Chapter 16: I'm Sorry (Part 2)
I took a deep breath and tapped my finger as the evaluator in front of me checking all the data inside the server. "So... it's seems like you have... a lot of transaction from Officer O'Kenna. Can you tell me about that?"
The door opened. "Joshua! She's clean! Why you keep pushing her!? Our image already bad because of..."
"It's fine, Mr. Jenkins." I rubbed my face. "I'm helping him in Crypto trading. Is that a crime, sir?!" I raised my eyebrow. He chuckles shook his head.
"No, I'm sorry. My apologize, Ms. Turner." He sighed, then leave this room with an upset feeling. All the supervisor doesn't want mess with me because of my reputation. This unknown serial killer has a good reputation among the public and law enforcement.
I shouldn't underestimate my colleagues. Some of them were like to take their job seriously and ambitious. "Alexa!" I'm looking at the doorsill and sees her there with a wrinkle on her face. "Let me go! I'm..."
"It's fine, it's fine. She's not guilty." He returned my badge and gun. "Fortunately, I'm not pursuing you too far. Sadly is..." everything I said is the truth.
"Everything you said in our interrogation is the truth." I'm smiling to celebrate my victory. "Your partner Mr. O'Kenna, we will investigate him further. He allegedly taking a bribe from John and several criminals you both been handled. We also suspect him as the culprit behind all the killing spree happened."
I'm nodding my head and sighed. "That's... unfortunate, but... according to my opinion... he never taking a bribe, sir." He furrowed his brow. I'm straightened my posture, looked him in the eye. "He... rich because of inheritance from his grandparents. You can check their death certificate."
"How do you know about all of information? Do you..."
"We're close. He looks like a brother for me. He also lived with his grandparents, right?" He typing on his tab and scroll through the page. "If you looking where he lives, he live in the elite area. Besides, his grandpa is an astronaut."
He sighed. "You right. It's all make sense now. All the transaction from him was from... the profit he's got so far." He shook his head several times, sighed. "You free to go now!" I'm nodding my head and put back the belt on my waist.
"If you... want an advise, Mr. Joshua." He looks at me. "Don't have a negative feeling towards your colleagues and your partner. Once you made allegation on them, it will become accused." I tapped his shoulder, then leave him alone.
Cecilia greets me with a hugged. "I heard about that incident." She keeps hugging me. If she has a boyfriend, you shouldn't hugged me tight like that. My heart keep beating.
I let her go and sighed. "I'm fine don't worry." We walked to the lobby to get fresh air. "Do you want have... late snack together?" I'm looking at her.
"Sure. There something I want to tell you anyway." She said with a croak voice.
I pulled her closer and stroked her hair. "What's wrong? It's not about... your boyfriend doesn't it?" Maybe I should take a peek on her a bit.
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Citizen ID: 9283974382213
First Name: Cecilia
Last Name: Carter
Prestige: 10
Sex: Female
Bank Account: ⁜ 90.07 Tn
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"I don't know, Alexa." She sighed and walked with her head down. Cecil, my friend. Why my heart ache whenever I see you tears? Am I fall in love with you? "He just... keep telling to give up!"
I put my hand on her forehead, then pulled her closer. "What if we go to my house? It's..."
"Alexa!" I'm looking at my back. Kenneth approaching me, then punched me in the face. All our colleague hold him. "Let me go! She... the snitch! It's all her fault."
I took a deep breath and sighed. "Kenneth, grow up. I already hold you to not opened that door. If you want me to rewind the video, I'll send you." I'm wearing my glasses.
"Jynx. Send our raid video last night to Kenneth O'Kenna. Decline all his transaction from now." Kenneth pulled his secondary gun, then pointing on me. I tried to snatch his gun and pulled the trigger.
"K-Kenneth..." I tried to parry his gun with my barehand, but his power more bigger than me. Argh! I put the barrel on my hand, then...
*Bang! Bang!
I kicked his stomach, then punched his face. I kicked his gun and pinned him on the ground, then keep punching him with my bloody hand. You... almost killed her, motherfucker! If you want to kill me, just do it! Keep everything between us.
"Alexa!" Cecilia holds my hand. "It's over. He already on the ground." I'm looking at him. His face already covering in blood and bruised. I can't walked straight.
"Call the ambulance!" Cecilia screamed as she wrapped my hand with a bandage to stopped the bleeding. She's sobbing.
"Why you..."
"Why you dumb!? Are you want to die!?" I'm chuckling. "Don't chuckle, you Officer Dumb! You can die! It's your lucky day he did not using shotgun! You can lose your hand. Are you... want to retire soon?! If you want it, please tell me. I'm glad if you asked!" I can't help myself from smiling.
She care as a friend. Why I want she cares more than a friend? I took a deep breath and pulled her. "If you want to cry right now, it is the time." She looks me in the eye. "If you don't want to cry let's we go eat. I'm starving."
An ambulance arrived in front of us. "Treat your wound first, then we go eat! Hospital cafeteria's food... is delicious!" She dragged me to the ambulance. The First Responder Team looked at us with their brow furrowed.
"I want her head also examined, please. I'm afraid her head hit something." She said. I can't stop myself from smiling.
"Cecilia?" She doesn't answer my calling.
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"What!? Why are you smiling like that?!" I shook my head and sighed.
I leaned my back. I'm sorry Kenneth, I have to do this.
Flashback on
"I already set the bobby trap as you said, Your Majesty." The culprit said as he laughed on the background. Now I know his location.
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I really hate someone sends me that kiss emoji. "Do you remember with the deal, right?" He scoffed and hummed.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I owe you one. Why are you telling me, by the way? Are you not get caught or something? They will searched for you! I will devoted my life..."
"Just... do your job, okay?" Cherry seems pissed with him. She hangs up, then glance at me. "Do you know your action will 'caused a chaos, right?"
I'm smiling and nodding my head. "I'm sorry for troubled you again, Your Majesty." She chugged the vodka, then sighed.
"You... I don't know why you suddenly interesting with this deal, but thank you for... killing my wife. Here's your reward." She put the silver briefcase in front of me.
I picked the briefcase then leave this place. I should launder this money as soon as I got home.
It's too risky if I told her to transfer the money. All the transactions right now can be traced. I should more careful this time.
Flashback off
Cecilia put a plate in front of me as she sighed. "Go eat." I opened the lid, then sighed. "You should get rest for two weeks, okay? If I see you on the street, I will detain you!"
I used my left hand to twirling my pasta. I took a deep breath and put my fork on the side. "Why?" She asked as chewed her meal. "Doctor said he already inject you with nano skin healing. You will get recover soon! Besides, you prohibited to eating seafood including this taco."
Taco is more tempted right now. "I... want that." She standing up and leave me with a plate of chicken spaghetti in front of me.
[You have a new message from Linda: I heard you getting shot. Message me as soon as you already free. Hoping you alright.]
I took a deep breath and eating this pasta with a sour face. Maybe it's my lucky day to get close to her.