Modern World Warlock-Chapter 99: Imprisoned Detective
On the same day that Dante conducted the warlock test for Clara and trained with Zac and Megan, he paid a visit to the teenagers in the skyscraper guests’ room.
After hanging out with the kids for a few minutes, Camille called Dante to her office after receiving a message from Trinity.
"Hey… oh, what happened?" said Dante as soon as he entered the handler’s office, sensing her worried umbra.
"Trinity sent me a message… She can’t track June’s phone anymore," Camille commented.
"Uhh, June?" he asked.
"The rookie detective," the handler clarified.
"Oh, right… The woman who doesn’t trust us at all," the warlock said, unamused.
"Yeah… her," Camille muttered, placing a hand on her chin.
"I don’t get it, though. Why are you so worried about her? That woman doesn’t want our help," Dante commented, sensing that the umbra around Camille was quite strong.
Camille let out a slight smile. "I know that…" she said.
From Dante’s experiences, whenever someone didn’t want his help, he complied. Warlocks were able to sense a person’s true intentions and feelings, and having someone who utterly distrusted him didn’t motivate Dante to want to help.
The reason he felt instantly comfortable around Camille and Megan was because he could sense absolutely zero malice coming from them.
When they asked him for help, their words were genuine, and their gratitude was real and palpable.
In his past world, warlocks were feared by most, so it was rare for him to receive those types of emotions directed at him from someone else.
After Dante gave Camille his point of view, she nodded in understanding. "I get it… If I could see someone’s true feelings toward me, it would probably prevent me from acting," she said.
"Still, my gut has never failed me, so I’ll keep listening to it until it’s wrong…" the handler continued.
Camille got in contact with a member of the Epsilon Team, who was undercover working for the Novis Police Department.
When she asked about June’s whereabouts, the man sent her a full police report that stated that June had been incarcerated for killing Alice, slightly shocking the handler.
"I see… So it must be Captain Slacks," Camille deduced.
The handler had investigated June’s entire life, and she knew that she was Captain Slack’s favorite after becoming the fastest rookie to complete the academy training.
The fact that she was jailed for something as ridiculous as murdering her superior made it almost too obvious for Camille to resolve.
Moreover, they put her behind bars without evidence, which was something that only a high-ranked officer could do if they were corrupted enough.
"I want to get her out of there… It’s only a matter of time before she is silenced," the handler said.
The rest of the Jade Dragons’ teams were busy with their gang war and protecting their home, so Camille considered asking Dante to see if he could possibly get her out.
"Hmmm, I guess… I’m not very compelled to help that woman, but I did say I would help you," said Dante.
"Thank you, Dante. I promise I’ll make it up to you," Camille said with a slight smile.
"How should I approach this, though? I’ve never been to a prison here…" Dante commented.
"I did watch that one movie with Sophie about the brothers who escape from prison… But they do it with a spoon from the inside, so it’s probably not the best reference," he continued.
"She was sent to Barretto… That’s one of the highest-security prisons in the country," Megan replied as she checked the report.
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A few minutes later, Trinity sent Camille a detailed map of the prison, which she opened on a big screen behind her desk.
"This is the side where the solitary confinement cells are at… She is probably going to be sent to one of those," the handler explained, pointing at the map.
The warlock was planning on attacking some of the Ruby Vipers’ bases that night, but his plans had changed entirely.
After finishing their scheme, Dante was given a new set of clothing for the night.
He would have to wear the full mask that Camille had gifted him, which now was connected to both the handler and Trinity so they could guide him at any time.
As for the rest of his outfit, Camille told him to choose whatever he felt more comfortable in.
’If this were anyone else, I would have asked them to wear tactical armor… lots of it,’ Camille thought, knowing that the warlock didn’t need that much protection.
When Dante was ready, he wore a black jacket, black pants, and a black shirt underneath, which was a standard color for someone to wear whenever they were about to commit crimes.
"You get in, you grab June, you get out…" Camille said.
Later that night, Dante left the skyscraper inside an SUV conducted by Neil, the leader of the Kappa Team.
"Got a difficult mission tonight, eh?" Neil casually commented as he drove.
"Hmmm, I’m not sure if it will be difficult yet… It’s certainly different," Dante replied.
"Hah, you are pretty calm for someone about to break into a high-security prison. It seems Maya was right about you…" the driver said.
"Hmm? Miss Maya?"
"Yeah, from the Gamma Team, you know? She said you were pretty reliable and always stayed calm in crazy situations," Neil clarified.
Nevertheless, the warlock didn’t know how to take the compliment, as he was used to people speaking awful things about him behind his back.
"You seem pretty calm, too, Mister Neil," Dante said.
"Well, you know, at a certain point in my life, I just kinda stopped giving a shit," Neil replied, his words producing a small amount of umbra that were detected by the warlock.
’Hmm, he isn’t lying, but he also isn’t telling the whole truth…’ Dante thought.
Still, the warlock could sense that whatever that "truth" was, it wasn’t detrimental to him or the Jade Dragons, so he decided to ignore it and respect Neil’s privacy.
