Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Guest Star:
Julian Cheung - Douglas Chung aka Virgo
Andy Lau – Joe (The Head of Security and P.R.A.)
Daniel Wu – Michael Wu
Ada Choi – Jessie Leung aka Cancer
Sonjia Kwok – Christina Chan
The team escaped as they raced down the streets towards headquarters. Suddenly Mia stopped “Oh crap! I dropped my earpiece!” she touched her ear with a frantic look in her eyes.
Brad shook his head “I’m sure Joe will understand. Come on. We have to get back.”
When they entered the place, Joe sat there in his chair looking very distraught, his arms were crossed and he did not bother to look up at them “You failed.” He said flatly.
The team lowered their heads in shame “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have tried to do it on my own. If I would have stuck with the team, this wouldn’t have happened.” Brad apologized.
“Its not your fault Brad, we all agreed on the plan.” Mia explained, she turned to Joe “Don’t punish him, please.”
Joe let out a sigh of frustration “Do you know how hard it will be to get a second chance? If he realizes what we’re after, he’s going to destroy it and we will have no chance in getting those files!"
“But how do we know that it’s not destroyed yet?” Mia crossed her arms as she picked his brain. “For all we know, he’s probably burned them all.”
Joe stood up as he turned to Mia “Would you burn all the evidence if you did something bad?” she nodded while he shook his head “Wrong, if you burn it, there will be a trail to follow where you burned it and why. By keeping the files, he is in a safe zone until someone finds the proofs.”
“Isn’t that doing a little too much to secure his secrets?” Darren was curious as he found more questions “I mean, if I was him, I would leave it somewhere that no one can ever find but myself. That way it would secure every lead even if I died.”
“Well, I guess there’s no use in asking if you already know the answer?” Joe was getting more frustrated by the minute. They should already pin this guy, he wondered if Erin knew anything but didn’t tell them. She hasn’t contacted him since the other night she called him from the restroom “Was Erin with him?”
Everyone exchanged glances but didn’t want to reply, they all were thinking of the same thing, for Brad to answer. He eventually did “Yes. She saved him too.”
“She did?” Joe didn’t sound too surprise “We’ll worry about her later. As for now, put down your earpieces and weapons. I’ll see you all tomorrow night.”
Mia was hesitant as she stepped up to him “I…I lost it during the fight at the house.”
“How could you lose it?” Joe asked, while his brows were knit together “What if they got a hold of it? They’d know exactly what we are doing!” he scolded.
Darren saw Mia’s head lowered “Sir, I’m sure even if they found it they wouldn’t know what to do with it…except for Erin…” he faded as he realized what he was saying.
“Well, let’s just pray to God that they don’t find it.” Joe shook his head sternly at Mia “But maybe this will be useful to us, we’ll hear what they are saying.” He turned to them “Go home and rest, no use in staying here tonight.”
“Yes, sir.” The team replied.
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Erin snuck out of the mansion early that morning. She was meeting a person she knew would be able to help her with some answers. She walked to the station carefully while her head whipped back and forth cautioned with her surroundings. She entered the police station and asked for Ted.
He was waiting for her in the private investigation room “Did you find it?” she asked.
Ted smiled with a nod “Clear as broad daylight. Her name was Julie Fan, born in Kowloon Hong Kong. Raised from a family with 5 kids, poor as can be that’s why the family gave away two to adoption. The oldest one was sold to an upper class family. After her accident, it says here that the file was opened by Michael Wu when she got in the car accident but within 3 months, it was closed never to be opened since her family decided not to investigate.”
Erin crossed her arms, her brows furrowed in suspicion “So he wasn’t lying.” She muttered to herself “Where are her family now?”
“The parents divorced and remarried into lower class families. The two that were sent off for adoption were not followed on. The one that was sold had changed his surname and Julie had another brother that died when he was young. Leaving her the only child.” Ted read on.
“That’s bizarre, if they were poor, why would the parents marry into another lower class family?" Erin eyes suddenly brightened “Were there any newspaper reports on her accident?”
Ted nodded “There were about 10 different stories that were thrown out in the market. Probably the Wu family trying to suppress the rumors that she was murdered. So you think she was?”
Erin smiled “I know she was.” She turned to Ted and hugged him out of the blue “Thank you so much!” she quickly rushed out leaving him looking very confused. Now she had to get to Michael before the P.R.A. got to him.
She returned to the mansion and found it completely deserted. It was usually so lively and full of maids and butlers. Not to mention his handful of guards that always stared at her like she was going to steal something. She walked around to the backyard and found Michael sitting in front of a drawing board as he sketched something. When she was close enough to see, she noticed it was a picture of a girl that was very similar to her.
“You miss a lot don’t you?” Erin asked softly.
He wasn’t startled as he nodded slowly “She was my life. Have you ever lost someone you loved so much that it’s a burden to continue on without them?”
Erin walked up next to him as she sighed “I wouldn’t know.”
He looked up at her “I’m sorry…I forgot you were an orphan.”
She shook her head with a smile “It’s okay. I’m use to it. It use to bother me but now, I’m okay. If I didn’t become an orphan, I wouldn’t have ever become so strong and relentless.”
“Not to mention amazingly determined. I’ve never met anyone like you.” He smiled up at her “Julie wasn’t half as strong as you.”
Erin turned her body to face him “Tell me, why did her family stop investigating?”
He frowned “Because they didn’t want to investigate further, it was hopeless, she had died and the guy that hit her was in a coma since the accident.”
“Have you ever visited the guy?” Erin asked.
Michael shook his head “I don’t want to. I’m afraid if I saw his face, I would pull the plug so he could pay for killing Julie.”
“What happened to her family?” she wanted to hear it from him.
He shrugged while returning to his drawing “Moved away apparently. I heard both of her parents remarried into a rich family.”
“Who told you this?” she questioned.
“My parents.” He said a matter of factly. Suddenly he dropped his pencil “Do you think…” he couldn’t even say it.
Erin crossed her arms and smiled “Why not? They already killed the poor girl, why not pay off the family so they stop investigating? I wouldn’t be surprised at all.”
Suddenly he stood up and pushed at the board as it crashed to the grass “I can’t believe them!!” his rage was building as he tightened his fist.
Erin took a hold of his arm as she tried to calm him “Michael, listen to me. They will get what’s coming for them. But you need to stay alive. I didn’t turn that package that you gave to me into the police. You have to stay calm…we need to put on a show tonight.”
His breathing calmed as he listened to her “A show?”
She nodded “I’m not sure if it will work. But it’s worth a shot.” She smiled as she could smell justice in the air.
Michael shook his head sadly “What if it does work? I will still have to go to jail.” He placed a hand on her shoulder “I appreciate that you believe me, but you have no idea who you’re dealing with. A much more powerful authority than you’ll ever know. Don’t waste your mind on this…I deserve to go to jail. Even if you don’t turn in the proof, I’ll do it myself.”
Erin grinned slyly “How do you know where I left it?”
“It’s not in the house?” he asked.
She laughed “I’m not that stupid. It’s in a safe place, don’t worry…not even I can get to it.”
“What’s that suppose to mean?” he found her to be a peculiar girl that he couldn’t really understand. “You’re too smart for a girl…that could only lead to problems.” He warned teasingly.
Erin shrugged “Bring it on. I love problems!” she turned towards the house “Why is everyone gone?”
Michael sighed as he picked up the drawing board and canvas “I fired them, I’d figure why pull everyone down with me? They are all innocent.”
“How about Reina and Andrew?” Erin asked curiously “Aren’t they loyal to you?”
He laid the board down on the ground. He was kneeling on one knee while his head turned up to her “There’s a thin line between loyalty and betrayal.”
She nodded “I couldn’t agree with you more.”
He eventually gave up on trying to set up the canvas and stood up “You want to take a walk with me?”
Erin smiled “It would be my pleasure.” She gave a little curtsy and laughed when his smile grew bigger by the second “But don’t try anything funny.” She wagged her finger at him.
Michael laughed “I wouldn’t dream of it, I think my arm is still sprained from that first time.” He recalled. Like a gentleman, he brought out a hand to show her the way. She smiled as the two walked towards the road taking them to the endless acres.