It did not take long for Clive to return to his desk at the precinct. He slid into the chair behind his desk, and his hands quickly got to work unlocking his computer as he adjusted his seat. Gears turned and his own mental instructions clicked into place as he preemptively formulated how he would go about his search for a connection to Phoenix. He tapped his fingers, annoyed, as he waited for his computer to fully boot up. After the icons of his desktop had loaded, he went to work.
Clive hardly noticed as others had made there way in and out of the shared office, only looking up when spoken to directly. "You didn't... ditch Yulia, did you?" he heard Natasha say.
Clive initially only responded by pulling the hood of his jacket over his head, but even from beneath the protection of the warm fabric he could feel Natasha's gaze. "She's out on the field. We're about to make some headway with the Avarice case. I can tell." He could hear Natasha hum as she turned and returned to her own desk. There was something more to it, a smile or a grin. Although Clive was not watching, he heard it in that small hum.
After finishing his extensive search, Clive narrowed down on two inmates that were somehow involved with Phoenix. The pair was suspected of working with Phoenix or Team Avarice at some level, but there was no evidence that was admissible in court to support the claims. They ended up being charged and incarcerated for other crimes, however. Clive wondered if after spending time in their cells, if they were more willing to open up about working with Phoenix.
"Olivine City Detention Center..." He mumbled to himself as he stood. He spent the next few hours gathering various records and placing them in his messenger bag, until it was time to call it quits for the day. It was about that time that his Pokemon would want to be out of their Pokeballs for a while.
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