Hey there!

How are you doing? I hope you are doing good….

Let me refresh your memory about what happened in the last chapter.

*-In the last part of chapter No1: Layan had met Watt-1000 after she ran from the regime prisons and found herself in the suburbs. Due to the torment, Layan couldn't stand long and collapsed. After that, Watt-1000 began sending an SOS message to get help before is too late, but…. What happened after that?

That's what we will find out in this chapter….

*-Note: The time and the date are the same, but in different location.

-DISCLAIMER: -I don't own DC (Detective Conan) it's owned by Aoyama Gosho. Only the OC Characters and some of the story parts are by me.

Now… Let us not make it longer, shall we?

Here we begin with Chapter 2….


Chapter No. 2: The Sudden Call


Somewhere Else in the USA

Date: Still Unknown

Time: 2:58

Location: USA - New York City -.

A white Mercedes car was driving through New York City's roads. Inside the car, there were two people. One of them is a blonde-haired lady wearing rounded glasses with a white sweater, a light brown trench coat, and long brown jeans. While the driver was a big guy with brown hair and narrow eyes wearing a dark green uniform and long black coat. They both seem to be FBI agents.

"Did you hear about someone missing in the FBI? Camel?" Asked the female agent in Japanese.

"Yes, I did …...but not a lot …. I only heard that the missing person is an FBI agent and a professional one, do you know him Jodie - San?" asked Camel.

"Yeah. I know him. His name is Ali. The FBI said that he took a vacation for a week. It's been 3 weeks and he didn't return until now." Said Jodie and took a sip of her coffee.

"Well, that's weird…." Said Camel while concentrating on the road while Jodie looking through the window, and the silence came over the car.

"It's cloudy today." Said the blonde agent and yawned putting her hand at her mouth while holding a cup of coffee in the other one. It's her turn in the night shifting, but this time in New York City. The most populous city in the United States. Which means more crowds and traffic jams. Looking through the car's window she sighed. It's been a while since she -along with the FBI- heard any news about the Black Organization. Especially Vermouth, who murdered Jodie's father.

"Yeah, maybe it will rain." Said Andre Camel who was driving the car. He was sent back to the United States due to the huge mistake he made in Japan. He feels a deep debt to his friend who was about to capture a member of the Black Organization.

"… That reminds me of Edward -San …he likes the rainy weather…." Said the FBI agent and Jodie looked at him with question marks around her face. "Hora … that Sharp-Looking Levant Guy." He picks his phone from his pocket switching it on then gives it to her.

"Ah… you mean Ali - Kun…" said Jodie while looking at Camel's phone.

"Wait… Isn't his name Edward Armstrong?" asked Camel with a confused look on his face while concentrating on the road.

"No. Edward Armstrong is a name he uses in front of the public."

"Does that mean that he is the same missing agent?"

"Yeah."

"Where did he go anyway?" asked Camel.

"I don't know. He didn't say anything. He suddenly disappeared without telling anyone. He only told the FBI management to keep it a secret. It's not of his habit to hide anything from us. He's becoming more mysterious or more…...darker." she replied and lowered her head a little.

"Did you ask the FBI why he left all of sudden?"

"Yes, I did."

"What did they say?"

"They said that he took a vacation because he had an 'emergency issue' must finish it and come back. They add that he was in a hurry, so he didn't tell them where he is going." she said making quote marks with both of her hands at 'emergency issue'.

"Maybe Akai-San knows about his disappearance. You told me that he and Akai- San are close friends."

"I don't think Ali- Kun told Shu. But let's ask him anyway." As soon as she took her phone from her pocket, it began ringing. She found the caller was James Black.

"Who is the caller?"

"It's James -San…." "That's weird." She thought then replied to the call.

"Hello? Mr. James?" She said in an American accent.

##Jodie … Where are you?## Said James, his voice was a bit hoarse and tired. There was a police car voice and ambulance in the background.

"Where am I? …. I am with Camel at the night shift…."

##I need both of you to leave your positions and come here immediately. I will send you the location right now. ## Said James through the phone.

"Roger." Said Jodie and turned to Camel who in return nodded to her. He turned the car. Jodie's phone is still on the line with James. She heard her phone ringing notifying her of the location and she read it "Presbyterian Hospital, New York." said Jodie. "It's not that far we will be there in no time." Said Camel and push the gas to speed the car up.

"What happened Mr. James?" Asked Jodie.

## It's about Ali…... We found him…. I will tell you the details when both of you come. I can't tell you through the phone.##Said James in a hurry and hang up leaving both the agents surprised.

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(WARNING: This part of the Chapter may contain blood and unusual scenes for some readers.)

Date: * sighs* Unknown

Time: 3:06

Location: USA- New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

The white car finally arrived. There was overcrowding due to the police and ambulance cars around the place. They came over to the policeman who blocked him telling them that they couldn't get in. They – in return – showed him their FBI badges. The policeman blinked twice and hurried to them." Were from the FBI, and we have been asked to come here as soon as possible." Said Camel in an American accent as he and Jodie showed him their FBI badges. The policeman adjusted his glasses and narrowed his eyes then opened them wide.

"O…. The FBI agents!" Said the policeman.

"Right this way, they are waiting for you." He said as he pointed to the right.

"Thank you." said Camel and the car passed the policeman who rubbed his head and yawned.

The Mercedes car had passed the ambulance and the police cars trying to find a park. Luckily, they found the nearest park of the hospital and parked in. They both got out of the car and saw a pool of blood not far from the hospital's gate surrounded by police cars and the FBI. They also noticed a white-haired old man with a mustache wearing glasses and an FBI jacket. He was talking with the policemen. He nodded to the policemen and turned, he walked to the hospital's gate. He was in deep thought.

"James !" The old man raised his head and look around at the source of the voice.

"Ah…. Jodie-Kun and Camel-Kun… good to see you came here." Said James in Japanese as he saw both the agents coming toward him.

"Yeah, but it took us a lot of time to find a park because the place was crowded…" Said Jodie.

"What happened here?" Asked Camel while looking at the incident site.

"Someone attacked Ali-Kun when he came to the hospital. The eyewitness saw the criminal use a tool to kill him. They couldn't know what it was, but they said they heard a smash and crash sound. They also said that they saw Ali trying to defend himself, but for some reason, he couldn't stand long. As a result, he gets injured so badly and loses a lot of blood." said James and looked down then he noticed both the agent's eyes were wide, with Jodie putting both of her hands at her mouth, and Camel just opened his mouth in shock.

"And where is he now?" Jodie found herself asking.

"He is in the surgery room now. Come on let's see what happened with the doctors." Replied James and entered the hospital's gate followed by Jodie and Camel.

"How did you find out about Ali- Kun being attacked?" Asked Camel.

"Hm? …... Ah …. Akai- Kun told me." Said James and Jodie said, "Shu did?" while Camel Said "Akai – San did?" at the same time.

"Yeah. Akai- Kun was on his way here and saw Ali-Kun on the brink of death. He came in time and hit the criminal in the face. The criminal managed to return to his balance and ran away. He was about to follow the criminal, but Ali needed his help, so he took him to the hospital." Said James and entered the waiting room -which is not far from the surgery room- followed by the agents.

"Did they find the criminal?" Asked Camel.

"No. They didn't find him. We are still collecting information about what happened, and Akai- Kun is searching him…." With that, two people entered the room, both of them seems to be surgical doctors from the clothes they wear.

"Mr. Akai …. What ? where did he go? He was here a moment ago." said one of the surgeons looking around and at the agents.

"Mr. Akai has got an emergency case, so he left the place in a hurry. He called me to come here. We're the patient's friends." Said James walking to the surgeons.

"My name is James …James Black. The Chef of FBI in Japan. A pleasure to meet you." Said James as he offered his hand – for a handshake-.

"Martin …...Dr. Arthur Martin. A neurologist. A pleasure to meet you too."

"Dr. Tomas Alexander. A bone surgeon. A pleasure to meet you too." They both accepted the handshake.

"How is he, doctor?" Asked James."Well, his right forearm's bones were broken but weren't that bad, so we did what we can and bandaged it. He's awake if you want to see him. He's going to be okay. No need to worry." Said Martin and the agents felt relief from what he said.

"Thank You Doct…..."

"WAIT!... NO! HE'S NOT OKAY ...AND WE NEED TO PERFORM A SURGERY RIGHT NOW!" A guy burst inside, facing Martin and Alexander. He was panting as if he had gone inside a marathon. He was wearing a blue t-shirt with black pants. His hair was brown with a faux hawk hairstyle.

"What ?!" Said the agents.

"Richard." sighed Martin.

"Why are you here? … you don't come to the hospital at this time... it's not of your habit." Asked Alexander wondering.

"I wouldn't come if SOMEONE didn't call me and send messages 20 times to come over…..."

"What do you think you're doing?! Who is that guy!" Asked James with an angry yet confused expression on his face.

"I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself. I'm a doctor who is trying to save your agent's life."

"What?"

"His name is Dr. Richard. He's an M.D. (Medical Doctor.), and he got a lot of certificates – especially an M.A and doctorate. He has been working in this hospital for quite a while." Said Alexander explaining to James." And why he's not wearing a Lab coat?" Asked Jodie and the answer came right away. "You reminded me! I totally forgot to bring my lab coat with me! Great!" Said Richard as he put his hand on his head. "O…Right. Listen, Martin. We need to perform surgery Right Now." Richard Repeated his words again but louder this time ignoring what they are talking about. Martin rolled his eyes.

"It's only a broken arm, Richard." Said Martin.

"No, It's not." Martin rolled his eyes.

"But the doctors did an x-ray, and it showed a broken bone. Nothing else." Said Alexander.

"Then care to explain why he can't feel any pain in his forearm? He can't even raise it." Said Richard and that brought the Doctor's attention.

"Don't tell me that you weren't the one who checked the x-ray." Asked Richard looking at the doctors.

"No, we weren't. The doctors said that there is no need to check, but Dr. Adelan insisted on sending the file to us to check again if there was something wrong." Replied Alexander. Richard lowered his head disappointed by what he heard.

"Did you ask her why?" Asked Richard with half concentrating. He rubbed his eyes and yawned.

"Yes …she said that she doesn't feel comfortable about the doctors who checked on him…but the patient's file shows that nothing is wrong with it." Said Martin.

"His Fingers are completely ! #$ cold, and soon they will turn to complete black, and you say 'nothing is wrong with it'?" Said Richard.

"Maybe because they tighten the bandage." Said Alexander.

"Or maybe someone Had faken the arm during the X-ray to make us think that is normally a broken arm and die at the end." Said Richard and he heard the agents gasp in the background.

"Wait …. Hold on a second …. How?" Asked Martin.

"I don't know how or why until now, but we have to hurry up. We are running out of time. Come on. We will find out later." Said Richard and went out followed by the agents.

"Here we come again with the detective role." Martin and Alexander thought and sighed. They both went out of the room in a hurry following the others.

XXX

As soon as the doctors entered the room which Ali was staying in, they saw him -from far away- awake. His medium-long bright brown hair was messy. He looks a bit like a younger version of Engin Altan Düzyatan. (W.N.: He is a Turkish actor.) His right Forearm was bandaged while holding a small picture with his left hand and looking at it with his blue tired yet sad eyes. Then he noticed Richard, the two doctors, and the three agents enter the room.

"Ah…. Dr. Richard. Care to explain what's going on? And why did you leave all of sudden?" Asked Ali in a British accent and put the picture at the near table. He noticed the agents. "Mr. James…and…." He couldn't finish because he was cut off by Richard. "Ali, sorry to cut you in your talk, but you still can't sense anything, can you?" Asked Richard ignoring Ali's earlier question. "No…I can't…but…" He said while narrowing his eyes and rubbing them with his left hand. The agents were about to ask him but were pulled back by the doctors who noticed his breathing became faster than usual. They hurried to check on him as Martin ordered to bring the oxygen mask and checked Ali's heartbeat, while Alexander checked his bandaged forearm as he cut it. Richard heard Alexander saying "Oh …No…Richard, you have to see this." He came and saw the forearm become dark blue almost turning to black. Martin looked from behind after he put the oxygen mask on Ali's face "Oh my goodness.".

They heard Richard mumble then he said, "We need to cut his Forearm." Stated Richard and James's -along with Jodie and Camel- eyes widen when they heard that. "Can't you do anything else other than cutting it?" Asked Jodie, a worried look in her eyes. "We're too late to save his Forearm. We have to do the amputation process. Or it will get worse than that. The earlier we do it, the better it will be." said Richard as Martin and Alexander looked at him then at each other. It's the first-time Richard acted as … a …. wise guy or something? Maybe they will ask him later. But now they have to concentrate on the patient.

"We need to ask Ali first if he agrees or not." Said Martin and Richard rolled his eyes. He began getting annoyed. "But we need to hurry up and perform the surgery …. Can't you see? He's unconscious." Well…. he was wrong this time. Ali was remained conscious and heard everything. He opened his eyes a little and moaned. Alexander was the first one who notice him remaining awake.

"He's awake." said Alexander and Richard rolled his eyes.

"Fine but hurry up." Said Richard and leaned on the near wall.

"Ali. can you hear me? "Asked Alexander. Ali slowly nodded." Good…. Ali …listen we need permission to amputate your arm." Said Alexander straight and they saw him staring. Realizing what Alexander said, his eyes widen a little, and tried to speak but coughed instead. He tried again to talk. This time he managed to talk.

"W…h... y…?" Asked Ali.

"Because your goanna die…" said Richard and Martin gave him a look to remain silent. He grumbled and leaned on the wall again and yawned.

"Is…n't….th…ere…...another….so…lu..tion….ins…tead…of….amp…utate…it?" Asked Ali ignoring what Richard said. His voice was hoarse as he slowly looked at the two doctors. Martin didn't talk but Alexander did. "If we have another solution, we would have done it earlier. But your forearm is turning black and there is no blood pressure in the blood vessels. Soon it will affect the rest of the arm. We can't do anything to save it. We're too late. All we can do is to amputate it…... It's the only solution we have now…... I'm sorry. "said Alexander and looked down.

"I…. see…" He looked down.

"Ok." said Ali and the agents looked at him surprised.

"Are you sure?" Asked Martin.

"O...… Come on!"

"Y..es ... I… am." Said Ali ignoring Richard's complaints.

"Alright…..." Said Martin but cut off by Richard.

"Finally! You have listened to me."

"…. I will ask the doctors to run some medical examinations so we can perform the surgery." Said Martin looking at Richard.

"No. You will not." Stated Richard. Martin and Alexander looked at him.

"You and Alexander will run the medical examinations this time."

"Why?"

"Because these 'doctors' misdiagnosed his forearm 'saying' that it's a normally broken arm, But the truth is one of these two. Either someone has paid for them, so they shut up and let him die with a 'medical mistake' or One of these doctors is actually a person who disguised as a doctor to fake the examinations." Said Richard and looked at the two doctors who are standing in front of him.

"What are you looking at? Prepare the operating room!" With that Martin and Alexander went out to perform the surgery. Richard came by Ali's bed. "You're so lucky that we noticed that before it's too late." Said Richard. "Am …I?" Asked Ali and chuckled. "I am surprised that you didn't refuse the cure like you usually did." Said Richard and saw Ali chough adjusting his voice so he can speak clearly. "So… you… noticed …." Said Ali. "Of course, I did … everybody did..." Said Richard and saw Ali look at him and the agents surprised.

"Since...When?"

"Since you went to your family on vacation." Said Jodie. James and Ali looked at her surprised. "How did Ms. Starling find out. I am in deep trouble." Thought Ali and shake this thought away. He needs to concentrate on his forearm and prepare for the operation.

"Wow, I didn't expect that you have a family. I thought you only have your father who disappeared 8 years ago."

"Actually 7 years not 8."

"O…Ok."

"Wait ...a ... minute…how …did...you …know?" Said Ali ignoring Richard's comment.

"Your father told me and Jodie a long time ago before he …. You know … went missing…." Said James and saw him said "Heh…That techno-old man." Ali smiled then gritted his teeth and his eyes became dark. He misses his father, but he needs to be strong and show no emotions so nobody could get the advantage of him and protect his family. He was brought back when he heard James talk again.

"O …that remind me he also says to keep an eye on you, so you won't do dumb things …. since you were known for being impulsive and reckless." He added that with a mocking smile.

"Please... don't remind me." Ali said that and everybody in the room laughed. Richard chuckled and was about to leave.

"Wait, Dr. Richard." He stopped and faced the three agents.

"What?"

"How did you know about the fake doctors?"

"Oh …its …." They heard a phone ringing. Richard picked up his phone to see the caller.

"O…. Speaking of the Dark Crow."

"Who is the caller?" Asked Camel

"One of your agents."

"Is he Shu?" Asked Jodie and Richard didn't get it.

"What shoe? I don't get it…" Said Richard the trailed off realizing what she meant. He gave her the 'are you *quack* Kidding me?' look.

"Either you're keeping the sheep away or you bad in nicknames. What's wrong with nicknames these days?" when he said that. Jodie's face became red trying to hold her anger while Ali, James, and Camel tried to hold their laugh. Richard answers the phone quickly before it's too late.

"Hello?" Richard answered the phone loudly not giving Jodie a chance to talk.

##Hello Dr. Richard.##

"Hey, I believe your Mr. Akai." He got out of the room leaving the two doctors and the agents with Ali and saw Jessica in front of his face. She gave him a questioning look. He in return shushed her and turn around. She can hear what they are talking about.

##Yes, I am. I am sure Dr. Adelan told you about the incident.##Said Akai through the phone. House looked at Cuddy who tried to tell them to 'be nice' by a whisper.

"Adelan? Oh …You mean Dr. Jessica Adelan? Yes… Yes …She told me by calling and waking me up from my deep sleep for more than an hour." He said on the phone and looked at Jessica who rubbed her forehead and chuckled while saying "Ughhh.". Richard from the inside was happy about her reaction. He wanted to get his revenge on her. He was back to reality as he heard a laugh on the other line.

##Sorry for disturbing you at this time of night, but we need your help.##

"Bring it on. I am all ears."

##There are fake doctors at the hospital.##

"So…I was right. How did you know about the fake doctors anyway?"

##Their behavior was weird. I used one of Ali's gadgets to attract any weird device from a far distance. I found a small device in their ears.##

"So, you use one of that levant gadgets. I didn't expect that techno-geek devices will work…."

##Do You know them?##Asked Akai ignoring Richard's comment.

"No …I don't …but I know where are they and what they are doing..." Replied Richard.

##Care to explain how you found out?##

"I kept my eye on him since they entered the hospital. There were deadly mistakes they did while they were 'working' nobody noticed it. Only me and Dr. Jessica noticed that. I also saw – like you said - a small device in their ears they use to talk with each other. Pretty easy."

##OOH….as expected from Sherlock Holmes.##

"Who is that Sherlock Holmes ? everybody comparing me to them …anyway…since you asked for my help…I will go to get them and talk to you later."

##You better take the FBI with you.##

"Why should I? "

##Because these guys won't surrender themselves easily. Trust me.##

"Aand …Why should I trust you?"

##Listen, I don't know why you don't trust the FBI, but my friend is in this incident. So, you have to follow what I say for now. Let the agents help you.##

"...Fine…"

##Good …I will call you later.##

"Wait …. Where are you now?" Richard heard a beeping sound on the other line. It seems like an SOS message or something.

"Is that…... "

##I will tell you when I come back.## He said and closed the line.

"Richard …what did I tell you about 'being nice' while talking with others?" Asked Jessica while making quote marks at 'being nice'.

"I talked 'nicely' with him ….and you saw me, didn't you?" Answered Richard doing the same and she raised an eyebrow.

"O… come...on you saw me …right~?" Richard said in a childish tone and the agents gave him the dotted look and blinked. (A.N: Only DC fans know it.) She kept raising an eyebrow.

"Fine. I'll admit. "He gave up and rolled his eyes.

"Forget it…... for now …. So…. What did he say?"

"The doctors who check on Ali were trying to kill him, and they are still in the hospital." Richard entered the room again, followed by Jessica. Her hair was black with a cupcake hairstyle, and dark brown eyes.

"Do you know where they are now?" Asked Camel.

"Yes, I did. He told me to let the agents help me to catch them."

"Why did he tell you and not the agents?" Asked Jessica.

"Because I know who and where are they now. We better hurry."

"Fine, but be careful."

"Alright…. Jodie …. Camel … bring the other agents and go with Richard."

"Hai!" They both said and went out of the room, followed by Richard who mumbled "First ... doctor ...now … FBI agent…great.".

"Stop complaining. Richard." Said Jessica.

"Fine!" He said leaving Jessica, James, and Ali in the room. Ali was trying to ignore his completely painful black forearm.

"Martin and Alexander have prepared the operating room …but you have to do the basic examinations first." Said Jessica. "Thank you, doctor." Said Ali and rubbed his eyes.

"No need to thank us. It's our duty. After all, we owe your father a lot." She said then the room went silent for minutes.

"Are you sure about accepting to do the operation?" Asked Jessica.

"Well…. since there is no other solution other than this …Yes, I am." He said and James coughed to bring attention.

"Can you leave us for a moment, please? I need to talk with him about something in private." Said James.

"O…Sure …" With that, James and Ali only remained in the room.

"You took more time than you asked for." Said James in Japanese.

"I know…... my apologies about that, but a lot of unexpected things happened when I was about to come back."

"Unexpected things …..." He trailed off. Ali noticed the Question marks around in the old man's face and sighed. James wants to know what happened with him. Well, he has no choice except to tell him.

"Remember the drug trader's case that I have finished several months ago?"

"Yes… as I remember that drug trader's name was Beart Anderson. The boss of the drug trading gang."

"He ran away from the prison."

"What!?..." Said James shocked "How did you know?"

"I saw him when I went to visit my family. I took my mom for a walk to talk with her about something. At that time, he attacked Omar -my younger brother – and made him lose consciousness and kidnapped my sister- the youngest-."

"What happened after that?"

"I immediately prepared a plan and called one of my friends – who worked as a spy - to keep an eye on my sister and protect her until I come."

"And…?"

"Well… the plan went successfully, but we have been attacked due to the war. I told my sister to run to the nearest mountain and stay there until my older brother – along with my friends -come and pick her up while I took the other direction."

"Where was the older one when that happened?" Asked James

"Hm? ... Ah, you mean Hassan. He was studying medicine in Europe."

"And how is he? I mean Omar."

"He…. He is in a coma…." Ali darkened when he said coma.

"What!? But you said he lost consciousness…"

"When we found him, we saw him on the ground in his own blood. His head was bleeding, and we saw a long-titled wound on his back. Starting from his left shoulder and ending in the lower right. We barely managed to save him."

"Oh god... And your sister?" James was shocked form what we heard.

"She…*COUGH*….. She was beaten so badly and almost died because of torture. Luckily, Max was there and saved her at the last moment."

"Oh, my goodness …and where was that?" Asked James.

"In Syria." Replied Ali.

"Do you think it has something with the guy who attacked you?"

"To tell you the truth I don't know, but what I know is that their main aim is to kill Omar and my younger sister.…..."

"Do you know why?"

"I don't think it's a good time and place to talk about it. Can we talk about it later?"

"Sure."

"Because my family must know about what is happening too."

"You have a point." He didn't ask further. He wants to ask him more questions, but he has to wait until Ali is done with the surgery. Ali knows that too.

James sighed and his gaze came at the table which is behind Ali. He saw a small picture on the table and curiosity overcomes him. He walked to the table and picked the picture while Ali was absent-minded. Ali noticed and tried to grab it, but he was too late because James saw what it was. James was amazed by what his eyes had seen.

It was a picture of three people with a charming view. The picture's background was the Blue Mosque in turkey. One of them was Ali smiling in the middle. To his right was a boy. He seems to be a teenager. His hair was black with a fringe-up hairstyle, while his eyes color was bright amber. He was wearing an orange shirt under the black jacket and black pants.

While to Ali's left was a girl. She – maybe - looks as same as the boy's age? The girl is shorter than him. Her hair was black with a ponytail hairstyle. James couldn't tell what her eyes color or how she looks because all her clothes were black. Black baseball hat, sunglasses, and even her manto was black (A.N: It's like a long coat.). Only her smile was obvious. She looks like the Black Organization members. What a strange girl. The three were making a victory sign with their fingers. The teenagers were smiling, while Ali grinning.

"Who are these two?" Asked James.

"My younger brother Omar and…. my sister …. The… youngest…. member of my family." He trailed off when he co to his sister's part. James noticed that. Ali is hiding something about her.

"You don't look like brothers." Said James while looking at the picture then at Ali.

"Yeah …well, that's because I look like my grandfather." He gave him a grin.

"I see…"

"James -San." James looked at him. "Can I put these two in the witness protection program?" James was surprised by what he heard.

"Yes …. Sure …...but why?"

"These brat twins have seen Beart's face, and he is still free until now."

"Wait a minute… What?"

"Hm?"

"Are these two twins?"

"Yeah, they are twins."

"Which means that they have the same eye color?"

"Are there really these types of eye colors?"

"Yes, they are. They took it from my dad." James was amazed. Ali's father ( Kareem) was as mysterious as his sister(Layan). Because they both wear sunglasses. James never saw Ali's father without sunglasses.

".…and also…. I don't want to see them get injured again or be insulted in the case."

"…Ok. I will call the FBI to tell them."

"Thank you. I owe you a lot." Said Ali then three nurses along with Jessica, Martin, and Alexander entered the room.

"Mr. Ali …are you ready?" Asked Martin.

"Yes, I am." The nurse came to open the room's door wider to move the bed out.

"We will talk about that later…. Good luck." Said James to Ali who nodded in return and left the room with the nurses and Martin. Alexander looked at Jessica.

"Go with them I won't be late." Said Jessica.

"Ok…" said Alexander and followed them. James was looking at the picture again. He totally forgot that Jessica was still in the room.

"Is there something wrong?" Asked Jessica bringing James's attention.

"Ah …no … nothing." He said and looked at the picture again.

"Ok …" She gave him a last look and then followed the others. James, on the other hand, wasn't Concentrating.

"I think I saw these two before, but where?" He thought and noticed something is wrong with the picture like someone have written on the other side of it. He flipped the picture and noticed writing on it.

"What is that? It's written in Arabic." He couldn't understand what have been written.

"Is it a hidden message or something?" He was in deep thought and yawned. He Jumped when he heard his phone suddenly ring.

"Who is the caller? Akai – Kun?"

"Hello? Akai – Kun?"

##James…. did you get any signal? ##Said Akai through the phone. He heard a beeping sound on the other line.

"Signal? There is no signal …What signal are you talking about?"

##Ali's watch 'Watt-1000' has been sending SOS messages. Is Ali with you? ##

"No, he's not. Dr. Martin and the others took him to perform a surgery. Where are you now?"

##I'm in New York City. ##

"If Ali is here, then who is having the watch?"

##Probably it's his younger sister Layan. He told me to go and check if she went to her family. He gave her his manto. ##

"Or maybe one of these criminals who Ali arrested several months ago?"

##We will find out…. I'm near the signal. Only a few steps and I will reach there. I will call you later. ##

"Wait …do you know how she looks like?"

##Yeah …Ali told me. ##

"Ok. I count on you." He closed the line and sighed.

"I hope things didn't get worse." He thought then walked outside the room holding the picture in his hand. He remembered Ali's words before he went on vacation.

*Flashback*

"Why did I take a vacation?" Asked Ali with a questioning look on his face.

"Yeah … You don't usually take a vacation…Unless you were sick or having something important." James was talking to Ali about his sudden behavior change. He didn't act like that since his father went missing.

"You caught me …. Yes, I actually have an important meeting."

"With whom?"

"My family ..."

"…Your family?"

"Yeah, I couldn't contact them due to my father's work. They thought that I and my dad were dead 7 years ago…" He looked down.

"And also…I hadn't heard anything about them since I came here. I miss them so much." He looked at James. "Can you keep it a secret? I can't let anybody know about that."

"Yeah… sure…I will…who else should know about that?"

"You, The FBI management, and Akai- San."

"What about Jodie?" He saw Ali laugh.

"No… please don't tell her. If she knows, she won't stop asking me questions about them. Her nosiness about things is quite creepy." They both laughed.

"Ok … I will..."

*End of Flashback*

James Smiled when he remembered that. "Everything will be ok." He gave a last glance at the picture and then put it in his suit's pocket. He looked ahead and saw one of the agents coming toward him. They talked for a minute or two. The agent nodded and left the place followed by James.

XXX

Date: …. Unknown

Time: 3:25

Location: New York City. - Near the suburbs-.

Akai had parked his car far away, so nobody notices anything suspicious about him. He stepped out of the car and walked. He was putting his hood on and holding one of Ali's gadgets which attract messages and show the location of Watt-1000. The gadget showed a map with a red dot. Suddenly, the beeping sound became faster. He noticed that the location of Watt-1000 was in the deep of the suburbs.

"It's not safe to walk here without a gun. Especially in these places. In this case." He shut the device down so nobody could hear the voice and went between the dark suburbs. He pulls from his coat a gun with a silencer and walked slowly in the dark.


End of Chapter No.2


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