Unfair Tactics

Professor Cipher cleared his throat and adjusted his glasses. Even with his silvering temples, he still exuded an air of refined elegance. "Mr. Blackwood."

Julian straightened up, his expression serious. "Go ahead."

Professor Cipher smiled. "About this meeting, don't mention it to..."

"Don't mention it to whom?" A lazy female voice drifted in, accompanied by the tinkling of the café's wind chimes.