BERNARDO HANG UP the phone and was happy and reassured to know that his daughter was ok, that was one less problem for him to solve.
Getting his hands on yet another affair with religious lunatics was complicated, he never knew what to think, but his heart was already racing at the prospect of winning a Pulitzer.
A homeless man walked past him and swiped his wallet.
Bernardo ran after the bastard, but it was incredible how a man looking fifty years of age could run so far.
As expected, after three hundred meters, Bernardo lost his breath in front of an alley.
— You bastard — he huffed in anger — and I'm worried about solving a problem, they gave me one now, because I went to read the damn book "The Secret", that's what...
He heard a weird noise.
— Shh!!!
He looked down the alley and saw the beggar who had stolen from him a few moments ago, signaling to follow him.
What is this bastard doing?
Bernardo went to him.
— ¿HABLAS ESPAÑOL?
— Yes...
— Muy bien, I'm a federal agent sent by Juan Hernandes before his death, I'm here to find Sandro Palmeira, according to what I've been told, you're the best person to deliver this to him.
Bernardo was waiting for his reaction to know if he had contacted Sandro as soon as he set foot in Barcelona.
— No one knows where he goes, he appears out of nowhere and leaves just the same, looks like Dungeon Master.
— Like Juan Hernandes, but I need you to pass this information on to him as a matter of urgency.
— How can you trust me?
— I can't, but the options are also scarce right now, let alone time.
The man handed over the papers and ran away.
BERNARDO READ THE PAPERS and was stunned by everything he had discovered, no one was trusted in the Spanish Federal Police circle, the closest people including his daughter and wife betrayed him.
He wondered how sad that man's life must have been, so powerful and so fragile.
His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of his cell phone ringing.
— Yes... Another death, I understand, thank you, keep me informed...
We better solve this case before more people die...