The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

"Good… I have a proposal. The Dark Knight Organization only focuses on gains. We can save Black Shadow but to do that, we have to use those bio-weapons in exchange for his life."

When they heard Elle's proposal, everyone had different reactions on their faces.

"What do you mean by that, Queen? Are we going to return these bio-weapons to the Dark Knight Organization in exchange for Black Shadow?" One high ranking member of the Skull Gang asked her with disbelief.

Another higher-up expressed his disapproval about this proposal.

"This is our opportunity to reveal the illegal activities of the Dark Knight Organization so that the government will take action against them. I thought we will be using these bio-weapons to cause their downfall? Then why should we let this chance go to waste by returning this bio-weapon to them?"

Some of them agreed to the last remarks of the higher-up.

James's expression darkened after hearing their complaints and disapproval.

"Then what are you suggesting?" James asked them with his authoritative voice.

Everyone fell silent when they heard James's stern voice matched with his chilly expression. Then they averted their gaze to the higher-up who opposed Elle's suggestion, urging him to speak up.

That person mustered his courage up to share his suggestion with Supremo and others.

"Why don't we go as we planned before. I think Black Shadow will understand this? With his sacrifices, we can bring this evil organization to their downfall."

James was displeased after hearing that. He understood their point and where they were coming from. For them, Black Shadow was just a chess piece that needed to be sacrificed in order to corner the King of the opponent just to win the game.

But it was different to him and Elle. Black Shadow became a special friend to them. He's not a chess piece but a friend and a family. They couldn't abandon him in times like this.

Then suddenly they heard Elle's laughter. Her dark eyes were sharp, giving them a warning.

"Let me remind you, gentlemen. You don't have a say with this. Even if Supremo agreed with your decision, I will not change my mind about this." 

Elle didn't want James to look bad and inconsiderate of the higher-ups' decision so she just thought of a way she could resolve this without involving Supremo's personal judgement.

She knew that Supremo also wanted to save Black Shadow however, the majority of the higher-ups were against the idea of saving Black Shadow in exchange for the bio-weapons.

"What are you implying, Queen? I thought we are here because our opinions matter. So how come we don't have a say about this?" The higher-up asked her to clarify her statement.

"Oh, let me clarify it again, gentlemen. My team was the one who managed to get and retrieve these bio-weapons so I can decide whatever I want to do with it."

"By the way, just in case you forgot also, I was the one who suggested to Supremo to use the bio-weapon to influence the government to take action against the Dark Knight Organization." Elle was very firm while saying those things to them.

The higher-ups of the Skull Gang were rendered speechless. They had no words to refute that. They didn't expect that Elle would use that reason against them.

They wanted to complain and say that she was also part of the Skull Gang. But thinking back, her team that completed the mission tonight was typically not members of the Skull Gang. They couldn't further argue because of that.

James glanced at Elle with his grateful look. He was glad that she came tonight. He was racking his brain so hard how to solve this crisis but nothing came in handy.

Thanks to her suggestion, they had a clear plan now on how to save Black Shadow.

Then Elle spoke up again. "No hard feelings, gentlemen. If there's something I learned in my past experiences, that is to value life… value the life of your comrade. You can laugh at me and say it's an irony because I was an assassin who killed a lot of people in the past. But… I am still a human with a heart."

"If you are put in Black Shadow's situation, rest assured that we will try our best to save you no matter the cost. Your life is very important to us. Please understand my decision."

They were touched by Elle's last statements.

"We understand, our Queen. Please forgive us for not thinking about that." 

They apologized to Elle and Supremo once again. Spike, Sherlock, Brother Yu and Brother Yan felt relieved as everyone finally agreed with one decision.

Elle sat down with them as she discussed her plan. Everyone listened to her. In order for this plan to succeed, they needed everyone's cooperation.

They expressed their willingness to help and support the team in implementation of the plan.

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Meanwhile, at the Dark Knight Organization's Headquarter, Kelsy and her team also arrived. They brought Black Shadow in an isolated room that would also serve as the operating room. He was still unconscious.

They heard that the on-call doctor was already there, waiting for them. He was inside the operating room as he prepared all the necessary things needed for this operation.

The Dark Knight Organization had a mini hospital or clinic inside their headquarters. Nurses and doctors were taking turns for their duty.

The doctor who can tonight was a special one because he was the personal doctor of the Dark Lord. 

Both Kevin and Black Shadow were brought to the operating room. They just prioritized Black Shadow because he was the one who was severely wounded

Kelsy kept pacing back and forth outside the operating room. She was worried sick for both Kevin and Black Shadow. Both men were important to her.

It's just that Black Shadow suddenly changed. He became distant from her. He even betrayed her because of one woman. Kelsy hated that fact but still she couldn't help herself from worrying about Black Shadow.

She knew that after this, Black Shadow would be tortured by the Dark Knight's men. Once he woke up, Kelsy would try her best to convince Black Shadow to cooperate with them.

He needed to reveal information that they could use to attack their enemy. Kelsy would also convince Alfonso to let Black Shadow live.

She would suggest to him to use Black Shadow to betray the organization he was working with as of now. The Dark Lord would be happy to hear that. Kelsy knew that Black Shadow was working under the Skull Gang.

The operation lasted for three hours. Then the doctor finally came out of the operating room.

"Doc, how are they?" Kelsy immediately approached him.

"Don't worry, they will both be fine. We can now transfer your brother to a private room but the other patient still needs to stay in the ICU room."

"Thank you, doc."

The young doctor just gave Kelsy a reassuring smile. He was about to leave when Kelsy stopped him and asked for his name.

"May I know your name, Doc?"

The doctor smiled at her before answering her, "You can just call me, Dr. Gomez."