THE PROFESSIONAL DETECTIVE - PART 8 (Patreon)

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Note: This story is intended for mature audiences (18+) and all characters depicted are 18 years of age or older.

Part 8: Duke's Past

“You've been arrested for intentional injury!“ - “You can go out, someone sponsored you.” - “Do you think it's all coincidental?!”…

“Chairman Duke, why are you so dumbfounded?!” – The voice of the manager startled Duke out of his train of thought. Just now, his past came flooding back. The words that he always wanted to forget filled Duke's mind. They evoke a damned past that he can't get rid of.

Duke's manager went on to say: “For the past two days, you haven't been very focused on work. But yesterday you looked very happy, and today is the complete opposite.” Duke waved his hand: “I'm fine. Just thinking about a few things.” The manager grimaced: “Is it about your wife and that damn Tyler?!” Duke sighed: “What's in the past, let it go! I really don't care what happened to me anymore. I'm just afraid she won't accept my past.”

The manager was puzzled: “She? Who?” Duke smiled: “A girl I just met yesterday. She was very much like my wife… just like what she wanted to show me about her, of course. Maybe… I loved her already! I dont know. I just have a peaceful feeling when I'm with her… it helps me forget more or less about my past.”

The manager was surprised: “Do you like a girl? Do you think she's cheating on you the same way your wife did?” Duke looked up at the ceiling: “It's possible! I also felt something strange about her, but I still wanted to believe her. If she cheated on me, at best I'd have to go through another failed love affair. Well, I've gotten used to it by now.” The manager only sighed after hearing his chairman speak.

The manager's name is Danny. He has been following chairman Duke for a long time, even before the Cozy Wardrobe company was founded. Yes, that means, Danny was also one of the gang members that Duke used to join. This gang is called The Dark Samaritans. Although called a gang of gangsters, in fact, the members of this gang often do good deeds and help others.

The Dark Samaritans are based in the city of Amicita, which is quite far from Diamantia. Called a “gang headquarters”, but in fact this place is completely public, known to everyone. The members of the TDS are very helpful to their neighbors, so instead of being afraid of them, the people in the neighborhood like them very much. The local police also silently ignored the TDS's closed operations because of the kindness of the gang members. However, in essence, TDS is still a gang, not a charity. The hands of the members of the gang were also stained with a lot of blood, but it was not the blood of innocents.

However, the surrounding people did not care about the sins of TDS. They only respect those who always help them. The biggest contributor to this is none other than the leader Duke. He advocated ordering other members of TDS not to harm innocent people. Duke's gentle lifestyle not only helped him create the sympathy of the people but also made the brothers in the gang respect.

It's just… there's no such thing as absolute. Some extremist members gradually sought to break away from TDS and join other gangs. Among them was a man who had once been a strong hand of Duke. His name is Tyler, a former consultant of TDS. Thanks to him, many of TDS's operations went smoothly. But Tyler is a lust for violence. For a long time, he could not bear the peaceful lifestyle that Duke had set up for TDS. Tyler left TDS and joined The Black Hand, but at the time, no one knew where Tyler had gone.

Unlike TDS, TBH is always hunted by the police because they are a true gang. TBH is led by an evil leader. This is also when the love story between Duke and his wife begins. During a clash between the TDS and TBH gangs, Duke was mortally wounded trying to protect a girl who happened to be passing by the battlefield. During the treatment period, Duke was taken care of by that girl. Over time, Duke developed feelings for her.

This girl is a few years older than Duke. Her looks aren't outstanding, but what Duke likes about her is her naturalness and a bit of clumsiness. After the wound had healed, she agreed to be Duke's girlfriend and be with Duke. One day, when he came home, he found that girl crying in her room. She said that she did not deserve Duke, because she had been raped by the leader of TBH. Irritated, Duke despite all rushed to TBH's underground headquarters.

Duke's surprise attack made TBH's leader unable to react in time. He was completely destroyed by Duke, until now, he is still a cripple who cannot be cured. The leader was unconscious for a while, when he regained consciousness, he could no longer continue to be a gangster. Duke did not kill him, but only fought a battle to relieve his anger.

After that, Duke went home to meet his girlfriend. He said he didn't care if she was raped and wanted her to marry him. The girl happily agreed, and a jubilant wedding took place. From a distance, an uninvited guest gave a sinister smile. He stood there for a few minutes and turned his face away. Not long after the peaceful days of Duke, the police came to arrest him for assaulting other. At the same time, a video from an unknown guy was circulating all over the Internet.

Seeing the cruel expression of Duke in the video, the surrounding people began to feel afraid of him. Duke does not intend to explain his behavior. He accepted a 20-year prison sentence. Before going to prison, Duke disbanded TDS gang for fear that people would alienate them. He also apologized to his wife for not being able to give her a series of happy days.

After about five years in prison, or about a quarter of his time in prison, Duke was informed by the warden that he was released on bail. After seeing the guarantor, Duke was extremely surprised because he was Tyler, who had left TDS in the past. Tyler smiled and said to Duke: “Thank you for everything you've done for me. This is the only thing I can do for you.” Duke did not understand what Tyler said. Duke nodded gratefully to Tyler and quickly ran home to meet his wife.

Seeing her husband again after five years, but Duke's wife was not at all happy. Duke speculated that over the years she must have been miserable because she bore the name of a prisoner's wife. Duke decided to take her to another city to live. He then used all his savings to start Cozy Wardrobe, a women's lingerie company in Diamantia, with the initial goal of designing a unique lingerie for his wife. Some TDS's members close to Duke heard that Duke had established a company, they immediately ran to help him. Therefore, the leadership of Cozy Wardrobe are all former members of TDS.

With Duke's talent, Cozy Wardrobe quickly rose to the top and became Diamantia's leading women's lingerie company. Because he wanted to surprise his wife, Duke did not reveal to her that Cozy Wardrobe was his company. Some time later, Duke has designed and produced a very beautiful and unprecedented lingerie on the market. Duke packed it carefully and gladly brought it home.

Because he wanted to surprise his wife, Duke informed his wife that he was away on business and would not be coming home tonight. Then he quietly returned home with the gift in hand. As he walked to the door, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. With the intuition of a longtime gangster, Duke did not rush to enter the house but hid behind his window and watched from the outside. Duke heard groans of joy coming from his room. At the moment of witnessing the scene before his eyes, the heart of Duke was shattered to pieces.

Duke sees his wife making love to Tyler. Duke feels stupid for appreciating Tyler. In exchange for 15 years in prison just to see this scene, Duke would rather live the rest of his life in prison. Duke intends to rush in and beat Tyler like the way he did with the leader of TBH five years ago. But Duke finally managed to contain its anger. He is currently an honest man. He didn't want to repeat the mistakes of the past. Duke took the gift that he had devoted himself to preparing and left in despair.

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