124 Call (1/2)

”Hey! Did you find anything?” I ask, having found nothing useful on my end.

”Yes, I found a lot of things, Danny.” Roswaisa answers with a bit of a sarcasm, ”I found everything that won't be useful to us.”

”Yeah, okay. Chill with the sarcasm!” I say as I stare out of the shop's transparent glass gate, ”We still have a lot of time to stop that guy.”

”Provided he actually waits till the time he gave us and doesn't just blow this place up before then.”

I can certainly see how much she is starting to suspect the possibility of the note being a hoax to set us up. It's not like I am not starting to suspect the same thing but I'm just not sure that this is all a setup.

”Um, sir?” The guy at the counter comes to me and hands me a phone saying, ”It's for you.”

I take it and bring it to my ear and the first thing I hear from the other side is, ”I see that you consider stopping me more important than finding Cartel.”

It's a voice I have never heard before but I can guess who it belongs to. The person I am speaking to right now is the one who destroyed one of Grey and Jessica's shops and said that the shop we are in now would be the next.

”Well, it's not that we consider it more important, it's that it is part of the process.” I say, sounding more nonchalant than I myself realized.

”And what does that mean?”

”You certainly have a history with that man seeing as how you are so intent on getting him killed. That means that taking you in custody and questioning you can give us some clues as to where he is right now. See? It's two birds with one stone this way.”

With a light muffle, the voice from the other end becomes a bit sardonic, ”You won't be catching me, Mr. Tamer. Even with your Demigoddess friend, you can't get to me. However, if you want information on him from me, I can give it to you. Just ask your questions.”

”Oh? You sure?” I ask in a mocking voice.

With a click on tongue, the reply comes. ”Yes, Mr. Tamer. I am sure.”

”Fine, then let me call you back.” I say and move my fingers to end-call-button.

”Wait! What the hell! I am sure you would be capable enough to tell that I am not calling from a mobile of my own. I am calling from a-”

”Telephone booth?” I interrupt and say, ”I know. And you better stay there so when I call that telephone booth back, you can pick it up and help me find Cartel Hopkins.”

I say and cut the call, not giving the person on the other end to do anything about it. I am not 100% sure they would really stay there but I am sure enough to take this chance.

”You mind explaining what just happened?” Roswaisa asks with a curious expression.

”Well, other than the fact that the person we are searching for just called me and found out from her voice that she is a woman, I made a deal with them to call them back telephone booth they are on.”

And that's about all that happened.

”So,” Roswaisa asks with a smile, ”I am assuming you expect me to have some ability to get to the telephone booth through some ultra-sensory ability I would have.”

”Pretty much.” I reply with a smile.

”Well,” she says, ”you are in luck.”