Busted

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Zayn took a sip of his coffee and smiled

"Good?"

He nodded "Good"

Louis chuckled and patted his back "Glad you think so"

Zayn looked at him "For a well funded department, it has a shit coffee machine"

Louis leaned back "Yeah,because maybe, just MAYBE, the funding isn't going to the coffee; but the necessities of the department?"

Zayn shrugged "Coffee is a necessity"

Louis walked out of the small kitchen "Sure"

Zayn was about to walk out when the chief of the department stepped in and looked at him

She put her hands on her hips "Any updates? On Payne?"

Zayn's shoulders fell "Everytime I'm close to catching him, he slips right through my fingers" he mumbled taking another sip

She frowned "If there's nothing... They'll be transferring the case to someone else"

Zayn choked on his cup before he put it down and turned away to cough

She sighed and crossed her arms, Zayn turned towards her quickly "They can't"

She tsked, and gave him a look "You know they can, he's been getting more bold"

Zayn frowned "What did he do now?"

She motioned him to follow her, he quickly did. In her office they closed the door, she sat at the desk and he sat opposite her

She opened the file on her desk, and laid papers down in front of Zayn

"Economic crime, 15 bank accounts of high officials were emptied just last night" Zayn looked at all the papers in front of him with furrowed brows as she continued "Does that fucker not sleep?"

Zayn quickly looked up "Doesn't look like it"

She sighed and shook her head "Find me something, ANYTHING, on Payne. Something to keep the case with"

Zayn smiled "On it"

~~~~~

Zayn walked with Louis who huffed "Payne nearly ripped your arm off-"

Zayn looked at him and frowned "You're exaggerating"

Louis gave him an unimpressed look "Louis, a broken wrist doesn't equal to a ripped arm"

Louis mocked him and Zayn rolled his eyes, they walked into their shared office and walked towards the corkboard

Zayn scratched his jaw at the faceless picture

"Do you think the reason that he doesn't show his face is because he's ugly or something?"

Zayn slowly turned to Louis "What?"

"Shouldn't he be bosting the crimes he's committing? He's quiet, and works in the dark-"

"He's not ugly"

Louis rolled his eyes "You saw his face for 5 seconds before he knocked you out, and that was what? 8 years ago?"

Zayn nodded "But he isn't ugly-" Zayn turned ahead, back towards the picture

"He's just smart"

~~~~~

Liam leaned back with a cigarette between his lips, he closed his eyes before his phone rang

He looked at it for a second before he smiled and answered it

"Yes?"

"I need you to do something for me"