The detective briefly hissed at Justin's words. "If you were that smart," he began, "You wouldn't be here looking for reasons why a detective wouldn't be at a restaurant. What exactly stops a detective from being found in a place like this?”Justin had another round of laughter at the man's words. "Look at you trying to use logic to make up for your fraud. You scammers are all the same. You can go to any lengths to make gullible people fall for you. Like these unfortunate people here.""Stop messing with me, young man. I promise you that you won't like it if I get angry." There were veins already popping on his head, showing how angry he felt. "Are you going to accept the challenge or what? I told you I can call up to five people that would put you to shame right here right now.""Okay, let's do it," Justin said finally, after laughing his hats off. "You mean, you really are going to do it?" The detective asked, his face and tone, stained with surprise. "What is that surprised look
"Oh, you will?" He asked one more time to be sure. His eyes widened with glee as he listened carefully."Yes. That shouldn't be a problem. Can I have his details, please?""His name is Meeky. And about two hours ago, he defrauded some people of their money, claiming that he was going to double it and give it back to them. But after that, he was nowhere to be seen." Luke explained."Okay. Where are you right now?""I'm at a little eatery close to Tastena. And Meeky's victims are here with me.""Alright. That will be all for now. Hold on.""Thank you for your help." Luke smiled as he put down his phone. He gave Justin a mocking look and just then, the room erupted with applause. "Thank you. Thank you. But there is no need to clap. I told you I would do it, didn't I?""Thank you so much, sir. You do not know how much you've been of help to all of us." A glad woman smiled, her hands placed lightly on her chest as she spoke."You've been such a blessing, Detective Luke. I'm glad you showed
He smiled sheepishly, getting to his feet at once. He looked at Justin and then, at his audience's happy faces. He thought to himself how much honored he was to be able to help the people's cases. They cheered at him as he went towards the vans, even if it weren't open in the first place."Tch... What a low life." Justin scoffed at the detective's smugness as he stepped away. He wasn't sure what was going on, but atleast, he had the sense that the people who had come, were not to be taken lightly. "Hmph... Now you see that I know my stuff and I wasn't merely lying," Luke bragged in whispers as he walked out of the eatery. The scammed victims followed him outside as well, leaving Justin there who observed what was happening from within.The van opened and out of it came two men dressed in tuxedos. They had dark shades on, and their bodies proved to the eye of everybody else to be muscular. Luke flinched once he saw them, but decided that he shouldn't be afraid of how they looked. H
Luke writhed painfully on the floor as the two men that had alighted from the car, shut the doors and moved on, leaving him in nothing but chronic pain, covered in dust and blood. "Hahaha!" Justin laughed at him with his finger outstretched towards the so-called detective that he knew for certain at this point, was a fraud, not much different from Meeky. Only dumber. "You got what you deserve," he said."Why you..." The detective gritted his teeth at Justin's words. "Detective Luke, you disappoint us," one of the men said. "Why would you lie to us about knowing people that can solve this mess when you don't?"Luke's face became sullen at once with shame and embarrassment. He almost seemed from Justin's view to be attempting to hide his face on the floor but couldn't. That caused more laughter from Justin than he had done before."Why are you laughing, you nincompoop? I just got beaten and instead of you to help me out you intend to stand there and laugh at me. Is that something you
Justin knew just what was going on and so did not wish to keep them waiting any more than they had. He brought out his phone and gave the men a sullen look."Just so you know, once again I wish to say that I find all of this utterly annoying. I am just putting up with it because I still have sympathy in my heart." "Shut up and do it." Detective Luke scoffed at Justin's speech. He was on his feet. His hand was placed on a wall supporting himself from falling down on the count of his still shaky legs. "If you truly believed in your own words, none of this would be an issue." "Okay." Justin dialled a number and it got picked immediately. The detective and the other men listened attentively to the phone call."Hello," Justin greeted. His tone of voice had become thicker and more robust sounding as he called. "I need you to do something for me. You must know Meeky Evans. He collected something from a certain client of mine and I would really like that he gives it back. Thank you for you
In front of Bruce's office, a white Mercedes came parking by. Out of it came a thin woman with very dark hair that she made into a bun at the middle of her head. She had a sad pale look, but from the way she walked, one could easily tell that her movements were guided by money, and her eyes, ambitious as as it could be, seemed to scream the same things. Elegance. Money. Power. This was Leanne. Hopeful Leanne. She had her complete faith in Bruce. He had promised her actually, heaven and earth, of linking her up in ways to get her boutique back. And that exactly was what she was there for.Bruce was in the office expecting her. In his mind he would have thoughts come and go that he did not want to entertain. The same thoughts of the new unknown heir to the Drogonuv's empire and how it would affect him. Suddenly a knock came shaking him out of his head."Come in," he said, and Leanne stepped in, one foot at a time."Good afternoon, Mr. Bruce," she said in a manner that appeared to be i
Despite the fears of the uncertain still swirling up within her, Leanne felt much more relieved knowing that Bruce had connections that could get back her business for her. Bruce himself did not relent in his trials to make her feel comfortable. He was, himself, proud that he was able to get a seat in the Drogonuv's empire. How powerful, how lucky could he be, he said conceitedly to himself in his thoughts."Alright, shall we? If you are not so weak in your legs anymore. This should be a good time to move on to the Drogonuv's headquarters." Bruce stood up, leading the way to the doors in a gentlemanly manner."You are such a resourceful man," Leanne said, grinning from ear to ear. "Lilly must be a lucky girl to have you in her arms anytime she so desires. What a lucky woman she is. Any woman must be lucky to have you. I am jealous."This statement caused even more for Bruce to feel swollen in his head. He felt like he was in cloud nine to be praised by Leanne, who was generally mos
Lilly looked outside a window of their house. Her eyes were desperately searching for something. She bit her lips and held tightly to her phone. Her eyes were troubled."Where could you be?" She sighed hopelessly. "Don't you think you need to chill?" Diana said, from a corner where she sat down with her head pressed backwards on to the arm of a couch. She was playing with her phone, not bothered enough by her sister to turn her head towards her direction."What do you mean by that?" Lilly asked, shocked and perhaps even buzzing with rage for her sister to have said those words to her in as inconsiderate a manner as that. "I have been calling him for two days and his phone has been off for most of the time. And you think that I need to chill?"Diana got up and sat in a straight forward manner. "Well, I am only telling you that you need to chill. And you might be worrying too much. Who knows? He might really actually be somewhere having the time of his life. Or drowned in work.""Why y