Chapter 29 Creating Disorder

• The leader of the Black Rats, Garret Trellis, sat somberly at the head of a long table. His hands were clasped methodically in front of his face as he surveyed the nervous gangsters sitting at the table with him as well. Things had gone from bad, to worse for them and Garret was not one to let failure go unchecked.
• First, they had to flee their main base at the Marriott Hotel during the riot. Leaving half of their equipment, resources, and a large amount of money behind. When they tried to escape on their party boat the rioters followed them for the whole time they traveled downstream. When they reached the southern end of the town, they had to fight off dozens of rioters just to dock the boat and make it to their hidden backup base.
• Then by the time they reached their safehouse did they learn of even worse news. Half of their gang had been captured, killed, or was still missing. At least five hundred of their Black Rats forces had succumbed to death or prison, a staggering loss. The rioters had also gone crazy and started hunting down everyone not actively participating in the riot in search of the gangsters scattered around town. Not only had their gang members suffered, but a lot of their less than conspicuous contacts, suppliers and buyers were not spared as well. They were passed multiple times on the river by merchants fleeing from the eastern docks on barges or private speedboats, probably never to return.