Chapter 30: Reveal Her Identity

After Selena Arison left the XXX Crime Investigation Headquarter, she traveled back to their company to meet her brother, James Arison.

James was flipping some documents in his hands when Selena entered his office. Upon seeing her, he frowned right away as he noticed the gloomy expression of his dearest sister.

He knew very well how difficult it was for her to accept the death of their father. Her sister didn't know about the underground connection of their father. 

Their father loved his daughter so much that he didn't want to involve her in their illegal activities. As being her elder brother, he understood his father's intention of not letting her know about the Skull Gang.

A long time ago, Jorge told him already that he wanted James to be the leader of Skull Gang and protect their company in the shadow while his sister will be the one managing Arison's Holdings and Mining Corporation.

He agreed with the setup. He also wanted to protect his sister from the dangerous world of the underground.

"What's wrong?'' he asked her with a gentle voice full of concern.

"I went to the XXX Investigation Headquarters to ask them about the progress of Dad's case," she said as she walked over and sat down on the couch in front of James's desk.

"What did they say?" He stood up, making his way towards her. He sat down beside his sister.

Selena told her brother the information she got from Erick's team. She also brought the photographic sketches of Elle and Charles.

She gave it to her brother. James examined the photographic sketches of those two. A dark expression appeared on his handsome face.

'So these two are the possible culprits in our father's death. According to Black Shadow, Catseye is a girl so this must be her.'

He stared at the sketch of the waitress. He glanced back at Selena, saying some comforting words to console her.

"Don't worry too much. Sooner or later we will get the justice that we want. Let me handle it. I will not let those people who killed our father be free. I will make sure that they will get the punishments they deserve. Just trust me, okay?"

Selena looked at him in the eyes and nodded. After a while, Selena said goodbye to her brother before returning to her office. 

When Selena left, James called Black Shadow. He came thirty minutes after James summoned him.

James wanted to confirm if the person in the sketch was the same person Black Shadow saw during his encounter with Catseye.

"The sketch looks different. However I am not that sure, it happened in just a split of a second, and I was knocked down immediately. I can't vividly describe her but If I can see her again I will be able to recognize her."

"But I am certain about one thing. She is quite a beauty! Catseye is a master of disguise so she will not appear in a mission displaying her true face," Black Shadow added.

"How's your mission? Are you able to trace her?'' James asked him

"I can't find her. She went in 'lie low'. I pretended to be a client and called her messenger to offer some mission but he rejected it."

"With those injuries, I think she must be recuperating right now. They will not fall on the same trick again. Now they will be more careful in accepting missions." Black Shadow reported.

James fell silent. He was put in deep thought, contemplating something. After a few minutes of silence, he spoke again.

"The man on the sketch must be her accomplice. He might also be her messenger. If we can't find her, we must change our plan." 

"Focus on her accomplice. Find out everything about him. Catch him. Then if you do, torture him until he talks about the whereabouts of Catseye," James commanded him.

"Copy!" Black Shadow smirked and nodded in agreement. He was about to leave when James spoke up again.

"Another thing. Reveal her identity to those who are investigating this case. Inform them that Catseye is a woman."

Black Shadow was taken aback for a moment upon hearing that.

"Give them anonymous tips but make sure that if they investigate the information given to them, they will not be able to trace it back to Skull Gang," James added, giving him another task.

Black Shadow smiled as he understood what James was trying to do. It would be better if many people would come and work together to catch Catseye.

It would be disadvantageous for her if both Skull Gang and the Law Enforcement Authorities were looking for her.

Unknown to them, another big organization was also looking for Elle~ The Dark Knight. Elle's enemies were increasing in number each day.

Many enemies were seriously looking for the assassin who was currently relaxing on the balcony of the detective who took care of her under his protection.

She felt bored watching television inside the house so she decided to go out to smell some fresh air. She was observing her surroundings when she heard a beep sound coming from her phone.

She looked at it and saw that there was a message. She paused when she learned that it came from Erick. After a few seconds, she decided to open the message.

[ "Hello, Jasmine! What are you doing right now? I know you must be bored right now. I can sense it." ] There was a smiley at the end of the sentence.

She looked at the smiley then Erick's smiling face popped up suddenly in her head. She brushed it off quickly, erasing his handsome image in her mind.

'What is happening to my brain? Why am I seeing his face right now?' she mumbled to herself.

On the other side, Erick was looking at his phone waiting for Elle's reply but to his disappointment, he didn't get one. They just finished their meeting.

'Did she read my message or not? Hmm, No reply. Is she intentionally ignoring my message?' Erick marveled at that thought.

A frown appeared on Erick's handsome face. That reaction didn't escape the observant eyes of Bryan who was approaching him.

Erick was about to dial Elle's number to call her and check on her when Bryan suddenly tapped his shoulder and said "Hey!"

Erick was astonished by Bryan's sudden arrival and by his actions that Erick almost dropped the phone in his hand.

Bryan burst into laughter when he saw that. Erick gave him a warning look.

"Sorry, I didn't intend to shock you. I just want to know why you were intently staring at your phone a while ago." Bryan smiled sheepishly, feeling so guilty.

His plan to call Elle was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Bryan. He knew his intention.

He already expected that after the meeting Bryan would surely come to him and asked him so many questions why he didn't report this morning.

Bryan was his close friend and he knew him well. He would not stop pestering you if there was something he wanted to know. And he also loved to gossip. 

Erick shook his head when he thought about him. 'It really suits him to be an investigator.'

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[ ~EDITED~ ]