CHAPTER FIVE
Narrator:( Back in Dennis house with chief Michelle)
Dennis: Michelle! Michelle! So how is it going on your side now? Any news from the governor?
Chief Michelle:( laughs) yes ooo! I have and he made me rest assured that this year is our year, we are getting in this year
Dennis:( excited) yes! Finally I would be part of the politicians that would eat from this country's wealth and mineral resources.
Chief Michelle: ( laughs) but we seem to have a little problem
Dennis: what is the problem?
Chief Michelle; Nothing much, just that , that madman seems to be knowing too much these days and he needs to be silenced
Dennis:( smiles) well that's a little piece of cake for me to handle tho, consider it done.
Chief Michelle: Thank you very much my trust worthy friend
Dennis: you always welcome.( Smiles) now! Before I forget, let me call my boys incharge and tell them we have an animal to kill
Chief Michelle:( smiles)
Narrator:( later at noon, Dennis sent his boys out to put an end to maliu's life but they encountered something different).
Maliu:( talking insanely) you see Ronaldo and Messi cannot make it to the finals ( he sighted Dennis boys) looks like we have august visitors here
Guy 1: guy! Wetin be this? Abeg make we do wetin we wan do fast fast commot for here abeg
Guy2: guy! Calm down , you see for you to catch a madman, you must act like a mad man
Maliu:( looks at the both boys closely) I'm not a madman, I'm right in my sense but I can't accommodate mad people around me ( he jumps out of the uncompleted building )
Guy1: don't let him escape ooo! We must finish him up!!
Narrator:( The both guys made an attempt to catch maliu but it was all in vain as maliu headed straight to the market place where he normally beg for food)
Narrator:( back at chief Dennis house)
Chief Dennis: I'm sure by now, the madman's blood would have been all over the uncompleted building( phone chimes) hello! Howfar?
Guy 1: chief we're sorry sir but this task is too hard for us to handle, maybe you should try someone else .
Chief Dennis: What are you talking about, I said you should eliminate someone you are saying the case is too hard , what nonsense!!!!
Guy 2: baba abeg no vex! But na true talk my gee give you ooo you know say eliminating people na our priority but boss man, I no go deceive you, this madman know say we wan kill am and he outsmarted us
Chief Dennis: can you hear yourself ! A madman outsmarted you and you call yourself professionals! Don't worry! I would get someone else.( He hangs up the call).....
Narrator:( just in time, Dennis wandered about in his compound about how to eliminate maliu and then a thought came to him)
Chief Dennis: yes! Let me call Tom, he would be the best person for this job after all he is only a madman and not so eone in complete state of mind ( he picked up his phone and dials Tom's number).
Tom:( plucking ewedu at home with his mother and sister when his phone rang out from his pocket)
Chief Dennis: hello!
Tom:hello sir good afternoon sir!
Chief Dennis: Afternoon Tom! Please can you come over to my house immediately I have a job for you!
Tom: you have found a job for me sir?( Happy)
Chief Dennis: ermmm....yes!! I do and come quickly so I can register your bio metrics for the job
Tom: okay sir! I'm on my way sir!
Mrs fuoye:( cuts in) who's that?
Tom: mum, you won't believe it but it's chief Dennis , he said he got me a job
Mrs fuoye: A job?
Zeelah: brother mhi, are you sure is not one of his dirty tricks again?
Tom: Ah! Ah! Zeelah , I'm not sure but I don't think it can be and who knows maybe there might Still be a little good in him, besides you know how much I need a job so I can take good care of you and the whole family. Once I get a new job, papa would stop going to the farm and we would no longer live here
Zeelah: Just like my dreams
Tom: exactly.....so mama,( he faces his mum) let me quickly hurry down to Dennis house and see the Job he has for me
Mrs fuoye: okay my son but once you notice any discomfort, make sure you call me, okay?
Tom: okay mum( he hugs his mother and pecks her cheeks).
Narrator: ( Back at Dennis house, Tom was made comfortable with a bottle of champagne which he took in haste)
Tom: Omo( drinks a glass of champagne)this tastes better than the stream water we usually take at home. These rich people are enjoying ooo! Just a matter of time, I too will start earning big and I would make sure I add one of this to my bar.
Chief Dennis:( Descends gently from the glass stairs) Tom! Tom! Tom! My very good friend and to_be business partner
Tom:( feeling himself) yes sir!
Chief Dennis: good ... Now back to business
Tom: okay sir
Chief Dennis: I'm very sure that in maths, you would have been taught elimination and substitution method
Tom: very well sir! In fact I'm very good in maths sir and even in further maths but sir ....the job you got for me, is it a teaching job?
Chief Dennis: yes, it is a teaching job but in a private way
Tom: wow! Okay sir I will be glad to do it sir!
Chief Dennis: okay then, the job is for you to eliminate maliu
Tom( frightened) sir!!!?
Chief Dennis: Are you deaf? I said you are going to eliminate maliu
Tom: Ah! Please sir! I can't do it ooo! Ah! I should kill someone? I can't ooo, I have never killed someone in my life before sef
Chief Dennis: is maliu a human being? C' Mon he is just a mere mad man and if you kill him no one would hold you responsible
Tom: Ah! No sir , I can't ( he shakes his head in disagreement and headed for the door).
Chief Dennis:( threatens him) if you leave now I would call your mum and tell her of how I had a nice time with your sweet virgin sister
Tom: Ah!!!
Chief Dennis: yes! So you have to do it( he brings out a pistol fully loaded and told him to watch a video of how to aim for almost four hours)
Narrator:( At exactly 7:00pm, Tom went into the market and started trailing maliu u til he trailed him into the uncompleted building where he( maliu) he usually sleep at night).
Tom:( At the uncompleted building at exactly 9:00pm still trailing maliu, making sure that maliu goes to sleep )
Maliu: ( yawning) I live in a mansion , where garden of Eden was, I lived with Adam !
Tom:( frightened as he points his pistolat maliu) I'm sorry maliu, bit I just have to do this ( he sets his gun and was ready to aim)
Maliu:( fast asleep)
Tom: ( gunshot) Jesus ! I killed someone ( he ran in a haste into the uncompleted building and found maliu lying in a pool of blood) Jesus! I have killed him( he checked maliu if he was still breathing and he ran away after finding out that maliu was dead).
Narrator:( As Tom was heading home, he was stopped on the way by security guards).
Guard 1: hey! Stop there! Where are you going to?
Tom: Erm.....( Short of words) I'm coming from chief Dennis house and I'm heading home.
Guard 2: chief Dennis house by this time, but chief Dennis house is headed east and you were coming from west .
Tom: Erm! Erm! Erm.....I'm not lying
Guard 1: search him! He's lying
Guard 2: ( searches Tom and found a pistol on him) Ah!! So you are the one that shot that pistol the other time
Guard 1: can you see that he's a criminal, oya move( he garbs Tom by the trouser and took him to the poilce custody).