The Ghost Within BOOK 2⃣

Chapter 3

Vijul District, Tokyo [12:00PM]

{Hide}-[drained in desperation]” We’ve searched every single street in this town in 2 hours and yet nothing. How does he expect me to find him.”

{Tachibana}-” Calm down Hide other officers are all searching, let’s wait for their feedback.”

{Hide}-[furious]” We don’t have time on our side. Just 1 more hour to go.”

{Tachibana}-” He might just be bluffing about harming her. He seems more interested in playing the game than keeping the hostage.”

{Hide}-” That’s what makes things worse for the hostage.”

{Tachibana}-” The Chief is going to kill us for handing out Toma.”

{Hide}-” That’s the least of my problems now.”

[phone rings]

{Tachibana}-” Easy for you to say.”

{Hide}-[picks up the call]” Hello.”

{Courier}-” It seems Tokyo is too big for you.”

{Hide}-” Enough with the useless games. Where are you?”

{Courier}-” Old China town, Hanges Ramen Shop.”

{Hide}-[surprised]” Don’t lie to me.”

{Courier}-” Don’t be late.”

{Hide}-” He’s in Old China town, let's go.”

{Tachibana}-” How do you know that?”

{Hide}-” He told me.”

{Tachibana}-” And you believe him?”

{Hide}-” As if I have any other choice. Are you coming?”

{Tachibana}-” It’s going to be a trap, Hideoshi.”

{Hide}-” That’s not enough to stop me.”[walks away]

{Tachibana}-” God have mercy on us.”

Old China Town, Hanges Ramen Shop, Tokyo [12:32PM] {Tachibana}-[enters the abandoned shop]” I don’t see your man Hide.”

{Courier}-” So you were smart enough to come?”

{Hide}-” Where is she?”

{Courier}-” Where’s Toma?”

{Tachibana}-” He’s back in the van. Give us Hina and you can have him.”

{Courier}-” Don’t worry, I don’t need him. I never really did.”

{Tachibana}-” So why did you say you did?”

{Hide}-” To make us believe he cared about this meeting as much as we did.”

{Tachibana}-” And as such we had our hopes really high and become too serious. All part of the game.”

{Courier}-” Smart as ever, G2.”

{Hide}-” Who are you behind that mask?”

{Courier}-” Sorry I can’t tell you that, its all part of the game”

{Hide}-” I’m not here for the game, where is Hina?”

{Courier}-” Who do you think was more foolish Juliet who took a false poison only to wake up and stab herself to death after finding out Romeo poisoned himself to death or Romeo who poisoned himself when he saw Juliet faking her death?”

{Tachibana}-” They were both stupid in my view.”

{Courier}-” You’re missing the big picture here, inspector.”

{Hide}-” The gods were, for making 2 stupid souls come together.”

{Courier}-[claps]” Bravo G2.”

{Tachibana}-” What a dangerous answer.”

{Hide}-[towards the Courier]” How are you still alive?”

{Courier}-” You weren’t thorough with your work this time, Hercules.”

{Hide}-[smirk]” Take of that cranky mask Crank.”

{Crank}-[brings out is burnt face behind the mask]” Can you see what you did to me G2?”

{Hide}-” My apologies, even though I wasn’t the one who shot the rocket at you.”

{Tachibana}-” So you really know this guy Hide?”

{Hide}-” Yah he was someone supposed to be dead, but it seems the ghost life isn’t suiting.”

{Crank}-” You think this is funny, boy?”

{Hide}-[sedate looks]” Where is Hina, the game is over.”

{Crank}-[laughs in an ugly manner]” Says who, the game has just begun.”

{Hide}-[furious]” Where is she?”

{Crank}-[smiles]” Somewhere not in Tokyo.”

{Hide}-[agitated]” You gave your word not to leave Tokyo.”

{Crank}-[smirk]” And here I am I kept it, I just never said anything about the girl not leaving.”

{Tachibana}-[angry]” You bastard, all so we wouldn’t bother about movements out of Tokyo.”

{Hide}-[shoots Crank in the chest twice brutally]

{Crank}-[drops down bleeding immensely]

{Tachibana}-[rushes over to crank]” Hide you i***t, what have you done? He’s our only ticket to getting her back, your fool.”

{Hide}-[nonchalant]” He will never talk.”

{Tachibana}-[takes off his jacket quickly and puts pressure on Crank’s wounds]

{Hide}-” Stop wasting your time on him, we need to keep searching.”

{Tachibana}-[making calls]” I need an ambulance, I have an emergency in Old China town inside the abandoned Hanges Ramen shop.”

{Hide}-[cracks his gun]” Fine, I will just end him completely.”

{Tachibana}-[killing gaze]” You pull that trigger and I promise I will put you in an ambulance too, Hideoshi.”

{Hide}-[sighs in intimidation]” Whatever, I’m going.”

{Crank}-[trying to speak with blood in his mouth]

{Tachibana}-” Where, please tell me?”

{Crank}-[raises a middle finger to Uriyu’s face]

{Tachibana}-” You dying bastard.”

Saitama town Motel, Japan [1:24PM]

{Hina}-[forcefully pulled out of a van]” Let go of me, where are you taking me?”

{Kidnapper}-[smacks Hina’s face]” Shut up and move.”

[Inside the Motel]

{Kidnapper}-[on call]” I’m here.”

{Hina}-[in fear]” What do you want from me?”

{Makshima}-[walks into the room majestically]” To make you happy, little dove.”

{Hina}-[shocked]” That’s not possible, I--”

{Makshima}-[interrupts]” Shot my little heart?”

{Hina}-[speechless]

{Makshima}-” Shooting is one thing and killing is another little dove. That’s why I use knives, not guns they tend to carry out the work flawlessly.”

{Kidnapper}-” My money!”

{Makshima}-” The cranky guy didn’t pay you?”

{Kidnapper}-” He said you were the client, so you’re paying. Plus the new clothing we gave her to change into.”

{Makshima}-” Why is her lip bleeding?”

{Kidnapper}-[arrogant]” She was being a b***h, so I had to tame her.”

{Makshima}-[sighs and drops a wrap of cash]” Bring her and pick your money.”

{Kidnapper}-[pushes Hina to Makshima and bends down to pick up the cash]

{Makshima}-[stabs the back of his neck with a pocket knife}-” You harmed a dove, thou shall not be forgiven.”

{Hina}-[frightened]

{Makshima}-” Sorry you had to see that little dove. You look beautiful in that dress, come with me.”

JBI Headquarters, Tokyo [2:12PM]

{Hide}-[exhausted]” God.”

{Tachibana}-[walks in]” Your best friend is in the hospital now. Did you get any leads on Hina?”

{Hide}-” Nothing. We’re just searching for a needle inside the farm.”

{Lira}-[runs in desperately]” Chief, you need to come.”

{Tachibana}-[gets up quick]

JBI Mortuary

{Tachibana}-[in despair while looking at a dead body]

{Lira}-[sad]” The body was dropped at the gate quickly before we could reach.”

{Tachibana}-” How could they do this to her?”

{Lira}-” They used acid to burn her face badly. But it’s what she was wearing on the footage we saw when she was taken, so-”

{Tachibana}-[broken]” That’s enough Lira. We failed again.”

{Hide}-[smiles]” Failed to save whom?”

{Tachibana}-[grabs and slams Hide to the wall]” What’s funny?”

{Hide}-[pulls himself out of the grasp]” How dense you all are. That can’t be Hina let’s go back to work please.”

{Tachibana}-[shocked]” What makes you say so.”

{Hide}-[looks away in shame]” She’s not dead, I told you.”

Chapter 3

The Body

Characters and words

Courier-Crank

Uriyu- Tachibana’s First name

Kidnapper- Hina’s Kidnapper

Makshima AKA G00- Hide’s elder brother falsely know by Esha