The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

Alfonso was still wondering how come Erick was able to follow him and he brought another team. He was supposed to be dead by now.

"Why are you here? How did you escape? Don't tell me Snake betrays us and the Dark Lord. He didn't kill you. He spared your life!"

Alfonso couldn't think of anything aside from Snake betraying the organization and the Dark Lord. He thought Snake let the detective go without killing him.

'I have to inform the Dark Lord regarding this,' Alfonso mumbled to himself. He peered at his surroundings, thinking of a way on how to communicate with the Dark Lord.

He couldn't call him in front of Erick and his team. They were pointing their guns in his direction. His team was at a disadvantage right now. 

He was also holding Mr. Carter in place, using him as his human shield.

"Drop your gun, Alfonso. There's nothing you can do now. You and your team are being surrounded. Just surrender," Erick warned him. He ignored Alfonso's question. He didn't want to answer him about what happened to General Jason.

Alfonso let out a sarcastic laugh. "Surrender? No way. Leave us! Give me your car, or else I will kill this man. I know you came here just to save this man."

Erick clenched his fists. Alfonso didn't want to surrender. He was using Mr. Carter to escape from them.

"Erick, it's alright. I don't care if I die today. I prefer to die than to be used again by this evil organization. Don't let him get away. Catch him!" Mr. Carter said, encouraging Erick not to follow Alfonso's demand.

"Shut up, Carter!" Alfonso punched him on his side. 

Mr. Carter whimpered in pain. Erick narrowed his eyes at Alfonso.

"Don't hurt him!" Erick yelled through his gritted teeth.

Alfonso knew that it would not be good for him if Mr. Carter would influence Erick's decision. He was the only hope he had right now to escape from Erick's team.

Alfonso was positive that Erick won't allow Mr. Carter to sacrifice himself. He believed that Erick would listen to his demand in order to save the scientist.

"I will count one up to ten. If you don't obey my demand then I will pull this trigger. I will kill this scientist right here, in front of you," Alfonso threatened Erick.

"Give your car keys to one of my men. Now!" 

Erick was having conflicting thoughts right now. Mr. Carter was looking straight into his eyes as if begging him to end this already.

Mr. Carter wanted to stop Alfonso's evil plan, even if he had to sacrifice himself today. He didn't want to be a hindrance for Erick and his team. 

Mr. Carter was thinking of struggling against Alfonso. He didn't want to be used as a hostage once again so that Erick could catch Alfonso and the Dark Lord.

If he escaped and struggled then there's a high possibility that he would get shot by Alfonso or by his men. He was not afraid to die especially if it's for a greater cause.

Alfonso started counting. 

"One…"

"Two…"

"Three…"

Mr. Carter looked straight into Erick's eyes. He smiled at him and murmured something.

"Thank you, Erick. I'm so glad that I met someone like you. both you and Elle…"

Erick's frowned upon seeing Mr. Carter's expression. He had a bad feeling about this.

Alfonso's counting reached 'Eight'. He was waiting for Erick's decision when suddenly Mr. Carter started struggling against him.

Both Alfonso and Erick were caught off guard by Mr. Carter's action.

"Mr. Carter, No!!!" Erick yelled but Mr. Carter didn't listen.

"F*ck! Do you really wanna die?! Then be it!" Alfonso cursed when Mr. Carter tried to escape from his grasp.

Alfonso was about to pull the trigger and shoot Mr. Carter when someone hit his head at the back. He fell unconscious right away.

Erick's team was able to protect Mr. Carter against Alfonso's team as they disarmed them by shooting their hands that were holding their guns.

Mr. Carter's action was too reckless. Erick wanted to scold him after he pulled him into his side. Phantom was the one who hit Alfonso's head using his gun.

Phantom was waiting for the right time to apprehend Alfonso. He moved sneakily without being noticed by Alfonso's men. That's his special skill as an assassin. He was called the Legendary Assassin for nothing.

"Mr. Carter! What are you thinking?! Putting your life in danger?! Don't you trust me? I promised that I will save and protect you. Why did you do that?!" Erick scolded Mr. Carter for the first time.

Mr. Carter couldn't blame him. He almost gave Erick a heart attack when he suddenly moved a while ago. Mr. Carter just looked at him apologetically. He didn't know what to say.

Erick sighed deeply. "Both Elle and you, doing something as you like. What am I gonna do to both of you?"

Bryan wrapped his arm around Erick's shoulder. "You can't do anything against Elle. Hahaha… sorry buddy. She's the kind of girl who will do as she likes. Besides, you spoiled her a lot."

Both Carl and June chuckled at Bryan's last remarks. They agreed with him. 

Erick just nodded his head and sighed helplessly. "Yeah, I know."

"I'm sorry, Erick. I just don't want to be a burden to you. We have to catch both Alfonso and the Dark Lord. I didn't care if I would die in the process." Mr. Carter apologized.

Erick held Mr. Carter's shoulders. "No one should die in this mission. I don't like to sacrifice another life just to catch those bad guys. As much as possible, I want to keep everyone safe."

"I understand. I won't do reckless things anymore." Mr. Carter promised to Erick.

"I'll have your words. We still have big fish to catch. Men, let's arrest them." Erick commanded his team to arrest Alfonso's men.

"Okay. Now, let's move to the last part of our plan. We have to catch the Dark Lord this time. Alfonso will be a great help to do that," Phantom said meaningfully while looking at Alfonso who was lying unconscious on the ground.