Chapter 258 - 258: The Day of Negotiation (1/2)

The day passed by too quickly. Now was the day Catseye and the Azumi Twins would have to confront each other.

After her discovery yesterday, Elle became more determined to save Erick's parents. She found out that her Dad and his Dad had a strong connection with each other. She was overjoyed by that revelation.

After this mission, she decided to tell Erick about everything. His parents knew her parents as well. It was also the time to tell Raymond and Sarah about her identity as the missing daughter of Agent Cedrick Falcon.

But as of now, she didn't mention anything to Erick. She wanted to finish this mission first. This was not the appropriate time yet to tell him what she had discovered relating to their past connection with each other.

Their next moves were already set in stone. On Elle's team, she had Phantom, Lu, Yu, and Yan while on Erick's side, he had Bryan, Captain Jason, June, Carl, and Allen.

An hour before the agreed meet-up time, Elle's team already succeeded in infiltrating the M.V Athena. The ship was currently docked in the middle of South Carolina's coast. Erick's team would also have to travel by boat to go there.

M.V Athena was a mini version of a mainstream vessel that could accommodate 300-500 passengers per sailing. It had four level decks. Inside the cruise ship, there were pools, casinos, spas, restaurants, private rooms, and cabins, as well as a wide area for banquets.

The inside looked like a hotel hall. Once you were inside you wouldn't think that you are inside a ship and sailing in the middle of the sea.

Just as expected, the ship was full of members of the Dark Knight Organization who were equipped with high powered firearms. There were approximately one hundred men inside. It seemed that the Azumi Twins and the Dark Knight Organization were being cautious upon meeting Catseye.

Phantom and his henchmen posed themselves as crews from the ship's galley which served as the kitchen and where the foods were being prepared. They grabbed the remaining time to roam around the ship and familiarize every part of it.

Meanwhile, Elle was the one who searched for the location of Erick's parents. After twenty minutes of surveying the ship, she found them in the middle decks along with the Azumi Twins.

It was the main hall and banquet area inside the ship. Raymond and Sarah were being tied on the chairs. Several guards were also scattered in the area.

Elle was wearing a crew's uniform that's why they didn't suspect her. She immediately informed Erick of the location where his team should go upon boarding the ship.

Aside from Bryan and Erick, the rest of the team should also sneak inside without alarming the enemies. Brother Lu was the one who was assigned to help them enter the ship without hassle.

Currently, Kevin and Kelsy were leisurely drinking at the bar counter on the corner. Kelsy couldn't help but check the time in the clock hanging on the wall. She seemed bored already.

Quarter to Seven, Erick's team successfully entered the ship. Lu gave them the instruction to proceed to the middle deck where Erick's parents were being held captive.

They didn't expect that Erick was telling the truth when he told them that there was someone inside the ship who would help them. Lu was wearing a crew's uniform also. He also wore a mask when he faced the members of the Joint Task Force.

After talking with them, they went separate ways. The members of the Joint Task Force also split up into two teams: Captain Jason and Allen were together while June and Carl formed the other team.

At exactly 7:00 o'clock in the evening, someone approached them. He informed the twins that Erick had arrived.

”There is one ferry boat that just arrived. It docked on the rear side of our ship. When our men asked them to identify themselves, they told us that he was Chief Detective Erick Lee.”

”He was also with someone,” The man added.

Kelsy's face brightened up with excitement upon hearing that. She immediately stood up from her seat.

”That's great! They are finally here. Tell our men to guide them and bring them here!” she said cheerfully as she gave him the order.

The man picked up his handheld radio and relayed the order to their men on the lower deck who were currently facing Erick and his company.

Meanwhile, Elle also informed her team to get ready. The show was about to start.

”Master, it is time to move.” Elle simply said through their communication device. It was her go signal.

”Got it!” Phantom replied to her.

On the other hand, Captain Jason and the rest were already inside the middle deck, silently waiting in their hiding spots. They were also contacting each other through their communication devices.

Carl and June were both hiding on the spot near the location where Erick's parents were tied down.

”Chief Lee assigned to us this very important task. We should secure Uncle Raymond and Aunt Sarah no matter what!” June reminded Carl.

”I know. We should act quickly. I think Chief Lee and Bryan already arrived.” Carl responded in a low voice.