The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

When they received the retreat signal, Officer Kim and his men pulled out right away without waiting for Bryan and Erick. He trusted their judgment so he followed their request immediately. He knew that Bryan and Erick would be able to leave the compound safely.

Upon leaving the compound, they would regroup once again at the agreed meeting place. Officer Kim just needed more time to escape from those guys who were still tailing them. 

The mission had been compromised. They didn't know what happened but one thing was for sure, their enemies were aware of their plan tonight. Fortunately, they were cautious enough, or else, just one mistake and the safety of the team would be jeopardized.

Meanwhile, Erick and Bryan were already reunited with Elle's Team. They were just waiting for Charles and Master Phantom to arrive. Bryan was being entertained by Brother Yan. 

The rest of Phantom's henchmen headed by Brother Yu remained vigilant and alert, checking the surrounding whether the Dark Knight's men were just lurking around and getting ready to launch a surprise attack.

On the other hand, Erick and Elle were also having their private conversation while staying on guard. 

"Hey, are you alright?" Elle asked Erick worriedly as he looked like he was in deep thoughts.

"I'm sorry, wifey," Erick mumbled, wrapping his hands around her waist and pulling her closer to her.

Elle was taken aback by his sudden apology. "What's wrong? Why are you apologizing to me?"

"The mission failed. Alfonso Ramirez got away with this once again. Someone informed them about our mission and I think the information leakage came from my team, not yours." Erick said with his saddened expression.

Elle held his hand as she consoled him. "This is not your fault. We already know that the Dark Knight Organization has spies in the law enforcement departments. You have no control over those things. You are also clueless who are our enemies hiding with their mask."

Erick just heaved a deep sigh while hugging Elle from behind. 

"Don't worry. Alfonso Ramirez will not be able to escape from us forever. We are getting near to the truth." Elle stated meaningfully.

"Edson Tyler also agreed on becoming a witness for my family's murder case. We just had to protect his life. If the enemy learns about this, they might target Edson Tyler and kill him even before he can stand in the court." Elle informed Erick of the good news.

"Alright. Then I will ask my prosecutor friend to help us with this case. I already gave him a heads-up about reopening your family's massacre case. I also sent him a copy of your family's case file and my father visited him this morning."

"Thank you, hubby. You are working hard for this. I really appreciate your help." Elle mumbled, feeling grateful to Erick.

"It's my job to do this. No need to thank me."

After a while, they saw two black figures running in their direction. They recognized them immediately. The two men in black were Phantom and Charles.

Erick was surprised to see Tom, the person who introduced himself as Charles's father and the co-owner of Falcon cafe two years ago. It turned out that he was the foster father of Elle who saved her eighteen years ago.

"Erick, he's my father, the benefactor I mentioned before… Mr. Morgan." Elle finally introduced Phantom as her father to Erick.

Erick knew Phantom's according to Elle's story. He was also an elite assassin a few years back before he retired… the legendary assassin. Aside from being her guardian, Phantom was also her master. The one who taught Elle everything to become a full-fledged assassin.

"Mr. Morgan…" Erick blurted out as he greeted him. He didn't know what to say to him. Then he turned to Charles, simply nodding his head. Charles also greeted him back with a nod.

Phantom just gave him a faint smile. "Let's talk later. We need to get out of here first."

"Alright Father, but what took you so long to arrive?" Elle asked him quizzically.

Phantom and Charles just exchange meaningful glances, each of them was having a sly smile on their faces.

"We just give them a congratulatory message since they anticipated our arrival… tonight," It was Charles who answered Elle, there was a glint of humor in his eyes.

Phantom just let out a soft chuckle while patting Charles's shoulder as if telling him that they did a good job. Erick and Elle just looked at them confusedly.

It did not take long when Elle's query was answered. They heard a loud blast coming from the inside of the compound. 

Boom! Boom!

That's what the congratulatory message Charles was talking about- an explosion! They planted a time-bomb in the empty facility of the Dark Knight Organization. They used code Bs, the same bomb they used two years ago when blasting MV Athena, Dark Knight Organization's cruise ship.

"Damn! What is that?!" Bryan asked them a question with a very obvious answer.

"Brother... some kind of explosion," Brother Yan answered him while scratching the back of his head.

Erick was rendered speechless as he looked at Elle's team helplessly.

"Wifey, it looks like you and your team like to make everything explode."

Elle couldn't help but giggle after seeing Erick's expression. She couldn't tell whether Erick was complaining or not.

"This is the dark side of your wifey. Remember, I could also make you explode," Elle said to Erick with her naughty smile. Elle also winked at her hubby.

That's the time Erick could no longer hold his laughter. A while ago he was feeling down because of what happened. But Elle managed to lift his mood once again.

"Then, will you do it wifey... tonight?" Erick asked his wife shamelessly.

Elle just rolled her eyes, pinching Erick's waist. "Nope. We should plan out our next moves."

Erick just let out a husky laugh.

Then Phantom didn't waste any more time as he told them to move. They should leave the place now. There's no more reason to stay there.