The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

After Black Shadow was satisfied beating Kevin into pulp, he decided to knock him down.

"Oh, don't you want to kill him?" Charles asked Black Shadow, glancing at the unconscious Kevin lying on the floor.

"Well. For the sake of our friendship before, I won't kill him for now. But once he tries to harm my woman again then I will not hesitate to kill him," Black Shadow responded to him.

Charles let out a soft chuckle. He removed his mask and ripped some fabrics from his clothes. He wanted to stop Black Shadow's bleeding on his right shoulder.

"I didn't know that you are very sentimental. You still gave him mercy after what he did to you. You should remove the future threat," Charles commented. He wrapped the piece of cloth around Black Shadow's wound and tied it carefully.

"Why did you help me? I beat and tortured you before," Black Shadow asked Charles expectantly.

"Well, because I hate Kevin more than you. He hurt my sister, Elle. We have common enemies here so I have to help you. Besides, Elle asked me to support and assist you on her behalf," Charles explained to him. He was now done tying the cloth around his wound.

"Wow, I'm so touched. Kitten is thinking about me too. Is she worried that I will fail tonight?" Black Shadow said exhilaratingly.

Charles just rolled his eyes skyward. He didn't know that Black Shadow also had a blabbering mouth and playful sides.

"Shall we leave this place now? You have to go see a doctor now. You are wounded," Charles reminded him, as he put Black Shadow's one arm around his shoulder to help him walk.

"Okay, let's go!" Black Shadow agreed with Charles's suggestion. He started to feel weak because he already lost so much blood.

When they were about to go down from the rooftop of that building, several men arrived at their location. They were headed by Kelsy.

"F*CK! I think we're too late!" Charles cursed upon seeing ten men, blocking their way. Kelsy was with them. They were pointing their guns in Black Shadow's and Charles's direction.

"Where do you think you're going? The two of you are not leaving this place alive!" One member of the Dark Knight Organization shouted at them.

Kelsy's eyes were assessing Black Shadow. She didn't expect to see him tonight. It seemed that Black Shadow was wounded. Then her gaze moved from Black Shadow to Charles. This was the first time she saw this man.

'Is he a member of the Skull Gang? As far as I know, Black Shadow is now working for the Skull Gang after leaving Assassin Guild,' Kelsy thought to herself.

She was still mad at Black Shadow for betraying them. But after seeing his sorry state right now, she couldn't help but feel worried about him.

"What are we waiting for? Shoot them now," The same man spoke up.

"Don't shoot!" Kelsy shouted, stopping them.

"But why? They killed our comrades. They are not allowed to leave this place alive! They must die here!" the man insisted.

"I said don't shoot! I'm your team leader here. You should listen to me!" Kelsy was losing her patience.

"We still need them!" Kelsy added.

"Then let me at least kill one person between them!" The man spoke up once again. He was hell-bent to avenge their fallen comrades.

"This is not good," Black Shadow whispered to Charles.

"Just leave me here. You should go and escape," he suggested.

Charles frowned after hearing that. "I can't leave you here."

"Don't be stubborn. Charles. Did you hear what he had just said? They are planning to kill one of us. I appreciate your help. But I don't think we can escape here both. You should save yourself. I will just slow you down. I'm wounded." Black Shadow was convincing Charles to escape without him.

Then Black Shadow smirked at him. "You are not a hero buddy. And I am not a good person who needs to be rescued. I don't deserve it! Catseye will be sad if something bad will happen to you. Emotional stress is not good for a pregnant woman."

Charles clenched his fists. He knew that Black Shadow was right. They were now surrounded by the Dark Knight's men. If they wanted to escape then they should move fast. It was possible if Black Shadow was not wounded. 

They were put in a very difficult situation now. He didn't want to leave Black Shadow behind. He couldn't bear to leave a comrade just to save his own ass. He won't do that.

"No, I'm not leaving without you!" Charles said with so much conviction in his words.

Black Shadow looked at him helplessly. "Don't be stubborn and stupid, man. I'm not your friend. We are not close. Are you willing to die with me?"

"If I leave you here alone while saving my ass, that is very unmanly. It's better to die than to be called a coward." Charles said. He refused to listen. Black Shadow was now having a headache.

Then they heard the man spoke up again to Kelsy. "Choose… who among them will become our hostage and who will die in my hands?" A sinister smile appeared on the man's face.

Of course, Kelsy would choose to save Black Shadow. The truth was, Black Shadow was also thinking that Kelsy won't allow those men to kill him. That's the reason why he was advising Charles to leave.

"I'll take cover for you. I will count one up to three. After that, you should leave and escape. There's a steel stair attached to this rooftop on your left side. I will divert their attention." Black Shadow said to him seriously.

"I said I'm not-"

Black Shadow cut him off immediately, "Trust me. I will not die yet. Leave now, inform our team and come again to rescue me. Kelsy will not allow me to die here. She's my ex-girlfriend, remember?"

Black Shadow already removed his arm around Charles's shoulder. He wanted to take this opportunity as Kelsy and the others were having an argument. He signaled Charles to get ready. Then he started counting on his mind.

One…

Two…

Three…

Bang! Bang!