20XX/10/03 - Morning
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With a solemn expression he looked down on the young woman’s corpse that lay in front of him. Her clothes were tethered and stained with blood from the at least a dozen cuts her body had sustained. It had once been an elegant outfit, business like, classy - but without seeming prude. Maybe she had worked in an office, but not the ordinary, boring kind. One that had its employees not only sit behind a desk and receive calls but had them deal with other people or had them go out in the open too. Her style of dress and make-up suggested she had needed to present herself but without losing respect or credibility. Had she been a sales-person? Or maybe she had been a-
“Leon! Any suggestions on this one yet?”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEFS9RaAlO
“Urgh…” A pained grunt came from the man in the blue police uniform as his superior hit his shoulder with more force than had been necessary. He quickly pushed the object he had held in his hand into the pocket of his jacket before addressing the detective.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF07a5SHWyk
“Well, she most likely got murdered.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6POe50Gcu
“Wow, astute observation. But I could have deduced that myself without bringing in my best man.”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlBrPxWu4T
“Best ma- Joseph, you know I’m nothing more than a small fly officer.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdcwghtLVp
Leon’s words drew a laugh from the older man. “Still with the humble approach, huh? You’ve brought men down that were way scarier than our little scissors fetishist here. And yet, here you are, still in that lowly officer’s get up.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGTLDTlrQV
The dark blonde pulled on his collar to give his neck a little breather from the restrain it posted. “Yeah, well… You know I’d never see myself in a position like yours. Way too much responsibility. And all those rules you gotta follow-“221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0mncM48pP
“The rules that apply to officers just as much as to detectives?”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8lXiVRUmK
“Heh… Yeah, well, as a detective everyone actually keeps their eyes on you though, to make sure you actually follow them.”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3blnLMbkw
“And that hinders you in your work.”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OcSzSyc4w
“Hmm, let’s say some rules don’t exactly encourage getting any results.”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPAWhaAaEL
“Hahahahah! Ever the free spirit, eh?” The detective slapped his broad hand on his shoulder again, drawing another strained sound from the other man. “Well, alright. I’ll leave you alone with our beauty here for a while. I’m afraid I gotta say a few words to our friends from the news or they might get some naughty ideas like stepping over the tape. But do me a favor: Don’t pull any of your reckless stunts while I’m not looking. Do ya hear me?”
With a nod Leon watched his superior stalk off. Feeling a little exhausted from the conversation, he let out a sigh before turning back towards the corpse. That’s when his blue eyes caught sight of a woman sneaking around behind the broad stone pillars that supported the abandoned building. He scoffed to himself in disbelief.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCK65yqa23
“Hey, Miss! This is a crime scene.” He called out.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIYcCPjvZi
The brunette flinched in surprise at being caught red-handed and her head turned into the direction his voice had come from. She nervously wiped her hands on her blue pair of jeans before giving him a charming smile. “Heh, yeah, well. I know.” She shouted, trying hard to sound nonchalant. 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJ7gjfMMds
“Oh? Well, great, if you know, then what are you doing here?”
Seemingly deeming his question as an invitation to come closer she stepped towards him, as she rummaged inside her pockets. Leon raised an eyebrow as she pulled out a notepad before hurriedly stuffing it back with a frustrated groan. Then he understood.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7CMStBeuG
“Ahhh, I see. You’re a journalist!” he exclaimed with a strange newfound energy. 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGotQQ8H0YJ
“What? Uhm, yeah-“ 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KiykIt6ki
“Well, why didn’t you say so earlier! Step up, step up!” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcnhqyV0K3
The woman looked at him confused as Leon walked up beside her and placed his hand on her back, gently pushing her towards the corpse. “Let’s see, let’s see~” With an enthusiastic smile on his lips he crouched down. “So, as you can see our victim, god bless her, is blonde. She is, excuse me, was rather young. No wrinkles there. She also had a rather pretty face. A shame she died, really.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OCqa9qeeK
“Uhm, why are you telling me this?”
“Oh, right, right. That’s obviously not what you’re interested in. You can see all that with your own eyes after all. How stupid of me.” Leon proceeded to point towards the several cuts that slowly were beginning to turn a copper color as the blood had started to dry a while ago. “See these? You can only see like six or seven of them from this side, but if you turn her over, there are at least another eight more of them. They’re also rather inconsistent. Some are quite deep while others barely scratch the surface of the skin. It also seems like our culprit didn’t really target any of the vital organs – well, he hid some of them, but not with precision. It’s more like they managed a few lucky strikes. Anyways- Shouldn’t you be writing all that down?”
The woman in front of him stared at him, seemingly at a loss for words. She blinked a few times before speaking in a deadpan voice. 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXnz0u58wS
“…Are you an idiot?”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMhDZ19PEW
“E-excuse me?” he retorted, surprised as he got up again. 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWEbSRbtH8
“I’m a journalist.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63XjTaDmNr
“Yes.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgI4JF0fW6f
“And you’re a cop.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiLsskHtoe
“Well, I’m an officer to be precise, but yeah I guess. So?” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlABXMs64l
“You shouldn’t be telling me all this!”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wAzpz7ZfJ
“…Oh.”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Nrkstv3g7
“Oh? OH???” The woman exclaimed in disbelief. “You’re with the police and here you are, handing me what I’m pretty sure is undisclosed information, on a silver platter. Just like this. I can’t believe this.” She ran a hand over her face, visibly upset.
A chuckle escaped Leon’s lips before he looked at her with a smile. “Well, shouldn’t you be happy with that? With all that info you should be able to write a bomb of an article.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBubA6etz2F
“A bom- I can’t write anything from that!” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Jy5qiBFvP
He raised an eyebrow in confusion at her sudden outburst. “Why not?”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMRhfGJpBy
“Because I need a credible source. And you sure aren’t one. What do you think I’m supposed to write? According to the most incompetent member of the whole police forcethe victim was too pretty to die? Yeah, hard pass.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsu3txpLokF
Her words drew another chuckle from Leon. “You’re a weird one, Miss Glaze. Most reporters would dance with joy at getting information like that as easily as you just now.”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0SWadV8qz
“Well, excuuuse me, I’m not a reporter. I’m a journalist and I have my pride. I’m not with the tabloids. I only write credible articles, with credible facts from credible sources and- Wait. How do you know my name?”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzieH9eCXT
“Hm? Oh, I read it on your ID. Elizabeth Glaze.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXS2Nri7Ah3
“My ID- !?“ Suddenly she gasped and started to rummage her pockets again. However, it seemed like the object she was searching for wasn’t inside them. Clearly frustrated, her brows furrowed. “Where-“221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYypBX1u0G
“Looking for this?”
Her eyes darted up and were met with a dark blue leather wallet that was being dangled in front of her. Leon smiled at the angry woman as she snatched it out of his hand. Her irritation seemed to grow by the minute. “Did you steal my wallet?”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKK61uiI4IX
“I prefer borrowing. Don’t worry, I didn’t take any of your money.” He commented as Miss Glaze thoroughly checked every pocket for any missing content. 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbQeTXKJsy
“Just needed to know who I have in front of me before I spill all the good stuff, you know?” He chuckled.
Having deduced that indeed nothing seemed to be missing, she angrily snapped the wallet shut before stuffing it deeply into the pocket of her coat. “You know, I could just walk over there and tell your superior that his lackey’s got sticky fingers. I’m sure he doesn’t exactly appreciate thieves.”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrcLTOzvhK
“Ooooh, is that a threat?” He retorted in an amused tone suggesting that he wasn’t at all bothered by the apparent consequences. “I’m pretty sure that threatening the police isn’t a good idea, Miss Glaze. Especially since it’ll be your word against mine. And since there’s nothing missing-” A low growl came from the woman but Leon just shrugged.
“When did you even grab it?”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqdXIUgSYk
“Oh, earlier when I pushed you towards the victim. I slipped it from your pocket.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCnLAnPzRc
“You slipped it from my pocket?” He nodded. “Do you always push your hand down the pockets of women you meet? That’s really creepy, you know? Not only are you a thief, but a pervert too, huh.”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAryT9YNzR
Leon stared at her in quiet disbelief. He had been called a lot of things during his years in the force. But a pervert? That was certainly something new. Taking his silence as a sign of her finally getting the upper hand in the conversation, Miss Glaze’s lips curled up into a sly smirk. “Cat got your tongue? Can’t say anything because it’s true, huh.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWJnxvK8UL
He scoffed before shaking his head at her. “No, I, I was just taken momentarily aback. Because, you know, for someone who is unauthorizedly trespassing on a crime scene you’re quite presumptuous. I could have you arrested right here, if I wanted to.”221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGB19IBKHDX
“Oh, that’s rich. First you tell me all this and now you wanna put me in a cell to hide your incompetence. Way to go, officer.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtSVSIUTgK
“Well, what can I say? I'm fickle.” 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGlhkWkHDP
“Yeah? Well, and I’m outta here. Bye.”
Without waiting for him to answer Miss Glaze sidestepped him and strode toward the crime tape behind which a crowd of reporters had gathered. They were pushing each other, fighting for a spot in the front row. Hoping of being the first to ask their questions and get a good picture. They were like a swarm of piranhas, ready to chomp down any small bit of information that was being thrown to them. All for the next big scoop. Their time on the front page. The woman with the dark brown hair would soon rejoin their rows. Leon shook his head at the sight. He didn’t intend to let the woman disappear without her answering his questions. And so, he took off. “Miss Glaze! Wait!” he screamed, but when she turned around to see him running after her, instead of stopping in her tracks, she darted off in a run herself. It might have been weird, but at that moment Leon started laughing. The prospect of a good old chase filled him with a kind of excitement. After all, it was one of the things he could do best.
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So stand up, stand up (Just gotta keep on running)221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBdsMitOXF
Wake up, wake up (Just tell me how I can)221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufcFA8WgNG
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Against The Current - The Beginning (ONE OK ROCK Cover)
