1:51 A.M.The apartment was dimly-lit and quiet, save for the patter of running water, shortly cut off by the squeak of the turning faucet. Chun-Li wrung the water out of her long hair before stepping onto the fluffy mat laid out next to the shower stall. An old yellow towel was wound around her body, another being scrubbed through her hair before
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She shifted on the couch, tucking her strong legs comfortably beneath her and to the side. "There's some fresh coffee in the pot. You remember where the mugs are kept, right?"
Her eyes followed Hidari as he crossed the room. A late night visit wasn't terribly unusual, but more often than not it was to drop off private documents or report in on what he'd managed to pick up on surveillance. "What have you got for me tonight, anything good?"
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[And suddenly, a USB drive MAFIA is tossed by the hard-boiled detective, and lands near Chun-li.] I lucked out. Philip phoned me this evening while he was looking up restaurant chains. [The less said about that conversation the better.] Apparently, our good friends at EXE have been buying out the local Bistros under the Shadowloo name to fund their Memory production in New York. As it happens, that place we went to when we first met? Owned by them.
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It wasn't one she recognized, but that hardly mattered. She would find out who he was one way or another.
"It's rude to enter a lady's apartment if she hasn't invited you," she replied mildly, continuing to type and click, dispatching an e-mail to her partner to call the police. Someone would need to take this guy in, and she didn't own a vehicle. Of course, she doubted her partner was still awake at this point, but it wouldn't matter in the end. Once he was subdued, she could place the call herself.
"What do you want?"
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"I apologize for the intrusion, but it's not every day that 'the world's strongest woman' comes to New York to shake down my employees."
He absentmindedly adjusted his gloves, what looked like a small blue lightning bolt dancing across the metal studs. "I'll make this short. I'm prepared to pay you generously to drop the investigation."
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"For a businessman, I can't help noticing that you're not exactly dressed for business." Her dark eyes flicked momentarily over his shirtless attire. The way he stood, she knew he had martial combat abilities. He was relaxed, for now, but that would change.
She stood in front of her coffee table, arms at her sides, regarding him suspiciously. "You've done your research on me...and now that you're here, and seen my non-luxury penthouse suite, I'm sure you can see that money doesn't interest me." Chun-Li didn't smile. "Justice does."
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She closed the laptop and set the coffee mug on the table, swinging out her legs and planting her bare feet on the floor before quietly padding to the door and peeping through the hole. That was Hei, all right. The code and the sight of him were enough to confirm his identity. Undoing the latch, she opened the door with a sheepish smile.
"Come on in. Awfully late, isn't it?" He was probably just as dedicated as she was to wrapping up this case.
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"That's a relief. Seems like we're on the right track, then, if they're starting to take notice. I'll get my robe." She turned away to disappear back inside her bedroom. "Help yourself to some coffee! Mugs are in the cupboard above the sink."
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