Money Loving CEO's Detective Lover

Jang Jason sat across the desk, peering at his son's reports. Kanji was also in attendance as his father went through the papers in his hands.      

"Yeonjoo is the daughter of the right hand man of the Lin's," he informed his father. "Hao Shen. He is one of the pillars of the Lin family and even served under the former head, Lin Cheng."     

Jason put the papers away, leaning against his chair to massage his temple. The war between the families was escalating to dangerous heights. Just last week, their lawyer was attacked by the Lin family and valuable documents detailing their silver trade were stolen. If Kanji had not been smart and rerouted the goods, then they could have lost billions of dollars.     

As one of the oldest families in the country, the Jang's and Lin's were responsible for the shady underworld businesses. Even though they were part of mafia syndicates, the government and police tried to interfere as little as possible in their trade because the two families were also keeping all the gangs in check. They wielded immense influence and the criminal gangs were scared of them since the families were not hesitant to kill if necessary.     

So far, the two families merely had icy relations while carrying out their duties but it all changed after the head of Lin family was killed and dumped in a river. The blame came on the Jang's and Lin Haejong, the grandson of Lin Cheng, had declared war on them. Lin's carried out an assassination attempt on Jason but thanks to Kanji's intel, they managed to save him. But it was now an all out war.     

"They won't stop," Jason commented. "We have to negotiate a peace treaty."     

He looked a lot like his son with the same light colored hair and dark eyes but he was shorter than his son by a foot. His face was slightly wrinkled but other than that, he did not look a day older than forty despite being in his late fifties.      

"Hao Shen is our key to finding the proof that we have not murdered the previous head of the Lin family," Kanji gritted. "The man has been acting as a double agent and I'm sure that he's covering the truth! His daughter can lead us to his secret and I'm sure that we can corner him."     

"Hao Shen is more dangerous than the entire Lin family," Jason said sternly. "Following him by seducing his daughter won't be easy. He killed his wife and own son after they tried to escape. What makes you think the daughter will be a safe bet?"     

"She owns Club Xia," Kanji explained. "From the outside, it's like any normal club but in reality, it's the hub of all the gang deals. She runs her own escort services from there, making sure that she gets intel on every gang member. I know that she knows more than she lets on and is involved heavily in her father's activities."     

"Then why are you failing to get the information?" Jason demanded. Kanji hesitated. Yeonjoo was growing increasingly suspicious of him and was also demanding him to sleep with her but the thought of Mina was holding him back. After the disastrous dinner, he had not gathered the courage to talk to her.     

"Is it because of Mina?" Jason sighed. "Kanji, if she means so much to you, then you are free to leave this business! I told you already."     

"I can't leave," Kanji gritted. He could but yet, could not. Mina was blissfully unaware of his dual life and he wanted it to remain like that. The moment she got involved with him, he would put her in the way of danger whether he was in the business or not.      

He had killed many people and his hands were stained with blood. There were men who were out to kill him and if they found out about her, she would become their target. To get to him, they would hurt her. Or even worse.     

The last thing he wanted was to add more trauma in her life.     

Just then, his phone received a text but he ignored it. "Dad," he began. "We need to-"     

His phone beeped again, cutting across what he was about to say. Kanji frowned and took out his phone only to be bombarded with numerous messages.     

"What the-"     

He scrolled through all the messages and they were from different stores in Minho's mall. Someone was using his card to buy almost everything and he had lost nearly a million dollars.      

And there was only one person who could do this.     

"What happened?" Jason frowned.     

"Mina is upset," Kanji muttered. He was aware that Mina was upset and whenever she was sad, she would try to shut it all out by going shopping. Usually she used her own card but if she was using his card, then it meant she was angry at him.      

"Go and pacify her," Jason suggested. "You two kids need to figure out what you want. She's young and has a long life ahead of her. If you're gonna push her away like this, then she'll eventually find someone else. Just talk to her and explain the situation."     

Kanji could not explain to his father about his predicament. He was not afraid that Mina would not accept him after finding out the truth. He was afraid that she would.     

"I'll talk to her," he sighed. "See you later dad."     

Jason nodded and Kanji left the room to go to the mall where Mina was. Getting into his car, he revved up the engine.      

All throughout the journey, he only wondered about what was going on in her mind. He wanted to gather the courage to confess the truth to her but he could bear to put her in any more danger than she already was in. Her trauma with CCK was deep enough and Knji did not want to add to it.     

It was for the best.     

….     

"Hell no!" Mina snapped. "That looks hideous!"     

"What?" Haejong frowned, looking at the black leather jacket he had put on. "This looks...swag."     

His words made Mina scoff. They were at another clothing store where they were trying on clothes. Instead of buying anything, they were simply looking around for fun.      

"That jacket looks like what idiotic teenagers wore in those cheesy eighties movies!" Mina claimed. "This is more dashing."     

She took out a pink flannel shirt and held it out for him. Haejong stared at it dismay.     

"You want a mafia leader to wear this?" he asked in disgust.     

"Yes," she replied in a mocking sweet tone. "Because I would love to imagine the tortured look on your face when you try to intimidate others while wearing this."     

"You really hate me don't you?" he asked.     

"I hate what you do," she simply said, scavenging through more clothes. "The only reason I'm with you today is because you seemed genuinely sad about your grandpa."     

Haejong did not reply. Mina frowned at his silence.     

"You are sad about your grandfather, aren't you?" she asked, feeling uncertain.     

"No," he admitted. "I'm not. If I had it my way, I'd have killed him myself."     

Mina was not shocked by his words but it made her uneasy. "Then why did you ask me to accompany you?" she demanded.     

"Because…" he began. He took a step towards her, leaning closer. Mina moved away a little but stood her ground as he whispered to her.     

"With you by my side, I won't be killing anyone in my frenzy," he said. Mina was shocked upon hearing that she was merely a cover to hide his murderous instincts. Haejong grinned and held out a lavender dress.     

"This would look good on you," he winked. "Try it."     

Mina did not know how to react but she snatched the dress from his hands and quickly darted off towards the trial room, locking it firmly behind her. Her hands were trembling as she recalled his words. Leaning against the door, she slumped on the floor as sweat dripped from her forehead. She felt her heart racing rapidly in fear unsure of what she had gotten into.     

Her mind was at a loss upon thinking that the man who was with her at that moment, was also a cold blooded killer.      

"What does he want from me?" she wondered out loud.