Chapter 337 - 337: Not A Simple Case

Two days had passed but still, there was no sign of Catseye nor suspicious movement around Edson Tyler and Samuel Sy. Erick's team also strengthened their intel in tracking Alfonso's whereabouts.

Officer Kim's team and Erick's team interchanged the schedule of their surveillance operation. Today, Officer Kim's team would take over the Day Shift while Erick's team was assigned for Night Shift.

Erick gathered his team for a meeting. They would be exchanging updates and information regarding their investigation.

"How's the progress in identifying the identity of Catseye's recent victim?" Erick asked his team.

"Chief, I found him in our database. His name is Arthur Siovaki, 37 years old. He is a native from Province Ork. That's the only information included in our system." Rose replied to him.

"Chief Lee, I feel something strange about this. I wonder why there's only a small amount of information in our database about this man. Honestly, I found this as very absurd." Rose added, raising her suspicion.

Everyone fell silent including Erick. They were thinking of possible reasons for this. Suddenly, April spoke up, breaking the silence.

"Chief Lee, I remember something. This is not the first case when our database only gives us such small details about a certain person."

Everyone averted their gaze to April, feeling intrigued. Erick signaled her to continue.

"Remember, two years ago? The MV. Athena's incident. We tried to identify some dead bodies which were retrieved by the coastguards. The database also gave us this kind of background information that was not significant in the case." April shared with them.

A light flashed through Erick's eyes. He somehow knew the answer to this.

"Dark Knight… They are members of the Dark Knight Organization. Elle mentioned that organization to me and Bryan. This organization is not just an ordinary syndicate. They are powerful enough to hide their traces. That's the main reason we failed to provide proof and evidence about their involvement in the MV. Athena's incident."

Erick could not hide his frustration just thinking about the past. The Dark Knight moved quickly after that incident. They cleaned their mess and they were not implicated in that incident two years ago. 

The Azumi Twins took all the responsibility, denying that an organization hired them. They declared that they chased after Catseye as part of their revenge. Avenging their fellow members who were killed by Catseye. Assassin Guild announced their sole involvement during that operation.

"So, this might be our clue. There is a possibility that this Arthur Siovaki is also a member of the Dark Knight Organization." Carl blurted out.

"As well as Alfonso Ramirez! That's why we had difficulty tracking him!" Allen also shared his deductions with the team.

"Catseye killed Arthur since he is related to Alfonso. Is Catseye also targeting the Dark Knight Organization?" Bryan couldn't help but ask them.

"That's also possible." Erick simply stated, but he was still having conflicting thoughts about this.

"Oh my, so bold and fearless. This new Catseye seems like he or she is going against some powerful organization like the Dark Knight. Then how about Skull Gang? As far as I could remember, Skull Gang also hired Black Shadow to hunt Catseye before." June said exasperatedly.

"I heard from the underground world that Skull Gang and Dark Knight are having their war. So what's going on here? Will this Catseye interfere and attack both organizations?" Allen also commented, giving them his speculation.

"Whoah… wait. Hold on, guys! Don't give us quite a shock. I am having goosebumps just thinking about this! Are we going to investigate these two powerful organizations in the underground as well?" Rose complained, her voice filled with worries.

There was another moment of silence after that. Erick massaged his temples. He knew that this case was not that simple. By looking at these assumptions and speculations, he couldn't deny the fact that investigating this case might lead them to a much more dangerous mission.

For the past two years, he spent his time conducting a secret investigation on Los Molasses Gang, Skull Gang, and The Dark Knight Organization. 

That's one of the reasons he always worked overtime. He was maximizing all the resources he had just to find some answers. He was doing this for Elle. 

He didn't care about going against powerful organizations by himself but he couldn't afford to involve his team with this. He didn't want to put their lives in danger.

"I can't guarantee that the Skull Gang or the Dark Knight will not be implicated in this case. But for now, let's just focus on how we will catch this new Catseye first. Don't worry too much. I will not let anyone of you be in danger because of this mission. As your team leader, you are now my responsibility. Just trust me." Erick said, reassuring them.

'Just leave those organizations to me.' Erick added to his thoughts.

Everyone felt touched upon hearing Erick's statements. They admired him more. He had leadership skills, confidence, and capability. They believed in him. Ther never doubted him once.

They knew how Erick cared about his team. He was the most trustworthy man they had ever met... and also the most generous and kind-hearted man. 

When he was with them, it boosted their team's morale and confidence. They had nothing to worry about. That's the good effect and influence of Erick on his team.

Now, they were more motivated to work and solve this case together as one team. They were also aware of how this case was important to Erick because of Elle.

Erick never changed his feelings towards Elle even though she was Catseye. Erick loved her unconditionally despite the fact that she's an assassin. It was no secret for them as well that Elle tried to change because of Erick. 

They loved each other so much. Too bad, that unfortunate incident happened two years ago thus separating Erick and Elle.

Meanwhile, the meeting continued.

"Now, let's move to our next agenda. Who is going to report next?"

June raised his hand and said, "Chief Lee, I got the result of the investigation about Miss Aliyah Ross's background information."