Chapter 319 - 319: Catseye Is Back! (2/2)

”Erick…” Bryan called him out worriedly.

Erick's eyes darkened when he recognized the victim's face. The person was Roland Bienvenido, the new leader of Los Molasses Gang. He hired someone to follow him but three days ago he suddenly went missing.

Over the two years, Erick did his best to stop the Los Molasses gang and their operations. He succeeded in weakening the power of the gang. He put a lot of members into prison. Only Roland Bienvenido remained at large.

Then he went missing. It turned out that someone had kidnapped him and tortured him, Erick didn't expect to see him again as a corpse.

”The person who did this might be full of resentment. Like a psycho who stabbed him anywhere he could.” Josh commented, breaking the silence.

”No that's not the case. The culprit stabbed him in places that cause the most severe pain. He stabbed and twisted the knife. He watched him die a very painful death.” One member of the medical forensic team said to them.

Officer Kim walked towards Erick.

”Chief Lee… I got an anonymous tip early this morning. I guess the culprit was the one who reported this incident. As you have seen in the wall, the person is claiming that he or she is Catseye. The culprit purposely did this to let everyone know that Catseye is back.” Officer Kim shared his thoughts with them.

Upon hearing that, Elle clenched her fists.

Officer Kim continued.

”This style of killing was also the same on how Catseye killed her victims before. But this Catseye became much more brutal compared to before. It's quite alarming. This is the main reason I called you here. You were the one handling Catseye's case before and everyone knows that she's dead. I want to know your thoughts about this.”

”Do you think Catseye is alive? And now she's back.” Officer Kim asked Erick but his eyes were fixed on Elle.

There was a moment of silence once again after Officer Kim spoke up. Bryan was also anticipating Erick's answer.

Before Erick could give them his answer, Elle suddenly collapsed.

Thud!

She fell on Erick's arm.

Erick: 'Elle!'

Sandy: ”Ali!”

Josh: ”Miss Aliyah!”

”Hey… are you okay? What's wrong? Did you bring your medicine? Where is it? Josh, pick Aliyah's bag in the car, Go! Quickly!” Sandy said in her panicked voice.

Panic already clouded Elle's mind. She couldn't hear Sandy nor anyone in her surroundings. Her breathing became more rapid, her heart racing faster.

Fragmented memories of what she had done in the past came flashing into her mind. Her thoughts seemed to jump from one thing to another, recalling the bloody scene of every killing she did.

'Am I this ruthless… so vicious… so evil? What Erick would think about me now? I thought I would be able to have a fresh start. Catseye was dead in the eyes of everyone. I wanted to bury that in the past. Why suddenly this is happening now?'

Elle felt the tightening of her heart inside her chest. She couldn't breathe. She felt like she was about to blackout. The room spun and all she could see was blood.

'Erick will hate me! He will hate me! No! I didn't do this. Catseye didn't do this!'

All her fears were pouring out uncontrollably, suffocating her.

Meanwhile, Erick felt alarmed seeing Elle like this. He felt her fingers holding onto his shirt too tightly.

”Hey, what's happening to her?” Bryan asked worriedly.

”I think it's a panic attack.” The member of the forensic team said.

”Make her relax and calm down.” The man suggested.

”I am here… please calm down. Breath… slowly breath…” Erick was gently stroking her back.

”Look at me… I am right here. Don't be afraid.” Erick softly said, caressing her face. His face was painted with worries and concern.

When Elle heard that familiar voice she felt a sense of comfort. She finally started to calm down and her breathing slowly came back to normal.

”Erick…”

Tears fell down her cheeks as she mumbled his name.