Chapter 21: End of the Clue
Two weeks had already passed after the assassination of Jorge Arison and Peter Blake. The team Alpha Cinco and Special Task Force Eagle continued with their joint investigation for getting new information.
"Have you located the waitress and the bodyguard?" Team Captain Jason asked the group.
"According to Peter's men they didn't know that bodyguard. No one knew about the whereabouts of that person who accompanied Peter Blake in the Arison's Mansion. They said that person could be the one who abducted Peter Blake upon his disappearance two days before that incident happened."June replied.
"Could that person be Catseye? He used Peter to enter the Mansion without the hassle and to get Jorge Arison", April shared her assumption.
"Since he disappeared like that after the incident and we can't locate him, he is the closest one to be suspected as Catseye," Jason said as he analyzed the information they got.
"Chief, Captain, the waitress who spilled the wine and drinks to Jorge was also suspicious." Bryan joined in the conversation.
"We got something interesting about that waitress." Allen butted in.
"Upon investigating, we found her residence. We went there to interview her but that girl claimed that she didn't go to Arison's Mansion that night. At first, we thought she was lying so we invited her to go with us to Arison's Mansion. The kitchen staff who served that night confirmed that she was telling the truth. They did not see that girl. She looks different from the waitress who was present that night." Allen reported.
"They have the same name but a different appearance. We thought the girl was in disguise that's why she looked different that night, but the girl we interviewed had a valid alibi and some witnesses confirmed that the night Peter and Jorge were murdered she was working as a call center agent that time." Carl added.
"This means that someone used her identity, used her name, and pretended to be her to apply as a waitress during the event since they needed more staff. They used that opportunity to enter the mansion to avoid being suspected and pass through the security easily." Erick concluded.
"Both of them, the waitress and the bodyguard didn't have clear footage in the CCTV. The arrival of Peter with his so-called bodyguard was deleted in the CCTV records." Rose butted in.
"We can assume that one of them is Catseye and the other one is his/her accomplice. They are working together. Apart from those two, no one is suspicious." Erick shared another assumption. The team stayed silent for a while.
Jane sighed deeply and said "This is the end of our lead. Apart from narrowing down into two suspects who might be Catseye, we got no more clues. We know nothing about their whereabouts and we didn't know where to start finding them both."
"All we can do for now is ask those persons who saw them and had close interaction with them during the banquet and make a photographic sketch of those two," Jason said as he massaged his temple. Catseye was really giving them a hard time.
Meanwhile.....The Joint Task Force was not the only one having a hard time because of Catseye. In the Skull Gang headquarters, James, together with his men and Black Shadow were also clueless about how to track Catseye.
After that encounter in the Hospital, they lost their lead in finding the woman who they suspected to be Catseye. Police authorities were also alerted about the Skull Gang because of what happened. They now became more cautious with their actions.
"Any updates about Catseye?" James asked his men.
"Boss after that incident in the hospital. It seemed that pieces of information about what happened were being sealed. No one in the hospital talked about the incident and it seemed like it never happened." Spike reported.
"We couldn't trace that patient. Someone might be protecting her, but who could it be?"Spike added
They were in deep thought when Black Shadow spoke up "What if we inform the authorities anonymously about the identity of Catseye. Tell them that she was wounded and was brought to that hospital."
"That is useless. We don't have solid evidence and they would not easily believe a tip from an anonymous informant without solid proof and they would connect it to the Skull Gang. Skull gang will be involved in the investigation." James Arison objected.
"And what if, her accomplice already helped her," James added. The men realized he was right and just nodded. They must plan it well. It was Catseye that they were dealing with right now.
"We should wait and be prepared for her counterattack. Once she recovers, with her attitude I am sure she will not just stay put and do nothing. She will get her revenge from what happened to her." Black Shadow's eyes were filled with excitement.
James was about to say something when his phone started ringing. He picked it up upon seeing that the caller was one of the Branch Leaders of Skull Gang.
"What is it?" his deep authoritative voice reached the other end.
"Boss..... we failed to close the deal with Mr. Cheng. He said.... he didn't want to collaborate with us since your father died. He thought that working with Skull Gang right now...will make him at a disadvantage so he chooses..... Dark Night." the man on the other end reported nervously.
James froze slightly when he heard the report. A gloomy gaze revealed a flash of hostility in his eyes. 'How could he? When his father was still alive Mr. Chen did his best to approach him to close a deal with the Skull Gang. Now that his father died, he immediately changed to the opposite side.'
"I'll make sure that he would regret his decision," he said before he hung up. He glanced at the two men who were silently observing him waiting for his command. They knew that the call just a while ago was a piece of bad news upon seeing James' gloomy expression.
"Black Shadow, I leave Catseye in your hand. Continue searching for her. I need to focus on the Skull Gang matters for now. Dark Night is stealing our resources since my father died. Some people are underestimating the power of the Skull Gang. I'll make them regret turning their back on us." James smiled cunningly.