Sokkla Saturdays 2022 Detective (Partners in Crime)

"Yes! Finally!" Financial investigation officer jumped up happily after reading latest report. His boss has given green light for his next plan in investigating smuggling of ancient relics. This time they are going to visit Ozai's mansion and take a good look inside. Everything will have to be prepared for a deal. No maid with a trail of tea will hamper them this time. This time they are going to get that bastard that would sell even his own daughter.

The police couldn't just barge inside the mansion. They needed to caught him with the real thing. They knew that Ozai was smart enough to only show replicas and not the originals. Ozai's mansion was full of worthless replicas and acted like huge forest where a single original objected could be hidden unnoticed.

The mole inside smuggling ring already made arrangement for the deal to take place and so an undercover agent, with hidden camera and microphone, was standing outside and awaiting to be led in. Jin opened doors and let him inside, then led him to living room where Ozai was already sitting in armchair.

"Hello."

"Welcome."

After exchanging pleasantries, it was time to do business. Agent looked around and after founding his target of interest moved to stand near it and said the code phrase:

"You have beautiful Faberge egg." Ozai's phone chimed making Ozai shoot a look at it. He smiled seeing money reach his account. It was refreshing feeling after the failure he experienced recently. Looks like business is back in action.

"Then take it! Azula prepare the thing!" Ozai commanded completely forgetting that Azula wasn't here anymore. Then after nothing has happened, he wanted to facepalm himself, but manage to himself from embarrassing himself when he remembered that Azula wasn't here and his mistake has returned to bite him back. Ozai looked again at his phone. There was a lot of money that will be released for him to as he please if he managed to finalize the deal. So, he had to think of the way to get out of current hole he to dig himself.

"I am very glad that you have a good taste. Your wish will be fulfilled shortly. You will be noticed of time and place to pick it up." Ozai started to spin his tale.

"Hmm. I thought I will receive item right now." Agent looked puzzled and thought of new scenarios. Normally all handouts took place inside the mansion so why this time it was different? Maybe they were still spooked after last incident with the maid?

"Your wish is so grandiose that this my humble home isn't fit for such precious thing to stay here unprotected. Proper actions need to be taken to ensure the safety of all parties." Ozai sung his lies.

"I already made proper preparation for its safety. When I can expect the goods? If I don't receive it in one day, I will withdraw the money deposited in your account one way or another." Agent decided to push Ozai and see if he would budge.

"Don't need to worry about the goods or money. It will be delivered on time, since we are already past noon, I would like to ask that our good sir show some patience. It will be delivered in two days max either the goods or the money. After all I am well respected man and my word is worth a lot." Ozai was looking for a way out. He has never been in such situation mostly because Azula was always here and dealt with the detail while he played good host.

"If this is everything. I would like to ask you to follow Jin. She will lead you out while I start preparation."

The guest left the room and Ozai finally had time to relax. He felt like has aged ten years in one day. Ozai sunk in his armchair and facepalmed himself.

"Why did Azula had to leave? Why?"

After Ozai ended lamenting his actions, he went to his hideout to check his inventory. Where did he put that egg? Ozai checked all crannies and nooks, but couldn't found it anywhere.

"Damn!" Ozai wanted to rip his hair out, but decided against it. His hair was more precious to him that some random rage attack. He rechecked everything again and then moved back to check if it may be hidden somewhere in his house. After turning his house upside down and then asking Jin if she saw an egg, he was confirmed that such object was indeed seen in his house. Then Ozai remembered that some shady man wanted to buy it, but later reconsidered and disappeared, and it was left at Azula's room to await it return back to hideout. Ozai rechecked Azula's former room, but didn't find it there. So, he decided to make surprise visit to check how his daughter live in her new husband's place.

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Ozai said small prayer to whatever higher power there is that it was Azula who opened the doors and that no one else was at home at the moment. He didn't want to see the man whom he gave his daughter away in huge misunderstood. At same time he was a little shocked to see the room completely empty and only a few bags neatly put in the corner. Compared to his illustrious mansion this looked like some piece of trash. Ozai turned to face Azula in disbelief of current situation. Was this some kind of sick joke or was that boy really that poor?

"How is your honey moon?" Ozai, in disbelief, turned to face Azula and expected her to shout that all this is just a joke but found no reaction in her face.

"It's good. We fuck each day!" Azula replied casually and made Ozai feel unease.

"This isn't some sick joke? Are you really living in here?" Ozai decided to express his discontent.

"This room and everything inside it, me included, belong to my husband. We don't need anything when we love each other and do it like nature made us, right here on this floor." Azula pointed to the middle of the floor. She was enjoying to see her father so shocked. After all it was his fault, she had to suffer this place.

"Don't worry I made sure to clean all bodily floods so you wouldn't find any here even with magnifier. We mess it quite nicely each day and I could say same about the river in the backyard." Azula smirked at Ozai looking even more disgusted and horrified. She no longer belonged to his household so his rules no longer applied and she could feel a bit relaxed. She would lie about anything just to get back at him, because she still felt huge grudge for his last decision.

"What the real reason why you came here? You surely didn't come to learn about our night adventures." Azula asked her father after she noticed he was suffered heavy emotional trauma.

"Right the egg…" Ozai mumbled like a zombie.

"And here I thought you give it to me as part of dowry." Azula moved toward pile of bags and returned several minutes later.

"My precious!" Ozai eye's started to shine and he wanted to kiss it, but was stopped when Azula put her hand on his face to stop it.

"Stop it! Do you know how hard it would be to clean it!?"

"Right!" Ozai composed himself and regained his senses. "Azula, I would like you perform one last task for the family and then you can start your happy life with new family."

"Swear on your life that this will be the last job and you will never ask me do such things!" Azula thought for a bit and then replied to her father. If he kicked her out of house, may as well get done with his dirty business too.

"Who do you think I am?" Ozai felt offended hearing those words.

"Do I really need to word it?" Azula smirked at Ozai. She no longer belonged to his household and his rules didn't restrict her anymore. She was living in small empty room, but felt quite liberated, as if she left her gilded cage and spread her find for the first time in freedom.

"Fine. I swear this will be the last job and no longer ask you do any of family business." Ozai looked at his smirking daughter and understood that it was better settle things peacefully that wasting his energy in trying to reign her back in.

"Good. Where is the phone?" Azula accepted Ozai's proposal and Ozai handled her an old mobile phone; the one that still had buttons on it. "Consider it done."

"Good luck on your new life!" With those words Ozai left the room. He didn't want to spend any more time that was needed since he didn't want to accidentally meet the man that was doing all kind of creepy things with his daughter.

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It was already dusk when Azula put on her dark hoody and dark backpack. Hoody hid her body and face, dark jeans and boots will help her to blend with darkness even better, and with this her disguise complete, she left the room. She was glad Sokka wasn't here when she did her preparations or it may have resulted in some rather complicated situation. Apparently, that fool was going to meet his friends and left an hour ago. That way it's better for everyone.

Azula walked around the city and scouted all drop off places and didn't like what she saw. Someone was stalking all the places. In one place there was a man reading newsletter with holes inside it. Another had cops sitting in unmarked car, other had strange biker nervously looking at his watch, or a couple of undercover agents pretending to be love fools. Azula, being the currier delivering ancient relics, learned how to read surrounding, find possible threats and escape ways. So, she chose the place with easiest way to hide and escape. Azula opened her backpack, deposited small bag into postbox, pressed a button on her phone, and was proved right when cops with blaring siren and light blocked street straight ahead of her. Azula dashed into side alley in attempt to escape her pursuers. Passing the huge mirror, that was put aside the wall, probably to be disposed at later date, she noticed that two persons were chasing after her. The pursuers were still chasing so Azula dashed to several other side alleys while zigzagging to get the pursuers from her tail.

Finally, Azula ran out of options and hand had to exit dimly illuminated side alleys to a brightly illuminated street. Soon after that she was greeted by police car blocking the street behind her and two agents still in hot pursuit and preparing to grab her. Next, she saw a biker stop in the middle of street in front of her and jump down from his bike. Situation looked dire: police car behind her, two agents beside her and biker in front of her. The street was straight and there were no alleys either way she will have to face something so Azula decided to choose the smallest number of opponents to deal with; the biker. She was momentary dazzled when she saw biker move toward trunk and take something out. If it's a gun she will have to rethink her plan and if she is ready to face it. To Azula's luck it wasn't a gun, but a big stone and it wasn't alone. The biker tossed the stone toward Azula and she instantly attempted to dodge it. A several minutes later another stone past her and Azula understood that they may have not been targeted for her, but her pursuers when one of them fell on the ground and started to moan from pain. Other agent ducked and dragged downed agent to hide in cover. At same time the biker extended his hand to Azula, who grabbed it and was tossed on to his bike. The police officers saw everything, but by the time they reached the place, both the biker and the suspect had already left the place.

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"Could you explain why police was chasing you?" The biker asked Azula after he stopped in one of many dark back alleys.

"Sokka?" Azula was surprised to hear the familiar voice.

"Yes." Sokka raised the visor to show his face.

"What are you doing here, fool?" Azula was puzzled why and how Sokka was standing nearby.

"Saving your skin from police, obviously." Sokka smiled at his wife.

"You didn't need to. Everything was under control. This isn't something you want to mess with." Azula tried to scold Sokka, but he ignored it.

"You never said you have bike." Azula looked at Sokka and wondered how he was here.

"That's because I don't have one" Sokka replied while giggling.

"You stole it, bad boy!" Azula hit Sokka in the shoulder while smirking.

"No, I just borrowed it and intend to return it." Sokka rubbed his shoulder then moved toward trunk, opened it and took out a plastic bag with clothes.

"Take this. Your current clothes don't fit for the place we are going to visit next."

"I am assuming you thought about our alibi." Azula smirked at Sokka.

"Jet is holding a party. A lot of people will see us and confirm that we were parting all night. After all that's what students do at the end of school year." Sokka smirked back at Azula. Azula tossed her phone out into rain water collector and the got back on to bike and hugged Sokka. Then they drove to Jet's place. They left the bike near Jet's place and after changing the clothes they went to have a good time at the party.

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Next day both Sokka and Azula were suffering from hangover. Sokka was woken up when someone was knocking on the door. He opened the door and found police officer standing there.

"Hello sir, is miss Azula Pietus, former Ugni here?"

"Yes, what do you want from her?" Sokka tried to find the words while his head was spinning.

"She is requested to come to police for questioning." Police officer tried to push Sokka away and enter, but Sokka didn't budged and remained in his place.

"Ok. Thank you. I will tell her." Sokka tried to close the door the door, but the officer put his hand inside and prevented to close the door. "Sir, could you please remove your hand?" Sokka addressed the man who tried to prevent closing the doors. The man ignored it and tried to open the door. Then a flowerpot that was handing above the door fell down and knocked down police officer. Sokka casually pushed his unconscious body outside and then closed the door. At same time other police officers that were surrounding the house started to laugh at the spectacled that happened before their eyes. Sokka and Azula fixed their appearance and went to great guests outside. In the end the police had no evidence that either Azula or Sokka were involved in anything and since they had strong alibi, they had to release them. Both Sokka and Azula were surprised that advocate was already waiting for them there and because of her swift action everything went quite smooth and police had no other option, but to let them leave.

At same time police found the bike and its owner that was wearing similar clothes as depicted in report. Jet was suffering from huge hangover after good party so when he saw some unknown people near his bike decided to teach them a lesion. He knocked out one cop, before another managed to get his taser out and shot Jet with high voltage. Both Jet and his bike were taken to police station where Jet was left to recover and later had a long talk with agents. Experts checked the bike, and while they confirmed that it was the same bike, they couldn't connect the dots with anyone that could have used it.