Pov 3 person
Says the girl, returning to observe the gathering under the overpass through the camera of her scroll .
" You don't have to thank me , it's thanks to you that we have this opportunity through which we can buy fresh food for everyone in the warehouse .You really saved our ass here , this winter has been hard for us ."
whisper Lotus as he walk slowly away from the girls .But despite the quiet tone of his speech his words were heard by both girls which made the single focused , sharp pupil located on the red retina , dilated softening its appearance .
" Stop doing drugs .You're wasting money you idiot, I need you sober on the mind ."
Replied the girl but something that was meant to sound like a sarcastic insult in the ears of the other two sounded like concern . However, pretending as if he did not hear it Lotus disappeared into the empty streets of the Vale.
Seeing Lotus departure the silhouette that had been silent the whole time patted the other girl on the shoulder drawing her attention
" I care about Lotus ?"
Asks the girl giggling under her breath, just after she looked at the face of her partner .
" Neo, I don't care if he dies . To me, he may die in that warehouse of his .He has been a salt in my eye for most of my life . I gave him most of my money intended for food in exchange for his " protection " . But, when it came down to protecting me, he chased after me with the intention of giving me to the syndicates as a scapegoat ."
" I don't give a damn about his life . But as you have seen he is useful as he is bringing us passive income . So these his life is worth something to me after all "
Says the girl looking at Neo's face .
" Now the question is how do we do it? We need a good quality recording with sound .They are about two hundred meters away from us so all the shady places are out of my reach to toss the scroll there , so the only option is to do it up close ."
Says the girl while analyzing the area around them .
"I counted five people who gathered in front of the cars in a semi-circle leaving their backs completely unprotected this is the perfect place to scope out and hide under a truck. However, I don't see this as a good idea. "
Says the girl again looking at her partner .
" Yes I know that you can just set an illusion on us so we can approach. But we can do it differently without risk to us especially since we don't know how long we will wait there . I don't see myself sitting under the truck for two hours only to be run over by it later."
" And I don't see a good idea in going out into the open field being shielded only by an illusion , when they have firearms ."
Says the girl getting an annoyed look from her partner.
"It's not that I don't trust you, but this is a different situation. If something goes wrong here it will be dangerous to us as it will be difficult to escape from the open area especially since we do not know who we are up against ."
Says the girl when next to her, from the shadow of the column behind which she is hiding emerges a third silhouette identical to the speaking girl .
"This way we will do the same thing, only without the risk to us . And even if something happens we will not lose the recording, at most I will lose my scroll"
Said the girl when after clicking something on her scroll , she looked at Neo .
"Connect with me via video call."
Says the girl , when her partner followed her command without more questions . Receiving the call , the girl handed her scroll to a third completely black silhouette .
"Turn on the call recording "
Says the girl again looking into the screen of her partner's scroll ,where she only see a blank black face with two glowing red and yellow orbs in place of eyes .
"Wait I'll turn the camera around ."
Says the girl after which she clicks something on her scroll now held by a shadowy figure. When she pressed the button the front camera changed to the rear camera.
" Done , mouse your turn ".
Said the girl to Neo which without any further question touched the black silhouette which ,with with the effect of gathering together the shattered mirror fragments became invisible .
"Ready ,now go ".
After these words the invisible silhouette walked away towards the cars leaving footprints on the sandy ground . Moving from pillar to pillar the footprints moved significantly closer to the gathering of people where this invisible silhouette move more carefully , farther from the possible line of sight of the people there . All this was watched through the scroll by the two girl who sat side by side under the pillar in silence .
Kurumi pov
"It's okay, I can see their faces well and now I'm one hundred percent sure it's those guys from the warehouse ".
I say looking at the scroll in the hands of my pink mouse as we both sit on the ground watching what is happening .
" However it's still too far away to catch the conversations ".
I say controlling the clone directing it towards the unprotected side of the truck under which the clone then crawls . Lying under the engine of the truck clone finally caught the perfect angle to record the probable exchange .
'Now just wait'
I'm thinking when a voice suddenly comes from the scroll.
" I don't like it "
Whispers a low voice, but due to the location of the clone, it is impossible to determine the location of the speaker .
" What is your problem this time ?"
Says another deep male voice. When , along with his words the sound of approaching shoes moving on the sand can be heard .
" This job , we are hanging around Xiong territory . If we get caught selling dust it will end badly for us ."
Says again a low male voice ,when two pairs of legs passing on the side of the truck are captured by the scroll.
" We already talked about this ..."
Says a deep male voice when he is suddenly interrupted by a second .
" About what, you didn't tell me about this .It was supposed to be a simple theft ..."
Says a low male voice but he is interrupted by the silent clatter of something hitting the side of the truck .
"That's the kind of whining by which you were kicked out of the gang. You're lucky I got you this job at all, if it weren't for my debt for your sister , I wouldn't give a fuck about you."
Says a deep voice .
" Listen I have a child to feed , if I die then Lili will be left with nothing . I'm just a theif for fuck's sake , I've beaten someone with a bat once or twice but this... Especially since we have already sold a lot of dust Xiong sure have already figured out that someone is doing it without their permission ."
Says a panicked male voice ,as more footsteps approach the talking twosome.
" What are you two doing ? The customer will be here in a moment and you are wasting their time . "
Asks a third rough voice .
" Don't tell me what to do , lizard " .
Says a deep voice with an audible disgust in his voice .
" Listen , if it weren't for the money for this job , I'd shove this rifle straight up your ass so deep that your boyfriend will feel it on his dick while you suck it ."
Said a rough voice . And just when it seemed like they were both about to throw themselves down each other's throats. I heard oncoming vehicles which made me lean out from behind a pillar to see in the distance a black truck pulling up followed by two white cars .
" Next time I will kill you ".
Said a rough voice after which he walked away to the front of the truck showing his crocodile tail in front of the camera.
" Let's make it quick "
Says a deep male voice walking away with his friend to the back of the truck . Focusing my attention on the scroll, I see how the newer cars have parked in front of those already standing . Immediately after parking , a total team of six people get out of the cars . All dressed in white suits with gray checked shirts .
' White and gray ? No other visible symbols of affiliation . '
I think while contemplating the colors of the various mafias and gangs I know .
" So we meet again " .
Says a man in a white suit with beautifully styled blond hair .
" Hello sir thank you for coming " .
Says the crocodile faunus greeting a blond man in a white suit with a handshake.
'It seems that they have done business with each other before.'
I think looking at the interaction of the two groups .
"I don't see Ms. Susan anywhere ?"
Says a blond man in a white suit looking around .
" Our boss is trying to ,get more dust."
Says the crocodile faunus .
"I wanted to talk to her about an important topic and I sincerely hoped that she would be here . Well no worries let's get down to business ."
Says the blonde man in the suit.
" This is the only thing left for now , as I said the boss is trying to get another load of dust ."
Says faunus as two people using a platform trolley transport the large crate with the "SDC" logo to the center of the exchange . And Immediately after they stop, the same two opened the crates with crowbars.
Stepping back from the crate, they made the contents of the interior available to the sight for a blond man in a white suit. Who, after approaching the open crate, pulled out a cylinder full of well-packed red dust.
"Not the best quality, but it can be. Everything now is good to get rid of Xiong business. Since they put their paws on the dust flow through Vale it is impossible to get the product without paying double the market value . "
Said the man as with a wave of his hand ,two other men in white suits approached the trunk of one of the white cars and then they pulled out a large bag, which they carried to handed to their leader.
"This is your payment , like the last time."
Says the blond Man in the white suit handing the bag to the crocodile faunus . Immediately after that both groups except the blond man started loading the dust into the black truck .
' They want to get rid of Xiong ?'
Thinking about it more deeply, I calmly wait with my mouse. Watching together as the two gangs quickly reload the dust after which, without any more talk. They get into their cars and then drive off in their own directions. Leaving me with much more information than I expected . However, knowing my priorities. I focus on the scroll in the hands of my clone. A scroll that I sense is now in my shadow .
' This skill with clones is really broken , because unlike the shadow I never lose the connection with the clones so I can always send something from one hand to the other. I just wonder at what distances it works I've never done it since I first tested it from the day I discovered it. '
I think while picking up the scroll from the hand that emerged from the shadow .
"I hope the conversation was recorded "
I say looking at my pink mouse only to see the smirk on her face .
" Let's go back to base , we will give back the information tomorrow ."
I say watisfied when both of us with smiles on our faces gets up and walk away knowing that tomorrow will be pay day .
'But wasn't it too easy , it all worked out a little too perfectly in time .
I think however I have nothing to whine about. This assignment is over and the only thing left for me to worry about is this burned woman who is still alive .
Pov 3 person
On the railings of the overpass under which the exchange took place stands a lone woman.Which despite her short height has amazing curves .
Standing in a beautiful gothic dress and high military black boots , no one seems to pay attention to her despite the fact that on the bridge is a busy road with hundreds of cars. Which with their fast motion blow her beautiful black hair to float in the wind as she with a smile on her beautiful face , she looked at the two girls walking under the overpass .
" Fortunately I looked what was going on here , the butterfly effect is not big but exists .Lotus almost got lost , if he had not ended up here this story would have been different ."
Says the Woman sighing .
"Although there are already differences ,still as long as the brothers don't realize what I'm doing it's fine ."
Says the Woman giggling after which she jumps off the bridge , disappear like a whisper in the wind .