The officer who was by the detective put on his gloves as he examined the place as well.
“There are footprints… but from what I see, these seem to be normal technician shoes, nothing much to note other than the size. He really prepared for the stealing this time” the officer said as he looked around on the floor.
Beneath the pillow which originally held the jewel the edge of a note slipped out.
Colin frowned and picked up the note gingerly, examining it. "After I read this, we need to check for fingerprints. It's hard to write with gloves…" He hummed, flipping it open and reading it out loud.
As the moon shines tonight, I might be soaked in the lunar for too long. The Fist of Blue Sapphire is my next target. The location and time of the show will be…
The Historical Gallery on the upcoming Monday, the 27th of April, as soon as the bells of luck which start the event ring, I shall retrieve the Sapphire in its purest form.
Yours truly, Crescent
The officer glanced over and watched scanning through the essence of paper which was untouched, only to realize something crucial.
“There’s no use trying to find fingerprints, he probably wore rubber gloves while writing this” the officer claimed as he pointed at the streaks of stretchy substances along the paper.
"Damn it." Colin murmured, turning it over. "I'll take a picture to add to my data." He stated, pulling out a phone and snapping a photo of the note with a shake of his head. "We'll get him next time."
Saiph threw open the doors only to realize that Peonie was standing at the edge of the roof top, looking down at the street. "I'm not one to judge, but you're not planning on throwing yourself over are you?" He asked, leaning g against the wall
The officer nodded as he looked outside through the windows.
“‘Crescent’, the thief who has never hurt a single person to get what he wants; a criminal in the police department, an attractive antagonist in the social media world. Perhaps it’s not the best idea to arrest him, we would get attacked like hell” the police officer stood up straight and went over to where the patrol leader was.
Peonie cleared her throat and turned around upon hearing the familiar voice. Saiph, possibly the only member of the police force who put some form of trust in her. How long had he been standing there?
"No, I'm not planning to jump." she laughed softly, making her way over to him. She tucked the hand holding the jewel into her pocket, she would deal with it when she got back to the team leader.
"I'm guessing you had the same idea as me and came to check the roof, the only place that wasn't being guarded." He chuckled. It was a bad idea to call down the teams from most major exit points but that mistake would be on their Team leader.
An officer came up onto the rooftop, he was the same officer as the one who talked to the detective earlier.
When he saw the two other police officers on the rooftop, he got out his phone.
“This was left in the jewel case” the male officer said as he showed the picture of the note that was left at the scene to the other two.
.
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As the moon shines tonight, I might be soaked in the lunar for too long. The Fist of Blue Sapphire is my next target. The location and time of the show will be…
The Historical Gallery on the upcoming Monday, the 27th of April, as soon as the bells of luck which start the event ring, I shall retrieve the Sapphire in its purest form.
Yours truly, Crescent
(I'm not sure how to respond. Gods I'm worse at this than I thought I'd be)
(Honestly mood)
(Here I’ll help you out)
The officer noticed that the others have finished reading. He then pulled his phone back and stated…
“If he’s true to his words, he’s gonna have quite a hard time. At the Historical Gallery that day, Special Force Zero are on patrol” he claimed.
At the mention of SPZ, Peonie's eyes widened a great deal. "The Special Force Zero? As in the ones who have never once let a criminal succeed in their plans while they've been on patrol?" If that was true, then Crescent really would have quite the challenge ahead of him. "Why are they being stationed there that day?"
“Didn’t you hear? Team 2 said they found evidence that a group of terrorist will be attacking the place on that day. To be honest, ‘Crescent’ probably knows that but that just begs the question… why did he choose that day of all days? The exhibition is a week long after all”
The officer explained, trying to think of a reason in his mind as well.
The fact that ‘Crescent’ decided to steal to the jewel on the same day some lowlife terrorist group was going to attack must mean something. Perhaps there was some purpose to it.
A slight frown knitted Peonie's eyebrows together, but it was gone again not a moment later. If Crescent had planned his heist to be that day on purpose, there was one reason she could think of. Was it worth mentioning to the team leader? He would probably dismiss it as clueless speculations. "I think we should be getting back down now." she murmured, making her way over to the ladder that lead down to the top floor. It was getting cold up there, and her blazer wasn't exactly thermal. Besides, she had a jewel to return.
When the three officers came down from the rooftop; the team leader growled at them.
“Where the hell were you three?!” He asked with a menacing voice.
“I’ve told you time and time again to stay within my orders!” He shouted as he crossed his arms.
“And look here—“ he gestured to the empty jewel case “—it’s gone for good now, no one’s gonna find it now”
"That's where you're wrong." Peonie's tone was firm, she wouldn't be taking crap from the team leader today.
She slipped her hand into her pocket and carefully pulled out the Ruby Cherry. "I found this on the roof, Crescent must have dropped it in an attempt to leave quickly." She would never tell the team leader the truth of what happened, that could put her entire career in jeopardy.
The team leader’s eyes widened as he inspected the jewel.
“This is the real one…” he was a bit shocked by it but he had called the exhibition employees to look at it again and they reconfirmed that it indeed the real one.
“Despite being experienced he still makes mistakes huh?” The young male officer mentioned with a small laugh.
[End of Ruby Arc]
(Time Skip?)
(Yes please!)
[Sapphire Arc]
“Welcome one, welcome all!” The host of the exhibition had started as the police cars arrived in front of the halls.
The building they were told to look after was a hybrid building; meaning half of the building is on land while the other half is underwater. The Fist of the Blue Sapphire, an extremely valuable piece of jewelry, is located at the lowest floor of the facility, guarded by some officers and along the way down are traps set up for those who are brave enough to try to retrieve it.
As expected from the note made by the young unnamed officer, the SPZ arrived to the scene soon after; five of them that is.
Colin was there, as usual. He raised an eyebrow at the SPZ, but he said nothing. I can't be taken off this case, I need the income that'll come from this. Was his background thoughts. His foreground thoughts, the investigation, pushed those aways.
From what it looked like, it was hard for both the terrorists and ‘Crescent’ to get into the building. The building, which was shaped similar to a tower going up and down, consisted of twenty four floors; twelve above ground, twelve underwater which was where the building was built to be.
There was a floor, specifically floor B11, that needed special care for. The floor’s main purpose was to showcase the beauty of the waters and its inhabitants, meaning that the whole floor, except for the elevator, was made of glass and clear mirrors. Floor B12 was where the jewel, the Fist of the Blue Sapphire, was being showcased.
Peonie was surveying the area, keeping her eyes peeled for anything that didn't look right. Her notebook and pen were tucked safely into one pocket, her badge inside the other one. When the SPZ arrived, her posture stiffened. She had always seen them to be strict, hardcore about the rules, if they knew about Peonie's tendency to take matters into her own hands, they probably wouldn't like her. She was still receiving suspicious glances from when she 'found' the Ruby Cherry—no one trusted her, but at least they tried to hide it. This time she wouldn't do anything to draw more suspicion to herself!
(11:45)
“Hello~ So we do meet again…” a vaguely familiar voice whispered to Peonie from behind her. But if she was to turn around, the person would be gone in the flood of people. It’s hard to spot someone suspicious, with so many people around, it looked as if everyone was suspicious in one way or another.
Peonie's eyes darted around when she heard the voice, surely she was imagining it?
She didn't dare turn around for fear he would be stood there. Now wasn't the time to be getting distracted.
"What do you want?" she asked calmly, quietly, just in case someone was there.