Chapter 12: Android Problem (Part 1)

I'm walking side by side with Kenneth, and we get inside to the room. All people walking to the food vendor. "Are you sure this week venue?" I'm nodding my head. We stopped in front of a food vendor, which is sells taco.

I'm looking at the menu and sighed. I hope the taste not disappointed. "Two fish tacos and two beers." I said to the android as he doing scan. I keep looking for my target. All people gathering in this venue to watch, place a bet, working, and enjoy the fight. This is the legal league.

"Here's your tacos and beers." The Android handing us our taco and food.

[You have 1000+ transactions from YOL, 2 missed call from unknown number, 2 promotional messages from Sentinel Real Estate, and 9 messages from Cecilia]

Unknown number!? Who called me. "Jynx, can you tracing all the unknown number?" I'm looking at Kenneth with wrinkle on my face. Kenneth tapped my shoulder. He gives me a gesture to followed him.

I followed him. Jynx still trace the unknown number. "What happened?" We sits in the back row. I'm looking at the arena in front of us. Today is cage fight. I shrugged my shoulder. "Maybe..."

"Trace complete." I'm increasing my earbud volume because the crowds start to gathering to their seat. "You've got call from Katarina Wilson through a payphone at Hugo Lim Street. Do you want to call her back?"

"No. Search Katarina Wilson in the database." I'm standing up following by Kenneth. We approaching the guards, who was closing the door to show our badge and we gesturing to them to closed their mouth.

Both of them nodding their head as their understand. "What we can help, officers?"

I'm tapping Kenneth and walked a bit far from him. I can't let he heard everything about what I worked. "Katarina Wilson is an illegal immigrant from Russia. She saved by Volatile Renegades seven years ago. Her status about her existence was dead. According to the database, she was fugitives, her status still in NMI1. In August, 18th 2070, she's got arrested with all the Volatile Renegades members." Jynx sends me all the photograph including all the files and news article about her.

What is Volatile Renegades? Why I just heard about that!? The fight already start 14 minutes ago. "Keep searching for information about her, Jynx. Inform me after I already arrived home." Jynx left my system.

"What's wrong? Do you already found the culprit yet?" I'm glancing at Kenneth and sighed.

I can't say this to him. "I only got the coordinate. Why?" Kenneth did not my answer and walked outside. "He was here several minutes ago, but the guard said, he leaves a minute before the fight stared. Someone must be tipped him!" He groans. "We... that close, Alexa! We just..." Kenneth kicked metal trash can near him.

He rubbed his face and put both of his hands at his waist, looking surround him. I took a deep breath and sighed. "Let's we... looking at the bright side." He looks at me. "We don't have to... do their dirty work because we handling this case, right? Beside our chief will ask someone else to do it."

Kenneth chuckles and sighed. "You right, partner. Let's we start to investigate him from the start. We must be missing something." I'm nodding my head and follows him outside.

[John Jarvis send you a message: Thanks for the tip, officer. I owe you one. Come to my mansion after your shift over.]

I closed the message and gets inside the car and start the engine. "Ken?" He hummed. I shook my head and a wide smile draw on my face. "Nothing. I just call you." Kenneth rolled his eyes.

"Whoever sends you that message, she should grateful to have you." I raised my eyebrow and drive to the station.

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I get out of my car, and looking at the mansion in front of me. "Why in the earth you bring me to that... Oh, my God!" I'm tidying up my shirt and smirk to Linda.

She covers her mouth with her hands and widen her eyes. "Is that..." I'm nodding my head. She is the fan of John Jarvis. John Jarvis is a famous singer. Grammy's Awards he got so easily, but behind the the red curtains.

He could killed someone, that's why we targeting him. He should put behind the bars, but it's not his time yet. "Thanks, officer." He hugged me tight, then let go of his hugged. "I owe you one!" He squeezed my arm and sighed.

I handing him a champagne and smiles. "This is for dinner tonight," he chuckle and accept my gifts. "I hope it's not too cheap for you." I lowering my voice as low as possible.

[Big Joe send you a message: Everything alright?]

I'm looking at Linda and walking side by side to her. "How you know him!?" We following John, he keeps blabbering about his mansion from tech, and all the furniture price. I want to put him behind the bars as fast as possible, but I need him.

"You officially become my friend, officer! I'm feeling grateful to have you. If not, that friend of yours will let me rot in that Feds jail! I don't want to go there, you know." He sniffing the white powder on the table.

"Oh, right, sorry." He rubbed his nose. "Where's the food! Our guest already arrive!" A men in black comes out bring a two women on the giant tray. "This is called Nyoitamori! I always served this whenever I'm inviting or celebrating with my friends." I took a deep breath and sighed.

My appetite already gone. I'm looking at Linda, who seems enjoy everything he served. I just drink the water and straightened my body. "It seems like... you have trouble. Are you don't like the girls or..."

"She... has allergies with fish, John. Can you cook for her another food?" He hummed.

"Why you haven't told me!? Oh right, I'm the one who did not reply your message." He take a bite the sushi. Yuck! I can't stay here for any longer.

I took a deep breath and watching them chatting casually as if they were a losing friend. My phone vibrating. I blinked my eyes and all notification already move to my glasses. "Oh, I forgot, hehe..." he standing up and put a silver briefcase between the two women in front of me.

"This is... the thing you asked, my friend. Everything you need, already inside this briefcase. Now... we even?" I took a deep breath and nodding my head.

"We are." He pulled the briefcase. A smirk draw on his face. "Do you want anything?" He chuckles and shook his head.

"Your... wife? She seems beautiful." I'm snatching the briefcase and check the thing. I sighed in relief, then close the briefcase.

"She's not my wife, and you should asked her, if she doesn't want it, please stay away. If not, I will call backup." He laugh out loud as he clapping his hand. 

"Hahaha... why so serious, my friend!? Come on!" He tapped my arms. I sighed and smiles. "I want you to have fun, sister! You already become VIP guest in this mansion." All the maids only looked down and wringing their hands.

I'm nodding my head and looking at my wrist watch. "I should go home, crimes doesn't want to stop. You come, Lynx?" Linda shook her head.

"I want to stay here a bit longer," she said.

I can't forced and left her with a psychopath. Maybe I should waiting her in the car, in case something happened to her.