The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

He looked at them, analyzing the photos. Then Erick attached the recent photo of Roland Bienvenido on the board. All the pictures of the original members of Los Molasses Gang were pinned on the board. 

But only the photo of Alfonso Ramirez was not his recent photo. It was an old photo of him way back 18 years ago.

Erick separated the photos of Ramirez, Sy, and Tyler.

"Harry Yao, Elle killed him a long time ago. He died with a very tragic death in her hands." Erick mumbled to himself.

"Jefferson Gong was also killed brutally. But she spared Carlo Vello and Diego De Dios as she just allowed them to go be imprisoned."

'My wifey listened to me and Bryan. Though she tortured them, she didn't kill them and handed over them to the police authority.' Erick smiled from that thought.

"Roland Bienvenido, the recent victim among the 8 members. He also died brutally but this time it was not Elle."

Who's the suspect in his mind? There were two.

Erick picked up a photo at the top side of the whiteboard. It was a photo of Charles, Elle's friend, and Catseye's partner in crime. Erick was suspecting him.

Aside from Charles, Erick also suspected another person but this time he didn't have a picture of him so he just put a Red Question Mark beside Charle's photo. Then he wrote something- [ Mr. Morgan- Elle's Savior ]

Erick thought that they were the only two people who knew about Elle's past and her plan of revenge.

"I need to find Charles, know his current whereabouts, and confront him. I hope he is not the culprit. Elle wanted him to have a new life. She will not be happy." 

Erick was lost in his train of thoughts when he heard a knock. 

"Son, may I enter? I wanna talk to you."

The person outside was Raymond.

"Okay, Dad. Please come in."

Erick grabbed a chair for his father before he sat down.

"What do you want to talk about, Dad?" Erick asked him directly.

"Recently, I got a lead regarding the Falcon Family Massacre Case," Raymond informed him.

Erick was taken aback. He had forgotten about that case since he focused on Elle's case for these past two years.

"Sorry Dad, I promised you before that I would help you solve that case but I failed. I felt like I broke my promise. I was not able to help you in these past few years. Did I disappoint you, Dad?" Erick felt sorry for his father.

Raymond just chuckled after hearing that.

"Son, I understand. You don't have to apologize. I know that these past two years have been hell for you." Raymond said with utmost sincerity in his voice.

"Thanks, Dad. But don't worry, I will make it up to you. If you need resources just tell me and I will help you. So what did you find out? Did you find Ma. Belle?"

Raymond shook his head, feeling frustrated. "Still no news about her. I wonder why I couldn't track her, as if she already erased all her traces. She changed her identity."

"Don't worry, Dad. If she's still alive then let's just wish that she's been living a happy life now. Maybe it's better for her to leave the past behind. Losing your parents in front of your eyes… it was really painful for her, just like what happened to Elle." Erick solemnly said.

His heart would always clench and tighten inside his chest whenever he would talk about Elle.

Seeing the sadness in Erick's eyes, Raymond decided to change the topic away from Elle.

"One week before the massacre happened, Cedrick met with someone. He was a whistleblower about a factory which was manufacturing bio-weapons." Raymond's eyes darkened as he remembered his best friend.

"So, it's possible that the mastermind in the Falcon Family Massacre was involved in this conspiracy. Production of bio-weapon was not prohibited in our country and it can be considered as an act of terrorism." Erick shared his deductions.

"Yes, son. We are thinking about the same thing. I think there is a much bigger conspiracy behind this. How come 18 years ago no one recorded this report regarding his meet-up with the whistleblower? Even us, the investigators did not get a hold of this information."

"Fortunately, I did my own digging in the past that's I found this. I think someone with great power and influence had tried to cover up this case that's why it remained unresolved." Raymond could not help but clench his fist from that thought.

A great policeman was killed together with his family but no one couldn't pinpoint who's the true responsible for this. Even one culprit hadn't caught.

"Dad… What's the name of the whistleblower? Perhaps I could help you track his whereabouts… if he or she is still alive." Erick asked him with determination in his eyes.

"Mateo Hiroshito-Aganaki Carter."

Erick paused for a moment. "Whoa, what a long and very unique name, Dad."

Then the father and son duo ended up bursting into a peal of laughter.

"I heard he is a genius man, a young scientist who just suddenly disappeared and reported missing when he was still 19 years old."

"A scientist? So there's a possibility that he is the one creating the bio-weapons. Am I right, Dad?" 

"Yes, son!"

"Ok Dad, I'll use the resources of XXX Crime Investigation secretly in order to track this man," Erick reassured Raymond.

"Thanks, son, I know I can count on you regarding this. Just be careful. These people might have planted their spy on the police department as well as in your Investigation Bureau." Raymond warned him.

"I understand, Dad. I know what to do."

Raymond was about to leave when he saw the pictures on the whiteboard.

"New Case, Son?" He asked Erick with intrigue.

"Yes, both new and old cases of Catseye." Erick simply replied.

"Oh, it's regarding Elle's case. Son, can I take a look for a moment? And see the reports?"