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Yeong receives a call. Her daughter, it transpires, was caught attempting to sneak into the Argent residence. She got quite a ways in before she was found by the eccentric millionaire's security, and both they and officers of the law were unable to extract how she did it from her. From the exasperated tone of voice of the officer who called her, Yeong could just picture the smug look her daughter must've had on her face while being interrogated, or as close to that as a minor could be.

She sighs and walks into the police station.

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Yup, that is very good security, she's getting even more impressed by Kaede.

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She leads them to a spacious living room, with an ornate fireplace, a wall lined with bookshelves, and comfortable seating.

"I do hope this will suffice. I take it your...child...would like to apologize?"

She looks to Kaede. 

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She looks at him.

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He manages to look appropriately apologetic. And sound it, too.

"I'm—very sorry about that. I didn't know about the history of people trying to break in here and it wasn't really related to—that. It was—a childish prank, I wanted to see if I could get in and out undetected, I wasn't going to take anything, but it was kinda—just a very silly thing to do."

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"We're agreed that it was silly and immature, but I suppose there was no harm done. You didn't take anything valuable, after all. I don't see any reason to press the issue."

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"I bet you wouldn't."

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She ignores him.

"Is that all?"

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"Yes, I believe so, if you don't feel like any reparations are necessary—"

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"What about you, Ms. Argent? What about what you've done? Do you even know his name? Igancio Loca, the kid whose life you ended. How does that feel?" 

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Her eye twitches, but her face betrays no emotion.

A guard leaves his post by the wall, approaching Stiles. 

Victoria raises a hand, and he stops. 

"What exactly are you accusing me of, young man?"

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"Murder."

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"I think I'd like you to leave," she says icily. 

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"—Stiles, why don't we stop bothering Mrs. Kreutzfeld?"

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"Sure. Can I use the bathroom before I go?"

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"Anything to get you out of my house, yes."

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Kaede follows.

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Yeong stays behind. "I'm sorry, I didn't know he'd go on about that, he insisted to come with us, I should've guessed. His—friend died in very... strange circumstances."

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"I understand. Grief can do strange things to the mind." 

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"It can," she agrees. "But what's strangest is that he somehow arrived in the room we were in without having come from the room outside."

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And in the meantime, Kaede accompanies Stiles "to the bathroom."

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"Did he? I suppose if he had the right tools..."

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Stiles tries to look for the bathroom. 

The guards are posted at every major intersection of hallways. 

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Yes they are, but given that Kaede knows the real investigation is elsewhere he doesn't expect anything to come of this.

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"So it was one of these 'objects' that caused that?"

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"I wasn't there, but I think so. Describe how it happened?"

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