Chapter 81 - Recording Device

"We want to vacate the room, please settle our bill" Andrew coldly said and Sophia went towards the car to put all the luggage in it.

"Why sir? You booked till tomorrow and already paid for it, you didn't like our motel? If you want we will provide more facilities" the manager asked as he was tensed that these people might ask for a refund for the extra day they paid.

"No no you have given us the best facilities, we are leaving due to some personal reasons and we have to go immediately" Andrew did not want to create any chaos so he behaved properly.

"Sir but we can't give the refund, it is against our policy" The manager hesitantly said.

"Yeah yeah no worries, it is my fault so that's fine." Andrew just wanted to leave quickly. 

The bellboy came and was surprised to see that Andrew was checking out, he wanted to stop them but he obviously couldn't so he came forward to help Andrew with rest of the luggage, his eyes searched for the black leather bag with money but he couldn't find it, he understood Sophia already took it and placed it in the car.

"No need" Andrew told the bellboy when he tried to help him with his suitcase.

"Please sir, let us help you, this is the least we can do for you." The manager insisted.

Not wanting to argue further he let the bellboy carry the suitcase and put it in the car.

Bill, the bellboy secretly took out another device from his pocket and placed it under Andrew and Sophia's car while placing the suitcase in it.

Andrew didn't notice it and gave him a Five pounds as tip which Bill gladly accepted.

Andrew then settled in the car and rushed towards the highway and Sophia started searching for a new motel on her phone.

They found a motel which is 40 km away from Rye and they decided to stay there and headed to this place. 

After travelling for around an hour they reached the motel they looked up at. 

It was decent and the crowd here was comparatively more than that in Rye as this town is nearer to the London city. 

There was a restaurant on the ground floor and the rooms were on the first and the second floor, there was a big lawn next to the parking area which was very busy as this motel is on the highway because of which visitors stop here frequently for food, the place looked really decent which was another reason to attract more crowd.

They checked into a room and they used different identity cards to check in.

After settling in the room they again freshened up and changed into normal attire. 

"Andrew I am really done with all of this, I really want to settle down and have a decent life." Sophia started nagging.

"What is wrong with you? Did you lose your mind? Do you know how much trouble we are going through because of the Jonathan murder case?" Andrew scolded her as he was annoyed with her stupidity.

Sophia pouted at him.

"Don't worry dear we can sketch a plan, if we plan everything accurately there will be no problem and nothing will go wrong but this time we should do something big so that we can settle down once and for all without anyone bothering us anymore." Andrew said, after seeing her acting all cute, she is his biggest weakness and he can't stay angry with her for long.

Sophia hugged him from behind and rested her head on his shoulders, "I love you."

He held her hand which was around his stomach, and brought them near his lips, he kissed them lightly and said, "I love you too."

"I am really hungry, let's order something." Sophia said, pouting her lips still back hugging him.

"Your wish is my command."

Andrew then called the reception and talked in an old man's voice "Can you send the menu of your restaurant to room 104?" 

"Sorry sir we don't provide room service, there is a restaurant on the ground floor, you have to eat here, it is our policy"

"We are very old, can you make an exception for us? We can pay extra bucks." Andrew tried to persuade the manager as he knows wearing the disguise everyday is very annoying especially for Sophia.

"I am really sorry sir, it is our policy, we don't deliver food to rooms and outside eatables too are not allowed in the room. If we make an exception for one guest we would be asked to do the same for others too."

"Okay, thank you."

Andrew asked Sophia to wear her make up and disguise and explained the situation to her.

Sighing in annoyance, Sophia went to disguise herself, "We need to move from this place too as soon as possible, I can't keep wearing this annoying makeup three times a day." She complained.

"Don't worry but we need to stay here for at least two days, let's move the day after tomorrow. Okay?"

"Thank you"

Then they went to the restaurant downstairs and placed their order after settling down. While they were waiting for their food, Sophia felt very uneasy and kept on looking to her right and left, she kept on checking her surroundings for five minutes.

Andrew got annoyed and asked, "Why are you looking here and there? What happened? What is bothering you? You need something?" his trail of questions continued.

"I feel like someone is looking at us, I feel like we are being followed" she replied.

"Oh, I thought something serious happened, Don't over think. It has been a long time since we came into public, that's why you are just being scared, it is all psychological." Andrew shrugged off Sophia's fears.

"Yeah maybe I am really overthinking, you are probably right" she too ignored what she was feeling.

Their order was served quickly, they completed their food, the weather was really good and Sophia insisted they go for a walk, for the past few days they continuously stayed indoors and it felt fresh coming out of their room so they walked towards the large lawn in front of the motel, they had a walk and behaved like an old couple. After a while they both went back to their room.

…

Few hours back, just after Andrew and Sophia left

In Rye, after Andrew and Sophia left the hotel manager called Bill and asked him to clean the room, Bill was also waiting for his instruction and therefore he immediately rushed to the room previously occupied by Andrew and Sophia, the first thing he did was to remove the small device he placed under the bed earlier, he safely kept it in his pocket and cleaned the room, while cleaning he was hoping to find any traces or more hints about the two people who previously occupied this room but unfortunately he didn't find anything, those two were experts in cleaning up behind them.

After cleaning the room he went to the first floor to his room, this was a room allotted to him by the motel, he then took out the small device he earlier placed under Andrew and Sophia's bed, it was a recording device, he connected it to an audio device and listened to the conversation recorded, he used earphones to ensure privacy. He carefully and keenly heard the conversation.

...

"Sophia, I think it is time that we leave this motel, the bellboy looked really suspicious and I don't have a good feeling about it."

"Are you sure Andrew? I mean we are anyway planning to leave tomorrow, why hurry?"

"Sophia, we have to be very careful. I can't take any risks as we are going to reach our goal soon, once the Jonathan murder case has no leads and the case is closed then we can finally live a peaceful life with no more complications. We have to move from here today itself and think of our next plan"

"Why are you worrying so much? Let us chill, this place seems to be safe"

"Whenever you say let us chill, we always end up in danger. Listen to me for once as I have strong intuitions regarding that bellboy. Don't argue and just get ready"

...

He got confused as there were a lot of things in this conversation that he couldn't understand. First, the voice of the two people sounded young and not old. Secondly, they were addressing each other as Andrew and Sophia whereas their names were different in the register book which was in the motel records. Thirdly, they were discussing the Jonathan murder case. He listened to this conversation carefully again and these three things were something he observed stood out and was very confident he didn't infer anything wrong.

He then searched about the Jonathan murder case on the internet using his phone and he understood that there was an old rich man named Jonathan who was murdered by a couple, they also stole 15 Million Pounds and ran away, their sketch was published in the local newspapers and was available on the internet too but one has to search for it to find it.