Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2509

'...Huh.'

Sunny knew that Saint had agreed to cooperate with them — someone was trying to kill her, after all, and the two deranged detectives seemed to be the only thing standing between her and an early demise. He had also harbored no doubt that she would be able to separate the Other Mordret from his security and lure the poor fool to this secluded service entrance.

What Sunny had not expected, however, was that she would nonchalantly point a gun at the CEO of the Valor Group and tell him to get into the car in an

even tone.

Not that he was going to complain.

'Go Saint?'

The workers and the lone security guard did not seem to have noticed the gun yet. Interestingly enough, they weren't turning into glassy-eyed zombies yet, either… which was not that hard to explain.

It was perfectly in character for a hot-headed detective with a grudge to forcefully take away a suspected murderer for interrogation. It was also in character for his inexperienced partner to go along with the plan…

Usually, one of them would have been a maverick, while the other would have loved to do everything by the book. Both the Other Mordret was out of luck

— the detective duo he had invited into his life were both slightly unhinged.

…Apparently, it was also perfectly in character for Dr. Saint to point guns at people, as long as she considered it a reasonable development.

"With haste, Mr. Mordret. If you will."

Sunny opened the passenger door and invited Mordret into the PTV. The luxuriously dressed CEO gave the old vehicle a dubious glance, then obediently climbed inside. Effie and Saint took the backseat while he looked around the ragged interior with a curious smile.

"How quaint. Detective Sunless, are you perchance an antique collector?"

Sunny, who had just put his hands onto the wheel, gave him a scathing glare.

'This guy…'

"No. I'm just poor. Buckle up!"

Starting the PTV, he drove off at high speed.

As the tires clung desperately to the wet asphalt, Sunny glanced at his passenger, remained silent for a moment, and said:

"Please make no mistake. Technically, we might be kidnapping you… but it is for your own safety. We have reasons to believe that there will be another

attempt on your life, and we can't trust your subordinates. So, you might as well think about it as being taken into protective custody. No hard feelings, yes?"

The Other Mordret smiled and assented too easily:

"Yes."

Sunny frowned.

Why was he being so accommodating?A powerful CEO was supposed to be arrogant and domineering — sort of like Morgan had been before the fall of Valor. Imagining trying to force her into a PTV made Sunny shiver.

But since Mordret was being so amicable…

Sunny glanced at him, and then asked in a neutral tone:

"How's that seat belt treating you? Comfortable? That's good… I'm not that comfortable, sadly, because my seat belt is pressing against a stab wound on my side. I've been stabbed, you see. Oh, do you want to know who stabbed me?"

He turned his head a little and smiled darkly.

"I bet it was the same man who stabbed your driver to death. My, oh my… does he not like the idea of anyone driving you around?

The Other Mordret met his gaze with a pleasant expression.

"I'm afraid I don't understand what you are talking about, Detective."

Sunny scoffed.

"Sure you don't. You did not probe to see whether my partner is really who she seems to be, either. Right?"

Mordret blinked a few times.

"I'm afraid I do not follow. Whatever do you mean?"

Sunny grinned.

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