Lisa pulled back, crossing her arms under her chest. "But you did, boy, you've taken something from us. This is precisely why you are here." This remark caused Wang Yong to furrow his eyebrow.
She paused. "Judging from your reaction, you indeed didn't know what you took from us."
Wang Yong, still in disbelief, finally said something, "Umm, I thought I was here because of a murder."
"Ahh, yeah, I forgot about your murder case. But, boy, that matter not. The most appropriate punishment for the murder case is usually just a few years in prison. Nothing to worry about. Besides, you can just avoid the punishment with our help, provided you help us first."
"I can avoid the murder punishment?"
"Of course, why won't you? In ACP, you can even kill someone today and still walk free tomorrow, enjoying luxury. I even did a manicure, look!!" Lisa smiled kindly while showing her manicured finger. "Is it pretty?"
"Err… yes, this is pretty, Ms Lisa" Wang Yong just looks speechless.
"Just call me Lisa. boy." Seeing Wang Yong's reaction, Lisa chuckled. "And back to the topic. You can just go straight to jail, or you can just walk free. Provided you return what you took from us."
"And what exactly did I took?"
Lisa looked at Wang Yong while going back to her seat. "Tell me, have you recently stolen a particular suitcase?"
Wang Yong tried to think of the suitcase until he remembered the stunt he and Shi Ying did recently. But he tried to deny it. "Umm… No, I don't think—"
"Don't lie, sweetheart. We know you just stole something with your little friend~~" Said Kenji as he swung the door open. He enters the room and walks with his usual flamboyant demeanor. Wang Yong's eyes wound twitch as soon as he looks at Kenji. "Ouch"
Lisa looks at Kenji with a quick glare. "What do you want?"
"Ohh, so cold~~ Boy, help me warm my heart from this Ice Queen~~ Please????"
Lisa sighed "Oh, Please forgive us, boy. I don't know what the hell is wrong with this guy. We are not supposed to attack you. We didn't intend to hurt you at all"
Kenji started to feel offended. "What?? I am just playing with him~~"
"Yeah, if your idea of playing involves the wound in his entire body and making a mess in our garage, I say good job, moron. Now do me a favor and shut up". Lisa shoots a glare at Kenji, making Kenji behave and stand in silence, pouting.
Wang Yong, however, remained shocked as he didn't expect to see this side of Lisa. Lisa then turned her attention to Wang Yong, and her demeanor changed too. "Ehehehehe, forgive my rudeness, boy. Now, where was I?"
"Umm, maybe I will just confess to the fact that I did steal the suitcase, which is not in my possession right now." Wang Yong confess quickly.
Kenji spoke up and ignored the order of silence from Lisa. "We know boy~~ Your girlfriend took it~~"
"Oh umm," Wang Yong's cheek became red. "She is not my girlfriend".
Kenji immediately approaches Wang Yong. "Ohh, I see~~ She is your crush, huh?"
And immediately, Kenji himself suddenly froze into ice.
"I. Said. Shut. Up!" Lisa let out her murder aura and crept behind Kenji before making her ice shatter, leaving Kenji shivering, unsure of the ice or that murder aura.
"Oh my, I let out an embarrassing side of me, hehe. I hope you forgive me, boy." Lisa turns to Wang Yong once again with her kind face. "But like I said, we need your help to locate that suitcase—"
"That won't be necessary, Lisa." A big man with a beard, revealed to be Aiman, enters the room from the doorway. His thick brows furrowed over menacing eyes. His ACP uniform stretched across his broad shoulders as he ducked to enter. Behind him trailed a small figure - Amabella, a petite girl no taller than Wang Yong's chest, her dark blue curls bouncing with each step, with the resting bitch face expression. She didn't wear an ACP uniform. Instead, she wears a dark blue hoodie with black jeans and boot shoes.
These two were the ones who monitored Wang Yong through the hidden camera.
Aiman's deep voice resonated through the room. "We've got a lead."
Amabella skipped forward, with an invisible screen emitted from her wrist. "I was finally able to trace the transaction details from Shi Ying's account. This guy girlfriend—"
"Not my girlfriend," Wang Yong mumbled.
"Not your girlfriend sold the suitcase to some rich wannabe drug dealer. The young Thompson." Amabella tapped her screen, bringing up a profile that revealed the suspect to be Maxwell Thompson.
Amabella then zooms it large so all the people in the room can see it. "I believe he was involved, and I took the liberty of hacking the security camera in the Thompson manor. The suitcase is confirmed in that place."
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Lisa leaned over to look at the screen. "So we just need to fetch it from the Thompson manor?"
"Unfortunately, indeed." Aiman crossed his arms. "It will be boring, but Kenji, you and Amabella are to retrieve the suitcase. It should be simple enough for you two to handle."
"WHAT??" Amabella immediately let out a huge complaint.
"Finally, some action!" Kenji jumped up, his earlier shivers forgotten, and he was back with his usual.
"Captain, a moment??" Amabella then drags Aiman to the corner of the room.
"Captain, look at that guy." Amabella pointed at Wang Yong. "I guarantee Thompson Manor will be much worse than this guy if you let this sword motherf*cker out loose. So can I request another pe—"
But instead, Aiman glared at Amabella. "Bella, I believe you are not to question my order. Now, I order you to work with KENJI and learn TEAMWORK. Understood????"
Feeling dejected, Amabella pouted. "Aye, aye, captain…"
"Mwahahahaha." Kenji let out a huge laugh."Let's go squirt!"
"Call me squirt again, and I'll hack your savings, lunatic!!" Amabella then following Kenji out.
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"Oh, thanks, captain. I might get crazy because of him. I don't envy Bella, though." Lisa let out a huge sigh of relief after Kenji leaves the room.
"I am glad that pleased you, Lisa. Now, let's talk about what to do with this boy." Aiman turns his attention to Wang Yong.
Wang Yong, on the other hand, is excited to see his idol, Aiman, standing in front of him. A real Aiman, not on the poster, not on TV, but is live and real in front of his eyes. "Oh umm, hello sir Aiman… I umm…." He was so excited that he speaks nervously.
"Slow down, kid. You have all the time you need." Aiman then smile, gesture Wang Yong to take a breath, before sit across him. Lisa on the other hand, is standing beside Aiman.
Aiman's expression softened as he looked at Wang Yong, he ponder for awhile, before finally speak. "Under normal circumstances, I'd offer you a position with us."
"What?" Wang Yong's eyes widened. "Umm sir, are you really serious??"
"Yeah, but UNDER normal circumstances." Aiman stressed that part. "You have potential, kid. No Power until recently, yet managed to evade capture multiple times. Even gave Kenji trouble, and our financial resources too."
"Ahaha, sorry for all of these cars." Wang Yong laugh awkwardly, trying to apologize for his stunt in garage earlier.
"It's okay kid. Kenji will take responsibilities. I will personally make sure of it." Aiman stroked his beard. "But there's a problem."
Wang Yong lifted his head, hope flickering briefly in his eyes.
"Your mother contacted us through your neighbor Linda." Aiman's voice grew heavy. "Turns out Linda has a friend who happen to be one of the top lawyers in our country. They're pushing for maximum punishment. Die by hanging."
"What???" Wang Yong cannot believe what he was hearing.
Lisa gasped. "But, Captain. He's just a kid-"
"They want execution." Aiman's words fell like stones. "Your mother specifically requested to witness it. Says it's the only justice for your brother's death."
"What??? But I…" Tears welled up in Wang Yong's eyes, spilling down his cheeks. "I didn't mean to kill him." His voice cracked.
"Yeah, unfortunately, your mom's influence runs deep," Aiman said softly. "The lawyer's already filed the paperwork. But there will be a trial. The judge will decide your fate, boy. I afraid this is the best we can do."
Wang Yong's shoulders shook as he sobbed. "I never wanted anyone to die. The Power, it just- it happened so fast. I couldn't control it."
"I know, kid. I know."
"Please," Wang Yong pleaded through his tears. "I just wanted to help people. To be a hero. Ms Lisa even told me that I can avoid punishment if I help you. Please…."
"What??" Aiman's gaze shifted to Lisa. "What's this about avoiding punishment?"
Lisa's cheeks flushed. "I might have suggested we could help him dodge the consequences..."
"Lisa, we uphold the law. We don't circumvent it."
"But Captain, he's just a kid! And his own mother—"
"—is backed by a high ranking lawyer. So even if we pardon his crime, people out there will think less of our justice system. There will be no 'hero' names for us. Your so called Ice Queen will be in the hot toast." Aiman let up a huge sigh. But suddenly have an idea.
"Unless…" He then whispered something to Lisa, she then nodded.
Aiman then turned back to Wang Yong. "Boy, you say you want to be a hero. Tell me, what does that mean to you?"
Wang Yong wiped his tears with his sleeve. "I watched you on TV. How you saved people, protected them. I wanted to do that too. I want to be like you!!"
"I am very flattered." Aiman couldn't help but smile.
Wang Yong continued. "But without Power..." He paused, collecting his thoughts. "Everyone said I was worthless. My mother, my brother. But I knew I could be more."
"And now that you have a Power?"
"Yeah, and that make me qualified to help people. But now I already are on wit end." Wang Yong's voice steadied. "If you help me, I promise I will do my best to make things right."
Aiman nodded slowly, seeming satisfied with the answer. He stood up, towering over Wang Yong. "There might be a way. But first, I need to test about your Power." He then wave a hand.
Without warning, Lisa stepped forward. She raised her hand toward Wang Yong.
The temperature inside Wang Yong body plummeted. Ice crystals formed on Wang Yong's skin, spreading rapidly across his body. His eyes widened in shock, mouth opening to protest, but no sound came out. Within seconds, his consciousness faded, body slumping forward as the cold overtook him.
"Was that really necessary?" Lisa lowered her hand, concern etched on her face.
"We need to know if he can handle what's coming." Aiman signalled Lisa to turn off her Power, unfreeze Wang Yong, which caused Wang Yong to collapse, while still being tied in the chair. "I have my doubt over his Power. But if he's going to survive what I have planned, this is just the beginning."
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Shi Ying's boots clicked against the concrete floor as she entered the abandoned warehouse. Vapor curled from her lips, strawberry-scented clouds dancing in the dim light filtering through broken windows. Her black jacket hung loose on her petite frame as she approached a terorrist group gathered in the shadows.
"It is done, Valerie." Shi Ying's voice echoed through the empty space.
A woman stepped forward from the group. Her brown skin gleamed like polished bronze under the scattered light, her presence commanding attention without effort. Valerie wore a crisp black suit with gold rings adorning her fingers.
"The suitcase?" Valerie's voice emerged.
Shi Ying nodded. "Exactly where you wanted it."
"You didn't bring your boyie, right?" Valerie's eyes narrowed. "What a shame…"
"Wang Yong?" Shi Ying's confident demeanor faltered for a split second. "I didn't bring him into this. He's got nothing to do with our involvement."
Valerie's lips curved into something between a smile and a sneer. "Oh girl… I commend your protective instincts. But I fear you will regret your choice since it might be too late though."
"What do you mean??" Shi Ying show a slight annoyance gaze.
"Word is, your boyie's will be scheduled for trial that may resulted in his execution tomorrow."
The vapor pen clattered to the floor from Shi Ying's suddenly limp fingers. Her face drained of color. "What?"
"Oh? You didn't know?" Valerie's tone dripped with false sympathy. "Seems your little friend got himself into quite the situation. The ACP now have him. And to make things worse, his own mother's want her son death. Worst case is, your boyie will be hanged tomorrow morning."
Shi Ying's usual playful confidence crumbled. Her hands trembled as she processed the news. "No way…"
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