Chapter 335 - 335: Another Victim

When Elle woke up, it was already night time. She slept comfortably. She felt strange. Though the room temperature was very cold the bed was warm as if someone was there a while ago, hugging her. It gave her a familiar feeling that she couldn't explain.

After a while, she got off the bed, searching for Erick. Then she found him in the living room area, looking at the laptop. The spying devices were now activated and connected to Carl and Erick's laptop.

He turned to her direction after he sensed her presence. He heard her footsteps coming in and her faint scent came to his senses. When their eyes met, Erick gave her a gentle smile.

"You're awake," Erick mumbled.

"Yes, I think I overslept." Elle looked at him apologetically.

Erick chuckled as he remembered how comfortable Elle was when he was cuddling her a while ago. He was glad that she didn't wake up or else Elle would kick him out of the bed.

'Nothing change. She still sleeps like a baby.' Erick thought to himself.

Elle frowned upon seeing his bright smile.

'Why is he smiling like a fool?' Elle pondered to herself.

Elle sat down beside him. "How is it?"

Erick knew she was referring to the surveillance operation they were currently doing. 

He shook his head and said, "No sign of Catseye. Everything seems normal. No one is suspicious. Samuel Sy is currently in the hotel lobby talking with the manager."

Elle just nodded, glancing at the laptop's screen. A video showing Samuel's surroundings was playing on the screen. It was a shot taken by the spying camera on his wristwatch.

"Officer Kim and his team are already on standby. They will take over the surveillance operation at around 8:00 pm. Do you want to go home with me or stay here?" Erick asked her in anticipation.

Elle looked at him in confusion. Erick chuckled once again before he decided to elaborate his statement.

"Did you forget? Today is our 24 hours date so you have to stick with me. That's why I am asking you if you want to go home with me tonight or we should just stay here and enjoy this Royal Suite?"

Elle paused for a moment, contemplating what she should choose.

'I prefer to come with him in his place but if I do that then I am ruining my cover. He will have more reasons to think that I am Elle. I know he is still thinking that I am Elle, from the way he looks at me… the way he treats me.'

"Let's just stay here. Remember, you spent a lot of money just for this Royal suite. Let's make the most of our hotel experience here." Elle told him her decision.

"Hmm, Okay. Let's do that." Erick said cheerfully.

Elle and Erick enjoyed the luxury of being VIP guests in that Hotel. Booking the Royal Suite was enough to be considered as a VIP guest of Sky Hotel.

They looked like a couple having their honeymoon. They had another romantic dinner. They watched and enjoyed the overlooking night view of City Z. They stayed up all night watching different types of movies.

They were truly happy just simply because they were together. They had another memorable night of their lives.

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The weekend passed by too quickly. Today was Monday and it was the busiest day of the week for everyone who was working. Employees of the XXX Crime Investigation Bureau were no exception.

Erick's team had been working non-stop for these past few days keeping an eye on the probable next targets of Catseye. Unfortunately, Catseye didn't make a move against those two persons.

However, today they heard another piece of bad news. Catseye didn't attack Edson Tyler nor Samuel Sy but the devilish assassin killed another person.

Erick and his team went to the crime scene immediately upon receiving the report from Officer Kim. Elle and her team also came. Erick didn't allow them to enter the crime scene first. He was afraid that something might happen again to Elle. He only allowed Josh to come with them to take some pictures and videos.

The location of the crime scene was an apartment. But they couldn't trace who was the owner of that apartment. This time they couldn't identify the victim. It was a man in his mid-30s.

Erick and his team were puzzled about Catseye's motive in killing this anonymous person. The way Catseye killed his or her victim was different from his or her previous killings.

No blood had been spilled. The victim's body was hung and strangled to death. Catseye left the death card beside the dead body. There was also another note on the wall written in red paints.

[ THIS IS MY GREETING TO ALFONSO ]

"Chief Lee, what is the meaning of this? Is Catseye referring to Alfonso Ramirez? Is he the next target? And who is this guy?" Bryan asked Erick inquisitively.

A deep frown creased on Erick's face as he watched the bloody notes and the body of the victim.

"I think Catseye is giving Alfonso a warning. I believe he is Alfonso Ramirez who is included in our list. This person might be related to him." Erick answered Bryan with his serious tone.

"[email protected]! He is the only person we couldn't locate. What we should do now?" Bryan said, feeling frustrated.

"We must find him." Erick simply stated, clenching his jaw.

Meanwhile, Elle was watching the video taken by Josh. She was surprised to see the victim's face. She didn't know this person. She also saw the notes. It was clearly a warning to Alfonso.

'Catseye, who are you? What are you planning to do? What will be your next move?'

Elle was thinking hard. She needed to know the identity of this new victim to get an answer. Elle and Erick were having the same thought. They believed that this person might be related to Alfonso.

'But why don't kill Alfonso directly? Why did you kill this person, Catseye!?' Elle was having a hard time absorbing everything that was happening.