Chapter 230 - 230: A Call

*** At Azumi's Place ***

The twins were currently looking at the pieces of information they had gathered about Chief Inspector Detective Erick Lee.

Kelsy was staring at his picture with so much interest.

"Brother, this detective is quite commendable. He accomplished a lot in the criminal investigation," she commented.

"And he looks very hot and gorgeous," she added as a mischievous smile flashed on her face.

Kevin just gave her a side glance as he continued cleaning his gun.

"But I wonder why Black Shadow told me that he had a close relationship with Catseye. It seems that this detective is assigned to Catseye's case." she could not help but ponder.

Kevin raised his brow. "Do you trust Black Shadow's words?" 

"Yes. He didn't look like lying. Besides, I know him. He wouldn't lie to me." Kelsy said confidently.

Kevin shot her a cold stare after hearing that.

"What? Why are you making that face?" she frowned at her brother.

"Stay away from Black Shadow Kelsy."

She just rolled her eyes and sighed helplessly.

"Here we go again, brother. I don't want to argue with you about that."

Kevin gazed at her intently. Seeing Kelsy's stubbornness, he just decided to change the topic.

"I had the doubt when Black Shadow informed you that Catseye was a man. Our fellow assassins told us before that the one who infiltrated the Assassin Guild Headquarters was a woman." Kevin shared his suspicion with Kelsy.

"Brother, Catseye is a master of disguise that's why that assassin was able to hide his identity for a long time. Black Shadow was the only one who was able to approach and discover Catseye's identity." Kelsy was trying to reject Kevin's doubt.

"As I said Black Shadow had no reason to lie. He was grateful to me that I revealed to him that his so-called girlfriend was truly a spy. I trusted him more compared to other assassins from our Guild." Kelsy insisted.

Kevin just sighed in defeat. "Alright! I will trust you this time."

Kelsy smiled after she was able to convince her brother to believe what Black Shadow had told them.

They talked for several hours, planning the next moves that they should do in order to lure Catseye using Erick.

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Meanwhile, at the hospital, Charles and Elle finished their talk and he was getting ready to leave. Phantom and Dra. Clara already processed everything.

Charles was already in a wheelchair. They were about to leave the hospital when one of Black Shadow's henchmen named Brother Yan called him.

"Master! We have a problem!" Brother Yan said to Phantom directly.

Phantom's brows were drawn together when he heard the urgency in his voice. "What is it?"

"We lost contact with Brother Ling and Brother Xu! The last thing we heard from them was that Alfonzo's learned that he was being followed by them."

Brother Ling and Brother Xu belonged to the ten henchmen of Phantom. They were the ones he left to that province to monitor and follow Alfonso Ramirez.

Elle and others noticed the troubled expression of Phantom as he talked to Brother Yan on the phone. It looked like something big happened and it was a very serious matter this time.

Brother Yan continued to supply Phantom information. He asked him what they should do about it. They already assumed that those two were in danger.

Alfonso's men might have caught them already. They needed to make a move immediately or else they won't be able to secure the safety of their brothers.

Phantom and his henchmen had a special bond. Their loyalty to each other was very strong. They also cared about each other. So in times like this, they wouldn't allow anyone to suffer and be in danger without doing anything.

"Master, is there a problem?" Elle couldn't stop herself from asking him.

Phantom nodded at her. "Two of my men went missing. They were the ones I assigned to follow Alfonso. It seems like they were caught by his men."

Everyone was taken aback after hearing his statement. This was a very serious matter.

"Do you need my help? I can go there myself and check the situation." Antoine said as he offered him a hand.

Phantom just shook his head. He had a serious expression on his face right now.

"No need. I will be the one to go there personally. Just take care of Charles." Phantom said as he refused Antoine's offer.

"Master, I will go with you." Elle also volunteered.

"No! Just stay here. This is not yet the time for you to face Alfonso. He is not a simple man. He is a very dangerous person. My henchmen were very careful with their moves but he was able to notice them. I will go there now before something bad will happen to those two."

"But Master…" Elle was about to protest but Phantom cut her off immediately.

"Don't worry about me. I can handle this. I am a legendary assassin and your master. Did you forget that already? Did you lose your confidence in me already?"

"No Master. I just want to help you." Elle responded to him.

Phantom just gave her a reassuring smile as he patted her shoulder. "Just stay with your husband. Do you think he would allow you to leave his side and do something dangerous like this?"

Elle just looked at him helplessly. Phantom was right. Erick and Her just reconciled and as of this moment, Erick was having a hard time after Marie's incident. She couldn't leave him in times like this. She needed to stay by his side.

In the end, even though she felt reluctant to let Phantom go alone, Elle just nodded at him in agreement.

"Alright! I have to go now. I have something to tell you when I come back." Phantom said to her. A gentle smile appeared on his aged face.

"Take care, Master!" Charles told him.

"I will," Phantom said to them.

Then soon, Phantom left. Elle also bade goodbye to Charles, Antoine, and Dra. Clara.

While she was on her way to Erick's place, she received a call from an unknown number.

There was confusion written on her face as she looked at her phone's screen. After seconds of hesitation, Elle answered the call.

"Hello?"

"Catseye… Let's meet." A deep voice of a man could be heard from the other line.

Elle's eyes widened in surprise. "How did you get my number?"

The man chuckled. "I have my ways, remember."

"Give me a good reason for me to meet you," Elle said with her stern cold voice.

She heard another laughter from the other line.

"Oh, my dear Catseye. I thought you already changed but I think I was wrong. You're still as cold as ice."

"Don't waste my time Black Shadow. State your business and don't beat around the bush."

Deep down, Elle was curious why suddenly Black Shadow wanted to meet her. She also wanted to see him and confront him about Marie's incident. But she didn't want to be obvious, that's why she acted like she didn't care.

"I am leaving City Z, just want to meet you one last time. Besides, I have something important to tell you personally." This time Black Shadow sounded very serious.

'Leaving City Z? Is he planning to flee after what he had done to agent Marie? Is he really the culprit?' Elle marveled to herself.

"Alright. Where do you want us to meet?" Elle finally agreed to see him.

"Meet me now at the airport. I am already here. I will be waiting for you. Come here quickly, my flight will be at around 3:00 pm this afternoon." Black Shadow responded to her.

"So… it's true? You are not bluffing. You're leaving for real?" Elle asked him curiously.

Black Shadow chuckled. "Yes, of course. I don't have reason to stay here. My client paid me already and he didn't want me to continue hunting you. Besides, I already lost my interest in you, remember? You're just a weakling now."

Elle rolled her eyes in annoyance. Black Shadow Shadow could be this irritating once he opened his blabbering mouth.

"Black Shadow, I am thinking of bringing cops with me so that you can't leave this place." 

"Hahaha! As if you can do that! You are also a wanted criminal. Oh, but I am glad. It seems like you don't want me to leave. Do you want me to stay?" Black Shadow continued to annoy her.

Elle hung up the call without replying to him. Black Shadow was intentionally breaking her patience. He was getting on her nerves.

"Just you wait Black Shadow. I'll get even with you. I will make sure that between us I will be the one laughing in the end." Elle mumbled as a sly smile appeared on her face.

Then she told the taxi to go to the airport right away. But when she remembered something, she asked him again to drop by first at Erick's address before going to the airport.