International Affairs 3

When she had left the police, Ulinka had kept her ID card. Of course, this had been illegal, as was showing it, pretending she still was an officer. In addition, the ID had expired since. But it looked convincingly enough for almost anyone and also, if she could help preventing a crime and arresting a criminal, the public prosecutor would not blame her for such a minor offense.

So, Ulinka knocked at the door quite loudly and when she heard a reaction from inside, she held the ID to the peephole and said, also not lowering her voice:

»Police, open up, please!«

Ulinka knew that most people, whether they were guilty of something or not, instinctively did not want outsiders to know that the police was asking for them and so, they usually just opened their doors just to avoid further attraction.

If, on the other hand, the woman inside was a criminal, she was left with some equally unattractive alternatives: she could pretend not to be there and wait until the door was opened by force; she could raise her gun and put up a last stand (though Ulinka knew that this rarely happened outside from action movies); she could jump from the window (not the best idea in the third floor) or open the door, pretending everything was okay.

A few seconds later, the door opened the few inches the chain allowed. Linh looked at her with a mixture of anger and concern, but at the same time, Ulinka could hear a faint noise she knew better than she would have liked to: the moaning of a gagged woman.

Not bothering to fake any excuses, Ulinka gave the door a hard punch. The chain, rather symbolic and only fastened by two little screws, was ripped from the wall and the door made Linh stumble a few steps back. When she had recovered, Ulinka had entered, pointing her gun at her.

»Put your hands on your head and lean to the wall!«, Ulinka ordered. Then, when Linh had obeyed the order, she stepped further into the room.

»Mhhmmm! Uuuhhmm!«

To her left, on the bed, she could see a brown-haired woman dressed only in an open blouse, a loose hanging bra, panties and pantyhose. She had her wrists tied to the bedposts, as were her ankles, forcing the woman into an inconvenient spread-eagle. Her mouth was plastered with silver tape and the way her cheeks bulged told Ulinka that something big was stuffing her mouth. For a second, flashbacks of her own bound and gagged predicament haunted her, but she kept her gun aimed at Linh and forced herself to speak calmly:

»I guess this is Miss Cordelia White, Miss Nguyen. Well, I don`t know exactly what you and your accomplice have planned, but it sure is over now!«

Linh stood with her hands on her head, leaning against the wall almost relaxed. She smiled and asked in a mocking tone:

»You sure wouldn`t believe me if I told you that Miss White and I are just playing some – consensual adult game?«

The sheer insolence baffled Ulinka for a moment, but it would not have needed Cordelia`s vigorous shaking of her head and her mews of protest to prove that a lie. Ulinka smiled, too:

»Now, if you`d be so kind to free Miss White, we will hear what she has to say!«

Ulinka directed Linh to get on the bed. Again, the Asian obeyed, though she moved rather slowly, as if she was waiting for an opportunity to attack. However, Ulinka knew that she was in the stronger position and besides, Tina would come soon.

»You want me to remove the tape slowly or quickly?«, Linh asked. Ulinka was about to shout, but then, she remembered when she had been freed by her colleagues. This duct tape was very strong and would hurt if it came off fast.

»Slowly!«, she grunted. Linh shrugged and peeled the tape from Cordelia`s lips, careful and gentle. Cordelia had Linh`s face directly in front of her own and to her surprise, Linh smiled.

When the tape had come off, Cordelia desperately tried to get the nerf ball from her mouth, but it blocked her tongue and just was too big. So, Linh again asked:

»You want me to assist her?«

»You are only making things worse, Miss Nguyen!«, an increasingly pissed Ulinka shouted. Linh brought her fingers towards Cordelia`s open mouth, but just clamped her hand over it. She looked at a point behind Ulinka and smiled again.

»Actually, I am just playing at time!«

Ulinka wanted to tell her something about trying such an old trick when she saw Cordelia`s eyes widen. At the same moment, she felt something press against her back.

She had not been trained for such occasions for nothing and so, Ulinka dodged and rammed her elbow into Alex`s stomach. He grunted and squirmed and let fall down his cell phone he had used to fake a gun. However, the second of distraction had been enough for Linh. With the edge of her hand, she hit Ulinka`s wrist and the gun fell from her hand.

Now, she wanted to hit the Asian with her left, but Alex, cowering on the floor and still suffering from the elbow check, grabbed her leg and pulled. Ulinka struggled and fell onto the bed. She kicked blindly and a grunt told her she had hit Alex again, but then, she looked into the barrel of her very own gun and felt a vice grip in her scalp.

»Sometimes, the old tricks are the best!«, Linh breathed and blew a strand of hair from her face. She kept Ulinka at gunpoint whilst Alex quickly closed the still open door and went for his bag. Ulinka felt him pull back her arms.

»You are making a big mistake!«, she hissed when she felt Alex crossing her wrists behind her back. Linh just shrugged.

»I made one by opening the door. But now, I am dealing with the consequences.«

Alex tied Ulinka`s wrists with duct tape and secured the tie with a cable binder. Then, Ulinka had to sit down on the bed and her ankles were secured the same way whilst Linh wrapped tape around her legs, above and below her knees. Then, Linh stepped over to Cordelia who had watched the fight with fearful fascination. She had been partially successful in getting the ball from her mouth and to her surprise, Linh now took her gag and pulled it out completely. Cordelia let out a gasp and to her embarrassment, some saliva ran over her chin.

»Just don`t see this as an invitation to scream«, she told Cordelia with an undertone that made clear that the consequences would not be nice if she disobeyed. Then, she suddenly slung her arm around Ulinka`s neck and pressed, causing her to croak and gasp for air. Instead, she got the still wet nerf ball jammed into her oral crevice. Alex then taped her mouth shut by wrapping three rounds of tape around her head. Ulinka moaned and squirmed, but could not help to be gagged. The way her eyes rolled made Cordelia feel guilty, since it was her saliva the poor woman had to taste now.

To her surprise, Cordelia now was freed from the cuffs, too. When she was told to stand beside the bed, she did so, using the opportunity to at least fasten her bra and to button her blouse.

Linh now closed one of the cuffs around the left upper post. Then, Ulinka was forced to lie down so she could sling the chain around her neck, hook the other cuff through the first and close it. The neck-chain she had produced was loose enough to allow breathing, but it would keep Ulinka from moving around much.

Now, Alex came to use again. He quickly searched Ulinka, not only rummaging through her pockets, but also her cleavage and even her bra cups. The woman remained calm, but she stared daggers at him and her breasts heaved from embarrassment. Then, she let out an involuntary mew and squirmed when Alex poked her sides. Obviously, Ulinka was very ticklish. Alex laughed, but did not torture his captive any further. Instead, he quickly removed her sneakers, followed by her socks. He then held her ankles still and let his finger brush over her naked soles, causing Ulinka to groan and writhe as she was desperately trying not to laugh. Linh tapped his shoulder and said:

»You can play with her later. Let`s not forget out other guest.«

Linh still had the gun in her hand and now, she forced Cordelia to pick up Ulinka`s socks.

»Put them in your mouth!«

Cordelia`s eyes widened. The white cotton socks were small and looked clean, but it were socks and they smelled a bit from another woman`s feet. However, when Linh also reached for the Martinet, she obeyed. She pressed the socks to a ball as small as possible and then, closing her eyes, took them in her mouth. They tasted indeed vile, but at least, they were smaller than her previous gag.

Alex made her bite down hard on her gag and then, he taped her mouth with three tightly wound rounds of tape, too. he was about to tie Cordelia`s wrists when Linh interrupted him:

»Alex, did you allow Miss White to close her blouse?«

Alex shook his head, pretending to be upset. Linh also shook her head, but in a way a teacher would have done in front of a pupil that was a bit slow in the uptake.

»Bitch, Bitch, Bitch! Now, will you please take it off for us?«

Cordelia gulped. They not only wanted her to unbutton her blouse again, but to take her from her completely. However, when Linh let the Martinet swish through the air, she obeyed. One by one, she opened the buttons and then quickly took it off. Cordelia kept the garment pressed in front of her breasts, but Alex just took it from her, throwing it into a corner.

»So, you also dared to close your bra clips without permission? Well, since I am a generous and soft-hearted woman, you will be left a choice: either, you will take off your bra, too-«

She paused and looked at Cordelia who stared back with widened eyes. The sheer thought of having to take off her bra in front of these two was making her blush. Desperately, she hoped for the alternative to be less embarrassing.

»Or, you will open the clips, then remove your pantyhose and take five on your buttocks!«

Again, she let the martinet swish through the air. Cordelia panted through her nose. However, when she saw the look in Alex`s eyes, she definitely wanted her breasts to remain at least a bit covered. Reluctantly, she opened her bra and then, she squirmed to remove her pantyhose without causing the loose bra cups to slip. When she handed the pantyhose to Alex, she was blushing all over.

Quite matter-of-factly, Alex now tied her wrists and ankles, also using tape and two cable binders. Cordelia winced when he pulled the zips tight, but he ignored her and also taped her legs above and below the knees. When she was standing on shaky legs, she could see that Linh had placed the chair beside her.

»Now, get over here, Bitch!«

The chair was just two yards away, but how could she get there with her legs bound? It was Alex who gave the answer for her:

»Just hop, Dr. White!«

»Mmhhmm! Nnnggg!«

»What is she saying, Alex? Does she really want me to give her fifty instead of five? On her naked buttocks, of course!«, Linh asked and licked her lips with anticipation. Alex really leaned closer and brought his ear to Cordelia`s gagged mouth.

»I think she`s just concerned that her bra may slip and we may see too much of her!«

Linh giggled.

»Well, tell her we will see much more of her soon! But now, she shall better hop, or I will get my riding crop instead of this little toy!«

Cordelia looked from her to Alex to the bound and gagged Ulinka, but the latter could not help and the other two could only make things worse. So, slowly and trying not to make her breasts bounce too much, she began to hop closer to the chair. The two yards seemed to be endless and all the time, she could feel the prying eyes of her captors. When she had finally reached the chair, she was panting and her cheeks were deep red.

»Good! Now, get on your knees and bend over the seat!«

With her legs tied, this wasn`t an easy task and when she was finally kneeling on the carpet, she could see that her right cup had slipped quite far and was about to reveal her nipple. Quickly, she leaned forward to protect her breasts from view.

To her surprise, Linh put away the Martinet and used her hand to spank her. The five beats hardly hurt; the punishment was just to embarrass her even more. Then, Linh helped her to get to her feet again. She then had to hop to the bed and her neck was secured like that of Ulinka. To her relief, the cups still were just covering the essentials.

»Hey, look! It seems that our pretty investigator and I have at least one thing in common!«

He had taken Ulinka`s cell phone and held it to Linh.

»She forgot to lock it. And look, her last contact on WhatsApp is someone who strongly resembles a nice chamber maid who has a problem in remembering room numbers.«

***

»I need you at 223 asap!«

Tina oppressed a curse. One of the waiters looked at her reprimanding for using her cell phone in front of the guests, but she ignored him and looked over to Katja who was just going back to the conference room where the continuation of the lecture was about to begin. At least, she would be save for the next hour.

She then took the elevator and reached the corridor of Ulinka`s and Katja`s room and the adjacent 223 a minute later. The door was locked and Tina thought of knocking, but decided to use her general key instead. She just fumbled for it in the pocket of her apron when she suddenly heard a voice from behind:

»Ah, Tina! Still looking for room number 141?«

She spun around and saw Linh who apparently had just stepped outside Ulinka`s and Katja`s room. Before she could say something, Linh continued:

»Please, open the door and step inside. I am sure you don`t want your colleague or Miss White to get hurt, so, please, don`t try anything stupid.«

The Asian did not sound threatening nor did she have a weapon, but neither had Tina and Linh`s words sounded as if she wasn`t joking. So, she obeyed and stepped inside. The first thing she saw was Alex who was sitting on the chair, loosely holding a gun. He smiled when he saw her.

»Ah, Tina! Nice of you to follow my call so quickly!«

Tina felt Linh`s hands on her shoulders, pushing her forward. She was greeted by a faint moaning and on the bed, her colleague and a woman clad only in white panties and a loose bra were lying side by side. Each had their arms behind their backs and their legs were tied with tape. More tape was wrapped around the lower half of their faces and they both stared at Tina, Ulinka apologetically and Cordelia just frightened.

»Well, please excuse me to fall in with the door, but you have something we need, Tina!«

The redhead sighed and just handed the general key over her shoulder. Linh took it and said:

»Thanks for your cooperation, but I am afraid we also need your uniform!«

Tina looked at the bed. These thugs had stripped Cordelia to her bra and panties, but Ulinka was still fully dressed, except for her shoes and socks. Then, she saw that Linh was reaching behind her back, working on the zipper of her dress.

»I want to do some cosplay, so to say: the chamber maid and the Princess!«

Without hesitating, she let her dress slide down to the floor, presenting herself in bright red lacy bra and panties, together with a matching garter belt that held her black stockings. Tina just stared at her and Linh smiled:

»I am glad you like what you see, but now, please hand me your uniform. Feel free to look at me as much as you like, but please, move it!«

Alex cleared his throat and she saw that the gun now pointed directly at Ulinka. With a sigh, Tina took off the bonnet she hated anyway and loosened the apron. Then, she quickly took off the short black dress, not wanting to give the two criminals much of a show.

»The shoes, too, please.«

Tina obeyed. She still had her black lacy bra, matching panties and her black, yet transparent pantyhose. Compared to the other women in the room, it was Ulinka who seemed a bit overdressed.

»You may keep the rest – for now. Alex, you boor! Stand up so Tina can sit down!«

As soon as Tina sat, Alex took a roll of tape and she saw that from his mouth, also some cable binders protruded. Since Linh had taken the gun from Alex and still was threatening her colleague, she did not resist when he tied her wrists behind the backrest, using tape and one of the cable binders. With a second zip tie, he secured her bound hands to the horizontal bar between the chair`s rear legs. The position forced Tina to thrust out her ample breasts, but though Linh definitely was looking at them, she said nothing. Instead, she began putting on Tina`s uniform whilst Alex tied the original owner´s feet to the chair legs. For no other reason than to make things more uncomfortable, he tied them to the rear legs, forcing Tina to keep her legs spread. Again, he not only used tape, but also zip ties to secure his victim.

In front of the mirror, Linh put on the apron and then gathered her hair to a bun before she put on the bonnet, too. The uniform didn`t fit well since Linh was a bit taller than Tina and had smaller breasts, but she concealed it more or less by binding the apron tight. Then, she looked at her badge and read it.

»Well, too bad I haven`t got an own. Let`s just hope our Princess won`t mind that there`s just another Tina.«

She presented herself in front of the real Tina and asked:

»How do I look like?«

»Like someone who will end up in jail for a long time soon!«

Linh giggled and Alex smiled, too.

»I like damsels with a sense of humor! Too bad you won`t have much opportunity to show it!«

Linh picked something from the floor and approached Tina. When she pressed it on her captive`s mouth, she tried to fight being gagged and clenched her teeth, but Linh just pinched her nose shut until Tina gasped and Linh could thoroughly stuff Cordelia`s discarded pantyhose into her mouth. Alex then secured her gag with three rounds of tape and then, Linh looked at the three bound and gagged women.

»Well, now that the bridesmaids are ready, time to get the blushing bride!«

***

Once the door had fallen shut, Alex stood up and let his eyes wander over the three captives. He first looked at Cordelia and she could almost feel how he focused on the little of her left aureole no longer hidden by the bra. Not only when she once again blushed, he turned over for Tina. She involuntarily had her boobs thrust out prominently, but obviously, she was more self-confident or less frightened, for she didn`t move or make a sound. Finally, he went for Ulinka and sat on her side of the bed. The brunette looked at him, but remained calm, too.

»Let`s get you a bit more comfortable, Sweetheart!«

Ulinka let out a grunt, obviously not appreciating the nickname. Alex smiled like a school boy.

»Come on, Sweetheart! After you kicked me, you can be glad I am not calling you ›Mare‹!«

He chuckled over his own joke and then, he slowly plucked the hem of her song sleeved T-Shirt from her trousers. Then, he began pushing the garment upwards, revealing her trim, flat tummy.

»Oh, how cute!«

Involuntarily, Cordelia raised her head and could see that Ulinka had a small diamond piercing in her belly button. She remained silent, but she slightly trembled from the effort not to squirm or shout through her gag.

»Really, I like that!«

He encircled her belly button with his index finger. Then, he said pensively:

»I hope you will be allowed to keep it!«

Ulinka let out a fluttering breath. Now, Alex let his finger brush over her flank and the girl slightly cringed, trying to oppress the urge to react to her ticklishness. To her relief, Alex did not continue this perfidy game – but only because he had found another possibility to further humiliate the helpless Ulinka.

»Unfortunately, the neck opening of your T-Shirt is quite narrow. So narrow in fact that I can`t see your shoulder straps and so, one pressing question has to be answered – differently!«

He lifted the hem of her T-Shirt, flashing the cups of Ulinka`s light blue bra. Then, he gathered the lower parts of the shirt and tied a knot in it, directly under her breasts. It looked pesky and a bit daring and forced Ulinka to stay belly-free until someone freed her. Alex smiled at her and Ulinka now could barely oppress her anger. She was breathing heavily through her nose and her blue eyes were sparkling with hatred.

»Well, Sweetheart, there is only one question left to answer!«

Cordelia knew it even before he stepped back a bit and then sat down on Ulinka`s bound legs: he now would try to find out if her bra and panties matched.

Indeed, he bent over her lap, ignoring the weak squirming of the girl, and slowly pulled open the zipper of her jeans. Then, he prised open the fly and looked as closely as if he was short-sighted, causing Ulinka to grunt angrily.

»It`s pink! How cute!«

He bent even closer and placed a small kiss on Ulinka`s open fly. This time, she tried to rear up and screamed through her gag. Alex, still grinning, stood up, not bothering to close her zipper. Then, he reached for his laptop, sat down on the remaining chair and opened it.

»I just have to ask someone if it`s okay if I bring two more friends!«

***

 Professor van Bell had a boring way of talking, but that wasn`t the reason Katja Heller wasn`t fully paying attention to him. Half an hour ago, a chamber maid had spoken to her, saying that she was an undercover colleague of Ulinka, her bodyguard, as she called her, though this sounded overdramatic in her ears. She had seen Tina before, but only now had she realized that the little redhead was a private investigator, too. Ulinka had only told Katja that there were more persons to protect her, for she hadn`t wanted Katja to blow Tina`s cover by looking at her too ostentatiously.

This chamber maid had told her that they perhaps had to deal with a suspect and that she should just stay in the conference room. It was okay, but now, Katja felt she would have to bend this rule a bit: nature was calling.

So, she gathered her phone, slipped outside the room and looked for the public bathroom. A sign told her it was in the cellar. Katja thought of Tina`s warning, but the lobby had three or four waiters collecting the empty coffee cups and refilling the snack boxes. Sure, a kidnapper would not attack her in front of all these people.

Quickly, Katja went down the stairs, passing another chamber maid when she did so. Since she had no red hair, Katja didn`t even really notice the Asian who, after a few steps, was following Katja.

Linh quickly looked around, but the little corridor in front of the toilets was empty. So, she sneaked into the Ladies` room and, once she was inside, locked the door with her general key. She listened carefully and looked at the three cabins. Only one of them was occupied and she could see the tops of black shoes through the gap between the floor and the cabin door.

»So, it`s just the two of us, Princess!«

Like most toilet doors, this had a lock that could be opened from the outside, too. It was the easiest with a square key, but one could also open it with bare hands, as generations of prankster school kids knew. Linh grabbed the splint, turned it right and pushed the door open.

Katja, literally caught with her panties down, gasped and looked up to her. Her hands that still held her cell phone sank to her lap and she was about to shout angrily at the intruder when she suddenly saw the gun in Linh`s hand.

»Wha-what?«

»Fräulein Heller, I presume!«

Linh knew that the term »Fräulein« wasn`t in use anymore, but she just liked the sound of it. Katja still sat motionless, the skirt of her dress gathered around her knees. Between her lower calves, a black thong was hanging.

»I hope you have finished, Fräulein Heller?«

Still too perplexed to say anything, Katja just nodded. Linh bent forward, took her cell phone and put it into the pocket of her apron. Then, she said:

»Fräulein Heller, as you may have guessed already, this is an abduction. I am sure you know from movies what is expected of you. Things like don`t scream, don`t try anything funny, yada yada!«

She looked at Katja expectantly and finally, the frightened girl nodded.

»Good! Now, for something that usually does not happen in the movies: please, take your panties!«

Katja hesitated and wanted to say something, but Linh interrupted her, getting the gun a bit closer to Katja`s face.

»This is not ›argue with your kidnapper‹, it`s called ›do what your kidnapper says or face the consequences‹! Now, do it! Take them and ball them up!«

With eyes like saucers and slightly trembling, Katja slid the thong over her feet and balled it up in her right.

»Now, stuff them into your mouth! All the way in, right behind your teeth!«

Again, Katja hesitated. Linh now pushed the gun`s barrel into her open mouth, pressed it against her tongue and pulled the cock. Katja let out a faint gurgle and her eyes grew even wider than before.

»As I said, I am not used to say things twice! I will now withdraw the gun and count on three. On ›three‹, there will either be the panties in your mouth or your brain all over the wall! You got me, Fräulein?«

»Gllgg!«

»Well, I consider this a ›Yes‹!«

Lin withdrew the gun and quickly, the girl stuffed the small black wad into her mouth. She made a small retching sound and obviously, she didn`t like the taste of her underwear, but she obeyed. Linh nodded and stepped back one step.

»Now, get up, flush the toilet and step out of that cabin!«

Katja obeyed, too frightened and overwhelmed to even think of resisting. Linh now took a small roll from her apron. It was some transparent, yet quite strong tape. She made Katja tear some strips and then, the girl had to close her lips and tape her mouth shut. Linh looked at her and controlled the result. Of course, Katja`s lips now looked a bit distorted and anyone looking close at her would see the tape, but the corridor was dimly lit and she would take care that the girl kept her head down.

Not taking her eyes from Katja, Linh now unlocked the door and directed Katja onto the corridor. There was a man coming from the other toilet, but before Katja had even noticed him, she felt the gun push into her back. So, the man just nodded towards her and headed upwards, not noticing what was going on.

»Good girl! Now, go ahead!«

Close to the bathrooms was an elevator that was used by the chamber maids to get the bed sheets and towels to and from the laundry without blocking the main elevator for the guests. It also could be operated with the general key.

Once they were both inside, Linh took the tape roll and quickly tied the girl`s wrists behind her back. This tie would not hold for long, but sure until they were in room number 223. Katja let out a muffled cry and Linh smiled. She reached out and caressed the girl`s cheek, causing her to whimper and to shy back.

»Easy, girl! I would lie if I told you that everything will be fine for you, but at least, you can choose between uncomfortable, very uncomfortable and just horrible. Please, just don`t scream or cry until we are in the hotel room; otherwise, I would have to shoot you!«

She said it in a tone as if she was talking to a puppy, but obviously, Katja had got her, for she fell silent and did not try to resist as, when the elevator had reached the third floor, grabbed her arm and led her down the corridor.

At number 223, Linh knocked instead of letting herself in, since she needed one hand to keep the gun pressed at Katja`s wrists. She had used an agreed knock and so, Alex opened the door, looking admiringly at Katja.

»Wow, you are even more beautiful than on the photos I took!«

Katja mewed, but Linh just pushed her inside and closed the door behind them. When she gently pushed the girl forward, Alex said:

»By the way, I have just texted to D-, I mean, to our boss, telling him about our – additional guests for the party!« He grinned and turned around towards Linh.

»He said: ›The more, the merry‹!«

***