The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

After the meeting, Carl secretly approached Allen. They went out to talk about something while Erick and others returned to their office.

Officer Kim and his comrades also bade them goodbye as they went back to their precinct and respective stations.

Erick immediately entered his office to see Elle who was patiently waiting for him inside. Aside from Bryan, members of Team Alpha Cinco were wondering why Aliyah Ross was there.

They started to suspect the relationship between Chief Lee and Aliyah Ross. They smelled something fishy whenever they would see them interact with each other.

They still couldn't figure it out but they started to create speculation in their minds.

June: "Do you think Chief Lee and Aliyah Ross are exclusively dating now?"

Rose: "I am asking that question to myself too. I noticed that they were always together lately. And Chief Lee is always in a good mood whenever Aliyah is here."

April: "I doubt that. Maybe they are just working on Catseye's case. Remember, Aliyah and her team are covering this case story."

While everyone was speculating, Bryan just remained ignorant even though he already knew the truth. This was not yet the right time to reveal the truth from their comrades.

"Hey, I almost forgot. Speaking of a couple, the two of you? When are you planning to take your leave of absence? You should prepare already for the upcoming wedding!" Rose couldn't help but nag April and Bryan.

The couple just smiled at her sheepishly. Rose was right. They should start taking leave and focus on their wedding preparations.

"I already talked to Erick. He approved my application for taking a one month vacation. April also applied for a leave of absence three days ago. We will be out of the office starting tomorrow." Bryan informed Rose and June.

"Wow, that's good! We can hear some wedding bells soon!" June exclaimed with so much enthusiasm.

The four of them just burst out laughing. This would be a happy occasion for the team.

Meanwhile, inside Erick's office, Elle and Erick were discussing the failed mission and the possibility of having a traitor within the team.

"Hey, are you alright?" Elle stood up and approached Erick right away. He looked so stressed as of this moment.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Erick simply said with a faint smile on his face. He held Elle's hand and clasped them with his.

Elle let out a soft giggle. "You're a liar, Mr. Detective. Your expression is telling me that you are not okay. Are you still bothered by the thought that one of your team members betrayed the team?"

Erick took a deep sigh before nodding his head.

"But I still want to believe that everyone is innocent. I still trust my team. I don't want to think that someone is a traitor. Maybe there's another reason behind this." Erick expressed his feelings with Elle.

Elle moved closer to Erick as she engulfed him in her arms, embracing him to console him.

"Don't worry, hubby. We will find the truth. Me too, I don't think someone from the team would try to betray your team. But we need to make sure." Elle was cheering him up.

Erick could only smile and savor this moment, him hugging his wife in his workplace. It gave him a different sense of comfort that he could only feel whenever Elle was beside him.

"Hubby, I have something to tell you. Upon listening to your conversation with your team a while ago, I noticed some strange behavior from a few people." Elle shared her observation with Erick.

"But it doesn't mean they are the traitor. I just sensed that they were hiding something," Elle added.

Erick broke the hug as she wanted to meet Elle's gaze. He looked at her meaningfully.

"Tell me everything. I wanna know your thoughts. I am willing to listen," Erick softly mumbled.

Elle bobbed her head with a smile. Soon, the two of them sat down as they discussed Elle's assumption. The husband and wife were off to solve another mystery about this case.

Was there really a traitor? Or the spy of the Dark Knight Organization just happened to find out the mission through the team members without them knowing and realizing it.

But one thing was for sure, the XXX Crime Investigation Bureau was already infiltrated by the Dark Knight Organization's spy. They planted their men in the Bureau.

On the other hand, Carl and Allen were still discussing outside. They looked troubled about what happened.

"Hey, what should we do now? Did we commit a mistake?" Carl asked Allen anxiously.

"I don't think so. Just calm down. I don't think that was the case." Allen said to Carl, trying his best to sound convincing.

"What if they suspected us? Besides, we are the new members of the team. Are they thinking that we are the traitor?" Carl mumbled once again, feeling restless.

Allen just looked at Carl helplessly while patting his back.

"Don't be a negative thinker. They won't do that. I guess you are the only one stressing yourself. You are just overthinking, buddy. Relax!" Allen advised him.

Carl finally calmed down after hearing that. Then the two men fell silent. Each of them was lost with their own thoughts.

After a while, Allen spoke up once again, breaking the silence.

"Don't tell anyone about what happened five days ago. Let's handle this smoothly." Allen suggested to Carl.

"Alright. I understood. I know what to do." Carl said, agreeing with Allen's suggestion.

"I think we should go back now, or else they would really suspect us of doing something behind their back," Allen said, cracking some jokes.

Carl frowned upon hearing that. "That's not a funny joke."

Allen just ignored Carl's reaction as he burst out laughing. He was just teasing him because he looked very restless.

"Come on. Just think that you didn't do something wrong. Don't give me that face. Chin up and straighten your back, be confident. Let's go back now."