Chapter 10
Engage Interrogation: Part I
Shun's Mansion; Main Office; 12P.M
"Why are you still keeping her anyway?"
Indeed why would Shun, the Criminal have been keeping a nun for 6 months now? He only knows that he wanted some answers from the girl about the Presharar's baton and the robes but now…He isn't too sure….
For the hours, minutes and seconds they spend with each other…..it would seem he didn't really think about that anymore…
Shun shook his thoughts and reprimanded that he must stay focus on his task regarding the items. He must have the info and he will get it starting now.
He rose from his seat and studies his formal features in his mirror. Today, Shun plans to have a make-up date with her and maybe get some answers he is seeking. Maybe after this, he will plan to throw her away and leave her behind….
The same way he wanted to make his heart stop fluttering and the conscience that keeps bugging him whenever his eyes meets her dazed sight.
Mira was looking at Ace who is spying over their main butler for quite some time now. She wonders on why Ace would keep pestering the butler's movements.
And as a stroke of opportunity comes; Robin left his room and went to the empty hallway.
Ace looks at the hallway where Robin went out, checking if the coast is clear. "Let's go Belle…"
Ace rolled his wheelchair and uses the main key to open Robin's room followed by Mira wearing a bewildered expression.
Facing back and forth that could lead him to a lead, even to the point of searching thoroughly his private things ahead.
"Trace! You are dropping the bomb already! The butler couldn't harm anyone, why would you think such a thing that he could be the one Raj's spy anyway?" whisper Mira checking outside to make sure no one's going the said room as they are doing something incoherent such as this.
Ace just ignores her protests. "Will you help me find something useful here instead of you nagging at me with your annoying mouth!" as he went to the cabinets to check some clues.
"Well my annoying mouth just happened to save our kin in the organization anyway!"
"Aisht!" as he was now desperately searching for any clues
"Trace, come on, this isn't funny anymore, of all the…."
"Look Mira, I understand what you're trying to say…but I sense something peculiar about the butler…." said Ace as he turn around. He was surprise to see that Mira isn't around the room anymore.
"Mira?" asked Ace in no one particular….until,
"Help!" she pleaded as Ace was going to the source of the voice. He was again surprise seeing a secret underground passageway beside the butler's bed.
"Mira! You okay out there!" he shouted in panic with Mira….
"I'm fine!"
"Okay I'll be going down now…" as he uses his last strength to push himself from his seat to go down. He slide his way going down, it was a long run but he felt his feet on the ground indicating that he finally went to his destination.
Mira saw him and help him out. She grabs and wraps his arm around his neck as she holds his waist to at least support his legs since he wasn't fully recovered from his treatment.
As they were about to exit the premises, both are surprise to see what is front of them.
A hidden underground base just below the less-suspicious butler's room
"This is it….Let's find something useful here if we want to have any leads against that Raj…"
"A-Alright Ace…" Mira said as she looked back at Ace wearing a determination face.
"Wow" was all Alice could say as she looks at the private park before her very eyes. Shun manage to chuckle as he unmounted his motorcycle and help Alice get down to her seat.
Before they plan to take a walk at the park, Shun went to an ice cream parlor in order to treat Alice some due to her stubborn passion of sweets on her delicacy.
Now they are walking hand in hand with Alice devouring the ice cream like a kid. Shun look at her and a small smile crept on his face.
Alice couldn't help but feel elated over the moments they are spending, though most of the time, he keep barking orders of cleaning up duty but nevertheless, inviting her to a park is very rare to him and an another good way to spend some time normally other than his ' habitual profession' of mocking her back there.
They sat on their picnic spot as Shun barked orders to his men in the scenery for any strange activities while Alice is getting ready her picnic basket.
"Shun…"
"Hmmm..?" hummed Shun as Alice gives him a club sandwich.
"T-Thanks…."
"For what? I don't remember helping you in anyway." said Shun to her
Alice smile exultantly to him and drop her gaze on the ground.
"N-Nothing…."
"Okay…"
Silence consumes their picnic plan afterwards. Shun couldn't help but keep glancing at the girl quite some time, same goes with Alice as well as they continue eating their snacks quietly.
In the meantime
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh my heaven's sake! This is priceless baby!
I can't even look at Shun's face straight anymore because I was having a roll in my endless laughter. Even my men are trying their best not to laugh on the situation because they will face the wrath of the Criminal after their pretend-to-be date!
But I don't mind, in fact I don't really feel remorse if I die from Shun's hand because I am waiting my whole life seeing the day that Shun will do something embarrassing for once.
And he is doing it now!
After he ate a lot of her delicious sandwiches, Alice is wiping the smudge on Shun's face
Now I know some of you wouldn't see something funny about that scene but note that Shun is known to be a merciless and emotionless badass leader of our organization.
And Shun blushing like a school girl in front of her and us is way too epic funny!
Oh Alice, I owe you big time! No one had the ability of making the Criminal blush! You deserve a statue or monument with your name on it, I swear!
I can already picture it
Alice Gehabich
Born on July 29, 1991 - Present
The Eye Candy Blusher
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! OH MY GRAMPS! STOMACH CRAMPS! BWAHAHAHAHA!
Oh don't mind me; I was rolling my way down the hill since I can't control it anymore.
Afterwards,
Oh don't mind me; I was getting a blast of hearing my stupid financial adviser a.k.a Danma a.k.a Dan Kuso's boisterous laughter resonating in my sensitive ears.
Somehow, I have the urge of replacing him but after thinking over our crisis situation, that think me otherwise.
And what if Alice is wiping the dirt on my face? That action alone will not ruin my pride and glory as my alias name haunts the living daylights and howls at midnight of the cities.
"Shun? What's wrong?" asked Alice inspecting my face way too close for my comfort.
"N-Nothing…"
"It's okay Shun. Just tell me."
"I'm fine okay!"
"But your face is redder than usual; do you have a fever or something?" ask Alice sincerely still not getting the idea of Dan with all of his and my men laughing heartily at me. Okay this is getting in my nerves already.
I can even see two of my subordinates sitting in the bench not far from us are stifling their laughter as well after my so called bestfriend announce to the whole organization that I am indeed blushing red like a tomato. I predicted that they definitely will have a blast of laughter when I get back to the base getting myself embarrass all over again. Are you guys laughing at me too as well?
Hahaha, Laugh all you want. I will pulverize your pride and your baby butts once we get back to the mansion.
What was the reason I invite her to the park again? Oh right, I should ask her NICELY where the items I seek, Oh screw that, I could just point the gun at her and threaten her anyhow. But the way they laugh back at me, it ruined my suppose plan. Darn.
After to that suppose perfect picnic, It took my entire willpower to offer Alice to go to an amusement park after that due to Dan's blabbermouth. Maybe I could get an answer once I get over my decreasing ego of mine all thanks to Dan, the Laughing Barbarian. We were currently riding on my personal motorcycle with my men watching us in their personal vehicles inconspicuously.
"Shun?"
"Hmmm…."
"Thanks…."
"You really have a habit of saying…."
"Thanks for the day; I never had a time of doing something fun in my life before…" she said as she leans her chin on his broad shoulder.
Shun flinch by the sudden cold feeling on his left and wondered why he felt more aware and conscious on his actions over just a simple and too innocent intimate move from her. He never had that feeling when the girls are flirting at him before on his private and public bars. He shook his thoughts and watch as the stoplights signals go from their view.
As Shun steps on the brakes and move on, one motorcycle hiding on a building suddenly appear on the scene. Another motorcycle hiding in a vicinity though on the other side of the building came as well. He thought they're his subordinates following them but one of them suddenly open fire at them making Alice frighten and wrap her arms around his waist tightly yet involuntary.
"Crud" Shun murmured from his teeth. First, the movie theater and now a public road? Oh come on!
He stepped on the accelerator again harder and the chase is on.
"Boss! Two are in the intersection road, one on the front and the other at the right! Go to the alternate route!" barked Dan as he looked at his GPS again.
Then one of Dan's men spoke "Sir, your orders? "
"We have to prepare a trap for the two before Shun can get them close to the parameter." said Dan with a bored expression on his face.
"Got it…"
"Shun! Look out!" shout Alice as another set of stray sniper bullets came from behind leaving one of the rear motorcycle's mirrors broke.
Shun ignore it and keep his head low. "Forget about me! Now hold on! This will get bumpy!" He shouted with Alice willingly comply, the other runner manage to slip past them earlier and showered some bullets at the front with his partner guarding their target from behind.
Shun growl in annoyance and with his strength, he turn his motorcycle left with an eerie screech and tracks of it left astray leading the two runners behind as they keep pulling their triggers to at least injure or better yet kill them in any way they can.
Dan gave the directions on where the alternate route is.
"Boss, you're almost there!"
"I-I'm trying Danma!"
Then, Shun heard Dan barking orders to his men to be prepare. Shun was abusing the pedals already as two of the motorcyclists manage to catch them stealthily.
The two motorcyclists then prepare to reload their snipers, one hand use only making Shun grunt in anger as he attempts to speed off his motorcycle.
*Damn, why of all things I should forget my guns back at home* He thought as he sped off faster than a racing car.
Suddenly, five black cars blocked the two runners making Shun have a grand entrance to escape giving the latter a sigh in relief. Just then, Dan manages to throw one of his personal guns at the speeding motorcycle in which Shun lazily catches up without batting an eyelid as they went to a deserted forest just ahead of them.
Shun stop at the corner afterwards, near a lamppost on a deserted area. He looks back checking if Alice is alright. She nodded meekly and soon, she cried in his back.
"I-I'm scared….I'm…so sorry…" she said between her stifles.
"It's okay, it's over." he said flatly and rubs her back soothingly.
"I-I thought they will get you and…."
"Your concern of my welfare?" he asked accusingly. Anger seeps through his bones. No, he doesn't want that. He doesn't want somebody pity on him because that concludes him being weak, like this fragile girl hugging him.
"I-I'm sorry…"
Silence enveloped their thoughts afterwards after Shun's comforting words finally relaxes the once tense girl.
"Boss….You alright there? We might take some time to go to your location but informed that the two motorcyclists were taken care of as promise" said Dan using his mouthpiece.
"I understand, thank you Danma…" and turn his body around to see that his motorcycle is still in its condition.
"Going somewhere?" that voice ringing on both of their ears made them surprise and glance back seeing a familiar figure behind them.
"R-Robin?" asked Alice to a shadow hiding besides the lamppost.
"The one and only…Hehehe" he chuckled maniacally at them with his deranged eyes looking at them.
Shun could only look at him with an unreadable expression to his face though the thoughts are still questioning him "What's he doing here anyway? How did he found us beforehand?"
Then reality dawned to him, it could be possible….Shun smirked suddenly looking at the butler.
"So you've finally show your face….Raj" he said with a tint of amusement as he unmounted his motorcycle and show his gun he got from Dan earlier.
"Now, let's be friendly here Shun. I agree of showing myself due to your impatient career." said Robin with a grin on his face with Shun releasing the lock of his gun.
"S-Shun…"
"Stay right there Alice." Shun said in an authoritative tone.
"Now how about that, The Criminal is getting touchy with his girl…." but Shun shut him up by firing at the lamppost beside him.
"Now why, would my main butler betray me like this, it's been what 3 years since you've served me….and what? Stab me in the back? Now that I think about it, I can finally repay you in kind…..a clean death wouldn't be fair on my account now would it?" Shun said as his eyebrows scrutinized together with a hint of suppressing his anger. He doesn't like betrayers and this is how he ends up traitors or tr8 like him.
"I wouldn't say that." Robin said and using his hand signal, ten motorcyclists hiding from the trees encircle them making Shun alert his body and went back to his motorcycle to protect the girl.
"Looks like the fox finally cowered in fear…" said Robin as his men went around them making them trap. Shun eyed the motorcyclists as they went down from their seats and release the locks of their guns. Then one of the motorcyclist went to him and check his body if he is armed. He took the only gun Dan gave as Robin smirked upon realizing he is now unarmed.
Shun only laugh at this scene making everyone in the scene raise an eyebrow with Alice holding his arm helplessly.
"You do realize that you're dealing with a gangster boss and a black market CEO that founded the ideals of the crimes of my countries." said Shun and shuffle his knuckles for combat with Alice letting him go.
"Yes, yes you are…" Robin acknowledge
"Then you should know the tale of the man killing thousands in a blink of an eye from the shadows…" as he took one of the motorcyclist's gun and shot him right straight in his heart.
The others started pursuing their guns but Shun managed to inflict pain from their hands to let go of their guns leaving them no choice but to fight the Criminal close combat.
Dead bodies sprawled as Shun keeps fighting Robin. He blocked Robin's attack and successfully nudges his chest leading the butler to bend making an opening to snap his neck 180 degrees and use his elbow to make him kneel on the ground.
On the other hand, Alice was gapping her mouth open seeing a merciless man in front of her. Her heart rate suddenly went haywire, from fast to slow when Shun step on the bodies like he doesn't care if they are hurt.
He grab the collar of the man making Robin look at his fierce eyes.
"Who's scared now?" Shun mocked with Alice raising her body and went to him. She wrapped her arms around his waist making Shun flinch, still staring at the guy.
"Please…stop….no….don't hurt him." she plead with Shun reluctantly look back at her with his hand holding the man's collar.
"And why not? You're not entitled to order me around Alice!" Shun shouted making his grip tighten thus making the butler choke.
He gaze back at the butler and started throwing punches in his face.
Ten, twenty, Alice couldn't count off the times Shun inflict such immerse pain to the body of the butler. She was shocked to see a crack on the butler's forehead and purple bruises on his face.
When Dan's troop eventually finds them in their location with some black cars surrounding them, she begged Dan to make Shun stop but Dan pay no heed to her plea since this is how he punished traitors like the butler.
"N-No" she murmured not taking any of it anymore. She run behind the Criminal and wrapped her arms around Shun's waist.
"Stop Shun….It's….okay…Don't hurt him please" Shun flinch by her sudden tremble voice.
"But they wanted to kill us! How…"
"Please stop, I don't want you to see like this. Please….please" she was now crying on his back making Shun growl in annoyance.
Eventually, Shun let go of the man and hugged her as well. Shun instructed his men to pick up the bodies and place them somewhere where some authorities cannot find them.
"Spare the butler. I'm not done with you yet." Shun warned as three men raise Robin's weak body. Shun manage to stand Alice up and stare at Robin's back.
Robin turns around and smirked suddenly which made Shun raise an eyebrow. Despite the injury, he still manages to do that.
"Hahaha….This is fair enough….Besides; the fun is not over yet." Robin murmured
"Whatever." Shun waved off as he watch his men putting Robin in their car and drove off as well with Dan instructing the others to go back to the hideout a.k.a Shun's mansion.
"Didn't I warn you not to cry in front of me? You disobey me again." Shun said stroking the strands of her messy orange hair.
"I'll make it up to you, I promise." she said and snuggles smile at him back making Shun tickle his heart and smile back at her.
*You really are one of a kind* Shun thought and close his eyes.
After the commotion, Shun asked for the Liason Officer's presence regarding their interrogation of the butler in the detention area thanks to the Reconnaissance Leader
Name: Komba O'Charlie
Position: Liason Officer
Rank: Multiple
Specialty: One of the messengers of in all departments and one of the initiative spy for the Recon Team.
"Boss, the butler is still futile to surrender. Should we march him to the Chamber Room?" asked Komba with Shun looking at the documents pertaining about their current unknown enemy named Raj.
"No, not yet. Gather more information from him if you can." said Shun with Komba nod in reply
"Boss, the Reconnaissance Leader happens to picture the base he found at the butler's room."
"Yeah, Trace did inform me that as well about a hidden underground base. Did you manage to fully examine the base?" Shun asked with Komba looking down
"Err…Well the thing is, after the urgent meeting with the Reconnaissance Leader to go to the location of the base….we…"
"You what?"
Ace suddenly open the door and marched towards Shun's desk.
"Problem Criminal, The base me and Belle found suddenly disappear."
"W-What?!" Shun shout standing from his seat
Robin look from right to left seeing the men are playing poker with their mouths smoldering cigar on their lips.
Unknown to the men guarding him, Robin was muttering incoherent words as he bowed his head to talk to someone.
"Took you long enough to hide the base for me…"
The person talking on the other line only rolled his eyes.
"Don't thank me, if it wasn't for my partner, it would take longer to hide your enormous base and I will eventually get caught like you right now.
Robin smiles "Heh, Your partner wasn't called a genius for nothing you know…"
"I know" as he rolled his eyes "I was told by your sudden attack though, what's the matter? Can't help but tense the pressure."
Robin frown all of a sudden "The Criminal managed to recruit more members, and ranking former officials I'm afraid and his business is quite fitting devilish. Besides, I just have to make them see that I am Raj being captured and defeated. When the Criminal and his men manage to lower their guards down, that's our entire forces can strike and claim what is ours."
"Heh, Then you should told us your act before you give in the moves" remind the other person as Robin saw one of the guards walking towards him.
"Soon, brother .Just wait and see….besides…things are getting interesting." Robin remarked before hiding his mouthpiece from his hair.
Author's Note:
More characters will be revealed soon. But I have to limit their amount of background regardless of their jobs in the story at hand. I just have to introduce at least 2 characters shortly then revealed huge in order to avoid confusion among readers.
Thank you for those who review!
shaddowing1994
(I do wonder on why you would stop updating your stories. I mean really, how would I suppose to get inspired if almost all of our friends back in the group are getting bored in writing stories. Not that I'm complaining but its really a bad habit for us to get lazy. Well, it started in you then in Alexa and others and all so we blame you for giving us the 'lazy syndrome'. Thank you for appreciating the story. Lame start for a newbie like me but I could try to write better next time. Please update okay? and maybe write new stories like who's in my dream. Can't wait for that, you really have the comical flying humors among the group. Thank you for the review and God Bless!)
BunnyTea
(I'm glad that you have a good relationship with your younger sister melody, bunnytea and puppytea. Wah! Both first names are my favorite pets, though i ended up with a cat. And I was shocked to read your falling in the staircase after you tackle your sis. Not a very good plaything but be careful okay? I'm jealous of you really, you end up in a compromising situation but you didn't end up being grounded. Lucky you. My parents, meh I could get use of their endless nagging anyway and I end up shouting at them back, which is not a good sign for me anyway. I appreciate that you love my stories. I was touch really, and this story is not really amazing really. Look at the number of reviews the story had and you will understand anyway how this story get the readers well...bored anyway. Thank you again and God Bless!)
Puppytea
(Ah, so your Bunnytea's sister. Be warn by her next tackle session from her, you might end up falling in the staircase. Be careful okay? Uh, you really have to explain your sharing on what you write in your diary. Such bravery! Even I couldn't do that, well in love situations anyway. Hehehehe. Thank you for reading the story and a first reviewer and a good sample of an annoying sister to always remind big sisters that they are not the boss always.)
InnocentDiamond
(If you experience doing pile of laundries then you should understand the effects of your worn hands and skinless fingers leading a bruise anyway. Been there, done that. Hehehe. Your lucky that you hadn't gone a pile work of chores. Klaus is just a minor character back in French so no biggie. Yes, you've notice that the attackers of Shun and Alice's moment is another set of mannequins...so you will have a pretty good clue on who is the one behind this, a genius and unexpected enemy...and yes, there are more than one enemy in the story. Wow, you really are a perceivable person. You even notice on where did I get the names of Mirabelle and Julieanne even though I really didn't get that names from the first place until you inform me.
As for your next review, well let's just say Robin has a very good reason why he can't hurt Alice (yet)...can you guess it? Paranoia is a bad habit but sometimes, no one is innocent no matter how you try to look at it so Ace can suspect the butler, the most unexpected suspect in the story but eventually a reveal enemy anyway. More characters and revelation will show its true colors and slowly...it will be a start of a very big turnover.)
I update simultaneously, we have a typhoon series in the Philippines, giving me an opportunity to update stories. However, I will inform to the readers that "Into the Jungle" will be on HIATUS. It was one of the big mistakes for me to create a new story despite that I haven't finish this. I will only continue the said story after I'm done with this.
Thank you for reading (reviewer or silent reader) and have a nice day!