pertwk Chapter 20: Curse Investigation Bureau (CIB)
Chapter 20: Curse Investigation Bureau (CIB)
Chapter 20: Curse Investigation Bureau (CIB)'You were correct, master,' Dame Wasp acknowledged while reviewing the Steal Song Society's previous night's chat.
'...' Ace remained silent, unable to respond, as he had never felt so wrong about being right.
As Ace had guessed, after he destroyed Gloria's phone, the Steal Song Society created a team of six curse masters to catch Gloria's murderer to protect their society's secret.
'This is bad,' Ace mused, before deciding to continue reading the rest of the chat. After a long silence, the next conversation sparked at 6:15 a.m. this morning,
[Bot3: @Everyone, Danger Alert! Danger Alert! Danger Alert! @Bane1 is asking for help.]
[Bane1: @Everyone, Guys, it's a trap. The whole neighborhood is crawling with CIB]
[Bane1: @MainGirl, @Aztec, @MadamThree, @EchoEcho, Did any of you arrive yet?
As soon as I arrived, I ran into two CIB curse masters. They would not listen to reason and just wanted me to cooperate. What kind of dumbass do they take me for to willingly surrenders my innate curse tool to them? So, I ran for my life.]
[Aztec: @Bane1, What is your status now?]
[Bane1: @Aztec, For now, I am safe. But I need help getting out of here. Where are you at?]
[Aztec: @Bane1, I am still two hours drive from there. I will not be coming. Get out of there as soon as possible.]
[Aztec: @MainGirl, @Loki, @MadamThree, @EchoEcho, Change of plans. Lay low until I contact our contacts in CIB and figure out some details.]
[Bane1: @Aztec, At least a dozen CIB curse masters are monitoring this neighborhood. I need help getting out of here.]
[Aztec: @Bane1, Than, you hang tight. Once I know the details. I will make some arrangements.]
[Bane1: @Aztec, I am hiding underground using my innate curse tool's ability. So they cannot find me. But send rescue at the earliest. I will keep you guys updated.]
[MainGirl: @Bane1, You're using the phone I distributed, right? Because they are hard to track even for CIB]
[Bane1: @MainGirl, Yes, I am. But I regret not spending more time mastering 'Curse Shroud Art.' Then could not have been so easily spotted by those CIB goons.]
[Aztec: @Bane1, I will get back to you once I get to the bottom of this.]
[MadamThree: Guys, do you think this is a trap set by the newbie killer? Is the newbie killer working for CIB? What did the newbie do to piss off CIB this much?]
[MainGirl: @MadamThree, Don't speculate until you know something because it will only lead to chaos. But the Newbie Killer is likely part of CIB based on what Bane1 said.]
The conversation continued for another hour or so. It was nothing but speculation about Gloria's murder, the identity of Gloria's killer, and the reason CIB was monitoring the neighborhood.
'Master,' Dame Wasp began after thoroughly reviewing the entire chat, 'It appears that the CIB is using the mountain lions to
[MountainOfSwords: @Bane1, Kid, don't run around. When you hear my signal, show yourself and leave the rest to me.]
[Bane1: @MountainOfSwords, Master, what's the signal?]
[MountainOfSwords: You will know when you hear it.]