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A Skip, a Hop, and a Leap of Faith
"I've been assigned as your personal liaison, given that I am the only on the force with enough knowledge of our quarry to keep up with you should any attempts be made to withhold information. I trust that I have your full cooperation in these matters, though." Rin pulled back from the man slightly, making known that the physical contact was out of bounds.
"I see my reputation proceeds me." He replied with an amused smirk tilting at his lips. "Of course you will have my cooperation, Detective. I would never deny a pretty lady what she wished for."
She nodded slightly, ignoring his flirtatious words and waiting until he'd taken his seat to speak. "Tell me, why do you think The Bandit is here, Mizushima-sama? My research says that he very rarely visits the same city twice within the same handful of decades; he's much more careful about how he target's his heists, and that jade comb was barely worth his notice."
Shippou hummed in thought for a moment, leaning back slightly to lounge in his chair. "Well, my darling little detective, that would be because he's after something grander than just a comb. The bandit has been laying low for a few years now; he may be attempting to bring himself back into the spot light."
"But why?" She asked, obviously frustrated as she began to once again shuffle through her papers. "Why is he doing this now?"
"His last hurrah maybe." The fox spirit replied softly, flipping his bangs from his eyes with the flick of a claw. "He has been at this for more than a century, after all; I myself have been following his exploits for decades. Everyone has to retire sometime."
Shippou would never forget the look of desperate urgency that he saw in the young detectives eyes at the very idea of his words ringing true, and he found himself consumed with curiosity aimed at the woman who was sitting before him; an enigma in this black and white world of cops and robbers he so liked to play in. "Then we must work like never before; it is imperative that he is found before this last great heist. If we don't find him now; we never will."
Note: Sorry for the delay boys and girls; i was getting settled into my new apartment and at my new job, so hopefully in the next few weeks i'll be active and updating more.