Chapter 9: Erina's first arrest

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Erina and Beat went back to White Hope HQ and explained everything to Sylvia. She didn't like to hear that an old companion of Beat was the werewolf that was killing all the victims. And she looked quite angry when she heard the name of Ceasar Winggates.
-Sylvia: Beat. You know Ceasar Winggates?
-Beat: Never had the chance to meet him.
-Sylvia: True. Well, this guy is an important prison architect. He wanted to create a prison for all the werewolfs. When he asked permission for it, the judge that had to give permission said: Petition overruled.
-Erina: And now, he wants to provoke war for getting the permission. I always thought that those who helped in stopping bad people were all good. But I see that there are exceptions. I'll stop him no matter what happens!
-Beat: Nice words. Sometimes I think that I'm more of a cop than a monster hunter.
-Sylvia: Beat, you can't go. If Ceasar catches you, who knows what will happen to us.
-Beat: What!? And Erina will go alone then! It's sure death! She's a newbie!
-Sylvia: I know. That's why I also don't want to send her.
-Erina: I must go. If I don't stop him, the war that he wants to cause will happen either way!
-Sylvia: It's true. The government won't help us this time. And if I send any known monster hunter, it'll be the same if Beat goes after him. Tsk! I hate to ask you this Erina, but I have little choice. Please Erina, stop Ceasar Winggates and arrest him. The future of the werewolfs is in your hands.
-Erina: What!? No other companion!? Truly!? I'm the only newbie, but not every hunter will be known, no?
-Beat: Yes, they are. Sorry to send you to this situation.
-Erina: First I need more clues, if I arrest him without proof...
-Beat: You'll be in troubles.

Then Alphonse entered running.
-Alphonse: Herrr Beat! Fräulein! Sylvia! I found the one that used the ring and the cigar, Ceasar Winggates!
-Beat: He's an idiot. Now I can go to arrest him!
Vinnie enters.
-Vinnie: The van is property of Vangleim, and it's CEO is Ceasar Winggates!
-Beat: Perfect! Just in the nick of time. But we need one thing more!
-Erina: Which?
-Beat: A proof that shows that Ceasar was ordering Chase!
-Erina: The man I talked with in the factory!
-Beat: Solid proof!
-Erina: Why you say that?
-Beat: People can lie. Proofs no! Ceasar could pay him to put you in troubles. We need something more... But what!?
-Sylvia: We have the reason behind this. Starting a war.
-Erina: What we need more...? !? Now I know! We need his project! But that means getting in his house surely...
-Sylvia: I could ask the police to check that house.
-Erina: They'll warn Ceasar. It seems that you still need me.
-Beat: No! You won't seduce him to get into his house and check it! It's impossible. Now that Chase has betrayed him, this is impossible!
-Erina: I didn't say seduce. Only I need to become a friend of Chase.
-Beat: Whaaaaaaaaat!? Are you crazy!? The other werewolfs will kill you!
-Erina: And? I won't let that a chance be so important! I won't stop until this case is closed!
-Beat: Crap... You are stubborn... There's a little line between madness and courage. Don't cross it.
-Erina: I'm not crossing the line.
-Beat: You are. First, without the elder help you can't make that lie truth. Second, Ceasar Winggates knew a lot of Chase to make him do all what he did, so Ceasar will know who's a friend of Chase or not.
-Erina: And then, if we don't try, what we do?
-Beat: Tsk! “She's right! She knows that we cannot do anything! But... I cannot let her risk her neck when I should be doing that!" Okay, try it. But if you end dead, not my trouble.
-Erina: Heh. Not going to die so soon. Remember, I was the best in all the test of this year.
-Beat: Yeah. You are smart.
-Vinnie: Well. Before Beat gets worried, because he doesn't want to lose another companion, I'll tell you where to contact Ceasar Winggates.
-Erina: Where?
-Vinnie: This night. In a celebration of the peace between monsters and humans.
-Erina: I cannot enter there! I'm not famous!
-Vinnie: First: You can. I can make a false life. Second: For now. Let me do my thing. Prepare a good dress, and you can carry one famous with you to protect you, because the ones of the party can't have weapons. So you can carry Beat.
-Beat: So, thanks to Vinnie I can grab Ceasar with my own hands.
-Vinnie: You can't.
-Beat: Why!?
-Vinnie: Ehm, how do I explain this... In that party, vampires come, get a girl and leave running. Then in some weeks, the girl appears in the hospital without almost nothing of blood.
-Beat: You must be joking.
-Vinnie: There's a week where Vampires can drink human blood. The next day after this party it's the first day of that week.
-Beat: You must be joking... So you are telling me that in that party, someone can grab Erina and take her away!?
-Vinnie: Yeah, and let her dry.
-Beat: I'm about to ask something that surely will break the law. I'm going to put your weapon in one of the bathroom that surely they'll be in the party.
-Erina: We can break the law?
-Sylvia: Officially, no. Extraofficially, if needed we can.
-Erina: Ah. Strange.
-Beat: But we must make extra large reports. Like the one I had to do with Tao.
-Erina: Oh.
-Vinnie: Well, I have a map. Beat, Erina, let's check it.
-Erina: Okay.
-Beat: On it.
Erina and Beat go where Vinnie is and check the map of the place of the party. It was only one floor, but had 4 bathrooms. 1 for vampires, 1 for other monsters, 1 for girls, 1 for boys. Also they all had a camera near. Also in that map appeared some cameras in different places. Mostly almost all area was filled with cameras.
-Erina: Putting a gun won't be good idea.
-Beat: A vampire won't try his luck with all the camera. He'll try to lure you to the boys bathroom.
-Vinnie: No, it'll be suspicious. The boys bathroom doesn't accept vampires.
-Beat: Then to the girls bathroom.
-Vinnie: Yes! It has some privacy and a escape route. I have it. So get what you need, arrest him and come like soul that the Devil has. I'll go leading you from there to White Hope HQ from here.
-Beat: And me?
-Vinnie: When she gets what she needs, leave. But using the door.
-Beat: So I must run.
-Vinnie: Or explain everything.
-Beat: I'll explain all to our friend.
-Vinnie: Yeah.
-Erina: Who is he?
-Beat: You'll meet him soon. But now let's take care of the minor details.
Beat, Erina and Vinnie kept talking.

In theory this should be only half chapter. But too large and better ending first case in next chapter(to make it better and darker). I have it planned a little. I hope that you are liking this story. Have a good week!

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