Interrupted Warning

Then, a chaotic rush of footsteps, the sound of bushes being violently brushed aside, and the detective's voice cracked with panic through the phone. "Crap! They've spotted me.

"Boss, they've found me! This is about the Mercer family. She's planning something against them—"

A dull thud and a cry of pain followed, as if the phone had been violently struck.

The detective shouted with his last breath