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- 3.4 - Black and White Mystery (The Bomb)
LUKE MATTHEW
I RAN OUT of the street to the busy road and hailed a cab. It was just a few minutes past eight when I arrived at the mall and I still have enough time before nine strikes.
I headed for the arcades, like what Mrs. Ticcus informed us. There were two here and I found Levy on the hoops of the first. I approached him as discreetly as possible.
“You’re here for the masquerade invitation.” My eyes widened when Levy spoke. He faced me with a devilish smirk on his lips. “You won’t take it from me while I’m alive.”
“Levy, let’s not make a scene here. Just hand over the invitation and we’ll end this criminal business you’re in. We’ll set you free!” I tried to talk to him but my words may have just fallen on deaf ears.
“Set me free? from what? Did it not occur to you that maybe I joined because I wanted to? This is not as simple as you think, Luke. You and Hibara will find yourselves tangled in
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