Rebeka was promptly following the duo with her gaze. As soon as the duo stepped out she instructed the man sitting with her to come close, "Keep an eye on the man, make sure that he reaches his apartment safely." The man instantly rose up and followed the order. Rebeka was slowly sipping her alcohol. The small flutter of tired wings didn't go past her hearing. A Mantis was stretching her wings and muscles. The Mantis girl promptly got up from her seat and went out of the cafe. Her behaviour appeared to be a bit out of context as if she was hurrying to do something mighty important. Rebeka payed her bill and tipped the changes to the little dragon maid.
Rebeka silently followed the Mantis. The Mantis had brought her own car, she promptly rode it and started following Robert's vehicle while the Cyclops was nowhere to be seen. Rebeka pulled out her mobile and texted, "Somebody else is following him. Keep your eyes open, don't give away your location to the pursuer."
Rebeka put down the mobile in her pocket and was immersed in thought, "It's a good thing that I opened his letter. Somebody surely wanted the poor man to distrust his partner. Who can it be? Well this mysterious person does know that his partner is female. Probably wanted to hide his/her hand writing that's why the letter was typed. So that means the person who sent him the letter already knows about his partner and masked her handwriting. Probably an insider, Hannah how heartless will you get?" Suddenly her face showed signs of unbound rage and disgust.
But unbeknownst to her there was a third person lurking in the same bar, she was yet to come out. To be precise she didn't really come out because Rebeka was still there. That person called another waitress. A horned water dragon came to her, she promptly gave her a 10 dollar bill and said, "Hey just go out and see whether the Hellhound has left or not? She's a dangerous one and she'll probably kill me if she sees me. I cheated with her Husband and she's furious about it." Elma didn't bother to question this Elf lady further. She was already drunk , so the request never seemed unnatural to her, but she did take a look outside. The Hellhound had already left. She informed the lady about it.
The Elf lady patted her back and came out, "Huh...what a bother." She stretched her limbs and called for a Taxi.
(With Robert)
"If Manako is really getting the accurate information then it really had been a turn coats job. I can seriously discount that agent whose cover got blown. Kazan is already dead so he also can't be the insider. But Hannah and the other infiltrator seem suspicious. Hannah could have been the inside agent who blew up the whole mission. Then the organization tried to her rid of her so they wanted to kill her. Still there is another loose end here, what did happen to the other infiltrator? Even if she killed why didn't nobody got any news of that. Manako mentioned that she went missing, what if she was the original double agent who blew up her fellow's cover and made sure that the organization does away with Hannah and Koman?
There are other issues also, why Doppel insists that the drug cartel that we had apprehended were going to become approvers in the more sensitive underage liminal sex trade scam. But somebody got them arrested for a different crime and the main sensitive case is being covered up by a to honcho in the meantime.
Also this stupid letter trying to make me disapprove Doppel, but if someone from that Organization has already figured out that Doppel is my partner and Doppel would probably notice this anomaly and inform me. So they wanted to sever this bond of trust between us. Makes sense, if Doppel would really have been a turn-coat she wouldn't have informed me about this insight. This letter really confirms that Doppel is my ally.
Wait a second, only the Bureau chief, I and Doppel know about this mission, then who leaked the information about Doppel. What Doppel is up to is not an accessible info. for the outsider. Shit why didn't I realise this sooner?"
Robert reached for his cellphone and redialled Manako's number, "Sorry to bother you Manny, but who was the chief supervisor of the failed infiltration mission back then?"
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"Thanks a lot." Robert took a sigh of relief. "Now it's all clear like daylight. That's why the assassin was sent. It was to silence me and make sure no such infiltrating mission existed in the first place. Probably I think only trust Manako, I know Doppel isn't involved but..."
(With Karen)
"What the fool is up to? I really have to clear the air or else it might be too late. That Jinko or the Hellhound seem to be more cunning than I had thought. The Hellhound especially. The way in which she was sneaking in on Robert and then on me was marvellous. But she can't fool me, though her partner is still on my ass, I see. Still I think Robert is her priority, guess what I'll pull out of this and tail him instead."
With a swift left turn Karen's car the second lane while Rebeka's accomplice still tailed Robert's car without being suspicious.
( Smith's tale)
Smith never thought to get a call at this hour of the day. This was an unknown number, Smith even thought of ignoring it, but something forced her to take the call.
"Hello, Who is this?" she promptly asked.
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"It's you! Such a pleasant surprise." she replied.
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"What Robert is in danger? You want to have a talk with Manako?" She looked a bit surprised.
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"You think so, yeah that woman was suspicious all along. The way you were compromised back then and Kazan even lost his life, it's fair to suspect her." Smith looked firm.
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"It's more than that? You've already come to my apartment. Ok I'll see you, just wait a second." Smith peeked out of her window to see the familiar person standing on the opposite sidewalk.
(Hannah's deductions)
Chief Hannah was really engrossed in an old file. She was lying on her abs over her bed and the file lay open. It was about the mysterious disappearance of an intelligence agent.
"She was in the same team with me but we never get to see her face. All we ever knew was that she was a Liminal. Her disappearance was also mysterious. To even think that such an old case will become this much important was beyond my comprehension. I'm pretty sure that the current case is somehow related to them. Robert is related but is he a pro or a con?
Still how can this happen, that agent's cover didn't blow up like Rohanda's. She just disappeared, then again, the only person who saw her face was Kazan. Kazan was mysteriously killed in that chase. I knew that the culprit whom we were chasing didn't have an Uzi. He had just one of those cheap Chinese models. It wasn't an Uzi, but when Robert was discovered it was found that he was shot at by the culprit from Uzi and the culprit himself got killed by bullets fired by Kazan himself.
I was also astonished to found that the and then supervisor of our mission aborted the whole investigation of Kazan's death, he even went on to eliminate all the files concerning the two infiltrators. Rohanda's case I can understand. Her cover blew up but the other one ? Guess what he's now the Bureau Chief. It's perfectly fine if the Home ministry finds him to be dealing in some shady business. I'm pretty much sure that he has some hand in the disappearance of the second infiltrator and Kazan's death.
Oh, I see these are the photos of Kazan's body. He was shot at his heart but didn't die instantly and his right hand was found clutching something in his purse. Wait was it a dying message? But what could be he grabbing during his last breath. If it was really an encounter like the official report then the Uzi wouldn't have been there and the dying message won't even make sense."
Suddenly Hannah's left eye brightened up, she flipped through the belongings of the Kazan's purse something attracted her attention. "So that's how it was done, hmm...I 'll catch her for one and for all, this time I won't fail, Kazan." a small tear escaped her eye.
(The Elf's tale)
The Elf lady was very busy with her phone. She was busy texting, she didn't even bother to look at the passing imagery. The taxi was running at a high speed, the traffic was quite light, the engine sound almost overshadowed the incessant tapping sounds generated from her texting.
(Karen)
"Hmm...it's more than it meets the. There was another one in that Cafe too. An Elf lady, the same one who helped me to catch the murderer and then requested to get her name off the case. Why was she there in the first place? She didn't seem to be interested in her food. She was looking intensely towards Robert and the other girl. Is she another observer or the assassin herself? The Hellhould is less likely to be the assassin, that man who was her partner wasn't from the Organization. I was able to see the satellite phone in his car. She's one from the observing agencies, but what if she is really a double agent? I just can't write her off."
Karen was driving towards her apartment.
(Manako's condo)
A sudden knock on the door broke Manako's trance like state. "It's already Nine, who has come this late?" Manako strode towards the door and looked through the peekhole. It was Ms. Smith, there was another person but she neither her face nor her body was visible.
Manako opened the door to usher in her guests, Ms. Smith came in and she was accompanied by a Hellhound.
"Manako meet Ms. Rohanda Walter, the investigating agent from Research and Intelligence wing and my old chum." Smith introduced the Hellhound who was otherwise known as Rebeka.
"Ms. Manako, I need your help. a dangerous person is behind Mr. Robert Hayek and his life is in danger." Rohanda announced gravely.
"I need to know about the topic of your conversation. I know he was the one who asked you to get some info, because I was there in the cafe and I overheard the introductory lines. Now tell me please, only then I can save him from the danger." Rohanda replied.
Manako was gestured by Smith to tell the full incident in detail. Manako trusted Smith so she obliged, she was more worried about Robert's well being.
"I have sent my partner to watch over his well being. So you don't need to be worried for now." Rohanda aka Rebeka replied.
Manako told her about the whole story concerning chief Hannah and the failed mission. Manako observed that Rohanda got agitated at the part when Hannah was mentioned. She looked a bit sad when Manako touched on the murder of Kazan.
Smith put a consoling pat on her back, "Don't worry time nothing of such sorts will happen, we are already on our guard and she won't be able to get away this time."
(Hannah's story)
"Hello, is this Miranda?" Hannah asked the person on the other end of the phone.
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"Yeah, it's been almost six months since I talked with you, sorry. You know work and shifting tied me down."
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"Ha, I'll. But I need to ask you something, You're still in the Integration Bureau, I guess?"
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"Can you give me a certain piece of information, like since inception of the Cultural Exchange Bill, exactly how many Elves have come here and their personal infos.?"
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"I know, but something very sinister is being plotted and an Elf might be the eye of this needle."
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"Thanks, I see. The number seems a bit lower."
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"Yes, yes. lesser work for me, then. Thanks, btw I'll take you out on a beer date once everything is done and dusted."
Hannah opened up her E-mail account, a new mail has already arrived. Hannah open the mail, the file contained information of all the Elven immigrants living in this country.
"Hmm...I see. Only one of them is tagged as missing. She enrolled in the Police and mysteriously gone missing, shit this time is around the same time when our mission commenced." Hannah was panting heavily.
(Robert's Condo)
"There were at least two people spying on us in the cafe. One was the Mantis, I got a glimpse of her and the other was probably the Hellhound, only a Hellhound will do that sort of sniffing in the public. Still they were up my tail and both were following me in their cars respectively, one pulled away but the other followed me till I reached my flat. I see that Rebeka's flat is still locked. That means Rebeka has an accomplice and the Mantis is acting on her own. But I can't consider them as bad guys, if they were bad they won't be monitoring me such a conspicuous manner. I think both of them were monitoring me but gave a damn about whether I can see through their act or not. This means monitoring me was their objective, tailing me without rising suspicion wasn't. This means they are observers not assassins. But why did they need to observe me?
Am I in any danger? Yes I'm a danger to the higher-ups, who are trying to cover up the illegal minor sex racket, because I'm getting too close to the truth. Probably one of the infiltrators, the one who went missing was the double agent. She messed the whole operation, blew up the cover of her colleague and foiled the mission. Then goes missing, is she the one coming after my life?"
Suddenly the bell rang, indicating the arrival of a visitor, Robert went ahead and looked through the peekhole, it was the Elf lady of the previous day. She was carrying an Umbrella which Robert found odd as the sky was quite clear. He opened the door cautiously.
"Hello, I'm Renia. I found the Umbrella which you had lost back at the cafe. So please..." the Elf lady handed him the umbrella. Robert didn't feel anything strange as the he really had lost the umbrella and was quite glad to see it again. The commotion back then was the main cause for the loss of his umbrella.
Suddenly a very aromatic smell filled in Robert's nostrils. He felt very sleepy, his feet started somehow remembered that he was on his back, lying and Renia was bending over him. She removed her glasses, Robert saw her right eye was too flashy to be a organic eye.