Milan had just started working as a police officer for 3 months so she was deemed the least experienced even though she had solved all of the cases given to her.
"Those people really underestimate me. I have to think of a way to gain their respect" She mumbled as she walked towards her office with blue hair swaying and slight anger in her blue eyes.
She got to her table and sat down as she looked through her files to find a suitable case to solve.
"Did you hear that Officer Dylan failed to catch the criminal again"
"He was one of the best officer before he was handed this case two years ago and he couldn't solve it"
"Yes, he has been on this case for two years now and he still fails even though it is a miracle he comes back alive since his partners usually either quit their job, get killed by the bomb, fall into coma, or loses that particular memory"
"Don't be too harsh and suspicious of him since he is also affected by the criminal, plus that criminal is too hard to trace"
"Yes, that criminal is even very arrogant, he always sends an anyomonous message to Officer Dylan about the place he is going to strike next"
"Indeed, the last vault he bombed contained more than 30 billion dollars!!!"
"Yes, and he has always been so slippery, there is no one that can catch him"
Milan listened to this and brightened up as she got an idea to let her be respected.
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"No, there is no way an inexperienced officer like you can help on a case as big as this" The DGP rejected calmly.
Milan had asked to be assigned Hidden's (The criminal they were talking about) case and she had been denied.
"But sir, I can use this case to prove my efficiency" She agrued a little desperate.
"Even officer Dylan who is one of our best officers, could not solve it, and now you want me to assign you to the case?" He questioned without expecting any answer.
"With all due respect sir, I think she can be assigned as my partner. After all, she has a fresh mindset which could help" Dylan interjected with confidence shining in his blue eyes and running his hands through his blond hair.
'Oh right! I had almost forgotten that he was in here too' Milian thought as she faced him with happiness present on her face.
"Oh... Are you sure? She might hinder you" The DGP said trying to change Dylan's mind.
"It is alright, I don't mind" Dylan said with a small smile.
The DGP reluctantly agreed and Milian jumped for joy in her mind.
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"So you are now my partner" Dylan said as he lead her to their new office they will be sharing.
"Yes... I want to thank you for what you did for me" Milian said bowing her head.
"No need for thanks, it is good to have a new partner" Dylan said with a smile as he gestured for her to raise her head.
Milian rose her head and smiled as Dylan seemed to have thought of something as his smile fell.
"Oh... I hope nothing will happen to you on this case like the others. I shouldn't have let you join this case... You can still back out or stay back during the case" He said sighing as he rubbed his face in regret.
"NO... I mean, it is alright, I can take care of myself. After all, this is the only case that can gain me respect" She mumbled the last part quietly.
He seemed to have heard her though as a sympathetic expression flashed across his face.
"Ok, you can join me but if you want to back out, you are allowed." He relented as she smiled.
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It has been 2 weeks and they still got no trace of Hidden, they didn't even get a solid clue that could lead them to him.
They went into their office with tired expression and spotted a note on the table.
Milan immediately grabbed it and it read:
Well, it seems you have been trying extra hard to catch me and it will be bad if I do not give you something to work with~~
See, on Monday next week, I will go to one of the Vaults in DSX bank. I will take the 20 billion dollars there, as you see it is smaller than my last one but it is still alright for our little Milan that is working on her first big case~~
Yours always,
*Hidden*
"Well, that was weird. How did he know about me?" Milan asked slightly nervous.
"There is a speculation that he has inside spies, so maybe that's where he got it from" Dylan said in a careful tone.
"That criminal, thinking he is so great just because he hasn't been caught yet" Milan said angrily gritting her teeth at the words he used in the note.
'I am definitely going to get him' She thought in her mind while Dylan just looked at her with an unreadable expression.
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The day that Hidden talked about finally came. Milan and Dylan were at DSX bank and were waiting for Hidden.
Police officers were stationed around the bank while Milan and Dylan themselves were near the vault.
'We will definitely know when Hidden gets here' Milan thought proudly as she watched the door needed to enter the room where the vault was stationed while Dylan was watching the vault itself.
They both couldn't see what the other was doing since they were watching opposite sides of the room.
"Hey, Milan." Dylan called with a weird tone.
"What?" She asked as she turned around to face him in confusion.
He was holding a remote in his hand and there was a bomb now attached to the vault, Milan furrowed her brow as she watched him carefully.
"What are you doing Dylan?" She asked carefully as her hand reached towards her gun.
"Don't bother, I removed all the bullets from the gun the moment we entered this room" Dylan said with a smirk.
Milan bit her lips as she thought of what she could do.
"Haven't you thought of why I could never catch Hidden and why my partners are always... different after we go on the mission? Or why he only sends the notes to me even when they tried to remove me from the case? Well, those officers were right to think there was something wrong since, after all, I am Hidden" He confessed with a confident smirk like he was sure he would escape.
"But why would you do this?" She asked softly
"Why? Hmm... there is a suitable reason for that but I am not telling~" He said with a chuckle.
Milan frowned and his smile softened.
"Don't worry, this won't affect you too much" He said warmly before moving away from the vault and going out the door while pointing a gun at her to keep her from moving.
"You won't be hurt... too much" He added before pressing the remote.
*Boom*
The bomb exploded and Milan was flung across the room, the last thought on her mind was:
'Well, I failed. How am I supposed to be respected now?'
And then she blacked out.