A Martial's Query (Saint Series #6)

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

"Naayos mo na ba?" bungad ko sa aking secretary nang makapasok ako sa aking opisina.

"Yes, Attorney," she replied. "Detective Agon's on his way here also, Attorney."

Mabilis akong tumango sa sinabi ni Abby. Kinuha ko ang ilan sa dapat kong basahi  na kaso bago naupo sa aking swivel.

"Anong sabi ni Zoe? She told me she'll be contacting you," lingon ko ulit sa aking secretary.

"That, Attorney," she rubbed her nape. Kumunot ang noo ko dahil doon. "She told me that she'll be late because she's going to see her... ex?" she added.

Natigilan ako dahil doon at tumango na lang din kalaunan. "Okay, thank you."

Nang makalabas si Abby sa aking office ay mabilis ko namang kinuha ang libro na aking binabasa. Actually, this one's the third book I'm reading. It's actually a good book. All of them, to be specific. All of them are on men's point of view but the way they were written hit different. Siguro ay dahil babae ang nagsulat? Liah's way of writing is kinda different, palaging sa huli ang point of view ng babae.

"Wasn't informed that you love to read love stories now."

Nang may magsalita ay dali-dali kong isinara ang libro. Naiilang kong nilingon si Agon dahil nakangisi ito sa akin. Dumiretso siya ng upo sa aking harapan.

"Anong balita sa pinapagawa ko sa'yo?" I cleared my throat. Ngumisi naman si gago dahil doon at inilapag ang brown envelope sa lamesa.

"They were three," he said. Seryoso kong kinuha ang papel sa kaniya. "One is Egor Salvador, a senator's son. The other two are his friends, Valtazar Fernandez and Richmond Perez, just normal citizens."

"Nasaan na sila?" kunot-noo kong tanong.

"I asked Ragged and Patron to look for them as quickly as possible," he smirked. "I can't call Brigs and Horiah for this case, ang alam ko'y assigned sila sa mission ngayon."

"Sa laki ng agency ng Platoon Z, nagkukulang pa rin kayo sa tao?" I was the one who smirked this time.

"E, kung barilin kaya kita ngayon?" pikon na tugon ni Agon. Mabilis akong umatras at nagtaas ng dalawang kamay. "Leandro's busy right now kaya wala kaming leader. We can't just use all our men lalo na't malapit na ang election. Si Pleiades at Sally ang naka-assign doon."

Natigilan ako dahil sa sinabi ni Agon. Tumango ako doon at lumapit sa kaniya. "Ano itong naririnig ko na pinasok daw ang Malacañang kagabi? Totoo?"

"Chismoso," umiling si Agon at tumayo na. "People nowadays are aggressive. Ayaw nilang mangielam ang kasalukuyang presidente sa mga issue na lumalabas sa mga kandidato."

"They did that? Anong ginawa?"

"Ang pagkakaalam ko ay may files ng mga nakaw at krimen ang presdente na isisiwalat na sana sa isang linggo. Nakuha ang mga iyon," Agon sighed.

I nodded as I looked at the envelope. "I also noticed that this election is kinda controversial," usal ko bago nanglumbaba.

"Hell, yeah," Agon shook his head. "Both parties are forcing each of ' em to agree with their words... too funny, you will see who's hypocrite and sincere," he chuckled.

"If I were them, one explanation is enough, as long as I'm doing it the right way," sagot ko. Pagod akong sumandal sa aking upuan. "People want to hear your thoughts and opinions just to know if you're on their side, but won't give you the right to own it once they knew you're not. People who despise you won't accept your words, anyway," tumawa na kaming dalawa matapos kong sabihin iyon.