International Affairs 10

Since Sonja Schmidt wanted to become a cop, she was used to following orders, though the willful young woman quite often hated this part of her training. In this case, however, she simply refused the order, though the one who had asked had the compelling argument of a gun pointing at her.

»You heard me, Girliel! Strip!«

Linh`s voice now sounded sharper than when she had first given that order. Meanwhile, whilst Alex had kept an eye on the two policewomen, she had freed herself from the cuffs tying her wrists and ankles. She was still in the nude, but had also removed the rope still loosely tied around her waist and plucked the remaining clothespin from her nipple. Now, she said:

»Look, Girlie, we are criminals, but we are no murderers – yet! Don`t force me to take that last step right now!«

She seemed calm whilst Alex repeatedly glanced on his cell phone. Since the police headquarters would sooner or later try to reach these two, he had placed Linh`s cell phone inside the police car and built up a connection. So, if the police would call their colleagues, they would know that they only had little time to get away.

For a few seconds, no one either moved or said a word. Even the captives seemed to have sensed the tension and had fallen silent. Then, staring daggers at Linh, Sonja slowly cowered and removed her sneakers.

»Come on, either do it faster or put up a better show! If you need, Alex can play some music!«

»You will pay for this!«, Sonja hissed, opening her belt and lowering her trousers. Since she was wearing her uniform shirt, she still was covered to the tops of her thighs. Linh could see she was wearing no pantyhose, but white socks.

»Socks and shirt, too!«

Sonja quickly removed the socks and then, she opened the buttons of her shirt, revealing a black bra and matching panties. She stood there defiantly, not trying to hide anything from the two criminals.

»Right, Girlie, turn around!«

»My name is Police Candidate Sonja Schmidt!«, Sonja insisted. Linh laughed.

»And for me, you are ›Girlie‹! Does the German police now enlist kids in their ranks?«

»I am 18 and a half, Bitch!«, Sonja snapped and involuntarily, Leonie had to oppress a smile. Though Sonja was three months older than her, it was usually she who had to show her ID if they went into a club. Sonja always got quite infuriated if that happened.

»Now, be a good girl and turn around once – or check out what`s harder – the bullets from your gun or your kneecaps!«

With a sigh, Sonja one spun around her axis.

»Satisfied?«, she then asked, trying to sound calm. Linh smiled sardonically.

»I just wanted to see if you are preferring thongs or panties. So, you are a naughty Girlie who loves presenting her firm buttocks!«

Sonja said nothing, but she felt her cheeks redden slightly. She usually wasn`t shy about her body and in addition, she was still quite modest, compared to Linh and the three captives. But somehow, she more and more realized that this was all real – and that currently, the bad guys were on the trigger.

»Now, both of you, get on the bed!«

Leonie and Sonja obeyed, the first wondering why she had been spared stripping. They sat on the bed, but Linh ordered them to kneel at the ends, facing each other. She then used the handcuffs that had tied her to secure the two policewomen`s wrists behind their backs. Then, she took four large cable binders. She reached for Sonja`s right ankle and pulled it towards the bed`s corner. Unable to keep balance, Sonja fell forward, her head bumping against Leonie`s chest.

»Luckily, your friend has extended her airbags!«

Now, Leonie blushed whilst Linh fixed Sonja`s ankles to the two corners of the bed`s foot end. Then, she did the same to Leonie and now, the two girls who were still kneeling opposite to each other had no other chance than to lean against each other. To fix them in that inconvenient position, Linh now took the long scarf that had been tied around her neck and threaded it through both girls` armpits. She pulled and even forced Leonie to bend forward a bit more before she tied it off. Now, the two policewomen`s breasts were pressed against each other.

»Now, for one last thing. Alex, make yourself useful!«

Quite unceremoniously, the two criminals now gagged their captives, using Sonja`s socks and rounds of duct tape. Both girls fumed and obviously didn`t like the taste of the cotton socks, but Linh just giggled:

»Next time we meet, it will be panties! By the way, Alex, has anyone called these girls` car yet?«

Alex checked the cell phone and shook his head. Sonja looked angrily at Leonie, since she had intended to tell the headquarters what they were doing. Of course, sooner or later, someone would call their car and if they didn`t answer the call, the car would be tracked and their colleagues would come. But not only would it be embarrassing to be found in just her underwear, but in addition, her sock tasted vile. She felt pity for Leonie who had to chew on the other one that wasn`t even her own.

»Good! Then, we have time for a little justice!«

Linh reached around Leonie from behind, pushing her hands between the two women`s touching breasts. Both squirmed and protested through their gags, but Linh unbuttoned Leonie`s shirt and pulled it open, revealing a white lace bra. In her attempt to shake Linh off, she hit her with her bound arms.

»All right, you are still way to agile!«

Linh took a rope, tied it to the chain of Leonie`s handcuffs and then brought the end between her open thighs and those of Sonja. She then put it over Sonja`s cuff chain and pulled until both girls` arms were pulled downwards and their hands were pressed against their butts. When Linh tied the rope off, both soon found out that their ability to move had quite reduced and that the position was quite inconvenient. Linh removed Leonie`s belt and, much to the girl´s dismay, searched her pockets for her cell phone she took with her.

»All right, let`s go! We have to pack our necessary belongings!«

Whilst Alex hasted through the garage, putting various things into two large sports bags, Linh put on Sonja`s uniform that fit more or less good. She then took a few hairpins and arranged her hair to a tight bun. When she checked her appearance in the mirror, she was pleased. It was the 21st century and even the German police now had many officers with a foreign background. On a first view, she definitely looked like a policewoman and she didn`t intend to keep up that masquerade for long.

Now, she helped Alex to pack and she also took her own handbag, putting in it the discarded panties lying on the table. Whilst doing so, she noticed a small white cardboard. She looked at it, frowned and then took it with her, too.

After a few minutes, everything belonging to them was inside the camper. Now, they each grabbed a roll of tape and approached Ulinka who was still tied to the other bed. She had calmed down after she had most vehemently tried to warn her colleagues that Linh`s choking was just a fake.

Since time now was on the agenda, neither Linh nor Alex played any games. Linh taped Ulinka`s legs above and below the knees whilst Alex fixed her arms to her torso. Then, they untied the scarf from the bed, forced the squirming and moaning woman to bend forward and pressed her chin against her knees. The scarf was tied under the backs of her knees to fix that position and Alex cut the zip tie that held her foot cuffs to the bed. Then, he used another one to connect her wrist and ankle cuffs, forcing her into a tight ball. Again, Ulinka was put into the suitcase and Alex pulled her outside.

The street still was empty, but any moment, passersby could appear and so, they just used Alex`s sleeping bag to provisionally wrap Cordelia and Tina, leaving them hogtied and bound together as they were. Aching, they managed to get the bulky and squirming bundle through the door and into the camper. Alex slammed the car`s side door shut and wiped some sweat from his forehead.

»Right! Now, Officer Nguyen will take the police car and drive it off to the pampas. Then, I will walk to the next street where you can pick me up!«

Alex nodded and got into the camper. He heard the faint moans of the three girls, but from the outside, nothing would look suspicious. He decided to keep on driving until Linh called, minimizing the risk that someone noticed the captives.

Linh quickly locked the garage`s door and then entered the police car. Still, there hadn`t been any calls from the headquarters, but that would soon be the case. However, if the car would be found somewhere on an abandoned road or in the forests, it would buy them a few hours. With a little bit of luck, it would be enough time to get far enough from Mainz until the police knew what car they were in.

Of course, there still was the problem of who had attacked her and taken Katja with them. It all had happened so quickly that Linh had no idea who the attacker could have been. However, there had been the little cardboard. It looked like a business card and on it, only three words had been printed in red letters:

»Concurrence stimulates business!«

***

When the zipper of the bag was opened, the first thing Katja noticed was the smell. Being blindfolded and with plugged ears, her other senses had sharpened and so, when her head was free from the bag and she greedily breathed, she smelled the scent of wood.

Strong, yet not rough hands pulled her from the bag and placed her on something that felt like a bed. Then, her left ankle was freed, thus relieving her from the hogtie. With a sigh of relief, Katja stretched her legs and only weakly complained when her captor fixed her right ankle to the bedpost. Then, her ear plugs were removed and she heard a female voice:

»Hold still!«

The voice was definitely not Linh`s. Not too careful, the woman peeled the tape from Katja`s eyes. She blinked, looking at a tall woman dressed in black and wearing a black hood that only left her blue eyes free. She was sitting right opposite to her and had two things on her lap: a bottle of water and a gun. She raised the latter and asked:

»Will you be a good girl, Fräulein?«

The mentioning of her nickname reminded Katja she was still sporting the leather collar with the plaque, giving that nickname and her measurements. However, the question was clear and the totally exhausted girl nodded, looking longingly at the water.

»Good. You know the drill: one word and the gag goes back in!«

Again, Katja nodded. She definitely wanted her gag to come off! The woman put the gun into her belt and began to unwind the tape from her mouth. Again, she was not too gentle, but also not particularly rough. Katja realized that she had spoken English all the time, unlike Linh who could switch from English to German within one sentence. Also, she was sure that the tall woman had an American accent.

Now, she peeled the last bit of the tape from Katja`s lips and watched as the girl slowly worked the sodden mass from her mouth with her tongue. When it landed on the bed, followed by some saliva, she reached for the wad. Picking it up with two fingers, she shook it out, revealing it was a pair of white panties. She scoffed and asked:

»Yours?«

Katja panted. Then, she grimaced and shook her head. Again, the woman chuckled.

»Well, as long as you behave, I can spare you this. But you should never forget that things can get tougher for naughty girls, Fräulein!«

She took the panties and draped them over the foot post of Katja`s bed. Meanwhile, she quickly looked at her new prison. It was a single room with wooden walls and lit by a portable electric lamp placed on a table. Rather a hut than an actual house.

Now, the woman opened the bottle and allowed Katja to quench her thirst. Encouraged by the woman`s comparatively friendliness, she asked:

»Please, where am I? What is this all about?«

The tall woman sighed.

»Let`s say you are somewhere where no one will find you. And let`s also say that your situation hasn`t changed much: you only became – someone else`s property!«

Katja gulped, fighting back her tears. For a moment, it seemed that the masked woman would caress her cheek, but instead, she just grunted:

»Just in case you had any illusions, Fräulein!«

»P-please, m-my name is K-Katja«, she stammered.

»Good for you, Fräulein«, her captor answered and reached for a roll of duct tape. Katja shook her head when she tore off a piece, but when the woman silently pointed at the damp panties, she stopped resisting and allowed her to tape her mouth shut. Carefully, she smoothed the edges and then, she patted Katja`s head.

»Good girl! Now, try to relax a bit, I`ve got to prepare something!«

She rose from her chair and went to the other corner of the room where Katja now could see another table with a laptop on it. Beside it, she saw another lamp, fixed to a post, and a camera on a tripod.

***

Whilst Nancy had taken care of the blonde girl, Janine Bott had driven to her flat where she had quickly changed clothes and also taken her other car to get back to the ominous garage. Though she knew that things could perhaps become a bit rough, she had put on the feminine clothing she preferred, despite her tough and determined attitude. Janine now sported a white blouse to a black, knee-length skirt, black pumps and a silk scarf with a floral pattern. She also had a matching business jacket on her passenger seat and now, she was ready to represent the bright side of crime fighting again.

Until three years ago, this bright side had been her only side. Janine had been a successful law enforcer and the only reason she had not reached a higher rank had been her wish to remain in the line of fire, fighting criminals herself. Then, however, everything had changed.

At Kehl, where Janine had worked, two major crimes had somehow got entangled: the attempted theft of a diamond necklace worth some 30 million € and that of a Japanese businessman who had wanted to get his ex-girlfriend back at all costs. These cases had not only become the only unsolved in Janine`s career, but also had changed her life completely.

It was bad that in the end, the necklace had been stolen, never to be seen again. It had been worse that also the ex-girlfriend, a woman named Loredana Cortese, had vanished, together with an innocent French woman, Loredana`s friend Angelique Martin. But worst of all was how it had ended for some of her colleagues, including some French policewomen, and herself.

Among the criminals had been a man named Malcolm Baker, a former OSS man who had lost his job due to Janine`s investigations against him. He had feigned his own death and obviously become quite a prolific antique thief. So, their ways had crossed and in the end, she and her colleagues had been left to be found by their colleagues – naked, bound and gagged.

In Janine`s case, Baker had even delayed his getaway to get his own personal vendetta on her. She had been found some hours after he had left her, naked, tied spread eagle to a table and gagged with two pairs of panties that hadn`t been hers. In addition, he had taped a vibrator on her and also positioned a camera that had filmed her ordeal and streamed it to the internet.

The men who had finally freed her had tried to be discreet, but in the weeks that followed, Janine had never been sure if someone she had been talking to had seen the video and was imagining her without clothes and writhing in her bonds. So, after some six weeks, she had quit her job in Kehl, but not working for the police in general.

She had become the member of a special squad that investigated in human trafficking, also known as white slavery, and that cooperated with policemen from all over the world. In addition, this special squad operated according to its own rules, even if those were opposite to the official law.

»You can`t fight international crime with the weapons of the constitutional state only«, the founder of the squad had stated. Sometimes, Janine had laughed about the irony of this: Baker had lived after a similar mantra and that had been the reason she had investigated against him. Now, she was doing the same.

However, despite their sometimes dark methods, they had been successful during the last few years and now, they were behind another group of white slavers that seemed to operate all over the Western world, especially in Germany. Some weeks ago, they had gotten evidence about members of this organization planning a new coup and now, she and Nancy, actually a Captain of the Texas Police, had found not only evidence, but also the criminal`s hideout.

In her earlier life, Janine would have played by the rules, freed the damsels and handed the Asian over to her colleagues. But she and Nancy not only wanted to get a few henchmen, but also the rich and influential criminals behind these crimes. And so, they had taken the blonde with them, using her as bait for their trap.

However, the old Janine still existed and she felt pity for the three naked, bound and gagged women she had left behind. So, she had changed into her official role as a special investigator and decided to go back to the garage. If the criminals had left in the meantime, she would return to Nancy and the captive and follow plan B. If they were still there, she would inform her colleagues and get the merits for freeing the kidnapped women – whilst plan B still would work.

In the street where the garages were, she could see some children play, but there was no sign of suspicious cars or people. So, Janine parked close to the garage and checked her gun. Then, she walked the few steps to the garage`s side door, carefully looking if there was anyone around. Sure she was alone, Janine checked the door. It was closed, but as she had done before, she used her picklocks and a few seconds later, the door swung open.

»Mhhmmmmmm! Uuhhmmmmm!«

The all too well known humming of two gagged women greeted her. Janine quickly checked the garage with her gun raised, but obviously, she and the captives were alone. She closed the door and stepped closer. Now, she realized that she had never before seen these two women.

They were kneeling on one of the beds, face to face or rather chest to chest as they were leaning forward and pressing their boobs together. Their hands were tied behind their backs and their mouths were covered with rounds of grey duct tape.

In comparison what she had seen earlier, these two could almost be called decent. One, a petite blonde, was wearing a black bra and an equally black thong whilst the other was fully dressed in a police uniform, though her shirt had been opened. Janine put the gun away and said:

»It`s okay, I am Police, too!«

Quickly, she released the two women. When they had been freed from their tape gags, both spat out a soaked white sock, coughing with disgust. Janine, however, wondered that they hadn`t been gagged with panties. Obviously, these kidnappers weren`t that strict in their modus operandi.

 The taller one with the auburn curls quickly closed her shirt whilst the other introduced herself:

»Hi, I am Police candidate Sonja Schmidt and this is my colleague-«

»Leonie Konrad«, Leonie interrupted her. She had now closed the buttons and went for her belt that was lying on the floor. Janine quickly interrogated the two women, in her head adding their testimonies to what they already knew.

»All right, so you say that they have left some hour ago?«

»Roughly«, Sonja answered. »It`s hard to say when you are bound and gagged.«

Involuntarily, Janine scoffed before she continued to collect the information they had, leaving out the bits she knew from her previous visit:

»So, there is this Asian woman, Linh as you say, and a brown haired man named Alex, apparently an Englishman or maybe an American. And they left in a white Renault camper. You have the license number?«

Leonie nodded and told her, but added that they had witnessed the man buying the car just before they had left. So, the number would not lead them to his lair.

»At least, we now have something we can tell our colleagues!«, Leonie said. Then, suddenly becoming abashed, she added:

»We have been rather careless and impulsive, I`m afraid. Now, they have not only left, they also have taken our car! Could – could you please put in a good word for us when you call the headquarters?«

Suddenly, Sonja began to giggle nervously.

»OMG, the car isn`t the only thing they have taken from us!«

She suddenly had remembered that Linh had taken her uniform, leaving her in just her bra and panties. She rushed through the garage, looking for something to cover herself, repeatedly uttering »OMG!«.

Janine had quickly though about the latest turn of events. She had expected the criminals to have left, but these two girls hadn`t been on her agenda. If things would go their way now, these two would make their testimonies again and hours later, the whole police of Mainz and maybe even the whole country would hunt for the camper that fit the description. In other words, it would severely endanger Janine`s and Nancy`s plan B.

»Listen, as you maybe have already concluded, I am not an ordinary police investigator. We are both working for the Ministry of Justice and we are following the same goals, but my team does some more – irregular work. Now, that you have already stepped in: would you like to help me getting these criminals my way?«

The two girls hesitated, but Janine could see the glistering in their eyes: these two had gotten into this because they had wanted to do some »real police work« and now, they got the offer to help in hunting a real criminal. Janine took her cell phone.

»Is Hartmann still Chief of the police here?«

Surprised, Sonja and Leonie nodded. Kriminaldirektor Dr. Heinrich Hartmann was the highest ranking policeman in Mainz. Of course, he wasn`t directly responsible for two candidates, but he was also the superior of their instructor.

The two had already heard that Hartmann was a stern man and had quite a temper. So, it was quite amazing to hear Janine on the phone:

»No, you are listening to me! I need these two and for you, Police Candidates Leonie Konrad and Sonja Schmidt are ill and will return to service next week! If you are longing for them, go and search for their car! You may smell on the seats for their fragrance!«

When she hung up, Sonja just stared at her and Leonie stammered:

»Th-that w-was impressive!«

Janine just smiled and put her phone away. Then, she looked at Sonja who had found a beige coat that went down to her heels. She looked at the blonde and said:

»You are looking like the cutest exhibitionist in town!«

Sonja, who hated being called »cute« anyway, looked angry, but Leonie burst out laughing and after a few seconds, she joined in. Janine proposed:

»So, since you are in my team, how about going to your apartment first to find you something more appropriate?«

They left, but before they entered Janine´s car, Leonie said:

»But, without the help of our colleagues, how can we find the camper? We can`t run randomly through the streets, trying to find it, can we?«

Janine smiled enigmatically.

»Good point, but I have already considered that. You may find my way of getting things done a bit unorthodox, but believe me, it`s very efficient!«

***

When Alex picked up Linh, she had changed into her summer dress again. Now, they could finally address the elephant in the room: who had attacked Linh and taken Katja with them?

Since the assault had happened so quick, all Linh could tell was that at least one of the attackers had been a woman.

»She knows how to do a nerve pinch – and she also knows how to tie a crotch rope!«

Linh still felt a slight prickle between her legs and Alex involuntarily looked at her lap. Linh told him to better concentrate on the road and thought that the mysterious attackers also had either copied her way of trussing up a woman or were having very similar ideas. She still shuddered from the taste of Ulinka´s panties they had gagged her with. Now, Linh understood better why their captives always hated these kinds of gags so much.

Repeatedly, she and Alex had examined the strange business card, but it had contained no further information. It just said »Concurrence stimulates business«, but what was that supposed to mean? Had it been rival white slavers? But if they had been, why hadn`t they taken all captives with them, maybe even Linh herself?

»Anyway, let`s stop there!«

She pointed at a small parking lot, with some bushes between them and the street. It would not only allow her to relieve herself, but also give Alex the opportunity to change the license plates. A few weeks ago, Linh had bought an old car in France and whilst this car was currently standing in an abandoned barn, she had taken the plates with her. Since she was fluent in French and Alex could at least convince a German that he was French, too, this would be a good disguise.

When Linh returned from the bushes, she could see Alex plaster a few colored stickers on the backside of the camper whilst he carefully removed some of those the previous owner had put on the car. Through the open side door, she could hear the faint whimper of their captives.

»Maybe, we should call it a day and prepare them for the night?«, she proposed. Alex nodded. Usually, sleeping in a camper outside from campsites was prohibited, but usually, nobody cared if someone did so for just one night on an abandoned place like that.

It seemed that being covered by a sleeping bag whilst being hogtied and gagged or, in Ulinka´s case, being stowed inside a suitcase, had reduced the captives` fighting spirit to a minimum. A few minutes later, they were all sitting on the small table inside the camper, their ankles cuffed and their wrists secured in front of them so they could eat and drink. To their relief, they had also been ungagged, though Linh had placed a clothesline at the opposite wall from which the damp panties were dangling side by side.

Cordelia greedily drank the water she had been given whilst she fought down the urge to massage her most intimate parts. Since they had freed her from the crotch rope, the pain had made room for a terrible tingle that only ceased very slowly.

»Since we had to leave a bit abruptly, we only have little food left. But you have to admit that we are fair.«

Indeed, both Linh and Alex only had one sandwich each, just the ration they gave to their captives. They devoured them greedily. After the improvised meal, Linh and Alex again put the gag masks back on them. The rubber balls still weren`t appealing, but at least, they were better than the panties. Linh then allowed each of them to quickly use the small toilet the camper had. After that, she and Alex cuffed their hands behind their backs. To ensure they wouldn`t try to free themselves, they also taped their fingers tightly together.

»Now, off to bed with you, Ladies!«

The camper actually had two places where one could sleep. If the table was removed, the two benches opposite to each other could be folded, so they formed a couch bed offering enough space for two adults. In addition, there was a bunk right above the front seats that also offered room for two persons. It could be reached via an aluminum ladder and a net could be hooked in front of the opening to prevent sleepers from falling.

First, Ulinka had to get upstairs. Bound hand and foot as she was, this wasn`t an easy task, but Alex just leaned her against the ladder, put his hand between her legs from behind and pushed her upwards. Ulinka squirmed and groaned when her boobs rubbed over the steps and she felt Alex`s fingers where she wanted them the least.

»So, you can also remain downstairs and sleep between Linh and me. Just in case you prefer entertainment to sleeping!«

Ulinka fumed, but stopped fighting so he could push her upwards until she could crawl inside the bunk. Now, Tina followed. The redhead gulped, but then, she leaned against the ladder with her back. It made Alex`s grip between her legs even more embarrassing, but at least, it spared her breasts the contact with the Aluminum bars and in addition, she could help pushing herself upwards with her bound feet and thus at least get the ordeal over faster.

Cordelia weakly sighed when it was her turn. The bunk would be less embarrassing than last night`s sleeping arrangements, but once the net had been placed, they would be trapped and each attempt to alert someone outside would also awaken their captors.

She slowly stepped towards the latter, steeling herself for soon getting touched by Alex. Since she had seen both ways of getting up that ladder, she also positioned herself with her back towards it, biting down on her gag not to whimper. However, before Alex could touch her, Linh approached. To Cordelia`s horror, she bent forward and sniffed on her cleavage. Then, she even licked over her skin and said:

»I think, tomorrow, we will have to do another washing!«

***