The Detectives' Story

XV

November 9, 2016

1146 Hours

"Jir!" Sanine yelled throughout the building. They stood there at the entrance of the building trying to get a visual. The entrance had a large dome lobby that had five hallways sprouting out. The hallways had no signs to them, so no one could tell what was down each one. It didn't help that the hallways were all connected nevertheless.

Sanine looked behind her at the driver, and eyed him behind her dark sunglasses.

"Stay guard here," She said, deciding what to do with him. The driver nodded, and got out a pistol from his coat pocket. He stood by the door to watch outside.

"Rogers, you take two left, and I'll take two right. Don't turn into any hallways, as they will lead you to other hallways and you will get lost." Rogers nodded, and got out his gun he got from Sanine. He started walking down the first hallway.

Sanine turned around and headed down the hallway she decided to go down. She vaguely remembered where anything in this place was, but she was certain Jir's treasure room was down that hallway. As her high heels clanked down the white barren hallway, she thought about how jealous she was of Jir. She doesn't feel that emotion often, but seeing this building just filled her with envy. She's living her life with two sides. A loving caring mother as one, and a crime boss as the other.

What she really wants, deep down, is to be a crime boss full time and bring the family into it. Knowing her boyfriend though, she wasn't sure if that was the best idea. They can't afford to butt heads on any topic including the crime business, as that would cause inconvenience. In this line of work, one has to be efficient and willing to do whatever it takes. She was afraid he didn't have the latter quality to be a part of what she was.

She did, however, know how one of her kids would feel. In fact, one of her kids already knows, and she doesn't agree at all with what Sanine is doing.

"She just doesn't understand," Sanine said to herself.

She often thought about just resigning. Leaving this stressful life and keeping it calm with her family. However, the money income was too great. Sanine wanted to make sure that her kids have anything they wanted/needed. All of her kids except one. That would only leave her with just one kid to spoil... but that's the one she really cared about.

That, and if she was being truly honest with herself, she would miss this. The adrenaline rush she felt every time she had a mission. It gave her a second purpose to live, and as stressful of a job as this was, she needed that second purpose.

Stopping in front of a door that was painted gold (or it was gold), she smiled. There was a keypad to the right of the golden door, and she inputted a code into it.

10 - 9 - 18

"Self conceited, much." Sanine muttered under her breath as she entered the room.

On the walls were trophy cases that held all types of weapons. Antique and modern guns, swords, daggers, knives, even different types of nunchucks. In the corner, he even had an armor stand with an armor set. It was a soldier's medieval set that sold at auctions for millions of dollars.

Sanine made her way to the wall with swords on them, and opened the trophy case. It was unlocked, and Sanine knew that. It was typical of him to forget to lock things now and then.

She grabbed a sword, a one-handed bronze sword with a weighted handle at the end, and the scabbard that went with it. She swung it around her body with ease.

"This will do," she muttered. Sheathing the sword, she walked out of the room and continued down the white hallways in hopes to find her boss somewhere.