Chapter 370 - 370: Death Threat

Bryan was just quietly darting his eyes back and forth between Erick and Elle. '[email protected]! This is so awkward! Should I just leave?'  Bryan couldn't explain but he was nervous as of now. Erick's coldness was too frightening. And he had no idea why his choice of words were too heavy and deep. It seemed like he really meant it for someone- Aliyah Ross. 'Did Aliyah do something that made Erick very upset like this?' Bryan marveled at that thought. Knock! Knock! Bryan heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the knocking sound outside the door. 'Thank God for this divine intervention. Now, I could breathe normally again.' Bryan mumbled to himself before answering the person outside. "Please come in!" Bryan promptly said. Then Alle emerged from the door, together with a delivery man. "We have a package for Chief Lee." Allen said while looking at the three people inside who seemed like having a serious conversation. Allen could tell that by just looking at the sullen expression of Elle and serious expression of Erick. Then he immediately gave Bryan a questioning gaze as if asking him 'What is happening here? Is there something wrong?' Bryan just merely moved his head, signalling Allen to leave. Allen just shrugged his shoulders before leaving the delivery man inside and closing the door. Bam! Since Erick had no intention to move from his spot, Bryan was the one who approached the delivery man to get the package. He also signed it on Erick's behalf. To lighten the atmosphere and divert their attention, Bryan suggested to them to check the package. "Chief Lee, this is a package for you. But strange, there is no sender's name. Do you want me to open and check it for you?" Erick's eyes were still fixed on Elle's face. The same with Elle, she was just silently staring at Erick with her guilty look. As a response to Bryan, Erick just simply stated the word "Okay." Upon getting his go signal, Bryan began opening the box. It was just a small square box with four inches height, length and width. He wondered what would be the item inside it and who was the one who sent it. After unboxing the package and Bryan saw the item inside, his mind stuttered for a moment. His eyes and mouth were wide open, an expression of stunned surprise was written all over his face. "C-Chief Lee… you have to see this." Bryan mumbled in utter disbelief. Bryan's strange reaction caught the attention of both Erick and Elle. They immediately moved closer to him to see what's inside the box that made Bryan look very shocked. The first thing that came into their view was the bloody notes. The message was written on a white pad of paper with a red ink which looked like blood. [ YOU WILL BE THE NEXT ONE TO DIE. ] Astonishment flickered through their eyes. Who the hell sent this to Erick. They knew the fact that this was some kind of death threat. After reading the notes, they noticed another item beside that bloody note. It was Catseye's Death Card! Elle's eyes darkened immediately after seeing that familiar card. 'What the hell is going on here? Why did Erick receive a death threat from Catseye?' Elle couldn't help but curse inwardly while gritting her teeth. 'Why Erick this time?!!' Meanwhile, Erick also didn't expect to receive this kind of death threat. The funny thing was it came from the new Catseye. They assumed that the new Catseye was responsible for this because of the death card inside. But the real question was… was it really from Catseye? But why? What animosity Catseye had against Erick? Was being the Officer-in-Charge of  this case the main reason for sending this threat or there was a much deeper reason other than this? Erick remained calm and composed. Afterward, he let out a soft chuckle, breaking the silence inside his office. Bryan and Elle looked at him confusedly. "So I am the next target now? I think this is better. At least I don't need to chase after Catseye, he or she will come to me personally." "Erick, this is not funny at all! And this is not something you should feel happy about! Catseye just gave you a death threat! A f*cking death threat, Erick! This means Catseye wants to kill you!" Bryan reprimanded Erick. Elle felt the same way as Bryan's. She wanted to scold Erick too. This was not something that he should laugh about. However, Erick burst out into another laughter and said another word, making the current heavy atmosphere worse. "Well... I find it funny though, to think that I'm gonna die soon in Catseye's hands. It's my pleasure. Do you have any last words for me, before that happens?" Erick's intense gaze was directed to Elle. She was taken aback by Erick's words. She could sense that he meant something more by saying that. After a while, Elle's pupils constricted as she narrowed her eyes at him. She didn't want how Erick was treating this very serious matter as a joke.  'What is he implying? He didn't care whether he would die or not?' Without getting any response from Elle, Erick gave her a sarcastic smirk. "Well… I think there's nothing you want to tell me. So I think I should go now because I have to be diligent in solving this case before I die." He said with his mocking voice. Then he turned to Bryan, "Bring that to the forensic team and see if they could get something." After saying that, Erick picked up his phone on the table and his jacket hanging on his chair along with his car keys. "Hey, where do you think you're going right now? Your life is in danger!" Bryan complained immediately, trying to stop Erick. Elle didn't know what to do. Erick was acting differently and coldly in front of her. She couldn't blame him. She knew she was responsible for this. Erick ignored Bryan. He left Elle a message before he walked out of his office. "By the way, Miss Ross. I am afraid to tell you that the collaboration you've requested us before about covering Catseye's case… was denied. Our Unit Head didn't approve it. So please… just stop covering this case and find a more suitable story which is not dangerous."