A New Team Member?

For a moment, a pin-drop silence fell on the bar as everyone had their jaws dropping at what the girl – Riza said. Even though in hindsight, it looked like the deduction was easy, that was only because she said it so nonchalantly. In reality, she had to observe all the people who were hanging out around the parliament building that day and determined their profession just to eliminate the other possibility and pinpoint the suspect to Ursa immediately. That was something they thought they could only see in a detective movie before.

Well… Little did they know that Riza didn't think that complicated and just concluded immediately that Ursa was Vega right after she saw Vega's video.

"Oh, big sis Riza! You are so smart! You can guess Brother Vega's identity straight away! You are also so cool! Those naughty uncles didn't have a chance against you! Oh, oh, I am Aliyya Sunni! Nice to meet you, Sister Riza!" The youngest person in the room was bouncing up and down with eyes shining brightly as she introduced herself to Riza.

Bai had to hold back the urge to groan as he heard his sister's introduction. Here he was, trying to maintain distance from the new person and used Ursa to observe her carefully before making any conclusion about the girl, but his plan was shattered to the ground immediately by his own little sister. Honestly, even though he loved her to death, sometimes he couldn't help but think she was a golden retriever who would get attracted by anything shiny outside there.

"Sunni? As in Hasan Sunni the infamous lawyer?" True to Bai's expectation, Riza caught this tiny detail immediately.

"Um! That is my papa!" The girl bobbed her head enthusiastically. "He is also – "

"Anyway!" Ursa cleared his throat, interrupting Aliyya before the little girl could reveal more to the girl that they had just known a moment ago. "My name is Ursa, so please, don't call me Vega in public."

"And I am Bai Sunni, this little brat's brother," Bai added quickly, messing with Aliyya's hair. He knew that at this point, hiding his identity was useless, so he might rather reveal it by himself and control his information rather than let his loose-mouthed sister reveal his secret to the world.

"Hey, I am not a brat!" Aliyya pouted. Bai just raised his eyebrows a little before the girl huffed indignantly. "Well, most of the time…"

"So, Riza, you look like you are familiar with this place and those three lecherous old men before. Are you living nearby?" Ursa tried to sound nonchalant as he baited information from the girl. What he didn't expect, though, was for the girl to answer the question in a heartbeat.

"Yeah, I am living about two blocks away from here. The tires factory, you know?"

Oh, Ursa knew where that place was. He just didn't know if she knew about his intention and played dumb or if she was just that dumb, but the girl revealed her private information so easily.

"Wait, you mean you live in that housing complex behind the factory?! The infamous one?!" Ursa widened his eyes in realization. When he received a sad nod from the girl, he sighed out loud before muttering, "No wonder… That explains a lot about you…"

Seeing the solemn expression on Ursa's face, Bai asked quickly, his face alarmed. "What is this housing complex behind the tire factory? Is there something I need to be aware of?"

"Wel… how do I say it…" Ursa pondered for a moment, looking at Riza hesitantly. The girl had a complicated gaze for a moment before nodding slightly, signally Ursa that it was okay to reveal the information. "Well, you might not know this information because this isn't widely spread throughout the internet, but the tire factory there is one of the businesses Golak Mayar had after buying the lands there with a huge amount of money. Before I revealed his evil-doing, only people who lived or had a connection to that place knew that Golak Mayar paid a lot of goons to create chaos over there so that the price of the lands would be lower than its market. As a result, most of its residents decided to leave, which only leaves those who couldn't afford to rent a new place who still live there."

Once again, silence fell in the building as Bai was flabbergasted at the new information dumped on him. Aliyya herself whimpered a little, tears threatened to fall from the corner of her eyes as she tugged Riza's clothes gently. The loud 'Fuck!' from Bai didn't even do the justice to describe the messy situation there.

Ursa could understand where the fury came from. Bai was also there when he revealed Golak Mayar's evil deeds on the Internet, yet there was not a single thing mentioned about this situation. He himself only knew after overhearing people talk about this, suspecting that there was foul play over the construction of this tire factory. He had to wonder, though, how many evil deeds Golak Mayar did in the past that were still uncovered by the public.

'No wonder his opinion toward the politicians is that bad…' Ursa thought.

"Okay, enough of the depressing stuff! Thank you for the concern, but I am good and happy in that place!" Riza clapped her hands, snapping everyone from their anger while lifting Aliyya onto her lap. "Anyway, I still have a question here. Did you do the 'Justice Warrior' shit spontaneously or do you want to continue to do that thing?"

Ursa couldn't help but scratch the back of his neck as he received Bai's dirty gaze. He knew the glasses boy didn't like the idea of going public and putting himself – and Bai to some extent – in a danger zone like this, but he couldn't help it, though. Not only did he enjoy the thrill and satisfaction after the mission was over, but the reputation point used by the system also required him to go on this road. So, yeah, ignoring Bai's look, Ursa nodded firmly. "I don't know about Bai, but I want to continue doing this."

"Good!" Riza clapped excitedly, eliciting confusion from the two boys. "Well, it is just like this… I really admire your work and bravery, so, can I join you in your next mission?"