The African sovereign infinite wealth system

chapter 9

Chapter 9: The Vault of Secrets

​The car stopped in front of the Zenith Capital building. It was late. The streetlights were the only things moving. I looked at the tall glass tower. This was the place where my father worked until the day he died. This was the place where my uncle, Chief Boniface, turned me into a beggar.

​[DING!]

[Mission: The Midnight Audit.]

[Objective: Enter Vault #4 and find the 'Osei Legacy' file.]

[Reward: ₦300,000,000 + Market Pulse Level 2.]

​"Emeka, this is a bad idea," Chidi said. He was looking at the security guards at the door. "Those men are armed. They don't care about your new suit or your fancy car. They only care about the Chief's orders."

​"The Chief doesn't own this building anymore, Chidi," I said. "I own 15% of the shares. I am the boss now."

​I got out of the car. I walked straight to the front door. Two guards blocked my way. They were holding rifles.

​"The building is closed," the first guard said. "Go home."

​"I am Emeka Osei," I said. I didn't raise my voice. I just looked him in the eye. "I own this company. If you block me, you are fired. If you open the door, I will double your salary tonight."

​The guards looked at each other. They had heard the stories about the Gala. They knew the "beggar" was now a king. Slowly, they stepped aside. One of them used his keycard to open the door.

​"The vault is in the basement, sir," he said. "But you need a code."

​"I have the code," I said.

​We went down in the elevator. The basement was cold. We walked past the money vaults. We stopped at Vault #4. This was the vault where the private records were kept.

​[Business Insight Eye: Activated.]

[Master Code Found: 1-9-9-8-0-5.]

​I punched in the numbers. The heavy door clicked. It swung open. The air inside smelled like old paper. Chidi stayed by the door to watch for trouble. I walked to the back of the room. I saw a black box. It had my father’s name on it.

​I opened the box. There were many papers inside. I started reading. My heart began to beat fast. These were medical reports from twenty years ago. They showed that my father didn't die from a heart attack. He was poisoned. He was killed so that Chief Boniface could take his seat.

​"Emeka! Look at this!" Chidi shouted.

​He was holding a folder. It had a photo inside. It showed my uncle shaking hands with a man in a black suit. The man was wearing a gold watch with a special mark on it.

​[System Analysis: The mark belongs to the Debt Cartel.]

​"My uncle didn't act alone," I whispered. "The Debt Cartel helped him kill my father. They have been controlling this company from the shadows for twenty years."

​Suddenly, the lights went out. The room was dark. Then, the red emergency lights came on.

​BANG!

​The heavy vault door slammed shut. I heard the lock turn.

​"Emeka! We are trapped!" Chidi yelled. He ran to the door and pulled the handle. It wouldn't move.

​A speaker on the wall made a loud noise. Then I heard a voice. It was a deep, computer-made voice.

​"You are too curious, Emeka," the voice said. "You should have taken your money and ran away. Now, you will die in this vault. There is only enough air for two hours. Goodbye."

​The speaker went silent. Chidi started hitting the door with his fists. "Help! Somebody help us!"

​"Stop, Chidi," I said. "Nobody is coming to help."

​"But we are going to die!"

​"No, we are not," I said. I looked at the System screen in my mind.

​[Emergency Alert: Vault is sealed. Oxygen level dropping.]

[Solution: Spend ₦500,000,000 to trigger a 'Sovereign Breach'.]

​"Do it," I said.

​[Funds Deducted: ₦500,000,000]

[Initiating Breach...]

​The walls of the vault started to shake. The floor was vibrating. It felt like an earthquake.

​"What is happening?" Chidi cried out. He covered his head.

​"The System is opening the door," I said.

​The heavy steel door started to bend. The hinges were screaming. Then, there was a loud explosion of sound. The door didn't just unlock. It was blown off its hinges. It fell onto the floor with a loud crash.

​[DING!]

[Mission Accomplished: The Midnight Audit.]

[Reward: ₦300,000,000 Added to Account.]

​I walked out of the vault. Dust was everywhere. I saw the guards running down the hallway. They were holding their guns. They looked confused and scared. They didn't know how a human could break a vault door.

​"Stay back!" I shouted. I held up the folder with the evidence. "I have the proof of what happened twenty years ago. If any of you move, the police will have your names by morning!"

​The guards stopped. They were afraid of the power they saw in my eyes. I walked past them. I didn't run. I walked like a man who owned the world.

​When we got back to the car, my phone rang. It was an unknown number.

​"You escaped the vault," the voice said. "Impressive. But the evidence you have is just paper. We own the banks. We own the courts. We own the city. You cannot fight the Debt Cartel with a folder."

​"I’m not just fighting with a folder," I said, looking at the System screen.

​[BALANCE: ₦710,340,000.00]

​"I’m fighting with money," I told the caller. "And I have more than you can imagine. I am coming for every one of you."

​I hung up.

​"Where are we going, Emeka?" Chidi asked. He was still shaking.

​"We are going to the police station," I said. "And then, I am going to buy the building where the Debt Cartel has its office. I want to be their landlord when I kick them out."

​The car drove away into the night. But in the shadows across the street, a man was watching us. He picked up a radio.

​"The target is moving. Phase two is ready. Kill him on the bridge."