Chapter 79: The What?

Daniel's POV

"You!"

As the woman embraced me unexpectedly, I cringed. Even the girl I'd hired was surprised when the girl in blue hugged me.

"Can you please stop that? By the way, do you guys know each other?" the woman wearing black asked.

"I do not know her," I said.

"Haist, start talking, OK? I don't want to get hurt," the woman dressed in black said. She turned her back on us and stood near the door. I looked at the woman and noticed that she was crying. I think the woman is the same age as Russell, who is too young to do this job.

"What is your name?"

"Aika," she said, sobbing. I glanced at the woman in black at the door before I looked at her again. "Will you help me?"

I put up my hand and covered her mouth. "Shhh!" I said.

"You can trust her," Aika said.

"How did you say so?"

"He is a police asset and is keeping an eye on me."

"W-what?" I made a frown as I looked at the woman in black.

"Inspector Reduca was killed. That's why it was hard for us to get out. When I sa