Capítulo 10: Taken off the case
TIME : 8:12AM
LOCATION : CALOS CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
"Hey Bali, you called, what have you got for us??"
Sai says as he and Ilara walk into the forensics department to find Bali sitting at her desk.
"Oh hey you guys made it on time, have I got a treat for you guys today."
Bali says as she pulls out a file and hands it to Ilara.
"What's this??"
Ilara asks as she opens the file to check it's contents.
"So I checked out the guy that you and Sai saw having an exchange with Crow, Jace if I'm not mistaken. Well I made some research on him with the info you guys gave him and found out some interesting things about including some of his unfortunate habits."
Bali says as Ilara and Sai go through the file in their possession.
"Wait.... Jocule clubhouse, I think I know this place, wait are you completely sure that he frequents this particular clubhouse??"
Sai asks looking at Bali.
"I'm 89% sure."
Bali replies with a sheepish smile, placing her hand on her head as she does so.
"I guess that's good enough, I mean we don't have anything to go on at the moment and if this information is right, we might just have a breakthrough with this case."
Ilara comments as she closes the file.
"Thanks Bali, I really appreciate this."
Ilara says to Bali.
"You're welcome."
Bali replies just before an officer walks in.
" Sai, Ilara. Chief wants to see you guys in his office asap."
the officer beckons to Sai and Ilara.
"We'll be with him shortly."
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"I'm sorry, but the both of you have been removed from the Harlem case and suspended indefinitely."
Gr'egor says to the utmost surprise of Sai and Ilara, who can't believe what they had just heard.
"I'm sorry sir but I don't think I heard you right, did you just say we are suspended??"
Sai asks in utter disbelief.
"I'm sorry if I had known this case would be this delicate, I wouldn't have placed the both of you on it. Whatever you guys have been doing has been touching some of the higher ups and they have ordered for your suspension."
Gr'egor seems quite upset by the decision and is not hiding it in the slightest.
"So what do you expect us to do??... We have put so much effort into our investigation and you just want us to abandon all our hard work??"
Ilara asks, rising from her seat.
"Sit down Ilara. Your investigation will be passed on to another, so you guys can give everything you've gotten so far and hand it over to them. What I'm doing now is for your own good, you may not realize it now but I hope the both of you can understand."
Gr'egor signals for Sai and Ilara to leave and they do so in an unruly fashion, quite upset at what had just happened…
"I can't believe this, what does he take us for, huh… Take us off our case and suspend us, what the hell are we supposed to do now."
Sai rages as he barges into their office and knocks a few things from their desk.
"I don't just understand why he would do this to us, it's totally unfair."
Ilara walks into the office and takes a seat, they are both visibly upset and quite frustrated as well.
Sai and Ilara sit quietly for a while trying to process everything.
"I'm not stopping our investigation."
Sai finally breaks the silence causing Ilara to break her train of thought.
"Didn't you hear what Gr'egor said, we have been suspended and taken off our case, we are supposed to hand in all our progress so far to the next duo taking on the case."
"I know that but if the new detectives they want to assign the investigation to are half as good as we are, wouldn't the same process repeat itself??... Unless they are corrupt to which case, our work would be shelved just like the Ruso murder case years back and I for one, I'm not gonna let that happen. They think that they have won but they don't know they just started a war with Sai Kisoka and I promise you they will get what's coming…"
Sai says in a menacing tone with Ilara agreeing.
"You're right, we can't stop now. But we'd have to work outside of our jurisdiction, if we get caught out, we might be facing a harsher punishment."
Sai rises from his seating position on the desk and looks at Ilara.
"Governor Cheng and his allies made this personal when they decided to suspend us, I'm not going down without a fight but I need your support now more than ever, let's nail these sons of bitches."
Ilara can't help but smile sheepishly.
"Yeah let's do that but first we have to clean up our desk."
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"I can't believe you guys are actually on suspension."
Bali says as she comes in to meet Sai and Ilara done with packing up their desk
"Yeah Bali, we can't believe it either, but I guess there's nothing we can do about it."
Ilara walks up to her and gives her a tight hug.
"I'm gonna need you to keep an eye on our replacements for the Harlem case, can you do that??"
Ilara asks has she withdraws from the hug.
"Yeah sure of course, anything for my two favorite detectives." Bali replies with a smile.
Two men walk in just as Sai and Ilara are about to leave the office with Bali.
"Sai, Ilara, we are the replacement on the Harlem case. We'll be taking over from here but we'll need a detailed report of your investigation so as to continue."
Sai sizes them up before replying.
"Aren't you guys slightly worried that you might end up getting suspended as well??"
Both men chuckle before one decides to reply.
"Detective Sai, all I can say is that you guys were loud with your investigation, we'll try to be more discreet."
Sai manages a smile before turning to their cleaned out desk to point at a brown file laying there.
"There's what you came here for, you'll find everything we have worked on in the file, I hope you guys have more luck with the case."
One of the men walk to the table and picks up the file, checking it out he nods to his colleague.
"Alright then, we'll keep you posted as we make headway."
"We'd appreciate that."
Ilara chimes in cutting off Sai before he could speak.
"Good day detectives."
The men say as they take their leave….
TIME : 12:30PM
LOCATION : GOVERNMENT HOUSE, CALOS CITY
"Yes Gr'egor, have you done what I asked??"
Cheng asks over the receiver.
"You know I was happy with letting them go on a wild goose chase. But suspension is only just going to make them more determined to get to the root of everything that's been happening."
Gr'egor replies angrily.
"If they try to bite off more than they can chew, they might end up paying with their lives. I know you're saying all this because you actually fancy the detectives, but I will not tolerate pests, you have allowed them solve the best cases just because you were trying to groom them for the circle, now they think they can just start going around poking their nose in things that are beyond their understanding??"
Cheng asks in a condescending tone.
"Yes I admit that Sai and Ilara are a bit adventurous but I never thought they'd actually open up such a forgotten can of worms. I felt that they would make as excellent additions to the circle but now what you have done has just put all my plans in jeopardy. Watching over them here at the station was wise, now that they are not here anymore, I can no longer predict their movement neither would I be able to fill you in on their progress."
Gr'egor sounds worried over the recent state of things and is quite open about his misgivings over the recent events that had taken place.
"I don't care about that, I have already made my decision and there's no going back from that. If you still want to be of use to me, you can post some of your officers to spy on them so they won't cause any trouble with their nosy behavior."
"Alright then, I'll do that."
Gr'egor replies.
"Good…now if you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to."
Cheng says after which he drops the cell…..
Capítulo 11: How about a little chat
TIME : 2:18PM
LOCATION : NINOS HOMOT
Dan sits back and examines the board in front of him as he nurses a drink in his right hand.
"You've found a way to extricate yourself from the works of the circle, staying out in the open and acting like the greatest thing this city has ever had when in fact you are the problem that needs to be eliminated."
Dan stares specifically at Cheng's photo, as he had placed it at the top of the board to signify Cheng's importance to his investigation.
Dan trails his line of sight downward till he had arrived at the photo of Jace.
"Starting from you, I can work my way up the ranks and finally get retribution for my parents murder, I should get ready for our meeting this evening."
Dan drops the bottle in his hand and rises from his chair, suddenly there is a knock on the door.
"Dan, are you in there??"
a voice asks from outside, Dan walks to the door and opens to reveal Hermit standing outside.
"What's up??"
"If you aren't to busy, I'd like you to join us for lunch."
Hermit asks politely to which Dan replies.
"It's been long you invited me for a family gathering, what's the occasion??"
"You and I both know why I've been so hard on you, we'll talk more about this later, but for now…"
Hermit's voice trails off as he sets his eyes on the board behind Dan.
"You still haven't gotten rid of that board like I told you to??"
Hermit asks wide eyed.
"You and I both know I'm not discarding everything I've discovered up until now all for your misguided notion that I'm playing with my life, I know the risk and I'm willing to take it as long as I achieve my goal, so there's nothing you'd say to me that would make me let up now"
Dan replies, after which Hermit eyes him and turns round to walk down the stairs.
"We'll be waiting for your company in the dining room."
Dan sits with Hermit and his family, a wife and two daughters, as they all gathered for lunch, the table setting was quite enticing with enough food for everyone.
"Dan ,I'm so glad you could join us today."
Dan never admitted to the old man but he cared for Hermit and his family, always grateful for their hospitality towards him.
After they are done munching on the meal laid out for them, Hermit's wife sets to clearing the table with her daughters, Dan joins them but is stopped by Hermit's wife.
"Hermit wants to talk to you, you should leave this for us."
Dan nods and walks out to join Hermit outside, as he sat at the porch with drink in hand.
"Take a seat" Dan walks to a seat beside Hermit and makes himself comfortable, taking a drink from the pack that lay beside Hermit.
"Why am I here?? " Dan asks has he opens up his drink and takes a sip.
Hermit takes a long hard look at Dan before facing forward.
"I understand why you do the things you do, Dan, losing your parents at such a young age must have been hard, upon that you also lost the person that took you in after their deaths… but you must realize that the more you choose to go after these people that you feel are responsible for the loss of your parents, the more you put not only you but our lives in danger."
Hermit says in a calm voice.
"So what you are basically saying is that you're scared my investigation would end up hurting you and your family, if that's the case I'm more than willing to leave this place, I'm not gonna let anyone else suffer because of me."
Dan replies has he takes another sip of his drink.
"That's not what I'm talking about right now and I never asked you to leave, I just need you to drop this investigation of yours, you are an able bodied Raza, find a job, get a girl, live your life and forget your past already, the more you go on with this investigation, the more you hold yourself back, I need you to stop all this, that's the reason I've been so hard on you but as always you find a way to circumvent my plans and do the exact opposite of what I want for you."
Hermit looks at Dan with frustration in his eyes.
"You know when I left this city years back to train myself for my eventual return and opportunity to get my revenge, I had made a vow to not stop until I have gotten justice for my parents, I know it might look like I'm letting my past hold me back but I am not only fighting for my parents at this point but every single person that has been wronged by Cheng and his circle, I promise you that the moment I'm done with this, I'll do whatever you say but till then I'm not gonna stop…. now if you'll excuse me, I have a criminal to nab."
Dan says has he gets up to his feet and heads back inside the house.
"How long, Dan, how long before you realize that you are putting your life in grave danger."
Hermit murmurs to himself...
TIME : 5:37PM
LOCATION : UNKNOWN (?????)
"We've found him, Karan."
Two men wearing black suits and shades walk into an unknown hideout to meet Karan and Armstrong waiting
"Who is he??"
Armstrong asks in a gruff manner.
"Dan Ruso, he is the last surviving member of the Ruso family who apparently seems to hold a grudge against the boss for murdering his family."
One of the suited men reply handing a file to Karan has he does so.
"So this is some childish vendetta by him??... Well then, find out where he stays in the city and relay the information back to us, we'll figure out the best way to deal with him."
Karan says after which the suited men leave...
TIME : 9:16PM
LOCATION : JOCULE CLUBHOUSE "Waiter, another round of drinks for my companions and I."
Jace calls out to a female waiter has he sits in a company of shady characters.
"Here you go, sir… would there be anything else??"
The waiter asks has she drops a tray of drinks at their table
"We'll call you if we need anything else."
One of the men with Jace replies after which he makes to smack the waiter's behind, a gesture that repulsed the waiter but she chose not to react but walk away.
"How dare that bastard hit your ass like that, I'm so gonna make him pay."
Sai remarks has he makes to get up from where he had been spying on Jace and his company.
"Let it go already, why jeopardize the mission over that??... It's not like it was your ass that was smacked, we'll deal with him later but right now we need to focus on the mission, got that??"
Ilara says over a receiver.
"Yes ma'am… Anyways, I must say you look gorgeous in that attire, we should go on more of these kinds of missions."
Sai remarks slyly with a smile on his face.
"Oh please wipe that smirk off your face and focus on Jace already."
Ilara retorts has she makes to hide the fact that what Sai had said made her blush…
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