–I'll go with you, sir. It is my duty to ensure your safety to the end, – said Mr. Spencer, and sat down beside him.
The cab drove along the familiar streets of London. They drove in silence, each thinking of his own things.
– Mr. Spencer! – Solomon broke the silence, – I don’t understand, – why they scared me with stupid messages on my cell phone? Why did they put a rat in my toilet? They could just steal me from any secluded place.
–It is not so easy to kidnap a serious person in a city that is under total video surveillance. But, with the help of psychological blackmail, the criminals were able to get you to voluntarily leave the room and through the basement room to find yourself in the London sewers. Well, the rat was planted on you so that we would call the deratization team, which deliberately left the door to the basement open. So it's all very well thought out and quite professional, including your relationship with Yesenia.
At the mention of Yesenia, Solomon sighed heavily.
– Sir, she must be the one you're most worried about.
–Yes, you're right. It's a terrible feeling when the creature you love turns out to be…
Solomon could not finish the sentence. He silently took a lighter with the image of Sherlock Holmes from his pocket and twirled it with still unhealed fingers.
–I understand your worries, but Yesenia was doomed in any case. As the autopsy showed, she was a heavy drug addict, just like her brother Carlos, who owed a large sum to the Colombian cartel. If he didn't pay, they would sentence him to death. So, an English prison was his only salvation now.
They drove to the airport in silence.
– There's your check-in counter, sir, – said Spencer pointing to the red-green Italian airline signs, – let's say goodbye, from now on you're under the jurisdiction of Heathrow airport security.
– Thank you for everything, Mr. Spencer. Thank you and goodbye.
– I would say – see you soon. As far as I know, you received offers of cooperation with our specialists?
Solomon looked hard at Spencer.
– After what happened to me here, I am not in a position to discuss this topic yet.
– Okay. Let's postpone it until the court.
– What court?
– Trial of criminal gangs. You are an injured party and a valuable witness all rolled into one. Without your presence, it will be impossible to pass judgment on this criminal. So get ready sir. You will soon be summoned to an English court, and at the same time discuss cooperation issues with your colleagues.
