Chapter 25: Conflict
The clue was in the video. Not long after Neuro had kidnapped Faye, he'd come back and discreetly shown the camera a symbol of a building and a time.
Ai wished me luck and I left swiftly.
What I wasn't expecting was to see was Faye at gunpoint in a glass box that looked so similar to one of my own.
"Kaitou Sai," Neuro began.
"Give her back," I hissed.
"I can't do that, brat."
Faye mouthed to me: stay calm.
"You have caused too much trouble throughout your pitiful existence. Every human you killed had the possibility of a new mystery."
"What does that have to with Faye?" I stared him straight in the eye, obeying Faye's request. "Neuro, you are such a coward. You would use her as a bargaining tool?"
"No, I would not. I am."
"What do I have to do to get her back?"
"Die."
"Absolutely not. I can't die...not without finding who I am inside first."
"Then you will both die."
The police officer pressed the gun closer against Faye's head.
"You can't have her! She's mine!"
"Is that so now?"
"Stop playing games with me, Neuro!"
"Then it is time for you to die. 777 Tools-"
I wasn't listening to Neuro anymore. I was watching as Faye drew a box shape, barely moving her fingers.
"Faye!" I screamed.