Chapter 46: Get Even
People who are pursuing Elle inside the Arison Holdings and Mining Corporation were still wondering how she was able to escape and disappeared just like that.
They didn't know that Elle was able to hack their system and used a signal interference program causing a 10 minutes delay from the real-time projection of CCTV recordings in their monitors.
That was the main reason why she was able to escape using those 10 minutes delay in the recording.
Selena and her secretary went back to her office together with some bodyguards. James went back to his office as well. He was put in deep thought.
"What is her motive? She suddenly appeared and she disappeared just like that. Selena was not hurt. Is she giving me a threat and a warning?" James said to himself.
James was still contemplating when one of his men approached him.
"Boss someone sent you this mail."
The man gave him a white small envelope. James read the content of the message.
"Stop looking for me! If I were you, I would focus on guarding my sweet little sister!"
"The card..it was a warning. What should we do now boss? Lady Selena's life is in danger." Spike said with a worried tone.
James crumpled the letter in his hand. He was in raged!
"Catseye!" he cursed her.
"Call black shadow right away!" He ordered his men.
After a while, Black Shadow arrived at his office.
"What's wrong with you?" Black Shadow greeted him as he noticed the gloomy expression of James.
"Change of Plan! Stop looking for Catseye! Your new mission is to guard my sister Selena." James said to him and he walked towards Black Shadow.
Black Shadow was about to ask him something when suddenly James stabbed Black Shadow on the right lower part of his abdomen.
Black Shadow was shocked beyond belief. He was caught off guard. He didn't expect James to do that.
Black Shadow gave him a questioning look "Why?"
"I'm sorry. Catseye wanted me to pass a message to you. This is her message. She wanted to get even with you from the wounds that you gave her."
Black Shadow looked at him in disbelief.
After saying that, James shot him again on his shoulder.
Bang!
"Argh!" Black Shadow grunted in pain. He fell on his knee.
"Bring him to the hospital!" James ordered Spikes.
They immediately grabbed Black Shadow and helped him to stand up. They brought him to the nearest hospital.
The entire message sent by Catseye to James contained a proposal aside from a warning. It was written this way.
"By the way, if you want to make sure of her safety I want you to pass my message to Black Shadow.
Give him the same wounds that I received from him that night.
You know me, I am a man of my word. No one ever lives today after they received and have seen my card of death.
If you want to guarantee her safety for one month, then send my regards to Black Shadow. If you do that, then I will nullify the card of death. It will be void for one month.
I promise I will not do her harm for 30 days."
=CATSEYE=
He had no choice but to comply besides Black Shadow would not die from those wounds.
He was not sure whether he could guarantee Selena's safety or not if he would not agree to her condition.
Catseye was able to enter and leave the building without hassle. She was really capable to kill Selena any time if she really wanted to.
His focus now was to strengthen the security, especially for Selena's protection.
Catseye was a smart and clever woman. She knew his weakness. She used Selena to threaten him and she was successful about that.
Meanwhile, the police and some members of the Special Task Force just arrived. Erick, Jason, Bryan, and Carl together with Police Officer Kim proceed at Selena's Office.
They already received a report while they were on their way that Catseye had escaped.
They would interview Selena, James, and others to gather more information about what happened just a while ago.
James also went with them to Selena's office. He greeted the officers and invited them to sit down. Selena was glad when she saw Erick.
"Can you tell us what happened?" Jason asked them directly.
It was Selena who spoke up.
" Someone delivered a package." Selena pointed out the box.
The officers inside focused their attention on the box while listening to Selena. They saw the death card of Catseye.
"There was a black cat inside the box. Maybe Catseye knows that I am afraid of cats so she used it to threaten me."
"Are you hurt?" Erick asked her softly
"Not so. I just got a scratch given by the cat." Selena gave him a grateful look for asking her if she was hurt or not.
"Why you didn't check the package first before giving it to Selena?" This time it was Bryan who asked the secretary.
"I am sorry. It's my fault!" Selena's secretary said as she felt guilty.
"No... Don't blame her. It's my fault for trusting that delivery girl." She defended her secretary.
"Why?" Bryan frown.
"Catseye said it was from Detective Erick Lee. She said it was a thank you gift from him because I treat him to a meal." Selena said while looking down. She felt a little bit embarrassed.
Everyone was stunned for a moment when they heard it from Selena. They all averted their gaze to Chief Detective Inspector Erick Lee.
Erick felt pressured from their gazes. He was also surprised when his name was mentioned.
'What the hell, I suddenly became involved with this?' he thought to himself.
Cough! Cough! Cough! Erick cleared his throat to lessen the awkwardness that he felt.
"Well, It happened two days ago. How did Catseye know about it? She might be following you." he simply said.
"What is her motive this time?" It was Police Officer Kim who spoke up.
Of course, it was only James who knew her true motives but he couldn't say it to them. It was related to Skull Gang.
"She was really a devil. She is now targeting good people. Out of thousands of people here why is it she is targeting you and the Arison Family? It was really infuriating!" Bryan complained to them.
Everyone became silent after that. Erick nudged Bryan's shoulder to give him a signal to shut up.
His blabbering couldn't help them right now and just making the people feel uncomfortable.