The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

"Then get that b!tch away from my man, right now!"

Just her mere voice could give him a chill and send shivers down his spine.

'D*mn. The devil was really mad!'

Felt alarmed by hearing the danger and fury in Elle's voice, Bryan immediately moved in the middle of Erick and Kelsy.

"Since I am the one you are after, why don't you kiss me instead? Just leave him alone!" Bryan suddenly blurted out desperately.

Kelsy: "..."

Erick: "..."

Kevin: "..."

Erick's parents: "..."

Joint Task Force Members: "..."

Dark Knight's men: "..."

That remark from Catseye was really unexpected, enough to make everyone become speechless.

'Is Catseye trying to hit on Kelsy?'

This was the thought in mind of Dark Knight Members as they watched the scene unfolding before them.

It took Kelsy for a while to recover her wits after hearing Bryan whom she thought was Catseye. She didn't know whether to cry or laugh because of his shamelessness.

Meanwhile, Elle was commending Bryan in shadow.

"Good job Bryan! I will give you rewards after this. Just keep that b!tch away from Erick." Elle said through their communication device.

It was Kevin who cleared his throat after everyone fell into silence.

Cough! Cough!

"Can we stop this nonsense already?! Let's proceed to the negotiation and close this deal." Kevin said to them with a hint of annoyance and impatience in his voice.

After seeing the warning glare coming from her twin brother, Kelsy decided to stop this teasing and proceeded to their initial plan.

She signaled Bryan to move out of her way. She wanted to approach Erick and Bryan was shielding him against her. When Bryan didn't move an inch, Kelsy heaved a deep sigh.

Out of her irritation because of Bryan's persistence of not allowing Kelsy to be near Erick, she raised her brows as she spoke to Bryan.

"If you want to finish this once and for all then move away!" Kelsy said with her domineering aura.

Bryan couldn't care less and didn't listen to her. He was not intimidated at all with Kelsy's threatening look. He was more concerned for the other lady hiding in a shadow.

However, Erick was the one who held Bryan's shoulder and asked him to do what she said. They should finish this negotiation and secure his parents' safety.

With Erick's request, Bryan moved aside. He understood what he wanted to do.

Kelsy flashed her mischievous smile as she continued to approach Erick. The next thing she did was offering him the pistol in her hand.

Dark Knight's Men already confiscated their weapons upon entering the ship. Bryan only managed to hide that only dagger which he presented as proof of his identity.

Bryan and Erick as well as others aside from Kevin and Dark Knight's men were all confused why Kelsy was giving him a gun as of this moment.

Upon seeing their confusion Kelsy let out a soft giggle before she said.

"Hold this Chief Lee. This has something to do with our negotiation. Don't worry I will explain everything, so both of you hear me out." Kelsy was the one who was doing the talking.

Even though he was reluctant at first, in the end, Erick complied as he accepted the gun.

Kelsy's lips twitched into a wicked smile after giving the gun to Erick. Then she decided to tell them what they wanted them to do in order to have Erick's parents.

"Mr. Detective, here is the deal. I promise not to harm you and let you leave here together with your parents." Kelsy paused for a moment as she turned to look at Erick's parents.

They were already standing with four men guarding them and holding them in place.

"But in exchange, I want you to bury a bullet into Catseye's head using that gun in your hand. That's very simple, am I right?"

Bryan and Erick were both surprised after hearing that.

'Sh!t. The Azumi Twins were really despicable!' Bryan was cursing them inwardly.

The other members of the Joint Task Force became anxious after hearing that. The heavy tension was around them. They were now very worried about their comrade in the frontline. 

"Are they going to be fine?" June couldn't help but ask his team.

"Captain Jason, what should we do? Should we act now? It looks like Erick and Bryan are in a difficult situation now." Carl also said, his voice filled with concerns.

"Don't act recklessly. We should act after receiving the go signal. Chief Lee had reminded us about this and he told us to trust him. I know he was very prepared for this." Captain Jason said to his team.

"Noted Captain!"

"Aye Captain!"

Then June voiced out again what's on his mind.

"Ahem. I just keep thinking. Who was the person who helped us enter this Ship a while ago? I am having this kind of feeling that we have some back-ups hiding in shadows. Is it possible that Catseye is really here with us?"

The team was put in deep thought after hearing his rhetorical question. They couldn't help it. If they were the only back-up Erick and Bryan have, then it would be really risky. 

They didn't even know how they would leave this place unscathed knowing that they were surrounded by a large number of enemies.

When they heard Erick's voice they averted their gaze back to the center of the hall.

"This is not what you told me before. You just asked me to bring Catseye here. Why are you doing this now?" Erick said with a very serious tone. There was a hint of protest in his voice.

"Well… Mr. Detective, you are not in the position to tell us what we want and what we have to do. Besides, after hearing your story I changed my mind." Kelsy said with her taunting smile.

"You saved his life before so now I am giving you a chance to take it back. Catseye said he owed you his life so what's wrong about this?" she added.

"I think Catseye is willing to do this and won't retaliate and fight back since you are his hero. Am I right Catseye?" she said as she turned to Bryan.

Bryan was rendered speechless. He clenched his fists. He started to feel more anxious about this.

'D*mn! They are really cunning!'

Kelsy burst into a peal of laughter when Bryan became tongue-tied.

"Are you afraid now, Catseye? You seem like you lose the capability to speak." Kelsy said with mockery in her voice.

"Do you know our mantra? We, the Azumi Twins always get what we want no matter what. And this is the scenario that we want to happen: Chief Detective Lee killing Catseye." Kevin also joined the conversation.

"Besides, this is a win-win situation for your Chief Detective Lee. Since my sister likes you, we want you to use this situation at your advantage. By killing Catseye, you will be able to close that case you are currently handling. You also might get your promotion after this."

Bryan glared at the Azumi Twins.

'Win-win situation my a*s! Even if Chief Lee is assigned to Catseye's case, he is not the kind of person who will just kill someone! He won't ever hurt Catseye especially now that Catseye is the woman he loves.'

Meanwhile, there was a chilly glint evident to Erick's eyes. He also didn't like the way the Azumi Twins were plotting things.

"Release my parents now!" Erick demanded the twins.

Kelsy shook her head."No! No! No! You are not done with your task yet Mr. Detective."

"Hmmm. Don't worry. We will give you the motivation to do this." Kelsy turned to the men guarding Erick's parents.

After receiving her signal, the two of them picked up their gun and pointed it to Sarah and Raymond. Sarah jolted in fright. She couldn't help but cry from nervousness. Raymond comforted his wife.

"What are you trying to do here?!" Erick exclaimed through gritted teeth. He was enraged seeing his mother be frightened like that.

This time Kelsy became serious. "No more playing. You need to choose Mr. Detective between Catseye and your parents. It's now time to finish this. I will count one up to three. If you won't shoot Catseye then I can't guarantee your parents' safety. Our men here are very eager to use their guns."

Then Kelsy started to count.

"One!"

Bryan's eyes widened in horror. 'Sh!t they are really serious now!'

The members of the joint task force were now very anxious in their hiding spot.

"What should we do now!"

Erick was also quiet, having conflicting thoughts. His gaze went back and forth between his parents and Bryan. His grip on the gun tightened.

"Two!"

After hearing that, Bryan looked at Erick worriedly.

"Chief Lee!" He whispered in a low voice.

'Elle! Save me! I trust in you! Do something. I now entrust my life in your hands.'