Trust no one. (Sequel to 'What's next?')

Chapter 12

15th February 2258

Rumi's POV

"How's he holding up?" I bite my thumb as I ask. Alecto shakes his head as he answers, looking down at some reports. The moonlight acting as his only light to read them.

"With mine and recovery girls help, he doing fine. I'm sure he'll be back to full strength within a week." His monotone voice gave me assurance. I let out a sigh of relief. I look down from the building, trying to make out any objects, and I see his bike.

"Hey, can I ask a question? About the bike?" Alecto just nods at me, still looking at the reports in his hand. "How did you get it there without anyone noticing?" Alecto flips over the paper as he answers, not even soaring a glance towards me.

"It also has an electrical motor, like an electric car. So With the thing I showed, the thing to call the bike, I'm able to pick whether or not it gets to me loud or quiet." I wander over to his side, trying to take a look at the paper he was looking at. I tiptoed to reach the papers, looking at what I could only assume were several mugshots of criminals, too dark for me to make out any other detail. Alecto seems to notice my gaze and answers my question. "They're gang leaders, ones that are being controlled by the foundation." I continue looking over the reports until something comes across my mind, about another criminal.

"What did you do about the other guy? Y'know, the one in the duffel bag." Alecto lets out a sigh, probably remembering what he did. As he answers, he lifts his gaze to reach mine.

"I handed him off to one of my contacts, who will put him in a temporary prison that not even the foundation know about." As he spoke I simply gazed into his ocean blue eyes, taking in every bit of detail he told me. "They'll hold him there until this whole situation is dealt with." He lets out a sigh.

I nod my head, taking the papers from his hand and try to look them over.

"We'll be looking for them tonight. Eraserhead and Ground Zero will be doing the same, just for other people." He takes a seat near the edge, overlooking the dark city. "Let's go. We've got miles to go before we rest." He takes a few steps back and sprint of the edge, onto the next building.

I waste no time and follow right after him into the darkness, patrolling with him for the next few hours. Hours later, we still came up with nothing, until we finally found something, early into the morning.

16th February 2258

"Tell me what you know!" I snap my head over to the voice, watching as Alecto lifted a grown man from the collar like it was nothing. Alecto was covered in the shadows like a blanket, leaving only his cold blue eyes to be noticed. The anger in his voice was controlled as the thug shook and stuttered over his response.

"I-I sw-swear, I don't k-know anything." He tried shaking his hands to further prove his point but Alecto didn't stop. His grip on the thugs collar hardened as he brought him closer. Alecto whispers something in his ear, too quiet for me to hear but the thug goes pale and his arms shake even further. I tilt my head in confusion. What the hell did he say?

"Okay! Okay!" He tries gripping Alecto's wrists to lessen the grip but he stays unrelenting. "We were approached by this... journalist, I think." Once again Alecto's grip tightens. The thug realises the threat and stutters out his response. "He was a journalist! I'm sure!" Alecto's cold blue eyes don't let up as the thug continues. "I think his name was Ryuichi Kaji."

I let out a growl at the name. Of course he would be part of this. Alecto doesn't spare me a glance at my response and asks another question.

"What did he want!" The thug continues to shake as he answers.