Rudy and Lucy left the shop, but John came running after them and called out Rudy's name.
"Rudy!"
SIGH!
Rudy turned around and asked, "What?"
"Can I talk to you?"
"Go ahead."
"It's a confidential talk."
"..." Rudy nodded at Lucy and said, "Wait for me for a minute."
Rudy hurriedly walked to John and asked, "What is it?"
"It's about the bank incident."
"..."
Rudy had already expected what John was going to say.
"Those bombs weren't fake. They were real."
"No way! I had no idea!" Rudy exclaimed, but of course, he was acting.
"You put hundreds of lives in danger. Do you have any idea how severe the punishment would be?" John asserted in a solemn voice.
"A week in jail?"
"You can go in for life imprisonment."
The bombs didn't explode, though."
"That doesn't matter. What matter is that hundreds of innocents would have died that day if the bombs had exploded!"
"Keyword- If." Rudy quoted. "And hey, if the bombs had exploded, you, me, and everyone in the bank would have died. No one would have ever known they died because of my assumption."
Of course, the bombs would have done nothing to Rudy. And he said it arrogantly because he wanted to sound like one. He would never risk anyone's life if he didn't have everything in control.
"So what now? Are you going to arrest me and put me in prison till the day I die?" he asked jokingly. "Don't forget that I did your job that day and solved the case effortlessly, while you guys would have taken months, if not years, to solve that case."
Rudy's words were indeed true. By the time the cops arrived, the van had escaped, and the unconscious robbers were caught. Not to mention, it was Rudy who knocked them out. If he hadn't done anything or if he wasn't at the bank that day, the robbers would have successfully managed to steal all the money and gold from the bank.
There were also high chances that even after stealing everything, they would have triggered the bomb and collapsed the building, killing everyone inside and around it.
"The robbers wouldn't have told you the name of the mastermind. You wouldn't have caught the guard or the manager. Nothing would have been solved, and the criminals would have been roaming freely in the world," Rudy stated.
"Don't worry. I am not going to arrest you. I reported to the higher-ups that the bombs were indeed fake. I destroyed all the evidence and got rid of the bombs too. So you are safe," John reassured Rudy, although he didn't need reassurance.
"So, did you call me to inform me?"
"No, actually. I need your help," John asked in a calm voice.
"With what?"
"Ryan, the bank manager. We interrogated him once he was released from the hospital, but he is not talking."
"Where is he now?"
"In custody at the police department."
"And what do you want me to do?"
"Help us interrogate him."
"Why? Isn't it your job? And am I even allowed there?"
"You are the only one who can get him to talk. And yes, I have acquired permission from the head chief."
"Why do you just… you know…" Rudy showed his fist to John and said, "Just beam him up real good, and he will start speaking. Don't you cops always do that?"
"No, we don't. And Ryan is the guy who was ready to blow himself up with the building. We even gave him a lawyer, but he said he doesn't need one. It's almost like he doesn't care what happens to him. I don't think beating someone who doesn't care about himself would help us gain intel," John stated.
SIGH!
Rudy sighed while glancing at Lucy and said, "I will drop by there if I have time."
John gave a card to Rudy and said, "This is the date. Be there."
Rudy looked at the date and said, "Yeah, not happening. I can't come on that day."
It was the same day as the full moon, and there was no way Rudy would choose someone or something else over his girls.
"Can't you at least have some free time on that day? An hour will do."
"No means no. If you really want me to come, then postpone it to the later week after the mentioned date. Otherwise, I am not coming."
"You will just be wasting time. The robbers might commit another robbery."
"That won't happen. Only two of their gang members are left. And even if they have or get more members, they won't just go into a random bank and rob it. They will first make a plan, and planning takes time, a lot of time."
Rudy turned around after saying, "I will leave now."
"There is my contact information on the card. Call me if you somehow become free on that day."
"That won't happen."
Rudy rushed to Lucy and stopped in front of her.
"Let's go."
"Hmm."
They walked to the vet, but Rudy's attention was on the sky.
'I no longer feel like we are being watched. It stopped after we got off the bus, to be exact."
After walking for a while, they reached the vet.
Lucy handed a receipt to the receptionist and said, "My dad has already paid for the treatment."
"Ah, yes. Mister Joe called us this morning. You can go in and talk with the staff. They will give you the cat."
"Thank you."
Rudy and Lucy walked in, and they were greeted by puppies cuddling their legs.
"Aw~ They are so cute~!" Lucy grabbed one of the puppies and said, "I wanna buy them."
"Let's not. Mom is allergic to dogs."
"I know."
Lucy placed the puppy back and walked further in.
"Excuse me. I am here to get my Cat. her name is Freya."
"Please wait a minute. We were bathing her, so she is currently getting dried."
"...."
A minute later, a staff member came with a beautiful white Persian cat. She had different eye colors, with her right eye being blue and left being red.
Rudy and Freya locked eyes and stared at each other without blinking.
'She seems so spoiled as ever….'
