NOVEL NEXT Chapter 46 It’s only a fire
While he was unable to determine where the humidity was being produced from, Tommy did discover several holes in the wall that acted like air vents that led outside though there was something odd about them.
As Tommy looked at one of the air vents he could vaguely make out a blue glow that seemed to be flowing into the room though the vent, he turned to another vent and saw the same blue glow however this one was leading outside. After looking at a few more vents, he saw that the same blue glow was there and ether flowing into or out of the grow lab.
(Is this magic?)
((Must be, it must also be the way they filter fresh air into the room, while removing the bad air.))
(I would not want to live in the building next door.)
Tommy quickly removed a large keg he had borrowed from the basement of the Forest Rest from his item box, while the keg he had borrowed with Merno's permission was empty, this one was full of petroleum.
Tommy was no great expert on general history, except when it came to the history of weapons, so he was surprised to pick up the smell of gasoline when he was passing an apothecary shop while taking the unconscious elf back to the Forest Rest.
Tommy had paid the apothecary shop a visit on his way to the western district and after using his identification skill on the gasoline smelling liquid he discovered it to be petroleum.
[Petroleum that is used to caulk ships, pave roads, cement buildings, waterproof canals, heal skin diseases, kill lice]
Tommy paid the apothecary to fill his empty keg to the brim with petroleum, and while the apothecary found it strange they did not complain as it was easy money.
Tommy uncorked the keg before he started his task of pouring the gasoline over the cannabis trees, while one keg of gasoline was not enough to cover the entire room fully, he spread it out even so that it would be enough for what he had planned.
After emptying the keg and putting it back in his item box. Tommy withdrew several rags and sheets that he stuffed into all the air vent holes that were used to circulate the air except for one intake vent.
Tommy nodded with satisfaction before leaving the grow room only to turn around in the doorway and pull out a bottle that had a rag sticking out the top along with his lighter.
((Burn baby burn, disco inferno.))
Tommy chuckled as he lit the rag before throwing the bottle into the middle of the grow lab.
The keg wasn't the only thing Tommy had the apothecary fill with petroleum and before the bottle hit the floor Tommy closed and bolted the metal door.
Tommy removed his gas mask and stored it away as he heard the sound of flames ignite beyond the door, he then turned and made his way towards the two sets of stairs.
He made a beeline for the stairs that led upwards because it was a safe bet that Bror Whitflare was probably on the top floor while the stairs that led downwards were probably the storage area for the other medicine and herbs on display in the shop front.
Tommy soon reached the top to find a door that led onto the first floor.
Opening it slowly he found that there was nobody nearby but he heard the sounds of talking and laughter a short distance away.
As he passed through the door he was happy to find that the stairs leading to the higher floors were right next to the door he had just passed though.
Tommy put his foot on the first step and was about to continue upwards when the nearby people laughing and having the conversation mentioned Whitflare's name making him pause and listen in.
"Did you hear that Boss Whitflare ordered the senior members to gather for a meeting upstairs, do you know what it's about?"
"No idea, any of you?"
"Probably to do with the recent deaths of Yua Huang, Kir-kin Suthuld and Tai Paom and how they can take advantage of it."
Tommy smirked hearing this before he continued up the stairs.
(So all the organization's leaders are in one place are they?)
((Why take out only the leader when we can take them all out, Kekeke))
It didn't take long for Tommy to reach the top floor.
Tommy looked around as he left the staircase into some sort of waiting area that had several chairs as well as a desk, though no one was currently sitting at it.
Behind the desk a corridor stretched towards a set of large double doors right at the far end, on either side of the corridor was a door while it was not possible to see what was through the door on the left side of the corridor, the room on the right had windows running almost the entire length of the corridor that allowed people to look into or out of the room.
Tommy could hear the sound of discussion coming from the room on the right however at present he was too far from the windows to see into it very well since he was still standing next to the staircase.
Tommy walked around the desk before he hugged the wall to the right and edged along until just before the windows started.
Tommy took a quick glance into the room and saw six individuals sitting around a large table, at the head of the table sat a man that fitted the description Chelna had given so Tommy used his identification skill to be sure.
(Inspect.)
[Bror Whitflare]
[Race: Human]
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 39]
[Condition: Unhealthy (Drug addiction)]
[Mana Quality: Decent]
[Occupation: Leader of the North district Criminal Organization]
((Tut tut, it would seem that drug lords in this world are yet to learn not to excessively consume their own product.))
Tommy nodded in agreement before adopting a panicked look before he banged the door open and rushed onto the meeting room.
"BOSS BOSS." Tommy shouted in panic.
"Bror Whitflare turned angrily to the door before asking, "what the fuck do you think your doing interrupting this meeting?"
"I'm sorry boss but it's an emergency." Tommy said.
"What could be so important!?" Bror Whitflare asked angrily.
"Fire, there's a fire." Tommy answered in panic.
"So, it's only a fire, put it out quickly." Bror Whitflare ordered before returning his attention to the other leaders.
"We can't boss, it's in the grow lab." Tommy explained.
"WHAT!" Bror Whitflare along with the other five people in the room all said in shock as they stood up before dashing out of the room and heading for the stairs.
Tommy smirked as he followed closely behind them and noticing that they were all focused on getting to the grow lab as quickly as possible he used the opportunity to thin them down.
Pulling a knife out of his item box, Tommy caught up with the female who was at the back of the group that had just started descending the stairs. He covered the female's mouth before piercing her skull with his knife, afterwards he let her dead body drop dead to the floor as he moved to catch the next one.
Tommy caught up with the next person on the next floor down and repeated the process. By the time Bror Whitflare reached the ground floor he was alone except for Tommy who kept his distance.
Bror Whitflare opened the first metal door and entered the collection room before saying, "Open the door to the grow room."
However after receiving no response he turned to find that he was all alone.
"Where the fuck are those bastards, don't they know how serious this is? Whatever."
As he finished speaking he approached the grow room and reached out to unbolt the door, "fuck that's hot." Bror Whitflare said in shock as he quickly withdrew his hands.
After blowing on them to sooth them for a few seconds he wrapped them in cloth before trying to unbolt the door again.
Tommy by now had snuck to the first metal door and was currently hiding just outside the collection room in the hallway as he sneaked a look inside.
(Idiot.)
((Kekeke, it seems he never learnt not to open a door that has a fire raging on the other side.))
As Bror Whitflare unbolted the door and opened it, oxygen from the collection room suddenly rushed into the grow lab and caused a back-draft explosion.
Smoke and fire shot out of the grow lab and into the collection room while Bror Whitflare stood right in its path and was engulfed.
"AAAAHHHH." Bror Whitflare screamed in pain as he grabbed at his now burning face.
Once the explosion ended Tommy wasted no time in rushing up behind Bror Whitflare and kicked him in the back.
Bror Whitflare staggered forward into the fire infested grow lab before falling to the floor just as Tommy closed and bolted the metal door again.
