"Fatteus. It's me. Sorry about earlier..."
"Jake. What is it?" Fatteus' reply was somewhat surlier.
"…J-just wanted to let you know, now I'm feeling a bit better. And by the way, I just recently got a letter… It's from Ly Ly."
Oh!? Fatteus suddenly changed his tune.
"Ah… Jake! I hope you get well soon!"
Judas inwardly sneered. He had helped Jake begin to see the fact - that this Fatteus Slacké was simply putting on an act!!!
Unlike him. Judas, Jake told himself, was… real!!! And now… it was also time to reel…
Fatteus in, into making a deal.
"I-I don't really know what to think - maybe it's fine... Or perhaps we could discuss it soon sometime?"
Jake, via the surveillance feed on his phone from the secret camera he had recently installed, could see Fatteus become increasingly less bored.
"Jake~ Of course. I'm just finishing up here. So it might have to be tomorrow, just to be clear."
"I see. Well then… when will you be free?"
-This of course, was the key. Judas needed to know when Fatteus would leave - and then this would be his chance to -receive! The recording and files back into his hands, and then he would no longer fear any of Fatteus' demands!!!
Fatteus looked at his watch. It was currently 6 to 7 🫢✨.
"I'll be finished today at 7pm. But Tomorrow… how about 11am? I can make sure to see you then…"
"Thanks Fatteus…" Jake said gratefully, although not for the reason that Fatteus thought.
At last, he had the information that he sought!
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And so it happened. On the camera feed, Jake sees Fatteus depart, and finally, it was time for the business end of the mission to start…!!!
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Judas quietly enters the room. Hopefully… it will be all over soon!!!
Of course, he makes sure to wear gloves and to cover his feet, so as not to leave traces, even as he takes a seat.
In a flash, he logs in.
"Ly Ly…" The file and Jake's testimony is there!!! And now… it was time to make it vanish - into thin air!!!"
After making a copy - just in case, Jake's heartbeat begins to race… even as Judas picks up the pace.
*Delete?*
Judas, with hands shaking, clicks "Yes".
And boom!!!
The file is *gone*!!! -Nothing more, nothing less!!!
An exhale.
Is this it?!?!
But then, he remembers. There is one more bit.
Taking out a special light, he shines it at just the right height, and all of a sudden, there is a surprising sight! One can now see the marks of the invisible ink from his earlier handshake with Fatteus become visible, emitting a bright glow! And now, Judas knew what he needed to know…
Following the marks to the cabinet drawer, he quickly found the relevant file… and pulled it out, with a gasp and a smile.
Wait… Judas suddenly realised that it wouldn't do.
*Prosecution v Lyra Lyra Pantis-On-Fyra. Case Notes* If he were to only take this, then surely Fatteus might think that something was amiss…
With this thought in mind, he found himself in a bind, when suddenly, his eyes happened to see - something that piqued his curiosity…
*Special Investigation. Files*
Perhaps… this might be the way to cover his tracks… - just make it seem like a random attack…!!!
Along with a few others that catch his eye, He swipes the folder, growing bolder, and returning to the computer, begins to delete random entries on the database, several at a time, in order to mess up the trace… and to better hide the crime…
Ok!!! That was it. Time to go, no need for more…
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And that was when… there was a knock at the door.