EXPLANATORY NOTE: This chapter contains hints of sexuality, explicit violence, and sensitive (religious) themes for some adults.
If you are sensitive to these themes, it is recommended that you stop reading this story.
After that, he had no further contact with the men.
For the time being, he gestured to the detective to give them their location.
Upon arriving home, he searched the data source and sent him the exact address.
The detective was satisfied for the moment and put the photo away.
John took out his wallet and left some bills on the table.
He announced he had several matters to attend to.
The first would be to send him the location of that greenhouse.
Clive agreed.
Before leaving the table, he told John that he should treat his hand, otherwise he could contract an infection.
John, without turning to look at him, nods and leaves.
The detective remained at the table finishing his meal.
At this moment, his cake had been brought to him, which he gladly accepted.
He places the plate on the table and thinks for a moment.
After a moment, he picks up his phone and answers on the other end.
He just comments. "Annie, maybe... well, what do you have for me?"
The first thing he does after leaving the restaurant is go to a nail salon.
They tell him that, with his open wounds, they can't apply the materials, not to mention that they don't have a dry surface to adhere to and can cause serious infections.
There's no way to help him in that regard.
Although they have finger protectors made of latex, which he can dig into with his nails, they aren't invisible.
However, they blend well with skin color; they come in various shades.
John agrees; it's better than nothing.
On the way, at a store, he decides to buy some gloves with bare fingertips.
Wearing both will help hide his condition a bit while it heals.