The X-Man by Brian R. Lundin (100 best novels of all time .TXT) 📕

two months ago. Christy as she was called was half black and half Mexican. She was five-feet-ten and had long black hair that she wore in a tight ball, dark brown eyes and a well-rounded figure. Evetta had taken her under her wings and told me that the girl was smart, sure of herself yet maintained her femininity, something sometimes unusual in the once all boys fraternity of a police department. Evetta and I were in my office when Christy entered.

RINGO
I got a call from Julie at the health club who said that a guy we asked about was a member and named Esau Sneed, based on what Mariah told us and we’ve found a common connection between at least three of the Vics, Louise Johnson, Cynthia White and Peggy Smith were all members, but we need more, we’ve got to catch him in the act. This lover-boy fits all the profiles from the FBI; this is what I want you to do. I want you to join the club and try to get lover boy’s attention. Be cordial at first and when he really starts to come on to you, brush him off, if the profilers are right this should really piss him off and let see what happens. I believe that he chose his victims at the club. Remember he’s a good-looking guy, he gives his intended victims the eye a few times from across the workout room and he keeps giving them the eye until they bites and becomes interested, then he make his move; it could a dinner date, a drink at the fitness center bar or maybe she even invites him over to her place or he finds were see lives and just show up, rings her bell, flash that brilliant smile and is invites him in. Each time could be a little bit different; maybe he kills her right away or rapes her first. See if you can challenge his ego, put his over inflated ego on the defensive, this is strictly a voluntary assignment, Christy and it could be dangerous, so if you have any qualms about it let us know, no hard feelings

CHRISTY
I worked as an uncover prostitute on the Westside, got stabbed once by a pissed-off john and a black eye from a over-heated trucker, lover boy will be a piece of cake, when do you want me to start?

RINGO
As soon as possible

CHRISTY
Got to go, got some shopping to do

EVETTA
Make sure you get receipts for everything you spend so the department can reimburse you

CHRISTY
“Yes ma’am”

EVETTA
I like that girl, she’s got balls

Evetta cell phone ranged and she removed it from her purse and answered. In a few minutes she hung up.

EVETTA
That was my snitch; he said he got some more information. I’m going to meet him at Sarge’s in twenty minutes


RINGO
I’ll be in the same place as before

It was two in the afternoon when Evetta got to Sarge’s. The bar was full of older men and women looking at a video movie, a short, wore out looking barmaid was behind the bar stirring a pot of Chili, Evetta ordered a glass of white wine and sat across from Bull in a back booth.

EVETTA
What you got Bull?

BULL
I recently heard about the babe getting whacked on 43rd Street and one of my associates who work that area said one night awhile back he saw this dude climbing like a monkey in the building where the shit happened. He said he watched the dude as he climbed up on the first floor rear balcony, tried the door and climb onto the second balcony and entered the apartment. He figured the guy was a burglar or somethin’ and went back to work

EVETTA
I've got to interview him and the other guy who saw something on 47th Street

BULL
Way ahead of you mama, I keep telling you I know all about this police shit. Come on we’re both in my ride, they’re too young to come in here

Evetta followed Bull to his 2008 Escalade Cadillac, she noticed Ringo get out his vehicle and she motioned him to get back in the car. The two young men were sitting in the back seat playing a video game on a wide screen monitor as Evetta and Bull got in.

BULL
Mama, this is Moe and Bo

Evetta looked at the two young boys, Moe looked maybe fifteen and Bo looked younger.

BULL
Bo you tell mama what you saw

BO
I was working in the alley at my spot when I saw this little ass dude walking in the alley. I was in the shadows so he didn’t see me, anyway he was dressed in all black, like that outfit my main Shaft was wearing before he flew through the window and killed all of them grease ball motherfuckers…

BULL (IMPATIENTLY)
Get to the fucking point

BO
Sorry boss, anyway this guy was dressed in all black and had a backpack on his back. He jumped and grabbed the bottom of the first floor patio and pulled himself up. Flipped over the rail and moved to the side of the patio window. He peeped into the apartment, but all the lights were out. I watched him as he tried the door, but it musta been locked. Next thing I know he climbing from the first floor balcony to the second floor balcony, just like them monkeys you see in the movies, reminded me of an old Tarzan movie, I saw where……


BULL
Goddamn it, get to the point, will you

BO
Oops, sorry boss., anyway I watched this guy as he got to the second floor balcony, tried the door and went in, I had some bizness to conduct so I forgot about him, figured he was a burglar or somein’. About an hour later I saw him climbing back down from the second floor to the first floor and then he jumped into the ally. The mutherfucka passed right by me, but didn’t see me and it looked like there was blood on his clothes. I watched him as he walked down the alley and turn right at 44th Street

EVETTA
Did you see his face?

BO
No, I think he had a mask or something over his face, but as he walked passed he said “shit,” in a fucked up accent

BULL (LOOKNGED AT MOE)
Moe?

MOE
Like I told you boss, me and this little guy done bizness before, he usually coped weed, but this night he wanted some white powder, bought one bill worth. He went deeper into the alley snorted and came back smoking a blunt. The broad was in full view now in the window, naked as a mutherfucka, you could see the hair around that snatch. Ole boy was feeling no pain and whipped it out and started jackin’ off. We both laughed and he said I’m going to get some of that pussy. I thought he was bullshitting until I saw him muscle his way through the gangway window and I saw him in the room with the broad, she was still naked, they went somewhere and I lost sight of them

EVETTA
Did you see him leave?

MOE
No, but about two hours later, he came back and copped some more weed

EVETTA
Did he have an accent or speak funny?

MOE
Yeah, he talked real funny; had a high pitch voice sometimes I would have to ask him what he said

EVETTA
Ever see him again?

MOE
Yeah, Saturday about two months ago I saw him and a broad walking down 43rd Street, all lovey-dovey and shit, I asked if he wanted to cop but he shook his head. I watched them leave the Arab joint, and then I got busy and didn’t see them anymore

EVETTA
What did the woman look like?

MOE
She was a young broad, maybe twenty-one or twenty-two, not bad looking, just looked poor

EVETTA
What did he look like

MOE
A little dude maybe five feet or so, but a strong lookin’ little fucker

EVETTA
Could you identify the guy?

MOE
Yeah, I believe so, I only saw him at night, but I’ll try

Evetta and Bull exited the vehicle and stood on the sidewalk.

BULL
Hope it can help you catch this cocksucker, he’s bringing to much heat to the hood and besides he killing all that young pussy

EVETTA (HUGGING BULL)
Thanks Bull, you might just have save some other young pussy

BULL (GETTING BACK INTO HIS VEHICLE)
Anything for you, mama

On their way back to the office Evetta told Ringo of the conversations she had with Bull’s drug dealers. I pulled up all the evidence reports from all the victims on the computer. There was a knock on my office door, “Come in,” I yelled. Detective First Grade Christine Guerra entered the office, her long black hair was down to her backside and she wore a skin-tight white Lycra body suit that accentuated her brownish skin and firm body. The suit was low-cut and provided an enticing view of her small breast.

RINGO
Wow

EVETTA
What happened to conservative dressing Detective First Grade Christine Guerra?


CHRISTY (SLOWLY TURNING AROUND)
Think this will get lover boy’s attention?

Detective First Grade Christine Guerra arrived at the Ball Health Club at 7:00 a.m. Monday morning and registered as Maria Cardosa, she was taken on a tour of the facilities by Juanita Ferrara a personal trainer. There were twenty people working out in the aerobatic class, another fifteen were doing water aerobics and maybe thirty people were sweating, fast walking and running on the elliptical machines, Christy paid the $50.00 fee and joined. For the next two weeks Christy went to the club but there was no sign of Esau, it was two days before Christmas and snow covered the bare trees. Christy had just competed ten laps in the pool and was getting out when she noticed a little man looking at her smiling, Christy wore a green thong bikini and her shoulder length black hair was in a ponytail. As she approached the towel rack, the man handed her one, she shyly wrapped the towel around her.

CHRISTY
Thanks

ESAU
You’re welcome, beautiful lady my name is Ronald

CHRISTY (WALKING OFF)
Christy

ESAU
Can I buy you a sport drink?

CHRISTY
Sure

They sat at the counter and Cristy ordered a banana, apple and peach drink and Esau ordered the same.

ESAU
How long have you been a member of the club

CHRISTY
Nearly a month now, you?

ESAU
Just over a year, I’m surprised that I haven’t seen anyone as beautiful as you here before, what time do you generally come?“No specific times, sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the evenings. I guess I will have to stay around here all day in that case just to see you

Christy finished half of her juice and got up.


CHRISTY
Thanks for the juice

Esau watched her as she walked away and Christy let her towel slip revealing the smooth curves of her butt, Esua felt the rising in his tight gym shorts. The following morning Christy met with Ringo and Evetta.

CHRISTY
I think I made contact with lover-boy, he calling himself Ronald, but I sure it’s him

EVETTA
Good, how did it