āOh, yes, thank you, Mr. Miller, thatās very kind of you to say,ā Nick answered, as he blushed a moment, and then stared at him. He could see that he was studying him, and saw a flicker of something that may have pleased him. Nick himself eyed the man and thought he wasnāt so bad himself.Ā
When he asked him if had a case for him, he shook his head and smiled softly. āWell, actually, yes, I do, Mr. Miller. I was out for my usual evening stroll around the City last night, and I was mugged by a group of thugs. They came upon me from behind. So I didnāt have time to react or stop them, before roughed me up a bitā¦ā
Nickās words trailed off, as he did his best to keep the charade going. He knew that is boss would want to get some Intel on the cops,and what they knew about him, so he did his best to get all teary eyed for a moment. He rubbed his face with his hands and then his mouth, before he steadied his nerves and continued his tale. āTwo of them pinned me up against the wall, and while they held me, the third one hit me in my back with the butt of his pistol. He reached inside my pockets, not too kindly either, stole my wallet and my I-Phone, and then the other thugs kicked me down onto the sidewalk, Mr. Millerā¦ā
He once again stopped talking, as he wrung his hands in his lap and stared down at the floor, trying to compose himself again. He sighed loudly and looked up at man and finished his story. āSorry, I keep stopping, I just, it was a very traumatic experience for me. Iāve never been robbed you see, so I was scared, and I still am. The lead man pointed his gun right at the back of my head. Said if I told anyone, they would come after me, and finish the job. But, well, I had to cancel all my cards and Iām still waiting to get my new I-Phone. I was really too scared to come to the Police, but I didnāt know what else to do. These men are still out there, and what if they come after me again? They have my address now? Can, can you help me?āĀ