" You may go also," Dai ordered. Ryuku and Akira then excused themselvesfrom the room.*****Gabrielle was about to head out for breakfast, when the pho...e in herhotel room began to ring. "Tanaka." Agent Tanaka, this is Long Qinglan. We spoke earlier this week." Yes, Mr. Long, I remember you." Did you have a good trip?" Yes, I did, and the hotel here is more than satisfactory," Gabriellereplied."That is good then. I am calling because Inspector Chang will bedelayed this morning. She wishes to see. My parents really didn't want to see me more often, or to pay for the plane fares. My dear grandmother died in the summer of 1999, when I was 16 and about to become a junior. The trusts that were funding my parents' company transferred to them, over $10M. She never told me, but she also funded a trust for me, with over $1M in it." The last time I actually saw my parents was in February of 2000. The trusts had just passed through probate and they were giddy happy with all the money they had, so. I just replied, don’t forget your homework.I logged out early, went home got fresh, changed and left to the venue. I reached at 6:45, got the seating I wanted, it was in a hut surrounded by trees, it linked that one hut is for us, very minimal view from outside.Also made sure they gave me extension cord for my laptop and mobile charger. I then ordered a light starter and a drink for me.It was 7PM; I was sure they will be late, so I opened my laptop and did some research and took some notes on. Instead of hearing one of Rudy’s usual snappy answers, the receiver stayed silent this time. ‘Rudy?’ She asked, as their connection sometimes cut off while she was driving. ‘Are you still there?’ ‘Yeah?’ ‘Why’d you get quiet like that?’ Sandy heard his sigh come through. ‘If you weren’t with Jeremy, I’d be thinking very seriously about you right now.’ ‘Oh, no.’ Sandy tried to avoid the implications of what Rudy was getting at. ‘I’m not going to be one of those girls you always talk about in.