Six

I still can't believe what I'm seeing. This message is clear, it is a threat.

I read it again: "You made the wrong choice when you came back to California, and if I were you I would go back to New York." >>

These sentences are circling in my head, the only person I can count on is cold with me.

Out of pride, I will never apologize and he knows it.

I think I'm going to have to be seriously on my guard. I'm not going to wonder who it can be because I know it.

I look at the time on the clock, it's 2 a.m., it's time to get ready for work but ten minutes of sleep won't do anything bad, and it will help me rest.

I close my eyes, close to sleep, and I feel a flow of icy water on my skin.

I jump up and wake up immediately, open my eyes, stare at the person who did that and no surprise ..... Brian!

- But how dare .....

- How does it feel to have ice water on you, Brian cut me off.

Without lying he is right, now I am cold, it really is an unpleasant feeling.

I stare at him coldly, get up in the direction of the bathroom to shower and change before I get sick.

Once my toilet is finished, I get dressed quickly.

I go into the kitchen and drink a black coffee so that I don't sleep through this long day ahead.

I take the elevator, get in my car, and call Brian.

This one comes and we start in a silent and heavy atmosphere.

***

I finish greeting my subordinates and walk into my office, when I'm about to open the door, I hear a cold voice behind me.

- Lieutenant Hall, I want to see you in my office right away !, said Mr. Woods

I followed him without flinching. We walk into his office and he sits in his seat asking me to do the same.

- Miss Hall, yesterday through an agent, I learned that you left the police department before 10pm and you know very well that this is not tolerated. You must have a ...

- I know, a valid reason and this is that I am staying in Boyle Heights, you know the path takes about 5½ hours, this is to sort out this situation that I will be moving over the weekend. Do you have another point to make ?, I say

- Every weekend you have intensive training.

- Well, you're going to have to cancel for this weekend.

- I'll think about it. Where are you at with Jake Nikonov?

- At zero point, dear ....

- You are one of the most promising police officers and you can not find a solution to track him down?

- I do my best to find a solution, according to you I am not able. So why couldn't the other agents find him?

To my great pleasure, he didn't answer.

- You have to give me a detailed report on Jake Nikonov, and find something to stop him, and you have a car at your disposal so use your brain and work. BY THE WAY ! I need all this information early tomorrow on my desk ELSE! Complain to the Head of State !, cries Woods.

Oh old man, I have to obey him or else the head of state will punish me very severely. The report for tomorrow? But it normally takes a week to collect so much information! I want to gut him.

"Good, but advice Woods, if you don't have authority over your children, don't come and give me a headache screaming like that," I said.

He did not reply, Yes touched !, so like that, we have no authority over his Woods children.

I waste no time and leave his office to go to mine, I need the captain's help to be able to succeed in my mission.

I call this one and he walks into my office.

- Hello chef.

- Good morning Green.

- Chief, if it's about the attendance list, I was coming to bring it to you.

- No, that has nothing to do with it.

"Chief, what is it then?" He asked.

- We will stay here today to make a report to send to Mr. Woods.

- Got it, chief if you like, we can start now.

- Okay, sit down.

He does.

***

It's 11.56pm, me and Chris are still at work and the poor thing is starting to doze off.

We have gathered a lot of information about himself and his work. We started the report but I won't be able to finish it in a day, I'm looking for a tactic to be able to lock this Jake up.

I look at the sky turned black and the water droplets which turn into rain.

- Chief, excuse me for falling asleep. Chris jumped.

- I only accept it this time.

- It won't happen again.

- Okay, let's resume the file.

- We all know these meeting points, the place where he loads his goods, and his little flaws, but we need something concrete, thanks to his intelligence, this junk always gets by, he continued.

- Then we have to find the solution to this problem.

***

It is 6 am I have not slept, I spent my time looking for flawless plans but it was impossible. I even forgot, the number of black coffee drunk by me and Chris, because despite our determination, we are human beings and sleep is important to us.

I'm heading for Mr. Woods' office, we need to talk. I enter his office without knocking on the door, he is not even surprised by my behavior.

- Hello Miss Hall.

- Now is not the time to beat around the bush, I have to talk to you.

"I'm listening to you," he said in his cold, stern voice.

- I have not found a solution to the Jake Nikonov affair and that is why I am asking you to ...

- I warned you by telling you that if you did not find a solution, you knew your sanction and I have to tell you that ...

- This is the first and last time that you cut me off when I speak, let me finish before speaking. Like I said I don't have a solution, but I made a detailed report regarding him, his sidekicks, his work and was able to find some loopholes, so please give me some time so I can do something .

"This is your last chance, Lieutenant Hall," he growled.

- It's OK.

I walk into my office and I always see Chris thinking, it shows that this guy doesn't play when it comes to work.

I start to look at the city of San Francisco again, but a mundane thing catches my eye, a basketball court.

But now, I found the solution it was so easy to find.

- Chris, I found the solution! I exclaimed.

"Which boss?" He said.

"We know where he plans to load his next load, don't we?" I asked.

- Indeed, answers Chris.

He looks at me incredulously.

- The solution is to play on their own ground.

- Chief, I'm not sure I understand correctly ...

- On their own ground, at their own game.