During the service, Amon had stealthily disappeared from the congregation. This was because he was exhausted and needed a place to rest his head. If it wasn't for the fact that his parents had insisted on him being at the funeral he would not have bothered. The Verdemonts were not among his favorite people, they were mostly criminals and he abhorred criminals.
He had moved around the cetery, ignoring the ghosts that did not even give off a hint of fear when they saw his bell. The calmness made him uninterested in them so he continued on, in search of a resting place, it wasn't long before he found a good hiding spot behind a big old tombstone.
It was grey in color with a carving of a baby angel on the sharp tip at the top. The na on the tombstone was Valeria Verdemont who had died in 1902. For an old grave, it was well cared for and happened to be right beneath a big tree, providing shade so Amon found it perfect.
He had been sleeping until the Phoebe-Katherine and then Miranda, David and grandma Mayfair loud tug of words woke him up.
He thought silence would return when they left but Shark showed up and things beca more interesting. As his na was ntioned, he figured it was ti to make a grand entrance.
"I hope you did not mind resting here." He spoke to the gentleman ghost that was resting on top of the grave next to the one he had been resting on.
Under normal circumstances, he would just shake the bell and force it to move on to the other side but Phoebe had made him to see things differently. Of course, he was not as blind as her, giving all ghosts a chance because even a harmless ghost could change and beco harmful.
These Verdemont ghosts were just anchored to the family cetery, they could not go anywhere even if they wanted to.
He saw the way Phoebe was watching him with guarded eyes and looking at ghosts as if she was ready to leap to their rescue and protect them from the big bad ghost catcher.
"Relax, i will not touch them and there is no need to fill in on your plotting." He stood and straightened out his arms. A weary smile played on his lips as he approached the group. "I heard everything, if you wanted to keep this private then you should have checked the surroundings around you first. Ceteries are great places for shady business but it does not an the absence of witnesses."
David rolled his eyes. "Just tell us if you are in or out." He shifted his weight from one foot to another.
"Of course i am, anything to help Phoebe." His smile broadened when his eyes shifted to her.
He was looking at her like he was interested in more than just helping. A loud growl ca out of David's mouth, he felt his position being threatened each ti a man showed too much interest in Phoebe especially because they were not exactly exclusive.
They were still playing relationship chicken, no...she was the one doing that and he was all in.
Amon chuckled briefly, his smile had been deliberate as he wanted to tick David off. The Saxon needed his ego to be brought down a little.
Phoebe was not in the mood for any testosterone comparison matches, she just wanted this eting ended.
"What's the plan? You had those two before so how did they escape being thrown off the force?"
"They have connections, rember! CPD is a complicated organization, Sully and Amaro are just two small cogs in the machine, an organization of corrupt cops nation wide. We want to capture the entire group so we have been keeping an eye on them but this is a serious case so we can ditch them, we have others anyway."
His answer made perfect sense to her, indeed those two corrupt cops had been backed by soone high up back then.
"You need to arrest those two corrupt cops as soon as possible. What if they sll a rat and alert the rest of the group?"
Nodding in agreent, Amon moved his lips to the side. "I can do it tomorrow but just as Shark has inford you, we need to get the evidence before that so that they can't escape. My people, Paula and detective Shark here can handle that tonight. You guys can leave that to us."
David frowned imdiately. "No way! We have to co too." He spoke with fervent determination.
"Are you are cop? Do you even know of the basic requirents for collecting evidence? There are dangerous people at that club and you want to walk in with your screaming famous white hair. Don't you think that all eyes will be on you?
You have not been seen in a club in Fog city for over a year now because you stopped partying. If you show up and those two are arrested the next day, don't you think that it will be suspicious? As soon as Amaro and Sully learn that you passed by the Freezing moon, they will tie this back to you and Phoebe." Amon's face marred deep lines of worry.
"And you two won't be recognized?" David sarcastically asked.
On hearing his words, Amon chuckled. "And who said that we were going there ourselves?"
Phoebe's eyes opened wide as she suspected to understand what his question ant. "Then who? Are you sending soone else undercover?"
"Yes." Both cops answered almost in unison.
On hearing their plan, Phoebe shook her head in disagreent. What if what happened to Paula happened again. "You said the people in there were dangerous...."
"Besides the decorative dish is in the ladies bathroom on the VIP floor, not just any commoner can access it. It would take months before that person gets a chance to upgrade to that floor." Paula interjected. "The club security has been upgraded since my death, they are not hiring any new workers or adding new VIP's to their list for the mont to avoid another infiltration. It is going to be next to impossible for any undercover cop to make it to the top floor."
She made a valid point that Amon and Shark hadn't yet thought about. Usually for such a case, a team had to sit and strategize on how to proceed. But in this case there was no ti for that and the less people knew about it the better.
"Damn it!" Shark kicked the air to express his frustration. Initially this seed like a piece of cake but it was getting harder by the minute.
Amon clapped once and blinked frequently when an idea ca to him. "There is only one route that we could take, we already know of a celebrity that suits the role perfectly." He elevated his brows and stared at Phoebe who caught on quickly.
"No, no not him." She shook her head vehently. "Not my brother, no way."
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