Jen said and Nichelle nodded.

"It is nice that these Star Labs people are offering to help Khalil for free. But then again, considering they blew up Central City, it's the least they can do." Nichelle said.

"Look, it's under new ownership and the guy who owns Star Labs now is actually a friend of my dad's." Jen said.

"Which is why I'm willing to give them a shot, since I know your father would never purposefully endanger Khalil or anyone else for that matter." Nichelle said and Jen nodded as they continued packing.

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