The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

"I will bet my life on this. I will not be a burden to all of you." Elle reassured them. Erick squinted his eyes at her upon hearing her first sentence. He didn't like it. 'Betting your life again in this case?! I didn't need that. What I want is to keep you safe.' Since everyone spoke up already, it was Erick's turn to tell them what he knew. "Elle… I know her family name, her family household." While saying those words, Erick's eyes lingered on Elle's face, meeting her gaze intently. "Elle is the missing daughter of Agent Cedrick Falcon, the former head of the Phoenix Special Task Force. She is Ma. Belle Elleise Falcon." Everyone was rendered speechless including Elle. Astonishment flickered through her dark eyes. She had never imagined to hear that from Erick today.  Elle gave him a questioning look but Erick just merely smiled at her. 'He already knew? How? Since when?' Elle marveled at that thought. She was caught off guard this time. She was planning to tell him. She even imagined his shock expression once she would tell him her real identity. But it turned out Erick already knew about it. 'I should talk to him after this meeting.' Elle made a mental note. On the other hand, Erick's team, Officer Kim and Officer Kim's colleague were baffled at the mention of Agent Cedrick Falcon, Phoenix Special Task Force and Ma. Belle Elleise Falcon. Alpha Cinco already heard the story of Ma. Belle Elleise Falcon. She was the little girl in the picture that Erick was keeping in his wallet before. They knew that Erick's Father and Ma. Belle's father were good friends. In fact they were best friends. Rose, April, Bryan and June could still remember the story Erick had told them. That meant Erick and Elle were supposed to meet during their childhood but that tragedy happened to the Falcon Family. They were massacred. The four of them couldn't believe it. As if Erick and Elle were really destined to meet after all. She's the one Erick and his father were looking for all these years. Then Erick happened to save Elle. He protected her and they even fell in love with each other. 'Too bad Elle died two years ago.' This was what they thought as of this moment. Oblivious of the fact that Elle was still alive and she was with them right now in the persona of Aliyah Ross. Meanwhile, Carl, Allen, Officer Kim and his colleague were thinking about something else. Agent Cedrick Falcon and Phoenix Special Task Force caught their attention. The Phoenix Special Task Force was the number one task force in the country 18 years ago because of Agent Falcon's strong leadership. Elle's father was very well-known for his skill and ability to catch different types of criminal. He was also considered a legendary agent. Just like Erick, Agent Falcon's good nature and sense of justice were some of those positive traits that people admired about him. He was respected by his fellow agents. He was a man of integrity. He was also a compassionate one, a perfect role model for every policeman.  He was very dedicated to his work but he never once neglected his family. He could balanced and managed his time very well. His death was a great loss not only for the law enforcement department, but also for the whole country. They lost one great man. What an irony of fate, his daughter Elle became an infamous assassin who was feared in both underground world and society. She had a complete opposite of her father's reputation.  All of these happened because of the crime committed by the Los Molasses Gang 18 years ago.  The world was indeed cruel sometimes. Now, they were sympathizing for Elle. They couldn't imagine the pain she had gone through after witnessing the death of her family with her own eyes. "We should catch them! No…I mean.. we MUST catch them and punish them for their crime." It was Bryan who broke the silence. "Elle suffered because of them. They were the reason why she became ruthless. I felt like, the police authorities were also ones to blame. We failed her." Bryan spoke from his heart. He was furious.  He also considered Elle his friend. He truly cared for her even after knowing that she was Catseye. "Let's not only catch this new Catseye. Los Molasses Gang should also be punished under the law." Officer Kim also shared his thoughts. Everyone nodded, showing their support. Elle roamed her eyes inside, staring at every person inside that conference room. She could feel their determination to solve this case. They were all motivated. She was touched by their genuine sympathy for her and for her family. Her eyes softened. She was trying hard not to shed tears in front of them. She was very grateful right now. 'Thank you everyone. This means a lot to me. Now, I didn't feel lonely anymore. I am not alone with this fight. Aside from Master Phantom and Charles, I have you now… most especially Erick.' Elle was becoming emotional. "With regards to that, next week, I will go to City X together with Officer Kim. I will personally monitor Alfonso Ramirez. We will have changes in rotation and assignment for our surveillance operation." Erick's determined voice was heard again. "We successfully located his hideout. I planted a tracking device on his suit the day he visited Samuel Sy and Edson Tyler," Erick added. Then Erick turned to Officer Kim. "Officer Kim, can you give us an update about Alfonso's current whereabouts?" Officer Kim nodded as he stood up, walking towards the front. He was holding a flash drive, containing surveillance video that they had done against Alfonso Ramirez. He inserted the flash drive to Erick's laptop and began clicking the presentation he prepared for this meeting. Everyone was all eyes on the screen even Elle. She didn't expect that Erick finally got something significant about Alfonso's whereabouts. He was making so many progress. Elle and the Skull Gang had difficulty tracking Alfonso but Erick had done it easily. '[email protected]! My hubby is really capable! I should reward him after this.' Elle commended him in her mind. After a while, Officer Kim started to supply them information about the result of their surveillance operation against Alfonso Ramirez. "Right after Chief Lee planted the tracking device on Alfonso, I sent my men to follow him. It turned out he was staying at City X. When my men arrived at the location, they found this compound." Officer Kim clicked the mouse and a video was flashed in the screen. "This area is very far from the center of the City, isolated compound, away from people's eyes. This is just the gate or the main entrance. My men couldn't go further beyond that point. The area was well-guarded by armed-men." "Other vehicles are not allowed to enter. Check points are everywhere. The guards were checking thoroughly every vehicle that happened to pass by that area. It was a private land so trespassers were not allowed." Officer Kim continued speaking. "As if the guards are ready to shoot and kill if ever they see trespassers. I asked my men to stay low profile and to retreat for a while or else the guards would highly suspect them. After seeing that video, something popped up in Elle's mind- the Bio-weapon Facility. She was certain. There was a high possibility that the bio-weapon facility was located there.  The Dark Knight Organization looked like paying more attention to this facility. It seemed that the bio-weapon was the heart of the Dark Knight's operation. The security was heightened.  They learned from their mistake two years ago when Phantom's team was able to infiltrate their facility. Alfonso became more cautious and careful. But this thing wouldn't stop Elle from thinking of infiltrating that facility in order to steal antidotes. She would do this for Lu. She had to do something for him. 'I will talk to Erick. I must convince him to let me do this. I will come with him at City X.' Elle thought to herself. Elle was worried that Erick wouldn't allow him. He was hell-bent to protect her this time. He didn't want her to do another dangerous thing but Elle couldn't help it. She couldn't stay still knowing that her brother Lu's life was still in danger. Unknown to Elle, Erick noticed that she was having a deep thoughts. 'Is she planning something again? I could see it in her eyes. She is up to something.' Erick mumbled to himself. "We must be careful from now on." Officer Kim said as he ended his presentation. He gave the floor back to Chief Lee. "Alright. So do you have any concerns or any questions about the findings and Officer Kim's updates?" Erick asked the team. Bryan raised his hand, "Chief Lee, I want to come with you at City X. Please allow me to do it." April looked at Bryan worriedly. She didn't know if she could allow him to do that. It was very dangerous. But Bryan held her hand, trying to reassure her. He wanted to go with Erick. He promised Elle that he would protect Erick no matter what. Then suddenly, Elle also raised her hand.  "I will go to City X too!" she said with so much conviction. Everyone gave her another strange look. 'What? Why are they looking at me like that once again?'