Chapter 508 - 508: The Choice You Made (1/2)

Erick clenched his fists and gritted his teeth after hearing General Jason's response.

”Then let Aliyah go. She has nothing to do with this,” Erick decided to negotiate with him, asking Jason to free Elle.

But General Jason couldn't do as he requested. He shook his head, staring at Erick's eyes.

”I'm sorry, Erick. I couldn't do that as well. Aliyah must also die today. She also learned something that she shouldn't have,” General Jason said, rejecting Erick's request.

Erick turned to Elle with his questioning gaze as if asking her 'What did you do? What did you learn?'.

Elle chewed her lower lip after meeting Erick's gaze. She could somehow understand the meaning of that look.

”I happened to discover a secret of someone. He's a very powerful and influential man. No one would ever think that he was a bad guy. He has a good reputation in public,” Elle said, informing Erick.

Erick frowned. He could grasp the situation based on her statement alone. Elle had managed to discover the Dark Lord's identity. He knew she was referring to the leader of the Dark Knight Organization.

”I have to do this. I'm just doing my job. The only consolation I can give you is that… both of you will die together. No one will be left behind again… Erick, you will not experience the same pain and suffering again when you lost Elle.” After saying that, General Jason c.o.c.ked his gun, aiming at Erick's head.

Elle felt alarmed when she saw General Jason pointing a gun at Erick. Then the incident two years ago crossed her mind.

'The shooter… the one who shot me two years ago… don't tell me… my suspicion was correct. Captain Jason… he's the only person following behind… because of that, I lowered my guard…'

Elle was still reminiscing the past and thinking of the possibility that General Jason was the one who shot her when Erick spoke up. It turned out Erick was also thinking the same thing as her.

”Before you kill me… there are some questions I want answers from you. No need to hide the truth… Are you… are you the one who shot Elle in the MV Athena two years ago?” There was a gleam of anger flashing through his eyes.

”You killed Elle!” Erick said through his gritted teeth.

General Jason slammed his eyes shut before answering Erick. ”I didn't kill Elle… I have no intention of killing Elle… but...”

”I had a mission to kill and eliminate Catseye! I didn't know that Elle was Catseye. Catseye was becoming a big threat to the Dark Knight Organization. She must die before she could cause more trouble for the organization.”

”Yes, I was the one who shot Catseye who happened to be Elle, the love of your life.” General Jason finally admitted the truth.

”It's your fault. She's an assassin but you fell in love with her. You even hid her identity from us. I'm not the only traitor, Erick. You also betrayed your team,” he added, blaming Erick and at the same time, ridiculing his action.