Chapter 404 - 404: Calling Elena for Help

On the other part of the City, the sound of a siren echoed on the road. Several police patrol cars were speeding up, chasing a high-profile assassin named Catseye.

They were tailing a white van where Edson Tyler's GPS locator was releasing its signal. It was still on the move based on the GPS Map inside the police cars.

Officer Kim's team was also on the way as back-up for Team B. June and Allen were also on the move. After several minutes, the cops were able to catch up with the white van because it stopped in one gasoline station.

That gasoline station was surrounded immediately by dozens of police patrol cars. The Staff and cashier of that gasoline station immediately fled away in order for them not to get caught up nor stranded in the middle of a shoot-out.

Meanwhile, the driver of the white van remained inside his car. Allen and June together with other policemen slowly and cautiously approached the van. They were holding their guns, aiming at the van's direction.

When they opened the driver's seat, the driver was already raising his arms with his frightened expression. His body was still trembling in fear. He got scared and froze in his seat upon seeing the cops surrounding the area with their guns pointing in his direction.

He was a middle-aged man. From his expression alone, they could tell that he had no idea why he was being chased by the police and now he was being surrounded by them.

At that certain moment, Allen and June had a bad feeling about this. It seemed like Catseye already succeeded and had escaped from their grasp. They chased the wrong car.

But to make sure, Allen ordered the other policemen to check and search the inside of the van.

To their disappointment, it was empty. They found nothing except the spying device they planted on Edson Tyler. It was found in one of the passenger seats. It was placed inside a small rectangular box.

"Damn! Catseye escaped!" June cursed.

"He knew about the tracking device we planted on Edson Tyler and intentionally used it to mislead us. Wow, this Catseye is so smart and wise." Allen also shared his thoughts.

"Did you hear Officer Kim's report? He said they met Catseye too. What's going on here? There are two Catseye?" June said, feeling confused.

"Yeah, I heard it too. Damn. It was already difficult to catch one Catseye then how much more if there are two of them? Both of them are very skilled." Allen couldn't help but feel frustrated about this development.

It did not take long when Officer Kim arrived at the location. The other cops already explained the situation to the frightened driver of that white van. They just asked him a few questions about how the spying device ended up in his van.

The middle-aged man told them that he met a young man a while ago in one of the fast-food restaurants at the center of City Z wherein he ate his dinner.

He gave him a lift in exchange for the dinner he paid for him. He didn't notice that the young man left one of his belongings inside his van. 

When asked about his face, the middle-aged could only describe his height, eyes, and half of his facial features. The young man was wearing a jacket and a cap. He thought he was wearing a mass because he was just sick at that time.

Officer Kim immediately asked other cops who were near at that fast-food restaurant that the driver had mentioned, to check the CCTV footage to have a clearer picture of the young man who left the GPS tracking device at the driver's van.

"Where did you drop him?" One police officer asked the driver.

"At the City Z plaza." The driver simply replied. Soon, they mobilized again their team to go to City Z plaza.

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Meanwhile, Charles who was also claimed to be Catseye was now on his way to his place. Though he got wounded, he was very glad for tonight's incident. 

He finally found out that Elle was alive and he met her. He was excited to see her again tomorrow. They still had a lot of catching up to do. But for now, he felt content that she didn't die two years ago. He was very happy about that.

Then suddenly he remembered Elena. He needed her help to treat and sew his wound. Without wasting any more time, Charles dialed Elena's phone number.

He connected his phone to his car's speaker so that he could talk to her even though he was driving. It only took a few rings before the call got connected.

Elena: "Hello, brother Charles?"

Charles: "Hi, Elena. Sorry for calling you tonight. Are you busy?"

Elena: "No!"

Charles suppressed the urge to laugh after hearing her prompt response. Elena didn't notice that because of her excitement, she unintentionally raised her voice.

Charles: "Good. I need your help! Can you go to my place now and bring a medical kit? I will explain to you the further detail but just make sure to bring a medical kit that has items for treating a stab wound."

Charles chuckled in order not to frighten Elena. But it was too late. Elena's mind started to run wild.

Elena: "STAB WOUND??! What happened to you, brother Charles? Are you okay? Are you bleeding? Does it feel hurt? Is it deep? Who stabs you? Where are you? Why is it you didn't call an ambulance right away? Please tell me that you are just safe.

Elena spoke to him spontaneously asking him a lot of questions about his situation because she was now worried sick about him.

Charles let out another chuckle hearing her panicked voice. He could imagine her expression right now but still, he found her cute.

Charles: "Don't worry, I am just fine. It is just a minor cut. Please calm down."

He lied to her so that she would not worry too much. But despite that, Elena would not be at ease until she could see his wound. Without further ado, Elena immediately grabbed the items she needed and rushed into his place.