“A-alley… Um… W-what happened next?”
“She… never came out again…”
“…What about the arm that grabbed her? Any details? Please think carefully.”
“…Large arm… Scorpion tattoo…”
Though Ellen and Jacob both wondered if that was even enough information to go with, the frowning Zivon took out Joseph’s photo… and sure enough, there was a scorpion tattoo there!
Now frowning as well, Jacob was prompted to say, “…Yeah, it fits the bill. Let’s get the cops to capture him-”
“Negative. Remember, he’s evaded capture for ages, so calling the cops won’t be much help. What’s more, if he gets alerted by our actions, we could completely lose track of him,” interrupted Zivon who had actively been lying low this entire time specifically so that Joseph wouldn’t learn about his search efforts.
Desperate criminals like him were near fearless, and since Zivon had promised to bring Fabiola home safely, he was going to make sure that he kept to his word!
Either way, now that Jacob understood Zivon’s reasoning, he remained silent as Ellen ended the hypnosis session with the old man… and once she was done, she got to her feet and said, “…I may have an idea of how to get more clues about Fabiola.”
“…Go on.”
“That’s enough. The bottom line is, I disagree with Ellen’s plan, and I’m already happy that we’ve made it this far. In fact, I already have all the information I need, so you and Jacob can head home now,” interrupted Zivon, leaving both Jacob and Ellen in a dilemma. After all, it was clear that Zivon was putting his life on the line here…
Once Zivon had left, Jacob sighed and said, “…I’ll give you a ride to the airport before regrouping with Zivon.”
Though reluctant, Ellen ultimately replied, “…Fine, but I want to at least say goodbye to him first.”
Understandably gloomy when he heard that, all Jacob could do was follow her to Zivon’s secret base… but upon their arrival, they were greeted by a shocking sight.
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