Page 17 of Captured By the Dragon Warrior
“The nine millimeter pistol. Handgun? What the guy who shot the light out used.”
Ram nodded and stopped the recording. “This is very useful information that will help in the apprehension of the criminals.”
“Will you beapprehending them?”
“No, we will give what we know to the local human authorities.”
I huffed a laugh. “Well, that should be interesting since Murray’s a cop.”
CHAPTER 10
RAMPON
Is Coogan currently on the job?” Logan Parrish, the prince consort, asked Quincy.
We were in one of the security-level meeting rooms with Prince Ye Lena, Logan, and several members of my team who had been working the distribution center case in my absence. I’d thought it best to bring the prince consort in after Quincy revealed that Murray Coogan was a police officer since Logan was former law enforcement. Of all of us, he would understand how best to proceed with the humans.
“Yes,” Quincy said. “I mean, as far as I know, he still is.”
“Okay, then this is something for the Akron PD’s Internal Affairs investigators to handle. I don’t know anyone with Akron PD, but I can dive in and find out how to contact their IA.” Logan looked around at each of us with his eyebrows raised. “Unless we want to go through my former captain? Someone we already know we can trust?”
I hadn’t considered that. “Is there a possibility that Internal Affairs would fail to investigate?”
Logan shrugged. “Is the Akron PD investigating the centers, too? Or is it just us?”
“We’ve been in contact with them,” Specialist Munni answered. “I’ve spoken with detectives and the deputy chief of the investigative subdivision.” He glanced at me as he said, “They were assisting with your abduction, sir, until your recovery, and are still investigating the centers.”
“Have they been transparent with their findings?” Logan asked Munni. “Keeping you in the loop as they make discoveries?”
Munni nodded. “Detective Caden Brudnicki has been communicating with me daily about their work on the case. He has asked to speak with both you, sir, and Quincy so that he may move against your abductors.”
“Okay,” Logan said, “Brudnicki sounds like he’s on our side, so I think we should get in touch with him, give him what we know, and let him get IA involved with Coogan.”
“And we—” I shared a glance with Quincy “—will speak with the detective as well.”
Quincy nodded agreement.
While I didn’t like handing everything over to the humans and stepping back, it was the only way for us to achieve justice for the wrongs committed against myself and the Norlon properties.
I looked to Munni. “Could you arrange a time for us to speak with Brudnicki?”
“Absolutely, sir.” He began tapping at his tablet.
“Will we go down to the surface?” Quincy asked, looking at me.
I winced as it only now occurred to me that I had removed him from his entire life on Earth. Clothing and other necessities had been provided to him, but surely he had other personal items he wished to have around him. He had a home that could need his attention. Did he have a profession?People who were missing him? He hadn’t asked for the means to contact anyone on the surface, though.
Quincy chuckled. “Stop looking so panicked. Everything’s fine.”
“I abducted you.”
He took my hand and shook his head as he laughed again. “Only technically. I’m just asking because if we do go down, there’s other stuff I should do while we’re there.”
I nodded and squeezed his fingers. “Then we will go down for as long as you need.”
“You can keep being away from your duties?” He glanced at Munni and the others.
“Special dispensation for the newly mated. It won’t last forever, but we can take advantage while it’s available to us.”
