The Night Queen

Chapter 27

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RAIN'S POV

I went to a place where nobody's around. "We've got a problem," pambungad nang nasa kabilang linya.

"Situation?" I asked. I don't really like the words problem and we coming together as one. "Our men were down on the East. Two of them were dead. There's also an attack in Sydney during the Imperial auction. None of the casualties were ours but we found something," sambit ni Cliff. "Send me the data. I still have 2 hours left for class. I'll check it afterwards," I told him. "Roger," he answered. I hung up and went back to the room. Sakto ring papasok ang propesor. Hindi nagtagal natapos rin ang dalawang oras ng lecture. Nagmadali akong lumabas pero may humarang na naman. Bakit ba lagi nalang? I check my tine and I only have an hour and thirty minutes left. No, twenty nine minutes actually.

"We need to talk," he said. "I don't have anything to say to you. Now, if you'll excuse me," I eyed him and his hand grabbing my arm. He didn't let go. "You seem to be in a hurry, I'll give you a ride," he offered. I don't think so. "I really have to go. If you want to speak then let go," I told him he gave me a reassuring look. "Fine, later." He released my arm and he was sming from ear to ear. What's with him? Whatever. I just wasted 3 minutes from dealing with him.

I called for a taxi and made sure that no one's following me. I went home and immediately opened the file Cliff has sent me. Perfect timing when the team called. We're having a conference. "Have you seen them?" tanong niya. "Daniel Andrews?" I blurted out.

"Yes. He's the biggest syndicate of The Rings. He was at the auction and he bid for the Cleopatra's ring. I think it was for his wife. He may be the target or maybe an ally of SF, we don't know. We're still figuring that out." For the whole thing he said, one thing rang my head. The letters S and F. I bet he's on the move.

The thought of crossing paths with that psychotic mobster gave me different ideas on how I will end him.

"Was he dead?" I should think of thus first. These things will lead me to him. He'll just have to hide and wait for me. "He wasn't on the list of the casualties but we're still looking for him." That son of a bitch. "Spread the news. Let the Hunters do their job," I commanded.

"Copy. We recognize some of the men who were with Andrews and some were found with the same tattoo. Spider web," he added. "Andrews maybe working with Spider or maybe held as a hostage," I theorized. That can happen but we don't know yet.

"Either way, we still don't have much clue. He may have fled to other countries. We're still figuring that out but one thing's for sure, the fact that Andrews was there and vanished instantly after the attack, I think we knew where the next attack was going to happen," he said with confidence. "Get me the coordinates."

"Copy. One more thing." May sinend ulit siyang file. "We found some things related to the attack. I don't think this is a coincidence," he added. I saw the files. My hands firmly formed into a fist.

"Play along. I'll deal with it," I ordered. Natapos ang tawag at napasandal ako sa upuan ko. Things have been going rough since I left New York. Damn.

Bumalik ako sa school. The sudden thought striked me. It was what that jerk told me. He said he has something to say. Did I made a deal? Was it me or him? Whatever. I'll just have to avoid his presence although it's impossible since we were in the same class.

I saw Pin walking to my direction with a frown. What's the matter? Is he done laughing for the day? What's with that face? "Is it real?" he asked. I knew righ then what's he talking about. I nodded and started walking.