Chapter 28

Detective Nico Yukishito was already fast asleep when his ringtone had awaken him. Even Goldilocks woke up to the sound and started licking his boss’s face. "Arf! Arf!"

"Damn, Sherlock ..." Nico frowned when the golden retriever suddenly approached him. She sighed and sat up in bed. He glared at the dog, "Do you really have to wake me up whenever someone's calling me? Then if you can crawl, you'll think you're light." But the dog just barked and turned Nico's cellphone on the nightstand. It still keeps on ringing.

"Arf! Arf!"

"Tsk. Fine." The young detective begrudgingly answered the phone call without checking the caller ID, "Chief, what's the reason you're waking me up at this time?"

"You were asleep? It's only seven o'clock."

"I have an abnormal sleeping routine," Nico yawned and stood up. He almost tripped over a few books scattered on the floor. It was a long time before Inspector Ortega could answer. Nico has a bad feeling about this.

"We've found the gunman ..."

"And bad news i