The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

In a hospital ward, Phantom was lying on the sickbed to the room next to Brother Ling. Dr. Clara and Brother Yu were the ones who were watching over him.

Dr. Clara just arrived this morning. She immediately talked to the doctor who was monitoring Phantom's condition. Brother Yu already explained to her the situation.

In order not to alarm the hospital, they never mentioned to them the bio-weapon. Besides, they had no idea what kind of bio-weapon was injected to Xu.

If Master Phantom was exposed then did it mean that they might also be contaminated by that toxin?

This was the question running to their minds. They were in a panic. Fortunately, Dr. Clara arrived to calm them. She told them not to panic and just advised them to have a general check-up too.

After the result of their medical examination, it looked like they were not affected at all. They got a normal result. Now, they only had to worry about their Master's condition.

Dr. Clara and the attending physician were currently having a discussion regarding the test results of Phantom.

"Everything seems normal except that we found something unusual in his blood. There are two strange substances present in his bloodstream which we couldn't identify yet." The attending physician of Phantom explained to Dr. Clara.

Dr. Clara's eyebrows had drawn together into a deep frown as she repeated his words "Two substances present in his bloodstream?"

The doctor nodded at her to confirm it and continued, "This is the first time I saw this kind of phenomenon. But it appears to me that the other one was already inside his system for a long time and remained inactive. However, it was triggered and awakened by the other one."

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing doc?" Brother Yu butted in. 

He was not able to control himself from speaking even though he knew that it was disrespectful to interrupt the two doctors with their conversation.

"As of this moment, I can't tell you if this is bad or good. But based on my observation, I could only speculate one thing." The doctor told them truthfully.

"What is it doc?" Dr. Clara asked him curiously.

"It looks like the two substances are fighting each other. The other one has negative effects on his body while the other one was acting as antibodies which were protecting him against the bad effect of the other one."

"You can try and check it Dr. Clara. I think you might come up with a better conclusion than mine as you see it by yourself." The Doctor said to her with admiration.

He was very familiar with Dr. Clara. She was one of the famous and capable doctors in the country. She also had a lot of contributions in the field of medicine. She was a very passionate and dedicated doctor.

After explaining everything to them, the doctor left. Only Dr. Clara and Brother Yu remained in Phantom's ward.

"Doc, I am wondering. If the doctor is right, does it mean Master Phantom has antibodies that can fight the effect of that toxin? Is he immune to that bio-weapon? But why? Did you give him or prescribed him any medicine before?"

Dr. Clara paused for a moment. She was thinking hard. However she didn't prescribe him any medicine before. One thing was bothering her.

When the doctor mentioned the other substance which was already present in his systems for a very long time. 

'When and where did he get that? Does it have something to do with his past?' Dr. Clara thought to herself as she pondered.

After some thought, she responded to him. "We are not sure about this yet. Don't worry, I will run another test and check on him personally."

With that, Brother Yu heaved a sigh of relief. Having Dr. Clara with them in times like this, it gave them a sense of security and assurance.

Meanwhile, Phantom finally regained his consciousness as he slowly opened his eyes. He slowly grunted as he felt uncomfortable all over his body.

Despite that, he forced himself to sit up. Suddenly, he felt light-headed and groggy. He rubbed his temples trying to relieve his head and ease the dizziness. 

He couldn't put into words these unfamiliar feelings surging inside his body. But he still managed to sit up properly as he leaned his back for support.

He frowned as he noticed the tiny medical hose which was connected to his left arm. It was an IV drip. He was about to remove the needle out of his skin when Dr. Clara stopped him.

"Master Phantom!" Brother Yu exclaimed as he saw him.

On the other hand, Phantom was a little bit surprised to see Dr. Clara.

"Why are you here?" he asked her confusedly then he turned to brother Yu and said, "Why am I lying in a sickbed?"

He tried to recall what happened to him but the last thing he remembered was the moment he and his henchmen were talking inside brother Ling's ward.

"They informed me that you got sick so I traveled here right away. I just arrived this morning." Dr. Clara answered him.

"You fainted while you were sitting Master. When I came to you, your body was already burning hot." Brother Yu informed him.

"How long was I out?"

"Almost a day." Yu promptly said.

"How do you feel, Master?" he added.

"I'm fine," he replied with his weak and hoarse voice.

"Don't lie to your subordinate. It is obvious that you are not feeling well." Dr. Clara sounded unhappy.

"Who would be fine after being exposed to a powerful toxin? Do you think you are superman?" she said to him with her eyebrows raised.

Phantom just chuckled as he sensed the deep concern and unhappiness in her voice. Brother Yu just looked at his Master helplessly. Then suddenly Phantom's phone rang. It was a call coming from Elle.

"Master, Lady Boss is calling you. Should I answer it or not?"

Phantom frowned as he asked him "Did she know what happened to me?"

"No. We kept this from her in the meantime."

Phantom nodded at him with a smile. "Very good. Don't tell her. I don't want her to worry. Give me the phone. I will answer it."

Brother Yu gave him the phone. Phantom cleared his throat before he answered it.

"Hello?"

"Master, how are you? Are you busy?" Phantom's expression softened after hearing Elle's voice.

"I am just fine. Don't worry I am not busy. Do you need anything?" He tried to sound energetic so that she wouldn't notice that he was not feeling well.

"Master…" Elle paused for a moment. He could tell that she was hesitating.

"Tell me," he urged her to speak up.

He heard a heavy sigh from the other line before he heard her voice again.

"I need your help!" He could hear the helplessness in her voice.

"Sure. I am always here to support and give you assistance. What is it?"

"The Azumi Twins were hired by the Dark Knight to kill me. They learned about my close relationship with Erick so they targeted him. Because of that, they kidnapped his parents. I need your help in rescuing them."

This was the first time Elle had asked him badly for his assistance. Of course, he would be glad to help her.

"Don't worry. We will save them. Wait for me. I will go back there immediately." Phantom reassured her.

"Thank you, Master. I will talk to you about our plan when you arrived here." 

"Alright. See you soon." 

Elle hung up the phone after that. When the phone call ended, Brother Yu and Dr. Clara looked at Phantom with different expressions on their faces.

Worry and disbelief could be seen in Yu's eyes while Dr. Clara was frowning because of unhappiness.

"You are not in good health to do a mission right now." Dr. Clara had the urge to scold the old man in front of her.

He just gave her a carefree smile. "What can I do? I am just a father who is eager to help his daughter. I know you can understand that."

This time Phantom finally removed the needle of the IV drip in his arm. Then with his remaining strength, he stood up.

"Yu, call Lu and Yan. You will come with me. We will go back to City Z right now. Your lady boss needs our help."

With that, even Dr. Clara couldn't make Phantom stay. Nothing could change his mind. He was always decisive and very determined with regard to problems concerning Elle.