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Day Sixty-Three…
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[ At Phantomflake's Hideout… ]
"Sis, who is this man? What did he do to you?" Cherry asked her curiously. She was tying the unconscious man to a steel chair while Jane was her items and equipment for this interrogation.
"Someone is trying to separate Abi and Dave. This guy is an accomplice. I can't let them win. And I must make them pay for hurting my sister's feelings." Jane replied with conviction.
"Huh? What happened to Abi and Dave?" Cherry tightened the rope on the man's feet.
Jane exhaled sharply. "Dave was drugged and he ended up sleeping with his colleague. Abigail happened to see them in his apartment. But she had no idea that this was a scheme by someone who wanted them to break up."
"Oh My!" Cherry gasped in disbelief. "We should give them a lesson, Sis!" Cherry encouraged her. "This guy. I wanna strangle him already!" she smacked the man's forehead.
Jane let out a soft giggle. "Black Rose, you have another task. Just leave the dirty work on me. Don't stain your hands with blood. They are only suited for computers and laptops."
"But I know how to fight! You trained me!" Cherry reacted, pouting her lips.
Jane tapped her shoulder and said, "I taught you because I wanted you to defend yourself… but not to kill someone. That is my job. Your job is different. You are my hacker… our best hacker… and I'm the assassin. Understand?"
Cherry was touched by her words. Jane was always looking after her. She never allowed her to kill someone. Phantomflake was always the big sister for her. She only thought the best for her. Cherry truly appreciated everything she had done for her.
"Okay, Sis. I understand. But I want to help you with everything I can. I'm your partner!"
"Thanks, Black Rose. But this is the last time we will do such work. After a month, I want you to do what you dream of… away from dangerous things like this. Promise me… That you will have a fresh start as a normal person." Jane was saying this to her considering that she only had thirty-seven days left. And she wasn't sure what would happen to her.
Cherry stopped what she was doing as she faced Jane. "Sis, why are you telling me this? You sound like you are saying goodbye to me."
Jane just gave her a faint smile. "I will always be with you. I want to see you happy. Go and date someone. Our assassin guild doesn't exist anymore. You are free now to do everything you want."
Cherry felt like crying. She pounced on her, hugging Jane. "I don't know if I can get used to this new life. Phantom Assassin Guild is always my home… my family. Can't we just rebuild the guild… with the two of us?"
Jane shook her head. "It's time to find your happiness. Next time we will visit our headquarters where our comrades died. Let's visit them and finally bid farewell."
"Okay, Sis. Let's bring them flowers. I missed our sisters already." Cherry gazed down, hiding her sadness. But Jane could feel her pain.
A cold glint flashed through her eyes. If Monica was alive then her comrades didn't deserve to die in Nathan's hand. They just got involved because of her. 'I swear. I will find her.'
The two were still reminiscing about the past when they heard the man groaning. He was already waking up. But his eyes were blindfolded. Jane turned to Cherry. "Go upstairs. I want you to gather recordings and find out if Karina met Helena."
Cherry just nodded her head as she followed Jane's instructions.
"Who are you? Where am I?" The man started asking her. "Why did you bring me here?"
The man was leisurely watching television in his house when Jane snuck in. Before he knew it, he felt someone grabbing him by his neck, and something sharp pierced his neck. Jane injected him with a sedative, causing him to fall asleep.
Jane wore her black gloves and grabbed another chair. She sat down in front of him.
"You are here because you messed with someone you shouldn't have," Jane spoke up with authority in her voice. The man was surprised to hear a woman's voice.
He tried to struggle but his hands and feet were retrained by cuffs and ropes. He was completely immobilized and there was no way to escape. He began to get anxious when Jane pointed a dagger at his neck.
"W-Who are you?" He asked her again in his trembling voice.
"You just have to talk otherwise, I will slit your throat. I hate wasting my time so you better answer everything I will ask," Jane threatened him.
"What do you want to know?" He asked her, his heart pounding so hard. He couldn't see anything and he could sense danger in her tone. Her voice was intimidating. But he was curious about the identity of this fierce woman who managed to capture him.
"What were you doing in Officer Falcon's apartment yesterday?"
The guy was taken aback when yesterday's incident was brought up. Who was this woman? How did she know that I was there?
"Answer me!" Jane stabbed his leg using the dagger when she didn't hear a response from him.
"Argh!" The man screamed in pain. The tip of the dagger was buried deep into his flesh, hitting his bone.
"I'm just helping a friend!" he said.
Jane twisted the dagger making the guy scream again. "Aaaah! Stop! It hurts."
Jane just scoffed at him and said, "This is nothing compared to the pain you inflicted on my sister."
"Sister? Are you referring to Dave's girlfriend?" The man asked her in disbelief.
"Tell me. What did you do in his apartment? Were you the one who spiked Dave's drink and took the sex video? Answer me, or else, I will extract and remove your nails one by one. Have you heard of the denailing torture? I bet you watch it in the Spy movie you were watching a while ago." Jane stood up and took the pliers.
"No! No! No! Please. I'll talk! Don't do it." He knew how painful denailing was. He was like a scaredy cat begging for her mercy. "I'll tell you everything."
"Good. If you try to deceive me and lie to me, I'll not only remove your nails. I'll kill you slowly. I'm not bluffing." Jane warned him. "Don't you dare hide something from me! I have my ways to find out if you are telling the truth or not. After you, I will deal with your friend, Karina."
The man couldn't help but fear this woman. This was his first time experiencing this. He just wanted money and slept with Karina so badly so he joined her with this plan. "Fuck this. I don't wanna die so I'll tell you everything. Just don't torture me. Please."
Jane could only shake her head helplessly. She didn't expect this man to be so weak-hearted. Her torture was not yet intense but he already gave in.
"Tell me everything you know," Jane demanded in her stern cold voice. Her voice was enough to send a shiver down his spine.
"You are right! I'm the one who spiked Dave's drink. But I didn't take the video myself because… I was the one who was captured in the video, not Dave."
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