Sleep eluded me a couple of nights. A few times I went out, I felt as if the world was staring at me. I was made to feel threatened, spied on and desolate. Volodymur had connections in such high places that they froze my bank account. They were literally driving me to the streets. I sat at home thinking why didn't he just get it over with by just showing up at my doorstep with his men and gunning me down, then later realized, like the animal kingdom, he's just playing with his prey. Thinking out of the box was the only solution here. Going after the bureaucrats in the country who were pocketed by Volodymur sounded petty as they were only dancing to his tunes because of the suitcases being passed under the table. I had to fight fire with fire. I will not be able to directly destroy the big fish as it would be highly impossible. I've got to destroy his resources, disturb his business, sabotage his credibility, bring him to his knees and make him feel desolute. I've got to destroy him mentally first and then pull the trigger. In order to do so, I had to get my job back and for that I had to plead with the commissioner. But before I could do any of that I went to check on Leo who was still recovering under medical supervision. They said he can be discharged in a week's time.

The next day I drove down to the station to meet the commissioner. He was a bit stunned to see me in town and that I was not on the hideout. He did not know how to react when I asked for my job back and putting me back on the force was only going to make matters worse. He said he was a bit helpless at this moment as he got orders from a top bureaucrat. I explained why I needed my job back and that I wanted his backing because there's no one else I could trust. He too acknowledged the fact that Leo and I were the best officers he ever had and could trust. He was silent for a few minutes and then handed over my badge and gun and said not to disclose it to anyone till the mission is accomplished and if anything goes haywire I'm on my own as he did not want anything to happen to his family. I happily agreed and further laid out the entire plan and requested for a few resources and favours from him and the station, he obliged.

In order for me to penetrate into Volodymur's resources and business, I first had to understand how he operated and who better to help me than Abrahem Porkhovsky. The commissioner helped me disguise my way into Ukraine by flight and later that day I met with Porkhovsky. He too didn't know Mikhailo had a twin brother and his happiness was cut short as we had to deal with the devil. I told him how I intended to destroy Mogelevich and that I needed his help and he was ever ready and asked where we should begin. I asked him whether he knew the whereabouts of Perish Romanenko the lead Business strategist of the Ukrainian Mafia, he told me he knew where she lived and could take me there. We broke open into her house and waited patiently till she arrived. In the meantime her daughter arrived, Porkhovsky was quick to react as he tied her up in her bedroom as she was the icing on the cake to extract information from Ms.Romanenko.

Perish Romanenko returned late that night and called for her daughter, but did not get a response. She walked up to her room and knocked and still did not get a response. She invited herself in only to find a gun pointed at her daughter. I quickly from behind pointed a gun at her and cuffed her. She was a bit traumatized on seeing her daughter being held at gunpoint but we assured her nothing would go wrong if she co-operated. Porkhovsky asked her about Mogelevich's whereabouts, his business endeavors and clients. She wanted to spill the beans but was worried of her family's safety because the one thing Volodymur hated was people betraying him. She was tongue tied. Porkhovsky then assured her of her safety alongwith her daughters. He told them that he would relocate them to his locality. She gave us some sensitive data and asked us to act wisely because we were going up against a country which was indirectly controlled by one man. Most of his business endeavors were guarded by military personnel, it was like he owned them.So we had to move cautiously. I too had to act swiftly because if they found out I'm missing then our entire plan could be jeopardized.

Codeine is a substance used in the making of Krokodil and Volodymur was getting it from a supplier located 500 miles away. Apart from Ms.Romanenko, he had 4 more individuals looking after his drug distribution network in the Ukraine and each of them looked after different sectors. Valentyn Tkachenko was looking after the supply of Codeine. Arlacchi Oleynik was incharge of distribution to the elite class. Anton Boryslay headed the transportation department and Ruslan Yaroslav was in control of manufacturing. Volodymur was able to operate business smoothly because he owned the government and was guarded by the military and more so the people he employed were loyal because of the fear of being executed alongwith their family. I had to break this chain and disrupt his business and I was running out of time.

We had to split up and double our pace, Porkhovsky alongwith few of his men planned to take out Valentyn and bomb the Codeine manufacturing company located 500 miles away, a few other men said they would sabotage Arlacchi and even take out a few elite class individuals which would rattle Volodymur. All that was left was to destroy their manufacturing unit which was heavily guarded and someone from the inside could only do that job. If manufacturing came to a halt, transportation will not ply. Our next task was to plan how to infiltrate the manufacturing plant from the inside, but could not make any inroads, we felt like as if we hit a dead end. That's when I came up with a plan to somehow coax up Perish Romanenko into doing that job and to go along disguised as a Ukrainian soldier to help her and ensure there are no slip ups. Porkhovsky explained the plan to her and told her once Volodymur is executed she will not have to fear and her daughter too would be safe. She was really hesitant and started to shake. She felt we were using her like bait. But we asked her to think about her daughter and their future. She hesitatingly agreed.

Later that night Porkhovsky and his men set out to bomb the Codeine factory and also to take out Valentyn. A few of the men set up an ambush on the way to kill Valentyn and Porkhovsky and the rest treaded forward to destroy the factory. Porkhovsky reached the factory during midnight and used the darkness to their advantage. They executed a few military personnel guarding the premises and infiltrated the factory. They ensured that the entire factory turned to dust. Valentyn in the early hours of the morning was enroute to the factory where he was ambushed and killed. In the meantime the rest of the crew set out to extinguish Arlacchi and a few elite individuals. They had to carefully maneuver their way because of the military present and moreover they did not have darkness to play with. A few of those men cleverly disguised themselves as military soldiers and succeeded in the mission. It was now upto Ms.Romanenko and I to carry out the final and most intimidating task at hand. I disguised myself and Ms.Romanenko put on her uniform. We mobilized in her vehicle and with fear entered their manufacturing plant passing security. We acted swiftly but were vigilant as the place was heavily guarded by the military. We planted explosives in every nook and corner of the plant, a few military vehicles and also some of Volodymur's vehicles and departed before anyone became suspicious. The manufacturing plant turned to ashes alongwith with Ruslan and the rest of the people were wondering what was going on.

As imagined Volodymur did not understand what was going on. He was further shocked to learn of Valentyn, Arlacchi and Ruslan's death. He was not able to join the dots. Before he could suspect me, the commissioner planted a decoy in my house till I returned and his men confirmed my presence at home.I took the next flight and quarantined myself at home. Once his customers came to know of this tragedy they began to question him and how he was going to deliver their goods as they invested millions. He assured his customers that everything would come back to normalcy and would dig deep and find out. He was now rattled as his customers started questioning him and the bureaucrats in the UK too poised a few questions. His business was sabotaged, his kingdom shaken and credibility was questioned. He flew back to Ukraine to sort out this catastrophe and this gave me some breathing space.

I drove down to the station and met the commissioner and handed over the names of the moles in the station and the bureaucrats that Volodymur controlled. We planned to act dumb in front of them till we took down Mogelevich. I shared how I destroyed his syndicate in Ukraine and now he was no more but terrified as he was not in a position to carry out business and would be answerable to his clients and customers. They would begin to question his credibility and would even shift business to other suppliers. His image would be tarnished. The commissioner credited me. I went to check on Leo and was happy he would be discharged in a few days and assured silently everything would come back to normal soon.

My next plan was to demolish his business in the UK which I successfully carried out with some of the officers in the station and ensured that it would be really impossible to penetrate the market anytime soon. The news reached Volodymur and he immediately called up the bureaucrats to find out but they too were dumbstruck as they too did not know who carried out this mission. Volodymur knew someone was playing him up but could not come to a conclusion. I could sense Volodymur being mentally disturbed and I was slowly winning the war. All I had to do now was to hammer the final nail in the coffin but had to plan my every move with utmost accuracy.

I flew back to Ukraine and caught up with Porkhovsky and told him how close we were to winning the devil. We had to plan our next move with utmost precision. I told him that we should infiltrate the premises disguised as soldiers and cautiously take out the guards and move ahead till we get hold of Volodymur. He gathered as many men as he could as we were going up against a country. We planned how we would enter and take out the enemy. Some of us would enter initially and carry out the first process while a team on standby would wait for instructions or should enter when the situation goes south. We could not screwup as we toiled hard to reach this far.

Early morning we reached his territory and mingled with the enemy soldiers and slowly started taking them out one by one without anyone noticing anything. We were in full swing. Everything was going according to plan. What I did not expect was for Volodymur to ask his men back in the UK to check on my whereabouts as he felt something fishy because I did not retaliate nor go to him and plead for my life back and also beg for forgiveness. When his men went home and knocked on the door they did not get a response, they broke open only to find a decoy there and immediately alerted Volodymur. He then showed a photo of me to his guards and military personnel and enquired whether anyone had seen me around. One of the security personnel confirmed my presence alongwith Ms.Romanenko. He finally understood what was going on. He sent a few soldiers to bring in Ms.Romanenko and her daughter. Meanwhile we kept taking out the guards and crept forward. After a while an enemy vehicle drove in and the guards dragged out Ms.Romanenko and her daughter who were pleading to let them go. That's when we understood that our cover was blown. We moved ahead swiftly and now had to save them. We shot down everyone in our path and signalled the standby team to join us. We rushed in but fell into a trap, we were ambushed again and many of our men lost their lives. We lifted ourselves out of this mess and promised that the lives lost will be accounted for and will avenge their deaths. We regrouped and blazed ahead. We finally reached Volodymur's chamber .

Porkhovsky opened the door and we gave cover. Nobody shot at us and the room was a bit silent. When we moved in, a soldier was holding a gun at Ms.Romanenko's head. Volodymur made another soldier confiscate our weapons and we were made to kneel in front of him. Seeing Ms.Romanenko with a gun to her head brought back memories of my wife and son and kept telling myself nothing should happen to them because I promised her. We had to do something.
ти лайно, ти думав, що ти можеш перехитрити мене, я чортів чорт -
ty layno, ty dumav, shcho ty mozhesh perekhytryty mene, ya chortiv chort." you piece of shit, you thought you could outsmart me, I'm the f*****g devil".
Я буду чертовски вирвати кожну кістку з твого тіла.
YA budu chertovsky vyrvaty kozhnu kistku z tvoho tila. - 'I will f*****g rip each bone out of your body'.
He ordered his soldier if anyone of us moved to put a bullet in Ms.Romanenko's head. He took out his pistol and marched towards us.

We were 4 of us kneeling. He stood in front of the first individual pointed the gun at his head and said this is for my f*****g business and pulled the trigger. Blood splashed all over and we suddenly felt numb. He moved to the second individual, pointed the gun behind his head increasing the fear in him and said this is for my f*****g image and pulled the trigger and he dropped dead. He then pointed the gun at Porkhovsky, said this is for going against his men and country, Porkhovsky spat in his face and said you don't rule us and turned to me and wished me luck and I told him - I too would meet you soon my friend and Volodymur pulled the trigger and he slanted on me dead with blood all over me. He then moved towards me and pointed the gun in my face. He told me that I was the only one who caused him so much misery, suffering and loss. He told me after finishing with me he would destroy the UK by penetrating his drugs into every street and corner. He would accomplish what his brother wanted to do and would avenge his death. Then would rule the world.

My entire life flashed in front of my eyes and I visualized seeing my family again and just knelt there waiting. Suddenly a couple of men who were part of the standby squad stormed in and took out the three of them. Volodymur had taken a bullet to his right shoulder and fell beside me and his gun landed in my hands. I told the men to take Ms.Romanenko and her daughter to safety and give them some medical attention. I made Volodymur to kneel and pointed the gun at him. I fired a bullet to his left leg and said that was for the trauma he caused me, I fired another one into his right leg and said this is for trying to destroy UK, he moaned in pain. I pointed the gun at his chest and said this is for my friends and pulled the trigger, he could barely kneel and was spitting blood through his mouth. Finally pointed the gun between his eyes and told him I saw the same fear of death in his brother's eyes and also this final one was for humanity and pulled the trigger. The devil was dead at my feet. I finally let out a sigh of relief.

I carried Porkhovsky out on my shoulder as he sacrificed his life for the betterment of his people and country. I took him to his people and they gave him the burial of a leader alongwith the men who lost their lives. I went to his coffin and placed a bottle of 'Spotykach ' beside him and said until we meet again my friend and lowered him six feet below. We were all taken aback as he was a person who inspired many.

I flew back to the UK and passed on the news to the commissioner. He was delighted. We arrested all those who were pocketed by Volodymur and I got promoted to DCC ( Deputy
Chief Constable) the second highest rank in all territorial police forces in the United Kingdom. The commissioner praised me and I took leave.

I went to meet Leo and take him home. He was almost fit. I told him of the latest quest I've been on during our ride back and made him envy me as he was not part of the action. He was dumbstruck and checked on me. He also congratulated me on my promotion and I assured him that he would be able to resume duty in a month's time. He couldn't wait to join the station but felt a little sad as we won't be partners anymore in solving crimes together. I changed the subject and asked how we were going to move ahead and live the rest of our lives but we rode the rest of our ride in silence.

I never dreamt of a life without my son or wife in it but I am living in one now. I knew in my heart that I would meet them again one day but until then 'duty calls'.