Scheming
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The reporters were like sharks picking up the scent of blood, they didn't just dwam over but with an aggressive manner as well.
Even with the officers blocking them with a 'wall of men' it didn't really stop the 'uncrowned' kings of their industry from showing up their enthusiasm and forcefulness.
"Damn it, you guys didn't have dinner or do you think this is a game?"
"People died, I'm trying to find the clue to the he murdered here, so can you guys get those annoying bastards out for the sake of your uniform and badge?"
One of the reporters was somehow able to pass a portable recorder to me but before it truly reached me, Paul slapped the recorder out of the reporter's hand and pushed him away
Then he shouted at his men, urging them to do their job properly without caring about the camera flashes on his face capturing the mean move of pushing away the reporter.
Pudder then looked at me
"You think your little tricks will work? You pesky little bastards, you like the limelight so much huh? I tell you what, if I'm really scared of these annoying reporters, I won't purposely order my men to take you back to the station, instead I'll ask a beat cop to brush you up with some written testimonials. Come here you pesky bastard, the big white hall doesn't seem to suit you enough but I know another place that suits you perfectly"
Paul bent his body and lowered his head down before me, warning right in front of my face.
The rage and sneer on his face were obvious but I on the other hand didn't feel angry when I am treated like this, instead, I felt a little nostalgic
I stood up. I glanced over the few officers that moved quickly after being scolded by their superior yet a lot of them showed an unwilling expression, then I followed Paul to his so called 'suitable place'
Interrogation room
The moment the door was opened, I knew what the room was built for, I have been in a room like this in the guild so I just stride in right away
Paul who wanted to push me inside was stunned by the little action and what shocked him even more was when I turned around showing my back to the surveillance camera and signaled him with lips movement
'are you sure this place is safe? If not we better change location'
Paul quickly came back to his senses. Many years of experience allowed him to know why I did that
"Pesky little bastard, trying to mystify the facts"
Pudder commented on my actions as a cheap move but his actions were not slow
He shut the surveillance camera and closed the shutter on the wall.
"What tricks are you trying to play? Agitate me so you can have a tour of the interrogation room ? If it's true, I'll bring you to visit more places! With bars!"
Paul sat before me after making sure no one will watch us and said with an angry tone
"I'm sorry, something happened and I'm forced to do this. Know anything about b****y Ridges and Deciever's Note?" I asked him
"An ex-cultist like you joined the matter as well? Fret not, you are not the first and certainly will not be the last! If you are trying to do the police's job for the police then I'll be glad to tell you that the police will settle everything, we are prepared for this!"
It seemed like Paul knew b****y Ridges got their hands on Deceiver's Note as well and I'm not that surprised about it
I nodded and continued slowly "uhmm, preparation is good, after all this is a really good elaborates hoax"
Paul too wasn't surprised when he heard what I said
On the contrary, he crossed his arms and lean back on the chair
"Only this? If you really want to discuss the fact that b****y Ridges was trying to double cross their buyers, you are wasting my time" I replied Paul
"This is why I hate vigilantes, discover small matters and you guys will be all over it like some big news. Even worse, you people pretend to be mysterious yet attract everyone's attention. Why don't you go join the circus, they need more people like you to join their show! And why on earth don't you people believe in us, the law keepers. We have sufficient capabilities to deal with the bad things that are going to happen"
Paul raised a brow and replied with his own question. I understand that this city has vigilantes running around, they have super humans and in the worst case, super villains came and this mysterious object Deceiver's Note. To protect themselves, the people of this city really need to do something outside of the law. And I think that is what the dead lecin has been doing 'Vigilantism'
"I'm willing to believe you, that is why I'm here, I will even tell you something you don't know" I reply when I saw that Paul has been awaiting my response ai I continued "like those folks from b****y Ridges are just puppets placed at the forefront to attract all the attention by some important person" I said in a leisurely manner
"Who is this big important person?"
Paul laid his hands down and straighten his body, his eyes were staring at me with a heavy gaze
To be honest, I don't know who the important person is. I'm just trying to make some connections between Black hawk and the Blood Ridges. If Black hawk ordered my death because of the Deceiver's Note, Blood Ridges is too small of an organization to be a rival. There must be this person or people that are the real rivals of Black hawk.
"I don't know" I answered honestly
Bang
Paul slammed the table when he got such a ridiculous answer and shouted at me
"What kind of b****y joke is this l?"
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