Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 28: Auntie Denise

Date 20 Mar 2321

Time 16:30

Location Sky Blossom City, Police Department – 89th Precinct

Sitting in the empty investigation room I was amusing myself by fiddling with the handcuffs on my wrists more like I was trying to fiddle but to no end. I wanted to sleep but the cuffs were intriguing.

There was something about the handcuffs that seem to cut off my connection with my grimoire.

Even though I have only contracted the grimoire for like two days, I felt like a part of me was missing being unable to sense the grimoire.

I was trying to figure out what made the handcuffs special enough to block my connection with the grimoire. Was it because it was made of a special substance or it was something else different.

Since my connection with the grimoire was cut off I could not use my soul pupils to check the working of the handcuffs.

While I was busy trying to figure out the working of the handcuffs the door of the investigation room slammed open and a lady dressed in blue in her 50s walked in.

Throwing the file in her hands on the table she sat in the chair in front of me.

Seeing her I said “took you long enough” I had been locked in the room for 15 minutes and no one addressed me till now.

“Watch your tone, Wyatt? I am the chief of the Police Department – 89th Precinct now, not your aunt.” Said the policewoman.

Come to think of it she does look a little bit familiar, if I am not wrong the only time I no young Wyatt had seen her was during his parent’s funeral.

She is the nice aunt who stayed with young Wyatt for a whole day after the funeral and also brought the tasty shawarma. She claimed to be mama Wyatt’s friend.

‘What was her name again, Auntie Denise?’ Young Wyatt didn’t know that she was chief of police.

“I wanted to check on you again but never got time to, Sky Blossom is a busy city after all.”

‘You did not get the time? If you cared you would have made the time.’ I thought remembering how young Wyatt died miserably all alone not finding anyone to depend on.

I was enraged, coming out of nowhere and acting as if you got me all figured out, ‘no lady you don’t get to do that!’

“Can I go now? I think you should have investigated everything by now.”

“No you are not going anywhere and Yes we did investigate and the other party is pressing criminal charges on you. For the charges attempt to murder, assault and assault against mortals.”

“Okay, I see the neighbourhood cameras were not clear enough, I have some evidence here on me and I would be pressing criminal charges too on all five of them for the charges of attempt to murder, assault, fraud, extortion, blackmail, harassment. And I would like a bottle of water, I don’t drink tap water.”

Grimoire had functions similar to a smartphone, for example, Internet connectivity, a mobile browser, The ability to sync all the card apprentice accounts and ID to itself, Embedded memory, camera etc.

Using the video recording function of the grimoire I had recorded the events that transpired in front of Wyatt residence.

“What have you been through Wyatt? You have completely changed! You’re no longer the boy I knew once.”

“Yes, losing both of your parents at a young age does that to a person. Now if you are done I would like these cuffs off of me.”

The police chief sighed and said, “you are free to go, your class teacher already provided us with appropriate evidence.”

As she removed the cuffs off me, I said “I would like to file criminal charges against those five goons.”

“About that, I don’t recommend you doing that. Zhang Mercenary are a group of bloodthirsty dogs who wouldn’t think twice before biting others.

Don’t worry about them targeting you again I will send the leader a warning, that should do. Pressing criminal charges will only aggravate them.

You are a young card apprentice with too much to lose fighting them. Just focus on your studies and college entrance exam.”

“I have already lost too much to them to care about losing anything else.”

“You are alive aren’t you, this is not everything, let the past be past and move on. Zhang Mercenary group Ltd. Is not someone you should be messing with.”

“Will you file my complaint or should I hire a lawyer?”

The police chief let out an exhausted sigh and said “you young people all are hot-blooded, okay I will fill the complaint. Let’s have coffee together sometime.”

“I have quit drinking coffee and I have nothing to say to you.” Lady, you can’t just walk in and try to act as if you care all of the sudden.

I was out for blood and would not stop until I saw them bleed dry. Kevin Zhang was just an ordinary Card Soldier with a silver grimoire.

With enough money, I would suppress him in no time.

Walking out of the police station I saw someone I never expected to see, Class teacher Robert Wang.

I shouldn’t be surprised to see him after all, Denise did say that the evidence was provided by my class teacher. But I did not think he had the nerve to stick around.

With a smile showing all his 32 teeth and an oily bald head, he greeted me saying” student Wyatt you alright? They weren’t rough on you were they. I talked to them and cleared all the misunderstandings.”

Wang did not want to wait for Wyatt after seeing his prowess against three novice card students but remembering the words of principal Johnson about him finding a new job if he could not bring Wyatt to school, he gritted his teeth and waited for Wyatt.

Now I know who called the cops, pissed I asked him “Did you call the cops?”

Wang hurriedly waved his hands in the air and said “No need to thank me, student Wyatt. I was just doing my job as a good citizen and teacher.”

“Why would I need to thank you? You got me into jail in the first place. Now scram your face is annoying me!”

This last sentence was what teacher Wang used to say to young Wyatt. At least I was more lenient as there were no students present as an audience.

Wang’s oily head started to sweat hearing Wyatt’s tone, he no longer thought of Wyatt as a mere student whom he could push around.

Knowing his tricks won’t work here he decided to not talk much but just ask if Wyatt would be attending the school.

“Student Wyatt, I will take my leave. And will you be attending school in future? The special classes for the new Card students are about to start soon.”

“Special classes for Card Students, what’s that about?”

“I do not have an idea, every year teachers of Card Soldier level are invited to teach the Card Student class to prepare for the college entrance exam, The special classes are about to start so I wanted to know if you will attending the school”

“I will now scram!”

Getting his answer Wang skedaddled.

Fu<k I am really tired, hailing a cab I went home for a good rest.

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Date 20 Mar 2321

Time 16:45

Location – Sky blossom City, East Zone, Zhang financiers Main office

Tring-a-Ring… Tring-a-Ring…

“Hello, uncle! I was just thinking about you?”

“You should be after all you only remember me when in trouble. One job! You can’t even handle a weak little kid, what good are you? You Dumbass..”

“It’s not like that uncle, I did not expect him to contract a silver grimoire!”

“And what about him single-handedly defeating three of our members?”

“They were trainee cadets, they were no match for a silver grimoire holder.”

“You fool! So what if they are trainee? In the eyes of people, they were part of the Zhang Mercenary. I leave just for few weeks and you are ruining all my years of hard work.”

“Don’t worry uncle I will fix it soon!”

“No, keep this mark on hold till I come back. He seems to have friends in high places. The police chief of the 89th precinct just called to warn me to stay away from the kid.”

“But I heard that the kid is pressing criminal charges on our people. Three of them are recruits who show a promising attitude.”

“Leave it alone till I return. Do you understand me?”

“I understand uncle!”

“How’s recruitment going on? the funds I gave you should be enough right?”

“The recruitment is moving faster than expected.”

“Good! Good! Don’t disappoint me again.”

Tue… Tutu