[Indeed, there was that unresolved matter... he gets serious.]

Same on my end. I've busted a couple of smaller criminal syndicates over the last months, but none of them seem to have any involvement with those portal incidents. Investigations into the underground crime rings hasn't yielded any leads either.

[It's frustrating, really, but what more can they do? He lights himself a new cigarette, wanting to cool his mind down with the battles over for the night.]

We probably won't get anywhere trying to wreck our heads over it - I've done enough of that already, and I'm sure you have too -, so let's put it out of mind for now and get some rest so our mana reserves recover.