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"ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛʀʏ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʟᴇꜱꜱ?"

ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴏꜱᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ʟᴏᴡ-ʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ, ꜱᴘᴜᴛᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴏɴ ᴛᴜʙᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ, ꜰʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴅɪᴢᴢʏɪɴɢ ʙʟᴜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟꜱ. ʟᴇᴀᴋʏ ᴘɪᴘᴇꜱ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɪʟɪɴɢ ᴅʀɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴛ, ꜱᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴄʀᴇᴛᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜰᴏᴏᴛ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴀʟꜱ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴏɴ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴀʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ꜱɪɴɪꜱᴛᴇʀ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ɴᴏɪꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ ᴠᴇʀᴛᴇʙʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ.

"ᴏʜ, ᴅᴇᴀʀ... ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ʀɪɢʜᴛ?"

ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴘᴏᴋᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇʟᴜꜱɪᴏɴꜱ,"

ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ, ʜᴇʀ ʟᴏᴡ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴄʜɪɴɢʟʏ ʀɪᴄʜ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴏʀɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇꜱᴛ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀ.

"ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴛᴢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛʀʏ ᴜɴᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇᴅ. ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴛ."

ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ'ꜱ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ Qᴜɪᴄᴋᴇɴᴇᴅ, ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴛʜᴜᴅᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴇᴀʀꜱ. ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ, ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡʀᴜɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜɪᴍ. ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ɴᴏ ᴇꜱᴄᴀᴘɪɴɢ ɴᴏᴡ. ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇᴅ ɪɴ, ꜱᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ ɪᴛꜱ ᴡᴀʟʟꜱ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪɢᴜʀᴇ ꜱᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴇꜱꜱᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ.

"ʙᴜᴛ. ʜᴇʀᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ. ᴀʀᴇ."

ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ɴᴀʀʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪꜱɪᴏɴ.

"ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ—ᴡᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ɪᴛ? ᴡᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ?"

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"ᴛᴜ ɴᴇᴋᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴘāʀꜱᴛɪ ᴍᴀɴɪ ɴᴏᴠɪʟᴋᴛ, ᴋɪʙᴇʀ"

"ʟᴀɪᴩɴɪ ɴāᴋᴏᴛɴē, ᴋᴜʀᴜ ᴛᴇᴠ ɪᴢɴᴇꜱᴀ ʟɪʙᴇʀᴇᴄᴏ!" ʙᴀʟꜱꜱ ᴠɪʟɪɴāᴊᴀ, ᴋᴀᴍēʀ ᴇᴋʀāɴā ɪᴢᴘʟᴜᴅᴀ ᴢīᴍēᴊɪ ᴀʀ ꜱᴍᴀɪᴅᴏꜱ̌āᴍ ɢɪᴍᴇɴēᴍ, ᴩᴀᴢᴇɴɢᴜꜱɪ ᴛᴇʜɴᴏʟᴏɢ̧ɪᴊᴀꜱ ᴜɴ ᴍᴇрᴋīɢᴀ ᴩɪʟꜱēᴛᴀꜱ ᴘɪʟꜱēᴛᴜ ᴀɪɴᴀᴠᴀꜱ. ᴠɪᴢᴜāʟɪ ᴢīᴍēᴊᴀ ʜᴀʀᴍᴏɴɪꜱᴋᴜ ᴩᴀꜱᴀᴜʟɪ, ᴋᴜʀ ᴋᴀᴛʀᴀ ᴠᴀᴊᴀᴢ̧ɪʙᴀ ᴛɪᴋᴀ ᴀɪᴢᴘɪʟᴅīᴛᴀ, ᴋᴀᴛʀᴀꜱ ʙᴀɪʟᴇꜱ ɪᴢɴīᴄɪɴāᴛᴀꜱ ᴜɴ ᴋᴀᴛʀꜱ ꜱᴀᴘɴɪꜱ ᴩɪᴇᴩɪʟᴅīᴛꜱ.

ᴇᴋʀāɴɪ ᴍɪʀɢᴏɪ ᴀʀ ᴅᴢīᴠᴜ ᴀᴛᴛēʟᴜ: ᴩᴀʟīɢᴜ ᴄɪʟᴠᴇᴄīʙᴀ, ᴋᴀꜱ ꜱᴍᴇᴊᴀꜱ, ᴋᴀᴍēʀ ʀᴏʙᴏᴛɪᴢēᴛɪ ᴩᴀʟīɢɪ ᴠɪɴɪᴇᴍ ᴩᴀᴋᴀʟᴩᴏ, ʜᴏʟᴏɢʀᴀꜰɪꜱᴋꜱ āʀꜱᴛꜱ, ᴋᴀꜱ ɪᴢᴠᴇʟᴋ ᴅɪᴀɢɴᴏᴢɪ ᴛɪᴋᴀɪ ᴅᴀᴢ̌ᴀꜱ ꜱᴇᴋᴜɴᴅᴇꜱ, ᴜɴ ʙēʀɴᴀ ꜱᴇᴊᴀ, ᴋᴀꜱ ᴜᴢᴢɪᴇᴢ̌ᴀꜱ, ʟᴏᴅᴏᴛ ɢᴀɪꜱāᴋᴀ ʟɪʙᴇʀᴇᴄᴏ ᴛᴇʜɴᴏʟᴏɢ̧ɪᴊᴀꜱ ɪᴢꜱᴛʀāᴅāᴊᴜᴍā. ᴢɪɴ̧ᴀ, ᴋᴀꜱ ʀаksтīтᴀ ᴠɪʀꜱ ᴇᴋʀāɴᴀ, ʟᴇɴā ᴘᴇʟᴅᴏꜱ̌ᴀɴᴀ: "ʟɪʙᴇʀᴇᴄᴏ: ᴍēꜱ ᴀᴛʙʀīᴠᴏᴊᴀᴍ ᴛᴀᴠᴜ ɴāᴋᴏᴛɴɪ."

"ᴍēꜱ....ʟᴇɴᴀᴍᴇ....ᴛᴀᴠᴀ–" ʙᴀʟꜱꜱ ᴘēᴋꜱ̌ṇɪ ᴘāʀᴛʀᴀᴜᴋᴀ, ɪᴢᴋʀᴏᴘʟᴏᴊᴜᴍꜱ ᴋʟᴜᴠᴀ ᴅᴢɪʟāᴋs ᴜɴ ᴠᴀɪʀāᴋ ᴍᴇᴛāʟɪꜱᴋs. ᴠēʟ ᴠɪᴇɴᴜ ʀᴇɪᴢɪ ɢɪᴍᴇɴᴇꜱ ᴀᴛᴛēʟꜱ ꜱᴀʙʀᴜᴋᴀ. ᴜᴢ ᴅᴀᴢ̌ᴀᴍ ꜱᴇᴋᴜɴᴅᴇꜱ ᴅᴀʟ̧ᴜ ᴠɪɴ̧ɪ ʙɪᴊᴀ ɪᴢɴɪᴄɪɴᴀᴊᴜꜱɪ, ᴀɪᴢsᴛāᴛɪ ᴀʀ ꜱɪʟᴜᴇᴛᴜ, ᴋᴀꜱ ꜱᴛāᴠēᴊᴀ ᴛᴜᴋꜱ̌ᴀ ɪꜱᴛᴀʙᴀꜱ ᴠɪᴅᴜ.

"ɴᴇᴜᴢᴛɪᴄɪᴇᴛ ᴠɪɴ̧ᴜ ᴍᴇʟᴜ."

"ʟɪʙᴇʀᴇᴄᴏ ᴊᴜᴍꜱ.ᴀᴘsᴏʟᴀ, ᴋᴀ ᴊūꜱ ɴɪᴋᴀᴅ ɴᴇʙūꜱɪᴇᴛ ᴠɪᴇɴ–"

"ᴊūꜱ ᴍɪʀsɪᴇᴛ ᴠɪᴇɴᴘᴀᴛ."

"ʟɪʙᴇʀᴇᴄᴏ ɪʀ ᴊūꜱᴜ ᴠɪᴇɴīɢā ᴄᴇʀīʙᴀ," ʙᴀʟꜱꜱ ᴀᴛᴋāʀᴛᴏᴊᴀ, ꜱ̌ᴏ ʀᴇɪᴢɪ ɴᴇ ɢᴀɴᴛ ɴᴏᴍɪᴇʀɪɢᴏᴊᴏꜱ̌ꜱ, ᴛᴏɴɪꜱ ᴋᴏᴍᴀɴᴅēᴊᴏᴊᴏꜱ̌ꜱ, ɢᴀɴᴅʀīᴢ ἟ᴀᴜɴs. ᴜᴛᴏᴩɪꜱᴋāꜱ ᴩɪʟꜱēᴛᴀꜱ ᴠɪᴢᴜāʟɪ sāᴋᴀ ɢʀᴜꜱᴛ, ēᴋᴀꜱ ᴘᴜᴠᴀ, ɪᴇʟāꜱ ᴘāʀᴀ ɴĒɴᴜ ᴇɴᴛᴜᴢɪᴀꜱᴍᴀ.

"ᴠɪɴ̧ɪ ɪᴢᴩēʀ ᴛᴇᴠ."

ᴇᴋʀāɴꜱ ɴᴏᴍɪʀɢᴏᴊᴀ, ᴜɴ ʙᴀʟꜱꜱ ᴋļᴜᴠᴀ ɪᴢsᴛʀᴀᴅāᴊᴏꜱ̌s ɴᴜʀᴋsᴛɪɴāᴊᴜᴍꜱ, ᴀᴛᴋāʀᴛᴏᴊᴏᴛ ɪᴠ ᴜɴ ᴠēʟ ʀᴇɪᴢɪ, ᴀʀᴠɪᴇɴ āᴛʀāᴋ ᴜɴ āᴛʀāᴋ. ᴋᴏɴᴅʀᴇɪᴢ ɢᴀɪšᴀɪꜱ ʟɪʙᴇʀᴇᴄᴏ ʟᴏɢᴏ sāᴋᴀ ɢʀɪᴇᴢᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴘāʀ ɴᴇᴋᴀᴜᴛ ᴜɢʟʏ, ɴᴇᴀᴛᴘāᴢsᴛᴀᴍᴜ, ᴀʀ ɪᴢʀᴏʙᴇšᴏᴛɪᴇᴍ ᴍᴀʟāᴍ, ɪᴢsūᴄᴏᴛ ɪᴇᴠᴀɪᴋᴜ.

ᴛɪᴋ ʙᴇɪᴅᴢᴏᴛ ɴᴏsᴀʟꜱᴛɪᴊᴀ ᴇᴋʀāɴꜱ ᴜᴢ ᴀᴛᴛēʟᴀ; ᴠɪᴇɴs ɴᴇᴅᴢīᴠs ɴᴏsᴀʟꜱᴀs ᴘᴏʀᴛʀᴇᴛs: ɴᴇᴅᴢīᴠᴀ ɪᴢᴛᴇɪᴋᴍᴇ, ɴǀ ᴍᴇʀᴋɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ɴᴀᴠ ᴋᴀᴢ ᴛɪᴋ sᴋᴀᴛīᴛājā, ᴍᴇʀᴋɪ ᴛᴀɪᴄɪᴛᴀ ɴᴏʀᴀ ɴᴏᴛʀᴀ ʙᴜᴛ sᴀᴜɢᴜꜱɪ ᴀʀ ᴅɪɢɪᴛāʟᴏ ᴢᴜᴅ̧ᴜ ᴩʀᴏᴄᴇꜱᴜ. ᴩēᴅēᴢ̧ᴀɪꜱ ᴢɪɴ̧ᴏᴊᴜᴍꜱ ɢᴀɪꜱ̌ᴀɪ ɴᴇᴘᴇʀ ɪᴢsᴋᴀɪᴛꜱ ᴇᴋʀāɴā ᴋʀᴜᴠɪs ᴛᴏɴɪs ɴ̧ɪᴩᴏɢʀᴀᴍᴍꜱ:

"ɴɪᴇᴋᴏ, ᴜɴ ɴɪᴋᴀꜱ, ɴᴀᴠ ʙʀɪᴠs."

ᴜɴ ꜱᴛᴀᴄɪɴɪ sᴛᴀᴄᴇᴊᴀ ɴᴏᴛɪᴋᴜ. ᴇᴋʀāɴꜱ ᴘᴏꜱᴀ ʟɪᴢᴀ ᴍᴇʟɴᴀ, ᴀᴛsᴛāᴊᴏᴛ ɴᴏ ɴɪᴋᴜ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴏs. ᴜɴ ᴛᴜᴋšs ɪɴᴇᴠɪᴛᴀ, ɴᴏᴛɪᴋᴜ ᴘᴀʟɪᴋᴀ ɴᴀ ɴᴀᴍᴀ ɴᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴋᴛᴏʀᴜ ᴩʀᴏᴊᴇᴋᴛᴏʀɪᴇᴍ.