Xavier felt so tired dialing numbers so many times. Hours passed by, but there’s only the same result. Either the call will end unattended, or a random person will pick up the call and ask him: ‘Why are you calling to a payphone number? Are you an idiot?’ Something like that, Until he reached number 620. ‘My fingers are about to go numb,’ he complained inwardly. However, he can’t give up. He continued dialing numbers until 705. Then, Gian brought up good news. “We found the possible first digit in the number,” Gian said, while Kija was leaning his head on the desk. “What number?” Xavier asked. “8. The area where we last saw him on the CCTV have payphones that can end with 8XX. Which means, you went under a hundred. 800-899.” As if he got his energy back, Xavier started the numbers from 800. 800 815 826 856 844 878 892 898 Kring kring~ Someone picked up the call. “Hello?” Xavier enthusiastically greeted, waiting for the receiver’s response. Gian signaled Kija t

Few weeks ago~ Inside Lewelyn’s room, Merly was brushing Madam's smooth red hair. “Wow! Madam, your hair is so smooth. I wish I could have smooth hair like yours.” Proud, Lewelyn laughed as she said, “Stop dreaming. You have to be born pretty.” “Right. I am so jealous of you~” Merly stopped smiling while she stood behind the Madam. She remembered what Gian told her. The reason why she and the other kids were abducted and were brought in the port was because of Cesar and Lewelyn. Cesar needs people to use in his experiment. Because of this, the little boy, who called her 'sister’, has died. Merly thought she would not feel affection for anyone. But she was wrong. Merly looked at the bruises around Lewelyn’s body. She heard from the maids of the mansion that Cesar started to beat Lewelyn after he caught her cheating on him. ‘Bad people deserve to be punished,’ Merly thought. “Madam, my father abused me when I was young.” Lewelyn looked at the man through the mirror. “I hate

Kring~ Kring~ Kring~ [“You called at the right time. I decided where to meet. Let’s meet in two days. At the riverside of Lowi town. 7pm. Make sure to come.”] Tut tut tut… The long night ended. When morning broke, the result of the election came. Cesar won as the mayor of New York City. Mayor Cesar went to the town square to meet his supporters and to give his speech. “Firstly, I want to thank the outgoing Mayor Graham Hammerson for a fantastic year representing everyone in our city and communities. You have done an amazing job. For me it is a massive honor to be elected as Mayor of this city. I want to thank my family, and my party colleagues, for their support. Without their guidance and backing, I wouldn’t be able to take on this role, I want to pay particular tribute to my wife, who has always been a tower of strength to me over the years and has pushed me to take every opportunity especially after a difficult time as a family. Even though she’s not with me right now, I k

It took Secretary Hugo a little bit late to notice that two tablets of drugs were missing. When he went to the laboratory, he was certain that he took eight examples of the drugs. However, when the researchers reported him about the drugs, they said they only tested six persons with the remaining samples. Where are the two missing drugs? One is with Gian. The other one, Merly, has it. The young maid, who’s interested in researching medicine and poison, stared at the tablet inside the sealed plastic bag. She only gave one sample to Gian and didn’t tell him that she hid another one with her. The reason? She was curious about this. “They said that the boss drank this and something happened to him. But they didn’t tell me the whole details,” Merly murmured as she shoved the sealed drug inside his maid uniform’s pocket. After Lewelyn died on the island, Merly came back to the Fugito mansion to continue her work as a maid. Because she’s loyal to Cesar, she was given the chance to wo

Riverside of Lowi town. It is a place that people don’t visit often. There are only a few light posts to lighten up the dim place. There are tall trees which can be used as hiding places and a calm deep river. If the person Xavier will meet is really Haiden, then there’s no doubt why a Mafia boss like him chose this place. Xavier looked at his wristwatch. It is already 6:53pm. Haiden reminded him not to be late, and yet he’s been waiting here for almost an hour but couldn’t see a glimpse of him. ‘Is he really going to come?’ Xavier sat on the huge rock and looked around. Kija and Gian said that they will hide around and watch him while concealing their presence. In this case, if the man turns out to be dangerous, then they can protect him. If he turned out as Haiden, then, they might convince him using all possible ways. ‘I am not sure if Kija and Gian are already here, ‘Xavier said to himself. At that time, Kija was hiding behind a tall tree. He peeked at Xavier and at his