Chapter 37: Talanat
A room in the hallway on the east side of the venue is the dressing room of Luna, the protagonist of tonight's banquet. The girl sat in front of the one-person-tall fitting mirror, and Mobiki and Krant beside her were busy on the left and right.
Crane is tasked with tending to Luna's dress, removing dust, and adjusting the decorations. He is usually in charge of Luna's outfit and is confident that he is very knowledgeable about dressing, but this dress still makes him scratch his head. The dress looks like a traditional low-cut dress with four layers of fabric underneath the skirt and different shades of pink, with pure white flowers and small crystals. It is said that when you dance in this dress, you will have a flowing visual effect, and when you dance gracefully, it will be simply beautiful.
He knew that the master had put a lot of effort into it this time, and he must not mess it up, so he took out several times the usual energy. His concentration is unusually focused, and his eyes never leave his hands. When you blink, your hand stops.
Mobiki's job isn't easy, as she's in charge of putting on Luna's makeup. Don't look at this aunt in her fifties, her fingers are as nimble as a fifteen-year-old girl. Normally, it takes 10 minutes to melt, but not today. Mobiki was much more cautious, as if it was not Luna sitting in front of her, but a statue, a work of art. Each stroke is carefully drawn, and once the drawing is done, you have to look at it again and decide what to do next.
"Auntie, it's not so detailed, is it?" Luna, who had been sitting for more than ten minutes, said, "Crane, how's the dress?" β
"Don't worry, miss," Crant leaned over and checked the bottom to see if there was anything that couldn't be opened, "and I promise nothing will go wrong." β
"I'm asking how long it will be."
"Ah, miss, don't move." Mobiki exclaimed. Luna turned her head slightly as she spoke, "This one is almost crooked, come and show me." β
Mobiki used the thumb and middle finger of both hands to fix Luna's head, leaned closer, squinted and double-checked, and then reassured.
"It's okay, it's okay, let's move on...... Ah? β
"Aunt Mobiki, you kicked me." Crane said. The two were busy above and below, and they couldn't see each other, and Crane was kicked by Mobiki. Losing his balance, he hurriedly supported the ground with his knees - absolutely not with his hands, the young lady's dress had not yet been checked.
Luna had no choice but to continue to be her statue, watching the two of them dangle behind her eyes. She wanted to pack up so she could go to the venue to say hello to the guests. Of course, the main thing is to see if Cavendish is coming.
Cavendish was in a room in the west hallway, with Tarannath. As soon as he entered the room, he staggered to a table, and while holding the table with his right hand, he glued the eavesdropping device in his hand under the table. This movement was blocked by him with his body, and Taranath behind him would not be seen.
"It's really, a little dizzy." Cavendish covered his head and shook it slightly.
"Are you alright, Mr. Cavendis?"
"Okay, I'll go to the bathroom."
As soon as he got out of the house, Cavendish was cured of his "illness" and hurried to the bathroom at the end of the corridor - not for convenience, of course, but through the mobile phone software, connected to the bugging device, to record the sound in the house.
He was right. Shortly after he went out, Talanath immediately took out his phone. The reason why he followed to the venue also had his own purpose. Dialing a number, Talanath waited anxiously with his phone in his hands.
The call went through.
"You're finally calling."
"Yes sir, I've arrived at the venue."
"Okay, do you see that girl?"
"Not yet, but it's definitely in the venue."
"Okay, watch her, I'll contact you when I have news here."
Talanat breathed a sigh of relief, his mission was now half completed, and he could ask for compensation.
"Good, good. So, the medicine I sent over, this money...... Isn't it ......"
"Hehe, don't worry, I won't miss you a point, I'll find someone to send it to you later."
"That's good, that's good, thank you, thank you."
Like a pug, Talanath smiled flatteringly, hung up the phone, and sat down in his chair with relief.
As long as he survives tonight, he will be able to get his money, and then say goodbye to the White Cross Hospital and all this mess of people and things. It's just that the money has to be confirmed in person, and he originally wanted to transfer money online, but the other party had to get a security protection program or something like that, saying that it was to avoid being followed. Talanath didn't want to make such a hassle, he would only use his computer to save some files and not understand the rest.
He didn't know that the words just now were recorded in Cavendish in his mobile phone word for word, and now Cavendish finally had a decisive blow. He waited in the toilet for a while, making sure that there would be no new content, and hurried out of the toilet and went straight to the venue to find Headley.
As soon as Headley hung up a phone, he saw his son, who had just faltered, walking towards him with a hurried expression.
"What's wrong son? It's okay? β
"Father, I want to talk to you about something alone."
Looking at Cavendish's solemn expression, Headley knew that something big was wrong for his son. Although he was not polite, he said goodbye to his acquaintances, stepped out, and went to the west hallway with Cavendish to listen to Cavendish recount his findings.
"You said Talannat ...... Secretly trafficking EXP drugs? Headley doesn't seem to be convinced yet.
"It's true, father, you listen to this."
Cavendish played the recording again, and Headley was convinced, his brow furrowed.
"Son, you go and stabilize him, I'll be there right away."
"Good father."
Cavendish walked back and pushed the door open, startling Talenath as he watched Cavendish walk up to him.
"Ka, Mr. Cavendis, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, but I'm afraid you're okay, Taranath." Cavendish shΕ righteously said, "EXP drug thing." β
One sentence made Talanath ooze a cold sweat, and his eyes couldn't move anymore. He was exposed, and I don't know how.
"I, this ......"
"What's going on, Tarannath?"
Headley appeared, followed by Rhea and Ivor. Looking into Headley's gaze, Taranath was even more horrified.
"Wait, wait, Dean, I'm ......"
Headley walked up to Tarlannat, his expression grim β and a little hideous.
"You're going to betray me. You didn't take all of those drugs for experiments, and some of them were handed in, right? I took the initiative to follow here today to keep track of my movements, right? β
"No...... I ......"
"I didn't want to doubt you, but since you don't want to come back to me, I'm sorry."
Before Cavendish could understand the meaning of these words, he saw his father raise his hand, and there was actually a silenced pistol in his hand, and with a muffled sound, Talanath was shot through the neck. He didn't die right away, he staggered to his knees, blood gushing from his neck and mouth. A second bullet entered his eye and passed through the skull. He fell backwards, throwing out a cloud of blood.
Cavendish was stunned by the sight in front of him. This thing has developed too much, how can this be?
"Father, father, no matter how much you say, you won't be ......"
"As for you, my son," Headley turned to Cavendish again, "I thank you for letting him show his feet, but at the same time, you know some of our secrets, and I can't let you be too free." β
As soon as he finished speaking, Rhea and Ivor behind Headley stepped forward together, each of them grabbed one arm and pressed Cavendish to the ground.
The sudden change in the situation was beyond Cavendish's imagination, and he looked up at the man in front of him with difficulty, wondering whether he should call his father or not.
"It's ...... What's going on? β
Headley crouched down, stroked Cavendish on the head, and answered him coldly.
"Son, you're too impulsive, you know something you shouldn't know. I might as well tell you that Talanath has always been my subordinate, and we belong to the same organization. β
"Organization? Isn't it a hospital? β
"Of course not, he has been working for me, getting EXP drugs through the hospital and then secretly storing them, this is my order. Because tissues need drugs to make experimental materials. I think it started in September last year. β
Speaking of which, Headley was a little self-conscious.
"If it weren't for the 'Viper' screwing up, we wouldn't have been able to do this job, but now it's taking advantage of the Sildar group."
"Father, who the hell are you?" Cavendish forgot his doubts, and his voice began to grow angry.
"I'm in charge of the extraction of pharmaceutical ingredients in the organization. But I know that I am just a pawn of the organization, and after using it, sooner or later I will be thrown away like a 'poisonous snake'. I'm not reconciled! So, I hid a plan and wanted to make a name for myself, but ......"
Headley looked at Talenat's corpse and didn't speak, but Cavendish kind of understood. The person who spoke to Talanath on the phone before should be someone from "that organization". Unwilling to follow his father's lead or be tempted by the Order, Tarlannat acts as a pawn of the Order, secretly transporting Headley's medicines. When I came here today, I was probably worried about my father's movements, so I came to monitor it.
"Actually, I already knew about what you were investigating in the hospital." Headley's voice pulled Cavendish back into his mind. "Shortly before that medical malpractice, I suspected that Talanath had betrayed me, but he was tactful and I couldn't investigate directly. So I wanted to find someone to check it for me. β
"Could it be...... I? β
"You're smart, son, and I'm using you to suspect Taranath and expose him. To tell you the truth, I deliberately found someone to mix that powder into the medicine bottle. β
A doubt was solved, and Cavendish didn't know what to say.
"That's the empty bottle......"
"It was Ivor who recycled it, and his lockpicking skills are quite good."
"And my computer ......"
"Lea is much more clever than your friend, and has already set up a virus on your computer so that I can control it at will. Before Ivor could come into your office, I broke the software. β
"And the powder ......"
"I kept Taranath in the warehouse, and when I needed to experiment, I took it out of the warehouse. But I didn't expect that he actually brought the medicine to that person, if it weren't for you, son, I might not have found out. β
Now, all of Cavendish's thoughts are connected. He discovers the truth, but doesn't want to believe it. He has been running around for the hospital and for his father, but in the end, all he knows is the fact that his father is behind the scenes.
Looking at Cavendish with a dazed face, Headley stood up and asked Rhea and Ivor to tie Cavendish up.
"Forgive me, son, I won't kill you, but I also hope you don't get involved in this. Sometimes knowing too much is not good for yourself. β
The changes kept pounding on his nerves, and Cavendish was on the verge of collapse. Before being gagged, he shouted his last words.
"Tell me! Are you really my father!? β
Headley, who was about to walk out of the room, stood and turned his back to his son.
"I'm Headley Zoluz, but in the Order, I call myself by my code name."
He turned his head.
"The code name is Taranath."
*****
After dealing with Talanath and Cavendis, the trio returned to the venue. The number of guests increases, but Luna is still nowhere to be seen. Just as he happened to walk past a waiter with a plate, Headley called him over.
"Where's Miss Sarudo's dressing room?"
"Fourth room in the east hallway, sir. But it may not be convenient now. β
"Well, I know, I'll find a convenient time to get over."
Headley replied. As soon as the waiter left, he led Ivor and Rhea into the corridor on the east side.
With Baird's mind, using Talanath is certainly not as simple as stealing some medicines. Perhaps, he had realized his true purpose. It was originally planned to start after the banquet, but now it has to be done in advance.
Today, it's time to wrap everything up.
The three of them find Luna's room and knock on the door, and it is Mobiki who opens the door. She had just finished a big project with Crane and was taking a break in the house. Seeing Headley, Luna, dressed in a tuxedo dress, stood up and bowed to Headley. Mobiki and Krant bowed as well.
"Dean Zoluz, why are you here?" Luna asked.
Headley didn't answer, and with a wave of his hand, the two people around him stepped forward quickly. Ivor knocks out Crane, and Rhea does the same to Mobiki. Finally, there is Luna, who is covered with gauze from Hedley's hands* and quickly passes out. The pink dress spreads out like drops of water falling to the ground as she leans on, allowing Luna to fall on top of it.
"Take her away, notify the helicopter, plan ahead."
Headley said to Ivor. I looked at my watch again, and it was 7:25, enough time.
*****
Alex has been on standby in the parking lot outside, ready for Luna to leave if she needs to. In addition, he is also a temporary security guard, directing the parking of guests' vehicles. The number of cars in the parking lot increased, Alex looked at his watch, at 7:22, the guests should have arrived, and he took advantage of this time to solve the internal emergency.
In fact, Alex mainly wanted to take time off to rest so that he could have a chance to see Luna in her dress. Although she usually serves by the side of the lady, the dress of the lady is rare to see.
After entering the corridor of the venue through the back door, the young man suddenly had a wonderful idea. He knew which room Luna was in, and although there were restrooms on the east and west sides, he "subconsciously" walked into the corridor on the east side, expecting a "serendipitous" meeting with Mademoiselle in the hallway.
Turning the corner, Alex arrives at the bathroom door, where he doesn't meet Luna. Also, the young lady will enter the venue directly when she is ready, how can she come to the back door?
Entering the bathroom, Alex, who was untying his hands, heard a series of hurried footsteps, and someone really went out from here. He put on his pants, washed his hands, and straightened his clothes in front of the mirror before going out of the bathroom. Since it's not okay to meet "by chance", it's always okay to ask the lady about her status, right?
Alex then went to Luna's door and knocked softly, but there was no response, not even a sound. Alex instantly felt that something was abnormal, and knocked again, but no one opened the door. Unease crept up Alex's face, and he pushed the door open and rushed in.
Falling to the ground are Mobiki and Crane, and Luna is gone. Taken aback, Alex looked around the room and saw nowhere to be found.
What happened? He quickly thought of the footsteps near the back door, could it be that?
Alex flew up and rushed out the back door. The parking lot was full of cars, and the scene didn't change anything from before he entered. Damn, it's been a few minutes since I heard the sound, and the other party has already fled in a car by now, what can I do?
Fortunately, Alex quickly calmed down and decided to inform Widkan first and then find a solution. Before he could move, a woman's scream could be heard in the west hallway.
"Murderββββ!!
Alex was startled and immediately ran to the voice. By the time he arrived at the room where Talanate's body was, several people were already blocking the doorway, supporting a woman with weak legs. Alex squeezed into the room and gasped at the sight of a corpse, but exhaled - it wasn't Luna. But why is Cavendish on the side? And also tied up?
Confused, Alex forgot what to do, when his phone alerted him.
"Who?"
"Is it Alex Sundell?"
In a deep and shrill voice, Alex frowned, this was not his acquaintance.
"Who are you?"
"Don't ask, I know where the woman you're looking for. Send the location to your phone now. β
"My young lady, you say? How do you know? β
"If you have time to ask questions, let's think about what to do."
The phone was hung up unilaterally. Then, an address, along with a screenshot of the map, was sent to Alex's phone. This place Alex knows, a nail building on the northern outskirts of the city that has not been completely demolished. Will Miss be there? Could this be true?
Intuition told Alex that he should take the stranger's word for it.
Right now, everyone's attention is focused on the corpse. Even if the police arrive, they will investigate the homicide first. Alex couldn't afford to wait, he didn't know who was taking Luna to a certain place or what he was going to do. He had to act immediately, but he couldn't do anything about it alone.
Alex rolled his eyes and had an idea. As he ran out of the back door to find the car, he sent the address and map to Widkan and added a text message: "Miss may have been kidnapped, the kidnappers must have something to do with the murder, they are here." "My lord has always trusted himself, as long as he mentions it to the police, the police will definitely follow.
And before that, I have to take the lead and confirm whether the words of this "well-wisher" are true or false.