Fake Fan Fiction ❯ Counterfeit Money ❯ Switching partners ( Chapter 20 )

 

 

 

 

Counterfeit Money 20

 

 

Chapter 20

 

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The task force is made up of Ryo, Dee, Ted, Marty and JJ. In addition, they have the use of three uniform officers. Ryo is in charge and they are all looking at a map of the area, Ed has been spotted in.

 

“We're going to divide up into three groups and each has a uniform officer with them. Dee you can go with JJ, since I have to be here at command to coordinate everyone's movements. I need you to check in every two hours, so I'll know where you are.”

 

“Well Dee-senpai, we get to work together again! Isn't it just wonderful! I'm so happy I could die with a smile on my face!”

 

Ryo cuts his eyes at JJ, “Don't make me regret lending you my partner JJ.”

 

JJ stops and looks at Ryo and blushes, “I'll take real good care of Senpai, Ryo, you know that!”

 

Dee scowls at Ryo, “Why can't you put him on someone else, I don't need anyone taking care of me! I've been doing this a long time. All I need is a uniform with me.” He looks over at the uniformed officers and can see them chuckling at him. He shakes his head and grabs JJ by the collar and says let's go and heads out.

 

Marty walks over to Ryo, “Is something going on between the two of you Ryo?”

 

“I'm surprised you didn't know Marty, Dee and I are a couple. I assumed Ted would have told you. He knows about us.”

 

“Well I did hear some gossip about the two of you but then you know how gossip is. I leave for a week and this is what is going on. Are you alright with this Ryo? I mean I…we never thought you would give in to Dee. It was kind of funny watching him chase you the way he did. We even had bets on whether or not you would give in. As you might have guessed, I lost.”

 

“I can't believe you Marty! You bet on my relationship with Dee! Well I for one am glad you lost. Ah…what did you bet anyway?”

 

Marty looks at him and laughs, “I bet you would be old and grey before you gave in to that bigheaded, bastard. Now there is going to be no living with him. He has JJ constantly chasing after him and wait a minute…you put him with JJ knowing how he feels about Dee?”

 

“Well, if I put him with JJ, he will appreciate me more. Besides, I'm not worried about JJ. He knows, Dee and I are together and he doesn't have a chance with him. However, you and Ted had better head out before the leads gets cold. I'll keep the other officer with me.”

 

Marty gives Ryo a grin as he calls his partner and they head out to question some leads on the case at hand.

 

When everyone leaves, the Commissioner comes in and looks for Ryo. Finding him making grids on the map, he sends the officer out for some coffee and slides up behind the object of his desire. “How is everything coming along, Ryo?”

 

The blonde haired man jumps and turns around dropping his marker on the floor. As the commissioner bends to pick it up, Ryo puts his hand to his chest. As he hands the marker to Ryo, he smiles, “I'm sorry, did I startle you Ryo?”

 

“Ah…yes Sir, I didn't know you were here.” He looks around for the officer and back at Rose. “I had one of the officers in here with me, now where did he go?”

 

“Oh, don't worry about him, I sent him to get some coffee. I hope you don't mind. Tell me about your progress so far.”

 

“Yes of course.” He points to the grids he has made and explains Ed was spotted in each of the areas and they are all within a fifteen-mile radius of his home. “Since you have the airports and trains under alert, I think he may fall back on some type of hideout. I believe he's still in the city Sir, but I could be wrong. Janet is operating the phones for possible sightings. It seems, most of the calls have come from this area along here and this is where I sent Dee and JJ, although Ted and Marty are kind of on the out skirts, they should come up with something. We should be hearing from them in a couple of hours.”

 

Rose smiles, “I knew to put you in charge, and you're doing an excellent job Ryo, but let me know when you hear from the men. I'll be in my office, if you need me for anything.” He turns and walks past the officer who has returned with his coffee and thanks him as he takes it out of his hand.

 

Ryo slides down in a chair as the Commissioner leaves. He looks up at the ceiling and sighs. “Is everything okay Det. MacLean, I could get you some coffee if you want?” The young officer looks at Ryo with concern in his eyes.

 

Ryo looks back at him. “Don't worry about me, the Commissioner has that affect on me I'm afraid. I know I shouldn't let him, but he creeps me out sometimes and if you repeat that, I'll deny it whole hardily.” He laughs and the officer laughs with him.

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Dee is fuming, as he walks with JJ to interview a witness to the sighting of the perpetrator. They have talked to three people with zero leads and he is hungry and pissed because he's with JJ, instead of his lover. It just did not feel right.

 

“Dee-senpai! When we finish let's have lunch, I'm starved. We could call Ryo and see if he wants us to bring him something back if you like.”

 

“Nah, I'm sure the Commissioner will make sure his favorite Detective has lunch. He made sure he broke the two of us up for the day. Hell, he could have done this without Ryo, that stinking, cold hearted, shit-faced, bastard!”

 

JJ looks up at Dee chuckling, “Gezze, tell me how you really feel? You shouldn't let the Commissioner get to you like that. He does it on purpose, so he can get a rise out of you. You play right into his hands, handsome.”

 

Dee glares at the smiling man, “What am I supposed to do, huh? The man lives to make my day miserable. Ah, fuck this, let's just get on with this interview so we can get the hell out of here, this place stinks. Why would a big time player even be in a dump like this?”

 

The building is a four-story walk up and the person they need to talk to lives on the last floor. The place has the usual degenerates hanging about with four of them sitting on the steps. One looks at the two detectives as they approach the steps and puts his head down.

 

The detectives catch his look and look at each other. Dee stops with one foot on the step next to him and looks down.

 

“What's your name mister?'' JJ puts his hand on his hip to show his badge as if that was necessary. The man steals a look at Dee and drops his head back down. “Just call me mister.” Dee looks at him, reaches down, and grabs him by the collar of his coat, which flies open on his way up on his feet.

 

“You're getting smart with me, ass-hole! I asked you a question and I'm not in the habit of repeating myself!”

 

The man stares at Dee with a look of terror in his eyes as Dee glares down at him. “I'm Greg Robbins, let me go man! I didn't do nothing!”

 

Dee pushes him back down and he lands with a thud. “When the police ask you a question then answer it with out the smart lip next time! Do you know Carmen, on the fourth floor?”

 

“Yeah I know her, why?” Dee glares at him again, “I'm the one asking the questions, not you! Have you seen her today?”

 

He shakes his head and says he have to go and looks at Dee one more time and leaves. The others see the treatment Dee is meting out and leaves.

 

JJ looks at them as they leave and turns to Dee. He shakes his head and heads for the door. Dee follows and the uniform waits on the steps.

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Ryo is at command center waiting for the others to call. He is pacing back and forth when the Commissioner comes back in.

 

“Is everything okay Ryo?” He looks at Ryo with concern in his eyes. Ryo stops his pacing and looks in the eyes of the tall lustful blonde haired man. He puts his hand on his chin and cocks his head too one side as he studies him.

 

“Berkeley, why do you do this?”

 

“I don't know what you mean Ryo? Is there a problem I'm not aware of?”

 

Ryo looks over at the uniform cop and tells him to go to lunch. He tells Ryo he can wait, remembering, Ryo is uncomfortable around the Commissioner.

 

Ryo winks at him and says he has to eat and he expects him back in 45 minutes and turns away as a dismissal. The officer turns and walks out the door.

 

He turns back to face the Commissioner, “We both know why you have me here Berkley, so let's quit playing games. You know I'm with Dee, but you really don't care, do you?”

 

Rose removes his glasses and looks Ryo in the face with a slow smile, “Well, since we're being honest, let me say this…I think you can do much better than your partner and I for one don't think he is worthy of you.”

 

Ryo smirks at him, “you think I should be with someone like you…right Berkeley?”

 

“No Ryo…I think you should be with me. I can give you so much more then he can, I can take you any place you want to go. I can make you happy, Ryo.”

 

Ryo steps closer with his hands balled at his sides,” What makes you think, I'm not happy now? What makes you think I do not have everything I want now, in Dee? Why do you think, I'm going to come to my senses and decide you are the one I want and need? I love Dee…Commissioner; I love him with my whole heart. It took me a while too come to terms with loving him but I have and I could not be happier. I would appreciate you respecting my relationship with him. People are beginning to talk about us Commissioner and it's not very flattering to you, either.”

 

Berkeley Roses reaches out to grab Ryo' shoulder, “Ryo, you fell to realize, I want you as much as you seem to think that ass-hole…ooff!”

 

Ryo punches the Commissioner, glares at him and runs out of the command centre and back too his office. He grabs his coat and heads out the door.

 

He stops at the front desk and tells Janet to patch all calls to his cell phone because he is going out into the field.

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Meanwhile…

 

Edward Briggs looks out the dirty window, down on the cluttered street. He knows the only way the cops could have known about the warehouses is, if Taylor opened her mouth. He knew dealing with that woman was risky, but she had the financing to get them started.

 

He has to get out of town and he has to do it quickly, before they closed everything down. Traveling is going to be hard right now, with that bitch talking her ass off in order to save herself. If his lawyer had not given him, a heads up he would be sitting besides her now.

 

All he has to do is lay low for a couple of days and he can sneak out of town, with the stupid cops, none the wiser. He will get in touch with Carmen and have her find out what is going out in a day or two. She is a computer whiz, but you would never believe it to look at her. She is essentially a hacker and there is nothing she can't hack into. She is the one that found them the man at the treasury department, by finding out about his online gambling debts. He was in debt to the tune of half a million dollars and although the gambling was online the people that threaten him were not. It was easy to convince him to go along with their scheme.

 

He was very happy to take the money and run, so to speak but now everything is unraveling. That damn Commissioner is saying they have the treasury person and the safe deposit key, along with Taylor and it was only a matter of time before they had him. This was before they knew his name but with the raids on the warehouses, they have to know who he is as well.

 

The mouth he would love to shut is that Commissioner! What is his name again? Oh yeah, Berkeley Rose! Yeah he would love to shut his mouth for good. He is an arrogant bastard, looking all smug as if he knows he has everything in the bag as far as his capture is concern. Bastards like him, need their ass kicked occasionally and he is just the man to do it. If he has the time, he will wipe that smirk off his face and shove it up his ass. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.

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TBC