Let's Play Spy (1)

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HOURS passed since the two started checking the CCTV footage from 3 days ago and still, Fyre and Tian Zi couldn't find even a shadow of Jonathan that it was starting to get frustrating especially for Fyre whose anger was already almost reaching its peak each second he watched the video in front of him.

"Arg. That sneaky rat!" Fyre yelled in frustration before he paused the video he was assigned to check before he leaned to his chair's leaning board. Honestly, the main reason why he's feeling this way right now is because he couldn't accept that he actually believed the Alpha's words. He believed that even though Jonathan had a bad reputation when it comes to relationships, he couldn't deny the affection he had shown towards Remi so believed that the Alpha wouldn't hurt her. And now that this had happened, he couldn't help but blame himself for letting his guard down.

"Well, I figured he wouldn't actually check-in himself at the front desk. There's someone who will do that for them," Tian Zi commented like it was the most common thing to do even though he was the one who suggested looking at the CCTV footage. But of course, Tian Zi just said that earlier to comfort Fyre since it looks like he would explode if he further denies the Omega's claim.

"Tch. Whatever! I don't even have the strength to argue with you anymore," Fyre said in annoyance before he decided to stand from his chair and later looked around the room in curiosity. Earlier when he walked inside the room he was amazed at how many mini car collectibles Mo Tian Zi had neatly stored in glass shelves spread across the massive computer room but he didn't have the time to ask about it because he was eager to find Jonathan right away.

"Where are you going?" Seeing Fyre suddenly standing, Tian Zi halted what he was currently doing as his eyes now followed the Omega with a frown.

"Just looking around," Fyre replied nonchalantly. When Tian Zi heard him, he quickly stood and followed the Omega.

"D-Don't touch anything," Tian Zi warned nervously. It may seem childish of him but all of these collectibles are his treasures that he had been collecting even since he was an infant. Some of the items he owns are one of its kind and quite expensive. Well, money wasn't actually the issue, he just simply didn't want anything to happen to his collectibles now since he worked hard for it for as long as he could remember. He's even collecting the real thing but of course, he couldn't for many reasons.

"Yeah Yeah, geeze... I'm just going to look," Fyre replied annoyed but later he smiled mischievously.

"I didn't know the ever so mysterious Young Prince of Mo Empire had such a cute hobby," Fyre teased this time, causing the Alpha to blush a little. Of course, it is common to collect and obsess about things but he never thought Mo Tian Zi was one. For Fyre, the Young Alpha just seemed to be like the kind who wouldn't care about something too troublesome.

"C-Cute!? Are you treating me like a kid?"

"Of course not. There's no way I could treat you one when you're that big. Just that, I can see now that you're human too... all this time I thought you were something else," Fyre giggled with one of his eyebrows raised, enjoying the Young Alpha's flustered face. Surely the Alpha must have thought Fyre wouldn't use this newfound information to tease him in the future but he was wrong, Fyre wasn't that forgiving.

"No need to be ashamed. It's good that you're collecting cars, it would have been a little degrading if you were collecting pokemon monsters. That would have been considered childish. Still, I can never look at you the same way I do before," Fyre chuckled. He may sound like he was teasing the Alpha but what he said was meant for positive reasons. It's trivial but he can finally treat Tian Zi as his friend. That's probably what his earlier thumping heart meant to say as well.

"I-Is that a bad thing?" Tian Zi mumbled in embarrassment. The earlier red tint on his cheeks spread across his neck and ears causing him to look vulnerable and adorable, Fyre absolutely didn't hate it. The Alpha's reaction made him feel in control and it was a good feeling that he's also feeling a little hot on his cheeks.

"It's not..." Fyre smiled brightly, clearly having fun. His earlier annoyance finally disappeared. But of course, he didn't forget the main reason he was with Tian Zi in the first place.

"Anyway, let's finish all the videos now. I tallied the rooms that Jonathan will most likely be staying in as well as watching the corridors hoping that he would show up. Unfortunately, he didn't but I find this one specific room suspicious," Fyre added walking back to his chair before he showed a screenshot photo of the hotel corridor and one specific room had two men guarding the door. Of course, if the President of the country stayed in that room that would have been reasonable but those guards were there for 3 days and there was no one in the customer list that was worth being guarded heavily.

"Yes, I'm thinking that room is suspicious too. I was looking further into it, " Tian Zi replied, scratching his nape after recovering from his embarrassed state. He did figure out that his friend wouldn't visit the front desk so he quickly jumped on, tallying the rooms and floors while giving Fyre the task to look into the footage. Fortunately, he immediately found that specific room very questionable.

In addition to that, when he looked into the name of the room owner it was an unrelated name but as he was looking further into it, he found out it belonged to one of the bodyguards Marjorie Wood had hired upon arriving in the country.

"That room belonged to one of Marjorie Wood's hired bodyguards," Tian Zi added walking back to his chair. It is already clear that a man like that wouldn't be able to buy a hotel room in the Empire Hotel, even more so when the specific room was a royal suite.

"Ah! That's definitely where he is hundred percent! Go connect us to the telephone in that room," Fyre quickly ordered enthusiastically, which made Tian Zi twitch a little. He wasn't used to receiving commands from anyone even from his Older Brothers but he sighed in defeat thinking it would be too troublesome if he defied Fyre's orders so he's going to humor him just one time.

"Alright! Alright!" Tian Zi sighed while looking at the excited Omega. Fortunately, unlike earlier, it looks like the Omega is now in a better mood.

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At the same time, it has been hours since he talked to his Older Sister but he remained unmoved laying on the couch while his consciousness would go in and out of sleep. He had nothing else better to do so sleeping was his only escape to kill time, unfortunately, for some reason, he just couldn't fall asleep properly.

". . ." Finally sitting up. Jonathan sighed and decided to try the bed when suddenly the telephone to his room started ringing. Of course, knowing that no matter what he dialed the telephone won't connect to anything aside from the hotel, Jonathan decided to ignore it thinking this was another call from the Hotel staff offering him his meal. It's almost time for lunch but he didn't have the appetite to eat anything at this moment. He just wanted to be left alone and quickly let the days pass.

The last ring got off unconsciously making Jonathan feel relieved but then that relief was short-lived when the telephone started ringing again, pushing Jonathan to his limit as he groaned in frustration. The ringing echoed in his room like a siren that was too annoying for him to still ignore.

"Leave me alone!! I don't want to eat anything!!" Rushing to the telephone in frustration, Jonathan abruptly picked the handset and yelled before slamming it back to its dial pad. Even though it was just a short moment, Jonathan was panting heavily, the frown on his forehead remains as well as his hand still on the transmitter. He was aware that it was not right of him to blow all his anger to the hotel staff but he was truly already past his limit.

Truthfully, he wasn't angry at anyone but himself, he's the heir to the Wood household but it is clear to see who was in real power. He was just a puppet who needed to sit on the high chair receiving orders from his parents and sisters. Even though he was already capable enough, he had not proven himself worthy of anything. Of course, it was his fault because he was too focused on enjoying his freedom but he knew it was time to act mature. For him to no longer be treated this way and for him to be able to protect the people he loves.

Meanwhile, back where Fyre and Tian Zi were on the 18th floor of the Empire Hotel.

"Leave me Alone!! I don't want to eat anything!!" Yelled from the other line before a loud thud signaling that the call had been cut. It was all too sudden that Fyre wasn't able to say anything as he blinked his eyes in disbelief. He continued to blink his eyes in shock and it took a good five seconds before his face turned hard along with a furious frown.

Seeing this, Tian Zi confusedly watched Fyre waiting for his report; however, what came from the Omega's mouth slightly caught him off guard being that it was the first time he had heard such a threat from him.

"That motherfucker! I'm going to shove my foot to where the sun can't reach real hard. He'd wish he's dead instead!" Fyre gritted holding tightly onto the transmitter before he too slammed the telephone down.

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To be Continued...