Okay the delay for this chapter is long. I admit that. My life has been a roller coaster and now I think it's time for this story get a chance today.

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Haruka and Mamoru gave a brief explanation about the case. How a bomb found in the crime scene together with a woman's body. Mamoru helped Haruka about the shooting this morning in front of the precinct. The perp had gone overboard with throwing a direct challenge to police.

"I believe this is personal to you, detective." Rei stated based on the matter of fact. The bullet and the tantrum letter for the blonde detective had become enough evidences for this case.

"Me too think like that. Elliot had set his eye on me ever since I got my bullet in his shoulder. I hurt him and now his partner wants me. That's why I want to end this soon."

Rei nodded, her eyes back to the case files she has been holding.

"How about the body? " The chief assault team asked. Neither Haruka nor Mamoru explained about the murder.

"Our case is the first priority by now. It's time for those turtles give the result about the body." Haruka replied.

Their head shot up when the door in the room opened. A woman worn a white coat appeared elegantly with a perky smile decorated her beautiful face. Everyone can see the expensive dress behind her lab coat and her rich blonde color hair make that woman looked like a Hollywood actress lost in the middle of police department.

"We are not turtles. Please clarify that statement. And, I get your results for you, detectives if only you read the text I've sent to you and push the elevator down to the morgue… 3 hours earlier." She walked in and the atmosphere suddenly filled with the strawberry scent.

"We are busy, thank you." Haruka seem didn't get affected with the woman arrival and continued with her initial investigation with Mamoru.

However, Rei stared with confusion overwhelmed her. The blonde woman caught the expression and found it cute. She cleared her throat loudly, and extended her hand to the chief woman.

"I apologize. I am Minako Aino, the head of Medical Examiner here." The perky smile appeared again accompanied with the playful wink. No one ever expected someone like her that more deserve participated in a beauty pageant was actually cutting up the dead bodies in the morgue.

Rei reluctantly shook the hand.

"Ah, I'm…" Rei hasn't introduced herself yet when Haruka cut her off.

"Minako, cut the tease. Must you flirt with everyone in this precinct?" Haruka said after watched the interaction both of them.

"Detective, you are so rude!" Minako pouted and stormed out from the room but not before she gave a gesture to Rei to call her.

Mamoru chuckled and whispered to Rei. "I swear they are a blonde sibling."

Rei saw her palm and discovered a little piece of paper with numbers on it.

Mamoru and Haruka smiled amusingly witnessing the puzzled chief woman.

"The COD is strangulation and disconnected the airway to the lung. This Jane Doe has no any other injuries except an old scar on her perfect biceps. She was an athlete. That answers our question why she was jogging last night before her death." Mamoru read the report.

"Our bomber has a side job as a strangler. What is it? What's his purpose?" The other blonde was pacing around the room nervously.

"Isn't it because he wants his partner released? Sooner or later, he wants to express his ultimate wish with the dramatic bigger crimes he plans out."

Haruka looked at Rei, she had make a good point. This guy only wants attention, a fun and narcissist bastard.

"That's right. Let's buy some time with this move."

He had planned all the steps carefully until the details. This time, his moment would not be interrupted by Elliot. He is a nuisance, a hindrance for him for making this huge plan. Of course he will ask for Elliot in the exchange. Working alone turned out to be boring. However, he promised himself when Elliot back, he will be the boss.

"Done." He hummed along watching proudly to his creation. This ain't a common explosive.

"This will be a damn great firework but before that, let's make some calls and operate some of my little cute plans." The computer before him blinked, show the delivered email sent to the government institutions in the same time.

The works are piled up into the small mountain. Those are mostly the cases and the court she must attend. Instead, she asked her assistant to do it in her behalf. Michiru sighed.

3 days.

It has been 3 days since the shooting incident and 3 days she had been inside her apartment. She got trapped in her own apartment. The 2 police officers stand by outside didn't help either. 2 days ago she got a call from the blonde detective, asked her to not come out and took some time off from works.

She put so much thought about the call, thinking that Haruka would visit her during her quarantine days. However, not only she hadn't visited her but she also didn't contact her anymore. Now, her feelings only contained anger and annoyance. How long she must wait and stay here? What she could do was only following the development of the case through the television.

2 days ago, Haruka held the conference about terrorize in city. She surprised that they decided to tell the public about the bomber on loose. From there Michiru also caught the exhausted detective being abused with journalist's questions. Michiru wanted to scream and yell at those crickets with cameras to stop questioning Haruka, but she unable to do anything here.

The worst part is… I miss her so much. How come a human longing for another human until this point? I want to meet her, no… hear her voice is okay… either way I could explode here anytime.

Michiru dialed Haruka's number.

Hey, this is Detective Haruka Tenoh. I apologize I can't receive your call in this moment. Leave the message or your number so I can call you back… beep.

Michiru wanted to throw the phone over her living room but manage to hold it. She had to get out from here. At least she wanted to preoccupy herself with the work. What she was doing right now was the dumbest thing to do. Yes, she would get out. Who cares what the officers outside would do to her?

"Tenoh, you've got another message." The detective passed along 2 papers on to her desk. The division had turned into a chaos in the past few days.

"This time in the plaza 10 o'clock on the hall." Haruka read loudly so everybody in the room can hear her.

All of them look at the current time, Haruka knew what would happen after this.

"We got 20 minutes, set out the unit nearby! Secure the area and do the emergency evacuation immediately!" Haruka turned to the radio in her hand. Rei's voice can be heard from the receiver.

""Haruka! Focus! I will meet you there!" Rei closed the connection.

The situation changed from chaos into the hell of abyss. What can they do in 20 minutes? In the last 3 days, the time that the perp given to them had been decreasing and decreasing. At first the bomb was set in 3 hours then 2 hours then… it's like a countdown itself.

The video footage, the strategy for remarkable areas in the city were no helping at all. This guy always find the way to escape and make another threat. The thing is… the threat always real.

Haruka felt herself being pulled by Mamoru to the car. This time, she had no energy left. She hadn't sleep in 3 days and slowly but surely get eaten by this case.

"Haruka, look at me. Hey, look at me damn it! After this finish, I want you to take some time off and spoiled yourself together with that hot lawyer, alright?" Mamoru shook Haruka's body so he got her attention. This damn case had messed up with them. Mamoru was sure if his partner could collapse anytime at the moment. Some little encouragements could help in this situation.

"Shut up." Haruka sighed. The mention about the beautiful lawyer had somehow made her mind focus once again. The blonde detective realized how much she missed her ocean scent and blue aqua hairs closer.

"No, you don't want me to shut up. Keep thinking and you will get refreshed in no time." Mamoru chuckled and repaid by soft smack to his shoulder.

"Is there anything you need, miss Kaioh?" The officer outside greeted her warmly.

"Yes officer. I want to get some fresh air…" She stated to the man. She surprised with the friendly greeting from him because the officers with her usually grumbled and cursing each other.

"I believe you hate staying inside alone, right?" He replied with the best smile.

Michiru blushed, this officer was a new guy assigned for her.

"Where is officer Jenkins?" Michiru asked, usually there were 2 officers in her apartment. Now, she only found this Mr. Nice guy with cute smiles.

"He said he wants to eat donuts." Mr. Nice Guy shrugged, he looked at Michiru's eyes.

"You dressed beautifully today, miss Kaioh. I am sure you want to meet someone while getting some fresh air?" He caught the "busted" expression from the lawyer.

"Someone once said… curiosity can kill the cat, officer." Michiru avoided his eyes.

Really, even though he is cute, Michiru would prefer officer Jenkins that standing by on her door instead this Mr. Nice Guy. He was annoying and brought the creep everytime he smiles. Officer Jenkins was bald and fat although he loved grumbled about the diet he has been doing…

"Wait…" Michiru felt something was off.

"Why he want eat donuts? He is on diet! The sugar and calories in donuts can easily increase the fat in his body…" Michiru stared at the guy who still smiling.

"He… doesn't eat donut? I forget to ask him… well, I will never talk to him again anyway." guy took out something from his pocket.

Michiru gasped, she was late to make a quick retreat. The next thing she knew was a short sting on her back and suddenly she was going limb. The lawyer joined the darkness as she collapsed to her apartment floor.

"Your time is running up, Tenoh. The actual game begins now." He grinned evilly, lifted up Michiru from the floor, stepped over the officer's body he had killed before.

He hummed along the tune of his victory.

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