Long Liuxang's green eyes glistened with excitement and adventure. He flipped off the window ledge like an acrobat and landed on the floor like a cat, silent and balanced. Sola and Luna cheered along with Kay, for some reason, they had brought cards that had the number 10 on them. Mimicking a performer, he bowed to them. "Long Liuxang? How do you know about this case?" Miles asked, suspiciously," And how were you able to climb up here on my window?"

"I came to just tell you that I know a few things about these case, not trivial matters like climbing up buildings, didn't you read the news?" Long Liuxang asked, blatantly ignoring Miles question, it irked Miles, but he knew it might be better to bite his tongue.

"You know about the second?" Lang asked shocked, then he gritted his teeth," are you a mole?"

"Agent Shih-na, Calisto Yew, or whatever her name was, she commited suicide today when she was given the death sentence, it was through ingesting poison, if I remember correctly," Liuxang said thoughtfully, he ignored Lang's question and he rubbed his neck absent-mindedly.

"Miss Yew, she's dead?" Kay whispered full of disbelief.

Lang was quiet. Miles looked at him. What are you thinking about Agent Lang Miles thought, he felt so weak after hearing all these news. He was already overcome by the first target but there was another murder. Kay was silent, so was Luna and Sola, the twins were being thoughtful, that was understandable, they were not involved with the case. Long on the other hand still smiled. He tossed a list to Miles. "Here, catch," Long said. Miles caught it and read it.

Dear Messrs,

Good day! I bring news for you, enclosed are the list of my targets, I find it amusing to see you try to protect them and fail. Please try harder.

Alba Quercus x

Calisto Yew x

Ernest Amano

Cammy Meele

Jacques Portsman

Shi-Long Lang

Miles Edgeworth

Franziska von Karma

P.S. Please guard them and yourselves well. Memento mori.

Hunter

Signed, Hunter

"This is a disaster! Franziska! She's in danger, and she's in Germany! She's alone!" Miles started screaming.

"Cool it, Mr. Edgeworth, she can take care of herself," Lang said.

Miles slumped on his chair. This case was overwhelming him already. Long cocked his ear to the window. His small green eyes widened with a feeling of danger. "Everyone, get down!" Long ordered. Lang and Edgeworth ducked, Sola and Luna pressed themselves to the bookshelf, and Long ducked on the floor along with Kay, accidentally banging her head on the floor in his rashness. "I'm sorry if I hurt you miss," Long apologized. Gunshots drilled themselves to the floor of Miles' office. One knocked down the Steel Samurai action figure, the chessboard was riddled with holes, Sola and Luna drew out ninja stars and hit the rope that was used to hang the debut jacket of Miles, it dropped, and the bullets aimed at it missed. Lang drew out his gun and aimed at the figure on a building's rooftop, he fired and the shoots stopped being ringing.

"Meh, I must have scared him," Lang said, he put his gun back to it's holster. He smiled.

"You hit him, didn't you?" Long asked," I smell some blood even though it is faint." Lang looked at Long, he had underestimated him, that young man.

"Never have a window to your back Mr. Edgeworth," Long said," people use it as an opening, you could have a bullet in your brain anytime if a person has a vendetta against you."

"I guess you're right," Miles agreed, he imagined what he would have been if not for Liuxang's warning, probably a corpse with a bullet to the back of his head. A sight that would make Kay scream.

"And it's bad enough that your room needs feng-shui, I better do it for you," Long continued, looking around, he moved the couch closer to the door by himself.

"I think we shouldn't change the topic," Lang said, his eyes became slits and he looked suspiciously at Long," how did you know about Shih-na?"

"Unfortunately for you, my sources are reliable, butI keep them confidential," Long said, even with his smile, there was a tinge of seriousness in it, regardless of the cheeriness in his tone.

Lang turned to Miles. "Yes, Shih-na is dead, she died by ingesting poison, her reason was so that the law will not have the pleasure of killing her," Lang said.

"If you are another mole sent to spy on us, the next bullet is to your brain," Lang threatened.

"That would be impossible, Shi," Long chuckled heartily," because if you do, I'd be dead then."

Lang snarled and left. Miles and Kay stared at Long, he took out from his pocket a short stick and extended it until he could use it to support himself. It was then Miles noticed he walked with a limp, Long turned to Miles and smiled. "How were you able to climb the building with that limp?" Miles asked shocked.

"Wow! You could be the next Great Thief!" Kay said awed by Long's cane.

"You can do anything after you see war, Mr. Miley," Long said," I lived through the Zhengfan war."

"How did it happen," Miles asked?

"I went to the library and I had a little chat with someone and a bomb exploded and the shrapnel got into my leg, if they take that shrapnel out, I'd lose my leg function," Long replied, his voiced drifted as he reflected on his memories. He closed his eyes.

"I-I see, I apologize for staring at your limp," Miles said.

"Ha, ha, Miley, you don't have to be so formal with me," Long said, as he lightly punched Miles shoulder," anyway I'll help you clean pick these stuff up."

"No, don't, thank you but the police will handle these, they need to start the investigation," Miles replied.

"Anyway, we saved that frilly jacket of yours, so be cheer up," Long chuckled. Miles then remembered Sola and Luna, they were carrying ninja stars, weapons!

"I'd advise you to tell your disciples to remove all weapons when entering this vicinity again, I'll let this one slip because they saved my jacket," Miles sighed.

"Miley, you're still that code of honour guy," Long remarked," Sola and Luna, they appreciated what you did for them."

Miles smirked with smugness, but of course, he would see the truth until the very end. He shook his head. The police entered with Gumshoe. "Mr. Edgeworth sir, we heard the gunshots! Are you alright?" Gumshoe asked, his face was a bit pale, he disliked guns.

"I'm alright detective, just continue with the investigation," Miles said," and make sure I don't have to cut your salary."

"Whoop sir, you can count on me!" Gumshoe said with enthusiasm, Miles rolled his eyes and smiled. He knew within the next half-hour, he would be threatening him with a salary deduction. Long shrugged and he gathered Sola and Luna, Kay was with him also nursing the bump on her head.

"Goodbye Miley," Long said," I'd like to talk to you soon, privately."

Long and the three girls left the office. "Kay, were you able to get it?" Long asked.

"Yeah, it's here," Kay said giving him a plastic bag with a metal object in it.

"Thank you Kay," Long said as he stuffed the envelope in his pocket.

"Whitey, why the secrecy?" Kay whispered, she was feeling guilty for hiding something from Miles.

"Because a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing," Long replied.

"Mr. Edgeworth, Miss Franziska, and Gummy, will they really be alright?" Kay asked, she needed reassurance. Long ruffled her hair and didn't say anything for a moment.

"Kay, I need you to trust me on this," Long said," or else they will die."

Kay didn't ask anymore. "But you – ," she argued but she stopped. Sola and Luna smiled to reassure her, nothing bad would happen, everything was going smoothly. Long handed Kay a small chip. "When it happens, play this," Long said. Kay nodded, and took the chip.