Chapter 74: Puppet master .
Heavy chunks of silence and admission fell on their shoulders as they pondered on everything they had reasoned, reasoning for next steps to take.
After a while, Tristan spoke up. "Then we’d have to cut another thread loose." He said. His eyes darkening as well. "But we’d have to do it without them knowing. They are trying to play us, trying to twist us as puppets. While we let them think they are doing that, we have to work in the blind spots, investigating and digging deep into their priced walls and veils." He reasoned.
"That shouldn’t be hard." Troy said, lighting up a bit. "They think having all these other companies under them makes them strong, but on the contrary, it actually makes them really weak." He said.
"How do you mean?" Theo asked, eyebrows furrowed.
"Okay, what I mean is this. These companies under them, or these companies that have proven their ’loyalty’ did so under duress. They were practically forced to, because they didn’t want to loose everything, and like every fucked up person or people, this network holding them on chokehold will not be loyal to them, and would always remind them how much of a liability they could be at any time, leaving them walking on eggshells every damn time." Troy explained.
"Bottom line is, it will be easier to crack these companies that have been forced to walk on eggshells. If we can get them to turn against this network, showing them these things we have, and the more we can get if we are able to cross those bobby traps; maybe we can get them to turn on these guys in the future." He said at once, exhaling.
"But this is a long, one off shot. And it has to work, because we have neither the time nor resources to build a shield against them." Theo added, abit relieved that they were finally clocking in on something.
"This will be our trump card so we have to tread carefully. They are showing us their strengths because they want to see how we are going to react to them, and their move was premeditated because they had to start messing with us when Drew fucked up. So it might be linked, but we’d just mind our businesses, while we work in the shadows." Tristan admonished, the weight of their choices, making itself clearer and clearer in his head.
"What do we do about Drew and Severo’s gang?" Theo asked.