Yeah, I know, I'm slow, but it's better to be late than never .....






Loraine looked at Nick in disbelief. "Can you repeat that again, please?"


"This is the symbol of the Monkey King Sun Wukung. A Chinese legend. There is also a novel by Hsi Yu Chi called: 'The Journey to the West.'"


"Does that mean that our stranger from the emergency room is a legend? Sorry, but that doesn't look particularly good in my reports."


"No, of course it doesn't say that. Even if he knows the meaning of the sign, I don't think it has a deeper meaning."


"Can you tell me more about it?"


Nick checked his books again. "It is said that he had superhuman powers, and for example he stole the peaches of immortality with which he turned the gods against him. He had a magic wand and flew with a cloud ....."


“I beg your pardon?” Loraine stared at him. "A cloud?"

"Yes, why? ... Loraine, it's a fairy tale character, I don't think it will help you in your case."


"Yeah ... you're right." She looked at you clock. "I'm sorry, but I have to go. Steven will be waiting for me." She pointed to the old book, then held Nick in his hands. "Can I borrow this?"


"Of course. Here." They got up, Loraine took her jacket off the stand and he opened the door for her. "Call me when I can help you again."


"Yes, I will thank you."


On the way to the police station, she couldn't get the matter out of her head. She kept thinking about the book lying next to her in the passenger seat and what O'Leary had said: "... he had called a cloud." How could that be? Could there really be a connection between the legend and her case? She shook her head vigorously. No, it had to be a coincidence! There had to be another explanation.


Her cell phone ripped her out of her thoughts.She turned on the speakerphone and picked it up.


"Hello? Davidson here."


"Good evening, this is Dr. Stewart. We have made a few discoveries about your stranger that may interest you.


"Oh, thanks, I'll be there as soon as I can. See you soon."


"OK."


Loraine grinned and hung up. 'So now I'm excited.'


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Gohan, Goten, Vegeta, Trunks and Kuririn had meanwhile reached the city and it was already dawn. Kuririn had only woken up a few minutes ago and was staggering a little beside his friends. They were surrounded by skyscrapers and they were walking a little aimlessly down the sidewalk next to a busy street. Numerous passers-by came towards them, but the group didn't get much further.


"Somehow it looks the same here as it does here, don't you think?" asked Trunks to Goten.


"Yes, but has anyone apart from me ever wondered where and how to spend the night?After all, we've been here for a while and I don't feel like sleeping in the open all the time. And I'm hungry too. "


“Me too.” SonGohan held his stomach when he protested loudly. "Maybe we can find a hotel or something."


"And how are we supposed to pay for that? There's definitely a different currency here than ours." said Kuririn.


"Then we'll have to come up with something different," said Vegeta, who ran away in front without turning around. "The first thing I have to do is get out of the crowd, if another idiot bumps into me, I'll freak out." At the next opportunity he turned into another, narrower street and stopped. "You are right, we should look around for a place to stay for the night. If we wander around haphazardly, we will definitely not find Kakarott. And looking in the dark doesn't make any sense. It would be best to leave the city center first."


"And then?" asked Goten.


"How should I know?" replied Vegeta harshly, and started walking.They left that


Downtown behind you and the streets and alleys became narrower and darker.


After half an hour they reached a port. There were hardly any buildings left, only warehouses and docks. When they turned back into an alley, they met with a loud roar that turned into shouting and cheering as they approached. A few minutes later they discovered the cause of the roar: three dozen men stood in a small circle around two other men who were beating each other on.


"What's going on? Why are you fighting?" asked Kurririn.


Goten grinned. "You bet. This is our chance."


"What do you think?"


"Man, it's very simple: One of us is doing it, knocks two or three people down, and we have something to eat and a roof over our heads for tonight."


“Hey, not a bad idea,” Trunks said.


They approached the spectacle and rode into the crowd of spectators.When the fight was over, one of the men paid out the winnings to the bystanders. The winner of the last fight turned to the crowd: "Well? Anyone else?" After no one had reported, he looked around and saw the group of Saiyajins. "Hey, what about you guys? One of the new guys?" He looked at Vegeta. "What about you, dude?"


Vegeta grinned. "As if I wasted a breath on you. You're not worth it." He looked at Trunks and Gohan. "What is it, have you made up your mind who is going?"


"Hey Herc, I think the guy is scared of you!" shouted one of the crowd. The bystanders laughed out loud, but Vegeta was unimpressed and crossed her arms over her chest. Herc laughed again. "What's little one? Do you have your pants so full that you'd rather send one of the youngsters in front?" He pointed to SonGohan and Trunks, we then looked down at Vegeta, who was a lot shorter than him.


The prince looked at him angrily and then put on his arrogant grin."Good as you like. When you're so eager to die." The crowd cheered that there was another fight and they began placing their bets. Vegeta followed Herc into the ring, but then stopped, took off his jacket and tossed it to Trunks. "Here, I don't want to have his blood on it afterwards."


The man who took the bets turned to Trunks. "Your friend is better trained than I first thought." He pointed to Vegeta, whose muscles were now clearly visible through his black shirt.


Trunks grinned. "Yeah, and if you're smart, you bet on him."


The man looked again at Vegeta, then at Herc and thought for a moment. "All right, let's hope that he keeps what he promises."


"What do we get if he wins?"


"Now that everyone has bet against him ... not a little."


"Very good."


The crowd fired Herc at who now stood up confidently in front of Vegeta. "I'm going to break your damn neck!"Vegeta just grinned angrily again and crossed her arms over her chest again.


"Vegeta! Please don't kill him!" Gohan called to him. “Remember what the Kaioshin said!” The prince said nothing, then someone began to count the fight: “3!”


The crowd counted: "2! ..... 1!" Herc stormed up to Vegeta and took off. The prince ducked briefly and slapped him directly in the face. Herc flew back and rushed into the crowd, you scattered in surprise. When he hit some people hurried over to him. Blood was covered all over his face, his mouth was open, and he was passed out.


"Shit, he broke his jaw with one blow! He needs to see a doctor!" someone called. A murmur went through the bystanders.


Vegeta turned away from the action and went to his son, who handed him his jacket. "Father, that wouldn't have been necessary! Wouldn't it have been enough if he had been passed out?" Trunks got no answer.

“Here's your share.” The guy who had accepted the bets waved a wad of bills in front of Vegeta's face. "Hey, if you're interested, I could organize a couple of fights for you." He grinned, because he hadn't earned badly from the fight either. He held out a small piece of paper to Vegeta. "Here is my number."


The prince just uttered a contemptuous "Hrm", just took the money from his hand and marched past him.


Trunks walked up to the man and took the note. "We'll come back to that. Thank you." He motioned for Gohan, Kurririn and Goten to follow him, and pocketed the note.


Kurrurin grinned. "Now let's finally eat something!"