A moment later, Thalia ventured, “If I'm not mistaken... the man's name is Doggo?”
As soon as she had said that, Anthony and Miguel both wore skeptical expressions on their faces.
“Doggo? You're certain?” Miguel asked incredulously.
Who would name himself such? Even dogs have proper names nowadays. Why would he regress and use a dog's name for himself?
At that, Thalia frowned. “Wait a moment. Let me rack my brain for a bit...” With her lovely brows knitted together, she mulled it over solemnly. Some time passed before she abruptly remembered the name. “Oh yes, the man's name is Diego!”
“Diego? Are you absolutely sure?” Anthony's eyes were fixed on her.
“Yeah, it's Diego, all right. I remember I even investigated him back then and once saw a photo of him!” Thalia asserted.
Anthony shifted his gaze to the laptop screen. It so happened that it displayed the information Miguel found, a picture of a man holding a gun. Seeing that, he immediately turned it to face Thalia. “Is this the man?”
Thalia leaned forward for a closer look. In the next heartbeat, she slammed her hand on the table. “Yes, it's him!”
“Are you really sure, Thalia?” Anthony queried, afraid that she might have gotten things mixed up in her mind.
“I'm a hundred percent sure because this was the photo I saw at that time!” Thalia enunciated.
Hearing that, Anthony instantly turned the laptop back to face himself. “Got it!” After he had said that, his fingers flew across the keyboard. In no time, he found some leads on Diego.
“Gotcha!” he crowed.
At once, Miguel crowded over. “What did you find?”
“There's not much on him, only this portrait photo of him that was taken inadvertently... Eh, wait. That's not right. He seems to have been arrested when he committed a crime two years ago. Coincidentally, he's imprisoned right here!” While saying that, Anthony swung his gaze to Miguel and Thalia.
Thalia sat across from them and did not crowd over for a look, but her eyes narrowed a fraction when she glimpsed the look in his eyes. “What are you up to now?”
Anthony held her gaze. “Thalia, you must have some connections here as well, right?”
“Don't tell me you want to go—”
“Yup!” Anthony interjected before she could even finish her utterance, his eyes on her glinting with sheer determination.
Thalia inhaled deeply. “It's not difficult to make arrangements for that, but is there a point in doing so?”
“I can't tell for sure, but I know we'll definitely gain something by going there!” Anthony maintained.
A slight frown marred Thalia's countenance. Defeated by his penetrating stare, she finally shot to her feet irritably. “Got it! I'll go and make the arrangements right away!”
“Can you make it today?” Anthony asked.
Jerking her head back, Thalia glared at him. “Why don't you just ask for an immediate meeting?”
“That works, too! I can leave anytime!”
“Argh!”
“I believe that it's undoubtedly a trivial matter, considering your capabilities!” Anthony exclaimed.
Since he had flattered her such, there was no reason for Thalia not to unleash her capabilities.
Sweeping a gaze over him, she boasted, “Well, you're right. It's indeed a trivial matter!” With that said, she walked away with her phone in hand.
Anthony shared a look with Miguel, upon which Miguel wondered, “Is she really that powerful?”
“Are you looking down on Darknetz Ace?” Anthony retorted.
The instant Miguel heard that, he bobbed his head. “Ah, that's true!”
“Perhaps you can consider joining Darknetz?” Anthony drawled.
However, Miguel promptly declined, “Forget it. I'm scared Dave would kill me!”
“Were you not scared Mr. Dave would kill you when you joined my team, then?” Anthony countered.
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