The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

"Stop! Or else I will shoot you. Raise your hand!" Erick exclaimed, catching the attention of Catseye.

Catseye stopped what he was doing upon hearing Erick's voice. His back was facing Erick but he could hear his footsteps coming in.

Catseye slowly raised his hand since Erick was pointing a gun at him.

"Turn around!" Erick commanded him once again.

Catseye could tell that Erick was only a few steps away from him. He slowly turned around to face Erick. The faint light coming from the lampshade was enough for Catseye to see the seriousness of Erick's expression.

"Remove your mask," Erick said, his eyes were fixed on Catseye's eyes.

Catseye paused for a moment. The two of them were having a staring battle, eyeing each other intently. Erick was just one meter away from him. 

After a while, Catseye slowly brought his right hand to his face as if he was about to remove his mask. But the next thing he did was flashing a spotlight at Erick's eyes thus blinding him for a few seconds.

Catseye was already holding the small spotlight in his right hand even before Erick arrived. Blinded by the light, Erick was not able to avoid Catseye's attack.

He charged towards Erick, giving him a flying kick aimed at his hand that was holding the gun.

Thud!

Erick dropped the gun on the floor. Catseye kicked it again away from them. He started to throw punches at Erick. Fortunately, Erick was able to recover his vision as he blocked Catseye's punches using his hands.

Catseye became more aggressive as he continued attacking Erick. Throwing one punch after another, Catseye also moved and raised his right leg, aiming Erick's abdomen.

Erick dodged every punch that Catseye was giving him. His fist also blocked his leg. After being in the defense stance for a while, Erick began to counterattack.

He threw several punches aiming at Catseye's neck and face. Erick had one goal: to remove Catseye's mask and uncover his identity. Catseye had somehow sensed what Erick was trying to do.

He tried to dodge Erick's hands, not allowing him to reach his mask. The two men continued exchanging blows when suddenly the secret door that was adjacent to the next room was opened.

Someone emerged from the door. That person was grinning from ear to ear as he watched the two men fighting in front of him. They were engrossed with their fist's fight that they failed to notice that someone already entered the room.

The newcomer aimed his gun at the two men fighting before him. The sinister smile never left his face. He was thinking who between the two men would be the first one he would shoot.

He was about to pull the trigger when Catseye noticed his presence. He saw the person pointing his gun at them. It looked like he would shoot Erick.

Catseye's eyes widened when he recognized the man. That person was Kevin Azumi. Without thinking twice, Catseye immediately pounced on Erick and pushed him down the floor.

Kevin already took his shot. His gun had a silencer that's why they didn't hear the sound of it. Erick and Catseye were now on the floor. They succeeded in avoiding the first bullet.

That was the moment Erick also noticed Kevin's presence. At first, he was caught off guard when Catseye suddenly pounced on him, pushing him down.

It turned out that Kevin was also there, shooting them both. Kevin continued targeting Erick. He rolled over, dodging the bullets. Catseye immediately picked up his dagger and threw it, aiming Kevin's hand that was holding the gun.

Swoosh!

"Ahh!"

The dagger hit his hand causing Kevin to drop the gun. Erick jumped forward trying to reach his gun that he dropped on the floor a while ago. 

Kevin was about to pick up his gun when Erick shot him. It hit his shoulder.

"F*ck!" Kevin cursed through his gritted teeth the moment he felt the bullet in his shoulder. He got hit.

'[email protected]! Two versus one. I became too careless. I didn't expect that the detective and this Catseye would join forces against me!' Kevin thought to himself.

He made the wrong decision. He regretted it. He should have shot Catseye first.

On the other hand, Erick's attention was now focused on Kevin Azumi. He stood up while his gun was still pointing at Kevin. He was surprised to see Kevin Azumi here.

'Is he working for Alfonso Ramirez again? Is he the protector Alfonso referring to?' Erick pondered to himself.

Meanwhile, Catseye heard the running footsteps coming in their direction. It seemed like Erick was not alone. He had some back-ups.

'I need to get out here as soon as possible.' Catseye thought to himself. His gaze moved between Erick and Kevin. Then his eyes found the adjacent door where Kevin Azum came from.

'Gotcha! I have to thank him. I finally found my way out.' Catseye rejoiced inwardly.

He grabbed the opportunity that Erick was not paying attention to him. He fished out the injection in his pocket. He immediately charged at Erick, injecting him the sedative on his neck.

Before Erick could realize what happened, the cold needle of the syringe was already buried on his skin.

'[email protected]! Catseye got me! I lowered my guard against him.' Erick cursed himself inwardly.

Then he suddenly felt the dizziness and he became light-headed. He knew it was too late. He was going to faint.

Thud!

Erick fell and collapsed on the floor. His consciousness was about to fade. But before that, he still managed to see Kevin Azumi getting up as he ran away from them.

He was currently hurt and so his best option now was to escape. With his blurry vision, Erick saw Catseye picking his dagger on the floor.

'Will Catseye stab me? Am I going to die in his hand?'

"Catseye… Who are you?" That was the last words he mumbled before he finally lost his consciousness.