Mysterious Racer X

Chapter 22 - The Dangling Conversation

It has been months since Leni played a double identity. In just this short period alone, drug connections of Chua were either brutally injured or immediately taken behind bars.

Atty. Leila was now out of her cell. Embracing freedom. She urgently requested to meet with Leni whenever times were available. She could not deny the fact that her anxiety levels were high just seeing Racer X mentioned in the media. She immediately flipped the page of the current day's newspaper after seeing another related headline.

"I'm sorry I'm—" came a familiar voice as the woman sat down in the seat opposite to her,

"Are you alone?" Leila immediately cut off the statement.

"Sherwin and Tin are outside." Leni replied, "I asked George to put jammers in case there are recordings and such."

"I'm so surprised that Aika has not found out about your other self, Leni."

"She's always a step ahead." Leni nodded, "Sometimes I have lost count on the many excuses I have to make whenever I am with the girls."

"Then you tell them what you are up to!" The other woman softly exclaimed,

"I can't do that, Atty. Leila. You know that."

"Why? You don't want to find out how your so called "obsession" with the Dragon Lady had made you this way?"

Leni froze from that statement.

"Come on, Leni." Leila stood up for a moment to refill her tea, "The Dragon Lady is dead. So you should give up on the search."

"But what if she's not dead?"

"Her racing car was crashed into a bridge in Hong Kong, right?"

"But they didn't find her body. It could be a distraction."

"Distraction from what? The fact that she is said to kill people?"

"Correction. She only beat up people."

"Running them over is beating them up?"

"I don't think we might not have a good conversation today, aren't we?"

"Leni." Atty. Leila filled her cup and Leni's, "What did you do?"

"Do what?" The other woman asked,

"What did you do to convince people to get me out of jail?"

"I did what I do best." Leni smirked as she pulled out her helmet and turned on the voice changer, "I went to see those people who told lies about you."

"I...see."

"I have grown a lot of connections in the streets ever since I became Racer X. I was blessed enough that the people I met during races had led me to find these people and teach them a lesson."

"You threatened them with a gun?"

"I am not that violent, Atty. Leila."

"Your so-called "idol" did."

"I gave them a piece of my mind. Also, I had a little help from my son. His robotic arm was such a blessing to give them a punch or two."

"So, you threatened them."

"Not just that." Leni replied, taking a sip of her tea. "I was able to get a lot of information about them. Their messages, their connections, their other agendas. Some of them linked to current and former politicians. I told them if they don't do as I say by telling the public that you were innocent, I wouldn't mind releasing everything I know out in the open."