Chapter 4. New Life?

Vince was meant to go through a big, tall iron fence, but he fell down onto the hard surface of the block. Vincent hurt himself when he fell on the fence too.

"Aaahh, I must be crazy," he moaned in pain. A short time later, Vincent realized he had hit an iron fence so hard that it broke. He rose from the fence's iron surface and stood on it without making a scratch.

"What happened to me?" Vincent said something and looked at his hands, which were moving back and forth. He didn't know what had happened to him. When Vincent turned around to look at Kyron, he was still sitting there, as if he were waiting for Vincent to come back.

"I'm not myself. What did really happen? I..." Vincent again put his hand on his neck. It was time for him to eat and drink. The bite from last night was still on his fingers.

Vincent had a different mood. He was changed in a big way by what happened to him.

Vincent walked away with a cold face, leaving Kyron to sit there and stare at him. Kyron then crawled after Vincent, who was still a long way ahead of him.

Kyron spoke in a baby's language, and he began to drool. Vince stopped and looked back when he got to the end of the alley. Kyron was already halfway to him when he saw him.

“Ah, don't follow me!” Vincent grumbled while scratching his head. Kyron didn't care and continued to crawl until he got closer to Vincent, who was starting to feel sorry for him. The chatter from the cute baby's mouth made Vincent even more confused. Finally, he came back to pick up Kyron and carry him.

“Don't be happy yet; this is only temporary. I will find an orphanage for you!” Vincent said this to Kyron, who looked happy to be carried by Vincent.

“Just troublesome!” Vincent grumbled as he walked, carrying Kyron without a sling.

When he arrived at the side of the road, the morning sun was shining hard enough to make Vincent suddenly cover his arms. His skin immediately felt like it was burning. His hand then pulled the head covering from the hoodie jacket he was wearing. While Kyron continued to be in his arms, Vincent crossed the street and passed two uniformed police officers who were looking for a murder suspect.

NEW YORK POLICE HEADQUARTERS (NYPD)

Michael Emerson is a detective who leads the NYPD's homicide division. He had just been promoted after solving a cold case that had gone unsolved for 20 years. A premeditated murder that apparently involved a famous conglomerate

This time, Mike gets a murder case that actually looks simple. A CEO was shot dead in his home, and the identity of the killer has been confirmed.

“Vincent James Cox, 27 years old, graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the field of software development. "Single, making $2,640 a month, and now also kidnapping,"," said Mike, reading the profile of the suspect he was currently pursuing. His colleague Jake Turner nodded in understanding and also looked at the photo of the suspect's profile.

“Does he have a criminal record?” Jake asked then.

"There aren't any. I don't think he's a professional killer," replied Mike while crossing his fingers on the table.

"A psychopath—sometimes they look too perfect, even though they could kill at any time," said Jake. Mike nodded in agreement, then invited his friend.

“We're going to Horus now. I want to know more about Cox!”

They left the office together. Their goal was to get stuff about Vincent Cox from the people he worked with. But before they left, their captain, Phillips Dune, intercepted them.

“The baby has not been found. His name is Kyron Donovan; he will be 10 months old tomorrow. Most likely it was Vincent Cox who brought it," said Phillips to his subordinates.

"Your duties have increased. Look for the baby until you find him, dead or alive!" Phillips handed Kyron's documents to Mike Emerson. Mike took a deep breath and was forced to accept it. Apart from investigating a murder case, Mike and his friend Jake have to deal with a missing child case.

“What will we do if the child is found?” Mike asked again.

“That's a matter for social services. Your business is to find him quickly before Vincent Cox kills him.” Captain Phillips left, leaving Mike and Jake, who looked at each other before one of them could only shrug his shoulders.

***

Meanwhile, Vincent, who doesn't know that he has become a fugitive from the police, is now in a small cafe to fill his stomach. For some reason, he was so hungry, as if he could eat a cow alone. Unfortunately, he continued to feel thirsty even though he had drunk two large bottles of mineral water.

As for Kyron, Vincent gave him plain bread and milk. Kyron was placed on a baby chair that happened to be owned by the cafe. With a loaf of bread without jam, Kyron busily bit into it and ate it.

“I'm still hungry and thirsty. What happened to me?" Vincent grumbled, complaining. He looked at the empty plate in front of him. He had eaten two large waffles and drank two large bottles of mineral water. For an adult, Vincent must be very full.

In his confusion, not far from where he was sitting, he heard an ambulance siren. The ambulance even passed the cafe not long after. It's a common sight that every day there are accidents in New York. However, this time, it caught Vincent's attention.

His eyes kept moving in the direction of the ambulance. Something that interested him caught his nose: the smell of rotting blood. Vincent's sharp eyes could see that a doctor was trying to help someone who had been in an accident and there was blood all over the place.

For some reason, Vincent took several deep breaths. He didn't know he was licking the corner of his mouth because his tongue was sticking out a little. As soon as he realized it, Vincent immediately became confused.

"What happened to me?" he said, as if panicked and afraid. His breathing was rapid, and his body felt very strange. Kyron just sat there in his chair, watching Vincent with his mouth full of breadcrumbs.

"Have you done? Let's go!" Vincent said he was panting, then took out his wallet and some money to pay for the food. He carried baby Kyron out of the cafe when the sun was starting to rise.

“Ahh!” Vincent grimaced in pain as he avoided the sunlight. He took cover again and put on a hoodie. Confusion finally made Vincent run while carrying baby Kyron with him. He ran to avoid the sun, which was very hot on his skin.

People who didn't care just passed by, until Vincent stopped in front of a shop window selling mirrors. Vincent turned to the mirror and stared in surprise. His face looked blurry, almost invisible, with pale, white skin like a corpse.

"Oh no! What happened to me?"