Come, we have to sneak out the back, says Ram. What? asks Mary. Wasa told us to get you to come with us, says Ram. Why? Where is he? she asks while looking around. Doing a press conference out front, distracting them. We have no time to spare, we need to find that criminal that was lost, says Ram. Fine, reluctantly she agrees as she picks up her jacket. Where are we going? asks Pincer. Downtown, says Ram. And who is this guy? asks Mary. Oh, right. Forgot to introduce you. Mary, Pincer, this is Kei. Kei, this are Mary and Pincer. There, everyone now knows each other, says Ram. The three kind of confused look at each other with an awkward smile. What do you think we’ll find? Ram asks Kei. I don’t know. But the fact that we will show up there will draw eyes upon us. Especially since you guys are dressed in your work attire and are escorting me there, he replied. Don’t worry about it. That’s why we have Pincer and Mary with us, says Ram as he stomps his hooves in excitement. Just look at him, he continued, he has the toughest skin I’ve ever seen in my life, he says as he hits Pincer’s red orange shell skin. But where downtown are we going? asks Mary. In the sewers. Hopefully, you guys aren’t squeamish, says Ram whilst laughing.

What is the plan? What do you expect to happen next? asks the press. In all honesty, I do not know. What I would wish for is for UN to finally do something. It feels like we’ve gone long enough without any answers. Without any real relief for what happened, And with the hope that people will forget. But we did not, could not, have not forgotten what happened. We still remember those dear to us that we lost that day. The planet mourned their losses and yet, here we are. With another dead man on our hands. With ex-convicts disappearing suddenly. And our hearts once again broken. Something has to change. And if it won’t we will have to take a stance to change things ourselves as people. We did not unite for the death of our fellow men, women and children to be swept under the rug and for those filth that brought that upon us to roam the world freely, says Wasa. But what did you do? Since you have suspects yet no leads, asks the press. We couldn’t do much, sadly. The suspect we had on the tragedy from ten years ago, cannot communicate. We’ve brought in experts and we cannot find a way to talk, write, or do anything, sadly. But, we the death of our colleague, we found new leads and new suspects. Which we are currently and actively pursuing. We will give you more details as the situation develops. Thank you, says Wasa as he leaves and the crow explodes into noise.

What do you think Wasa’s plan was with this? asks Ram. Well, he probably wants to draw as much attention to this as possible. If we have two definitive suspects, two unknowns and one other lead with this missing criminal. It is also possible to create as much uproar as possible and make them panic in order to make them act or make some kind of mistake, says Kei. So, we are cannon fodder, says Pincer. We’re bait. Otherwise he wouldn’t’ve sent me with you guys, says Kei. Well, let’s hope they’re dumb enough to come alone after us, says Mary. I don’t know about that. If they were watching the press conference they might have consolidated. Whatever move they make next, must be a precise one. Or they must go back into hiding, says Kei. But do you think after killing a man, burning an apartment and exploding the police precinct these guys will go back into their hole? asks Ram. Seems they’re risking a lot, says Ram. I don’t know, but it’s always possible, says Kei. Let’s hope that this shitty lead will take us somewhere at least, says Mary as they park the car. Or at least that someone bites the bait, says Kei. I don’t want anything to bite me, says Ram as they get out of the car. Hey you! screams someone at them.

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