Arianell.
"I miss you, dad." I mumbled by myself
I stood there staring at Keanu's working desk. I could smell the sweet sense came from the highest quality mahogany overlaid with dark brown almost maroon exclusive color.
What I saw before me was an opposite of what I had in the Main Land. I was a student after all, taking teaching as a hobby. Nothing was so fancy with being a student and a private teacher.
To be honest, I was scared to death to know that the burden of the Crane Hotel chains lied on me. But then again, I wouldn't need to worry because practically the hotels empire ran by itself.
Dad's years of working hard, had finally paid off. The hotels empire was completely a perfect umbrella foundation to any charities or philanthropic events that I'd like to hold for the betterment of human kind.
Though dad and I weren't ordinary human after all, we care so much about humans.
No ordinary human would be able to sense others' feeling precisely and made the good use of them. Whether it was to calm them or to show them the right path to take, we were able to do it.
My smart phone rang and I saw the number. It was detective G. He insisted on me to call him by his first name, John. But it felt so weird to me to call a stranger by his first name. Especially if the stranger was doing an investigation about my dad's mysterious death.
What was weird to me, John had a last name that started with 'G'. And when I asked what the 'G' stood for. He simply answered it by saying,
"It's just Gee, my lady. G-E-E. "He had to spell it that made me look so stupid.
Well what do you expect that I was a weak Empath knew nothing but others' feelings from touching. Even I still needed to touch the person that I would want to know the feelings.
Detective G said that his name came from the long line of supernatural investigators. Others might think that my dad was attacked by an animal. The reason was because the Imperial Colony was notoriously famous for its wild and fierce nocturnal animals.
Days could be the heaven that you could enjoy a cup of Joe in a small cafe's terrace. But nights in the Imperial colony were nightmares you didn't want to trap yourself into. Thus, I needed Detective G. So, I picked the phone up...
"Yes, detective? "I started the conversation longing to know the newest thing found about my dad's mysterious death.
"Evening, my lady… Just to let you know that we haven't got any new clue about your dad's mysterious death. I'm still gathering the canine troops to find the killer." He explained.
[Why so slow?] My inner self told myself.
My mind screamed. It had been two weeks without any progress. If I could I'd burst at him, but he was the best supernatural investigator they had in the Imperial Colony. Arrgghhh… I might want to roar just like his canine troops.
I couldn't stay too long in the Imperial Colony. I had to get back to the Main Land because the exam was coming. I'd have to control the investigation from the Main Land, so I said,
"If that would've been the case then, detective, I'd have to go back to the Main Land coz my student life needs the attention. Exam is coming, sir. Please keep me updated, will you?"
I might sound like begging, but I was giving the order. So, he said,
"Oh no worries, my lady… school absolutely needs to come first. I'll keep you updated with the investigation. And also, there's someone I'd want you to meet. An apprentice of mine who will lead the investigation when I'm not around…"
[What now? He's leaving? Darn it!] It was another piece of my mind that would like to scream.
My mind would like to throw things at anything and anyone including him, so I confirmed,
"Why should you introduce other, are you leaving?" I was hoping he wasn't deaf enough to hear the sound of my voice being extremely desperate.
"Oh no, my lady… Only to let you know that we expand the search of the potential places for the killer. I'm going south and my apprentice will go north. His name is Daniel and he'll be at your door in 5 minutes…" Detective G sent someone new to my dad's main mansion like he was sending a casserole to the neighbor next door.
"Ok, det…" I hadn't finished my sentence yet and there was a heavy and firm knock on the door. It was Mr. Tanaka.
"There's someone here to see you, my lady. It's Daniel, Detective G's apprentice…"
"How do you know if that's really him, Mr. Tanaka? How can you be so sure?" My suspicious thought aroused easily in times like this. My stupidity was that Mr. Tanaka had been trained for years by my dad. Matter like this was only a bit of kitchen issue.
But patiently Mr. Tanaka answered me like he was the most patient creature on earth,
"Detective G already sent me the picture of Daniel, so allow me to be sure, my lady. And I believe you're talking to Detective G, as just now, right, my lady?"
[Shame on me!]
Thus, I said,
"Ok, Mr. Tanaka, send him in…" I acted like nothing happened and I hid my guilty feeling. While I continued talking to Detective G,
"He's here, Detective. Would there be anything else?"
"That would be all, my lady. Daniel will explain the way he works to you. I'll keep you updated, and have a safe flight, also… Good luck with your exam."
I swore I could hear him smiling sincerely on the phone. That definitely put me on ease. People were nice to me. In the meantime, that'd be sufficient for me.
I gasped like my breath was choked because I couldn't believe what I saw before my eyes...
-to be continued-