The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

From a distance, the members of the Joint Task Force watched M.V Athena which was on fire as it slowly sank into the water. If there were people left inside the Ship during that big blast, there was a low chance of survival for them. Either they would sink together with the ship or die after their bodies were caught in the fire.

They shivered from that thought. Luckily, they were able to escape before the explosion happened. They had no idea about this plan. No one expected nor thought of bombing the entire cruise ship.

However, they had to admit that scenario gave them the advantage. In the first place, they were outnumbered by the enemies. They would have difficulty escaping given that there were large numbers of enemies who were after them.

But since they heard the announcement that there were bombs, their enemies panicked. Their attention was diverted away from them as they prioritized saving their lives first rather than catching the members of the Joint Task Force. It helped them a lot to escape without hassle.

And the good thing was no one among them got badly hurt. They were all safe and they succeeded in rescuing Erick's parents. It was a mission accomplished.

Thinking about that, they should be rejoicing now. However, for an unknown reason, they could feel the heavy atmosphere inside their ferry boat. The silence was deafening. There was a hint of gloominess filling the air around them as if they lost something during this mission.

They kept on thinking. There were lots of absurd and unexpected things that happened all throughout this mission.

The Azumi Twins kidnapped Erick's parents and threatened him in exchange for Catseye's life.

Without their knowledge, Bryan pretended to be Catseye in front of the Azumi Twins.

There were unknown people backing them. They even helped and protected them from the start until they safely escaped.

And the most surprising thing was that the real Catseye appeared. She was with them all along. It seemed that Catseye's team was the one who was helping them.

A lot of questions had formed in their minds.

Why did Catseye join them in this rescue mission?

What is the real connection between Catseye and Erick?

Did Erick already know Catseye's identity?

Was the person they saw a while ago the real Catseye? If so then does it mean Catseye died in this encounter?

Carl, June, and Allen averted their gaze to the two persons who might be able to answer those questions. Erick was still unconscious and Sarah was beside him as she watched over her son. While Bryan was just standing still, unmoving in his spot as his gaze was fixed to the direction of M.V Athena.

Captain Jason and Raymond were the ones piloting the ferry boat. Meanwhile, the three men were very eager to know the answers. They wanted to break the silence and talk to Bryan.

They were about to start a conversation with him when they noticed that something was off with him. The three men exchanged glances with one another. Now, they were hesitating.

"Is it just I or you can also see it? Is Sergeant Velasquez crying right now?" Carl asked June and Allen in a low voice.

"Are those sparkling moisture in his face tears or just splash of sea waters?" Carl added.

The two men also stared at Bryan intently, assessing his appearance. They couldn't tell since they could only see his side figure.

"Why do I feel that Bryan's expression seems like he is down in the dumps?" June also shared his thoughts with his colleagues.

Allen nodded in agreement. "That's true. It is M.V Athena which is sinking right now but why do I also feel like it is Bryan's heart, the one which is actually sinking?"

Carl just shrugged and heaved a frustrated sigh.

"Let's forget asking him for now. We need to give him time and space as of this moment. It looks like Sergeant Velasquez took this incident very hard. He is still in shock." Carl said to Allen and June.

"Oh, by the way, did any of you contact the South Carolina's Coastguard? Have you reported this incident already?" Carl changed the topic.

"Yes. I already gave them a short briefing of what happened. Captain Jason commanded me a while ago to contact the coastguard right away. They might be alarmed if they learned that a cruise ship just exploded so I explained to them the essential information so that they won't panic." Allen replied to him.

"Alright. It seems like we have a lot of explaining to do, especially to our superiors." Carl said worriedly.

The three men just took a deep breath. They just wished that everything would be fine and they wouldn't be punished severely by their superiors.

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Meanwhile, the Azumi Twins as well as some members of the Dark Knight Organization were also able to escape successfully before the final explosion happened.

However, compared to their original numbers before, only a few managed to survive. They lost a lot of men during this mission. Only four speedboats remained, carrying less than twenty members of Dark Knight's men including Kelsy, Kevin, Ship Captains, and the Ship crews.

After leaving the area and docking on land, the Azumi Twins rushed into the nearby hospital. Kevin was severely injured in his right eye. Kelsy was so worried about her twin. Will the doctor be able to save his eye?

Kelsy was anxiously waiting outside the operating room. Until now, she was fuming in anger because of Black Shadow's betrayal. She was sitting on the bench when one member of Dark Knight approached her.

The man stretched his arm as he gave her his mobile phone. Kelsy just looked at him indifferently with her eyebrows raised.

"Senior Alfonzo wants to talk to you." the man said to her.

After hearing that, Kels immediately accepted the phone. Then she signaled the man to leave. The man didn't say a word and complied with her command.

Kelsy gathered herself first as she concealed her fury and irritation. She took a deep breath before she spoke up.

"Hello Senior Alfonso! I am glad that you called me first. I am about to call you and inform you about the good news. We accomplished the mission successfully. Catseye is now dead!" Kelsy said to him cheerfully using her sweet voice.

"Is that so?" Alfonso replied to her apathetically. He didn't sound pleased at all.

Kelsy frowned after hearing his very short and simple response.

"I said the infamous Devilish Assassin, Catseye is now dead. Why are you not happy Senior Alfonso?" 

Alfonso let out a sarcastic laugh.

"Are you really asking me why I didn't sound happy at all? Are you sure you have no idea at all?" There was a sense of danger in his voice as he mocked her.

Kelsy's grasp on the phone tightened as she clenched her teeth. Her expression darkened. But she tried to suppress her anger and acted calm as she continued to talk to Alfonso.

"What are you talking about, Senior Alfonso?" Kelsy said in a calm manner while feigning ignorance.

Alfonso let out another harsh laugh. There was no hint of humor at all.

"Oh dear Kelsy… you are so bold. You want me to spell it out for you? Tsk Tsk Tsk." Alfonso clicked his tongue as he showed her that he was utterly disappointed with their action.

"Do you take me as a fool?" Alfonso said sarcastically. His stern cold voice was a clear indication that he was also enraged right now.

"Our men also reported to me what happened. Who would be happy after hearing that one of our Cruise Ship which is worth billions just exploded and sank in the middle of the sea?!"

Alfonso was now really serious. He even raised his voice to her.

"F*ck [email protected]!t! We even lost around a hundred men just to kill one person!!! Are you really the most skilled and elite assassins of that Guild?"

Alfonso was now venting his anger and frustration to Kelsy.

On the other hand, Kelsey just rolled her eyes while listening to Alfonso's rant.

"Only eighty plus men Senior Alfonso, not hundred." Kelsy simply said as she corrected Alfonso.

Kelsy was already in a bad mood. She didn't want to be affected by Alfonso's ridiculing words. She didn't care.

"Senior Alfonso… let's talk another time. Cool yourself down first. Just be happy. Our Mission was done! I am busy. Bye! Bye!"

Kelsy didn't wait for him to say another word as she quickly hung up the phone.

They were supposed to rejoice for this so-called 'Mission Accomplished' but it seemed that both parties were not happy at all with the outcome.