Marek Delaunay

| Discord Roleplayer | KingofDecay |
Ex-chief of Interpool Crime Unit.
Truth doesn't hide. People do.
I find both.

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

The hunt is simpler than people think.
You just have to be more patient than they are.
Chasing the #PinkPantherGang

| MCRP | KingofDecay |

[Sofia Rodriguez @CrypticFl0wer]

Prologue

𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

@CatesInnocence “Arrange the move. Have the garage swept before we settle in, and buy traps while you are out. I have no intention of sharing quarters with rodents.”

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

》𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

@CatesInnocence Do not dismiss something because admitting it embarrassed you.”

I finally looked up.

“The property meets our requirements. You did your job.”

It was not praise. It was fact. 》

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

@CatesInnocence @JewelsDecay Exits? Ownership records?"

The key settled against my palm.

“If those are clean, we move tonight.”

I returned my attention to the file on my desk.

“And Cates... next time, knock once. Standing there will not improve the answer.”

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

@CatesInnocence @JewelsDecay I looked at the keys, then the address written neatly on the yellow note.

“Two bedrooms. Office. Attached garage,” I read aloud, turning the key once between my fingers.

My gaze lifted to her.

“Sightlines?”

I waited only a beat before adding, “Neighboring properties? 》

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

@JewelsDecay She did not need to.

Zoya already knew we were there. She was covering her tracks so that the gang didn't know she was hunting them. I knew the look in her eyes. It was not one of adoration it was rage.

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

@JewelsDecay Had we not already been watching her, even I might have looked past her.

Might have.

She purchased a vehicle outright with cash, avoiding rental records and unnecessary questions. Then she drove toward Greece without once looking over her shoulder. 》

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

@CatesInnocence @JewelsDecay I took a slow drink of the coffee.

It was good.

She did not need to know that yet.

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

@CatesInnocence @JewelsDecay “Cates,” I called after her, stern enough to stop her in the hallway. “Discreet does not mean cheap, and abandoned does not mean secure. Check the exits, the neighboring buildings, and who owns the property before you waste my time bringing me a list.” 》

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

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[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

》𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

》Ｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ Ｓｔｏｒｙ Ｂｅｇｉｎｓ

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

》

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ɪꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟꜱ

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

@CatesInnocence I sent her for coffee and instructed her to locate somewhere we could establish operations. Cheap, discreet, and secure.

We did not need comfort.

We needed walls, a locked door, and enough privacy to finish the job they clearly expected us to fail.

[Marek Delaunay @BlackFileChaser]

@CatesInnocence experienced enough to understand that complaining would accomplish nothing.

So, I worked.

@CatesInnocence was dedicated, though still a rookie. Eager, capable, and occasionally careless in the way only someone without enough scars could afford to be.