Sunny cleared his throat.
"You see, Captain. We were reasonably sure that his life was in danger. So, we took him into protective custody… sort of… and what would you know? We were right!"
Effie nodded energetically.
"Right! Those guys were trying to kill him, and we saved his live. So, we… are basically heroes. Yeah."
The Captain just stared at her with resignation.Letting out a groan, he leaned back and whispered in a tired voice:
"I'm too old for this crap. I'm too old…"
He remained silent for a long while, and then barked so loudly that the glass in the windows trembled.
"Then how did he disappear?! How the hell did he vanish from you goddamn protective custody?!"
Sunny took a deep breath.
"Well, sir, you see… his sister appeared and drove off with him. We haven't seen him since."
The Captain banged his head against the desk.
"His sister?! The same sister who escaped from a mental asylum yesterday?!"
Sunny nodded, then offered in a helpful tone:
"Yes, sir. Her name is Morgan."
"I know what her damn name is! I knooooow!"
The Captain straightened slowly and looked at them with a distant expression.
Then, he sighed and shook his head.
"In any case… both of you are suspended effective immediately. Until further notice, or indefinitely."
Sunny and Effie both raised their heads at the sound of that.
"Captain!"
"Sir!"
The Captain barked:
"Don't sir me! You don't even understand how royally you screwed up, do you?! And not just that, you screwed me over in the process!"
He gritted your teeth.
"You are lucky to be suspended, idiots. Be thankful that I'm not putting you behind bars! I would love nothing more! But that will only add to the mountain of crap I need to shovel. So… surrender your badges and get the hell out of my sight. Now!"
Sunny and Effie looked at each other.
Honestly, they did not particularly care about having these… badges. But out of respect for the elderly captain, they both acted appropriately crushed.
Effie hung her shoulders, walked up to the desk, and silently placed her badge on it.
Sunny took out his own and did the same.
After placing the badge on the desk and before letting go of it, though, he looked at the Captain and said:
"You can take our badges, Captain… but you can't take our resolve."
That nonsense sounded like something the Devil Detective would have said.
So, he said it.
The Captain looked at him tiredly.
Then, he sighed.
"I'm going to kill you."
Opening a drawer, he took out a holstered gun and began to pull the clasp open.
"I mean, I'm going to kill you right now…"
Sunny hurriedly let go of his badge and stepped away.
"Goodbye, Captain! Keep up the good work!"
A moment later, both he and Effie were gone, having retreated from the Captain's office with startling haste.
The old man looked down, at the two badges laying on his desk.
He sighed heavily.
"Too old,I'm too old… I'm too old for this crap..."