The gas station had been trashed! It had been broken into and all smashed up inside and out! It was terrible. What had happened?
Just as Freddy and Jish were checking the building out a car swerved into view.
Wuan was in the driving seat.
Wuan opened the back door and told his friends to get in.
Wuan looked at Freddy as he entered the car and he said, 'You and I, Freddy, we need to talk...'
Wuan looked Very very unhappy!
'I am not responsible for any of this madness,' Freddy replied defensively.
Wuan heard this but didn't respond.
So Wuan put the car into action and the Wuan gang took a long quiet drive to the woods...
Wuan finally stopped the car.
It was time to talk!
'My business has just been destroyed by two thugs,' Wuan started. 'The gas station was just a cover I don't care for it, but those thugs found their way into the basement and trashed my G-Juice operation. They destroyed all of my spare empty bottles and scattered my fake labels. They have ruined everything. I am going to have to abandon the whole operation.'
'Why? You can rebuild it surely?' said Freddy.
'No I can't Freddy,' said Wuan plainly. 'Because when the police look into why the shop was attacked they are going to find all of my forged bottles of alcohol and then they will try to arrest me. I am going to have to leave Fenwick and return home to Singapore.'
'That seems so dramatic!'
'It is the truth Freddy,' said Wuan bitterly. 'We could have made a fortune you and I. With my help you could have paid off all of your debts, Freddy. All you had to do was keep your head down and work. But you couldn't help yourself, could you? You had to go on that damnable dating website. What were you thinking?'
'I was just looking for love...'
'There is no such thing as love in this business, Freddy,' Wuan replied angrily. 'Now stop acting like a stupid fifteen year old and tell me what your relationship is with the two thugs Bill and Bo who attacked my business?'
'I don't have a relationship with them. I barely know them. They attacked me out of the blue,' said Freddy.
'That is not a good enough explanation,' said Wuan. 'Who are they and why do you know them?'
'Why I went on this dating website. I met this lady called Joanne. It didn't work out and I ran away,' said Freddy. 'Bill and Bo are her boys. That's it. That is the whole story. I never did anything wrong I swear! I just didn't like the woman! Dates don't always work out, right?'
'I don't know, Freddy. I never go on dates,' Wuan replied coldly. 'You should never have become involved with this woman, Freddy. Your enemy has now become my enemy and six years of hard work has been literally poured down the drain. You do realise that right now we have a war on our hands?'
Freddy couldn't believe it. 'This is crazy,' he replied. 'I never wanted any of this!'
'Neither did I,' Wuan returned coldly. 'But here we are. Up to our necks in a fresh new gang war. Jish will fill you in on the details. Jish! Explain to Freddy the pickle he has created for us all.'
'Okay. So this is the situation. Joanne has a brother. Elfie Rooney, the new leader of the freshly reformed Irish Gang,' said Jish. 'The Irish are looking to retake territory and they are putting soldiers on the streets. Bill and Bo they are just for starters. Others like them will rise up, and then we will have a full scale war on our hands.'
Freddy was horrified. 'How can this happen?' he said aghast. 'I was looking for love and went on a date, that's all. And now I have started a new gang war? I am baffled. I don't know what to say!'
'We must make ready to fight this new threat,' said Wuan. 'My business in Fenwick is over, but the Irish have made this engagement personal the moment they decided to trash my gas station. Before I return home to Singapore I will take my revenge on the Irish and drive them out of Fenwick forever.'
'There is an old saying which rings true for our current situation: cut off the snakes head and the body will die. We need to tackle Joanne. She is the head of the snake. Remove her from the scene and we remove the Irish,' said Jish.
'Wow! Slow down,' said Freddy trying to catch his breath. 'This is all going too fast. Jish? That's your name, right? Who the heck are you?'
'Jish is ex special forces and he works for me,' said Wuan. 'He helps me in all things. He helped me build my business from the ground up.'
'Okay. That is fine. But how come I have known you all this time Wuan and never met the guy? He literally popped out of nowhere,' said Freddy.
'My job is to remain hidden,' Jish spoke up confidently. 'I have been watching you for many days now Freddy.'
'Well that is unsettling...'
'I wasn't planning on offering you comfort,' Jish replied darkly.
'Okay. Fine. So what are we going to do next?' said Freddy.
'We need to stop this war right now while it is in its infancy. And the best way to do that is to cut off the snakes head,' said Jish. 'Now presently we are outnumbered and outgunned. A direct attack would be foolish. We need to be sly, careful. Stealth will be the key to winning this war. Now as far as I can see the only advantage we have is Joanne, I am referring to her singular appearance of course. She could be mistaken for a sea lion, or I was thinking maybe a Walrus? We could make a cheeky call to the RSPCA and get her sent to a zoo?'
'That could work,' said Wuan. 'Do you have the number for the RSPCA?'
'I have it on my phone ready to go,' Jish returned. 'Just give me the word, boss, and I will make that cheeky call.'
'Fine. I predict that Joanne will lead her boys in a fresh assault soon. If the Irish really do plan to take back territory they will strike in the High Street first. They will want to take back the market,' said Wuan. 'When Joanne emerges, and I believe she is bold enough to lead her troops herself, you Jish will make a cheeky call to the RSPCA.'
'I hear you, boss. As soon as I see Joanne in the streets I will make that cheeky call,' said Jish. 'We can do this. We can win this war.'
'And when the war is over I shall return safely to Singapore,' said Wuan.
'But what about the business and my debts?' said Freddy in a nervous voice. 'I still need your help! Please don't abandon me!'
Wuan turned around in his seat and gave Freddy a cold and very dark look with his piercing eyes, and after a deep breath he said this:
'After this war is over WE are NEVER doing business ever again, Freddy.'
Freddy's spirits sank. He had to salvage his friendship with Wuan and fast. He needed Wuan to save him from the Brazilians! He had to get Wuan back on board.
And so he came up with a plan.
'Look! I can help you win this war. I am friends with the Kings, remember? The toughest family in town? Friends with the Italians? I bet I can get them to field soldiers for our cause,' said Freddy. 'Please Wuan! Don't let it end like this! We had a real good thing going. We were making money. REAL money. We can still do this. Okay so the gas station is trashed, but we can still carry on the forgery business somewhere else? What about my place? There is plenty of room in my home. We can do this. We can make money. The King's trust me. Frank loves me! I can get my hands on as much G-Juice as you need. Don't leave me Wuan. We can do this!'
And Wuan returned, ominously, 'We shall see...'
Just then Jish sprang into action:
'Heads up lads! Irish on the road!' he said. 'That car riding up behind us? I recognise the reg. It is Bill and Bo. They are onto us!'
'I think we should drive away,' said Freddy in a frightened shaky voice.
But for some reason Wuan wouldn't allow it.
'I want to see what they do next. Maybe they have a message for us,' said Wuan. 'We will wait and see what happens. Jish? You have your gun primed and at hand?'
Jish nodded.
'Good,' said Wuan. 'We might need it...'
The car parked up beside them.
A tall fierce looking man with a swastika tattooed on his bold head stepped out and stepped up and called Wuan out of his vehicle for a conversation.
Wuan stepped out. He showed no sign of fear. He walked right up to the mad shaven man.
'Who are you?' said Wuan as he approached the stranger.
'I am Elfie Rooney and you should get to know me,' said the Irish warlord. 'You're the fecker called Wuan, right? We can end this now you and I. The boy sat in the car with you, you know who I mean, the wee feck called Freddy. He upset my sister the other day. Hand him over and we can call this war a day.'
'I can't do that,' said Wuan. 'I look it as my duty to protect my employees.'
'You are a fecking idiot then,' said Elfie aggressively. 'I want that we feck over there dead. And I will kill him. No one upsets my sister and lives. I will gut him. I don't care what it takes either to do it. If you want a war then you will have one. See you on the battlefield, Wuan. And let me tell you another thing before I go - you ain't so fecking clever as you think. That wee dwarf of yours? I have seen him fecking about town acting all sly. I have been following you Wuan. And no matter where you hide I will fecking find you. This is personal. Now good day to you feckers, until we meet in the battlefield! This is me being polite by the way the next time we meet things won't go so nicely...'
Elfie got back into his car and drove away.
The board was set...
It was time for war.
(Remember! All spelling errors and grammatical mistakes are intentional - the author 😆)
There is a prequel to this story. Check the link below if you would like to read it:
Jim's Subway part 1
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