On earth , Hiding ... ( Part 3 )

The car crossed the lively city and stopped in front of another imposing building. The man hands the key to the man guarding the door and goes inside.

Anka sat down with dignity on the bench . When the man entered to park the car, he was surprised by the existence of another person in the car.

- Agh... miss?

Anka was playing with a mobile phone and ignored him.

- Excuse me ?

- What ?

- Don't you have to get out too?

Anka rolled her eyes.

- If I had to, I would have already left, but if I stay here, it means that I don't have to.

The man was a little embarrassed.

- There is a restaurant and some shops nearby ... if you want you can go there to waste time until Mr. Matei finishes his discussion with our president , I can accompany you .

Anka seemed to be thinking seriously, then nodded reservedly.

The man was relieved and then , was a little suspicious of this woman. He had never heard of her existence, and Mr. Matei had not mentioned it either. So the man looked at her in the rear-view mirror and asked:

- Why are you with the gentleman?

- I did something wrong .

This answer seemed like no answer but somehow, the man lost most of his suspicions. Now he was only curious about the relationship between the two, but being a man who respects etiquette he did not investigate further.

In the corner he couldn't see, the girl had a satisfied and proud smile.

'It's very easy to manipulate a person if you can see their emotions.'

After the man dropped her off at a restaurant on an industrial street, he turned to park the car.

Then there was a dull thump in the distance. There were a lot more big buildings in that direction, so it didn't have much visibility.

But while he was getting ready to follow the girl related to the guest into the restaurant, a group of people nearby were talking in shock.

- ... there were 7 explosions at once!

- In the main Bluee building?

- Yes, and it is said that many people were injured but luckily no one died...

- How did this happen...?

- I don't know for sure...

- How is the building?

-In flames for now, I heard they are still evacuating...

- It is a big building, even if there will be fewer workers at night, the number will still be high...

- You got it... I heard there are a bunch of people stuck on the upper floors unable to get down...

- Is it known who did it?

- Not really... they're still not busy with the search, they want to save the building first.

- Where is President Bluee? He has the powers of water, he could put out the fire easily.

- He's not on the scene, maybe he's gone...?

- What an unlucky day for Bluee...

The man who was going to look for the girl froze when he heard the conversation. His face was shocked, then quickly returned to the car.

If what that group of people said is true, President Bluee will have to return to his headquarters immediately.

He quickly turned in front of the building and just in time.

The phone rings and the panicked voice of the president's assistant comes from the receiver.

- You will quickly take the president Matei back to the headquarters!

- I'm already in front of the buildings.

- Very good !

Then a very hurried Matei left the building. He was followed by a child. He looked 10 years old. He had golden hair and green eyes, although he was a thin kid there was an air about him that terrified you.

That boy was the president of AstroPo - Alessio.

The driver made sure the doors were closed and sped off to Bluee headquarters. On the back seat the two presidents were having a conversation.

- Who would be so brave?

- Haven't you made any enemies recently?

- Not . I have recently been involved in educating several teams when it comes to scenarios that require interaction with 'aliens'.

- How do you want to process the situation?

- For now I will put out that fire, then I will investigate the cause.

- Maybe it's caused by your brother?

- Don't bring it up Sio. I already have a headache...

- Do you want me to help you in his education?

Matei smiled gently when Alesio asked this question.

He took the child in his arms and kissed the top of the head.

- You are always like this. I'm fine for now, thanks.

- I will wait in the car for you to resolve the situation and then we will return together.

Matei rubbed the child's head with one hand and nodded.

The car arrived very quickly at its destination.

Except the situation was much worse than they heard. The fire broke out due to 7 bombs that exploded at the same time on the ground floor. These were not very strong but they hurt the foundation.

Now the flames that were initially small were getting bigger and bigger because nothing was trying to put them out.

The building's water supply appeared to be cut off, and flames quickly rose to several floors. People with flying powers rescued people trapped on the upper floors, while others used animal abilities to escape on their own.

Matei found out the situation briefly and then he went to a nearby hydrant.

With a kick of the foot, the water started gushing out like a fountain. Matei used the water that was constantly coming from the fountain to extinguish the fire in the building. It was still not enough.

So he knocked down a few more nearby water sources and let it rain down on the fire. After several hours of fighting, the fire was extinguished and everyone in the building was evacuated.

Only now the Bluee headquarters was a mess.

Back in the car, Matei is breathing hard.

Alessio held his head in his lap and gave him air with an inhaler from time to time. This was one of the side effects of using the water skills that Matei sometimes endured - the lack of oxygen.

His secretary investigated while he calmed down.

Then his eyes fell on a letter between the chairs. He wouldn't have seen it if he didn't have eyes at this level.

He picked it up with confusion.

Alesio, seeing that he had recovered a little, stretched out his hand and took the letter. Matei had only changed his posture and looked with Alesio at the letter.

- Where did this come from?

- I do not know . I saw it just now, I don't think it's mine.

The two did not open it. Now that the world had become very mysterious, a letter could convey a terrible curse, only a fool would open it ignorantly.

Then the secretary knocked on the window. She came to report.

- Get in the passenger seat.

The driver was still in the car. Now that the situation has calmed down, he remembered the girl who had left her on the industrial street.

He wanted to mention it to President Matei, but he hadn't found the moment yet. So while the secretary was opening the car door, he opened her mouth and spoke...

- President , I forget the girl you came with on the industrial street. Shall we go back for her?

Those in the car had different reactions.

- A girl ?

- What girl?

- With a girl ?!

Three questions from three directions.

Alesio looked angry when he asked.

Matei was confused when he asked.

And the secretary was shocked when she asked.

The driver was no fool, he quickly realized a problem.

On the back seat, Alesio looks suspiciously at Matei. He shakes his head quickly.

- I don't know what he are talking about! I didn't come with any girl!

He looked very scared when spoke now. His look at Alesio seemed one of panic and anxiety.

Alesio looked at him for a moment and then smiled sweetly, but Matei seemed more scared.

- I really didn't bring any girl!

His assistant jumped to help his boss this time.

- President ... she was most likely the criminal who attacked the building ...

- What ?!

This time everyone in the car was shocked.

The driver was really pale.

- Explain.

Matei had suddenly become serious so the atmosphere in the car had cooled. Then the secretary narrated the scene in the hall that she had heard from the witnesses and from the surveillance cameras.

Although the perpetrator had presented himself as a young man, everyone knows that appearances can be faked. She handed President Matei a laptop to connect to the video cameras.

She hadn't had time to look for anyone outside of the clip in the hall, but Matei seemed very good at computers and had quickly scroll through different rooms and found traces of the criminal.

Although the camera in the elevator was a bad one, you could see the change in the young man's appearance, and the scene where she makes a hole in the floor with a black dagger was on the whole screen.

Then to their surprise the black haired girl jumped through the hole made.

Matei scrolled again through several rooms and caught her again on the ground floor, casually walking around the whole floor and discreetly placing cardboard boxes next to the pillars.

They watched as she left for the lower floors and entered the control room.

There she shut off the water to whole buildings and then put another box close to the power panel...

Matei asked the secretary:

- Did this box explode too?

- Not .

The group then watched the girl enter the underground parking lot and sneak into the back seat of an expensive car.

The four looked at 'Matei' who was talking angrily on the phone and then at the all too familiar car...

The rest they could guess...

Matei's face was dark.

Alesio started to laugh a little, then looked at the driver who looked like a scared chicken.

- Explain your interaction with 'her' from beginning to end.

Then the driver described everything from his memory.

- The girl looked like in the video with slight changes. She had a noble attitude and I didn't doubt her. She was on the phone from start to finish...

There was a moment of silence after he finished speaking. Both presidents in the back seat had thoughtful looks.

- Go to the shopping street.

So the car started again. On the way, no one had spoken.

Not far from the Bluee building, on a very tall building, Anka had watched the situation of the Bluee building with binoculars.

Her laughter could be heard as the president's car left the area, and the smile on her face looked very playful.

- Shall we play again?