Money Loving CEO's Detective Lover

Chapter 360: Casper's Tale (1)

*Twenty Minutes Ago*

"NOOOO!" Mina screamed at him. "GET OUT OF HERE YOU MORON!"

But Haejong stood there still looking at her, waiting for the bullet to hit him. Youngdo pulled the trigger but to his shock, the gun was stuck. The bullet would not fire.

"What the hell?" Youngdo cursed as he shook the gun. Suddenly, it flew out of his hand, shocking him. Haejong grabbed the chance to step forward and punch Youngdo but before he could do so, an invisible force pulled Youngdo by his foot and dragged him across the floor. Haejong and Mina watching in shock at Youngdo yelled while being dragged around.

Haejong was stunned to see this strange phenomenon. Under normal circumstances, he would have been scared but with Mina in danger, he did not dwell much on it.

"AHHHHH!" Youngdo screamed before an unseen hand knocked him out cold. He lay on the ground, unconscious.

"Aunt!" 

Jina's voice came from the doorway. She had snuck into the building with Yumi in tow.

"Jina?" Mina exclaimed as the little girl rushed towards her to untie the shackles. The man had used a metal chain to tie Mina.

"You'll need the keys!" Jina yelled. Haejong rushed towards Youngdo's limp body. He pulled out the keys from the old man's pocket and dashed back to Mina. She was becoming weaker by the second.

"We'll have to get her to the hospital!" he told Jina. 

"There's police outside!" the girl told him. She turned to see Casper standing a few feet away. The old man made a gesture at her. Jina's eyes widened in shock and she glanced back at Haejong. He was busy unlocking Mina's shackles.

"Are you...are you Lin Haejong?" Jina asked.

"Yes," he said abruptly. "We need to take Mina to the hospital-"

"Wait!"

Jina gulped, unsure of what to do. Haejong frowned at the girl.

"Your aunt is in trouble," he gritted. "I don't have the time to-"

"Your grandfather is here," she revealed. "Lin Cheng! He's here."

Haejong stared at the little girl who was spouting nonsense. His grandfather? That was impossible. 

"My grandfather is dead," he said. "He's not here!"

Casper stood there, crying at his grandson. For once, he wished that he had the power to talk. He wanted to convey so many things to him, tell him what was in his heart. But Haejong could not see him nor feel his presence. Jina was his only hope.

Jina glanced at Casper who was begging her helplessly. Determined, she blocked Haejong's way.

"He wants to tell you something," she said boldly. "And this is his only chance."

"Girl you-"

Suddenly, Jina went silent. Her eyes were turning completely white and a strange glow emitted from her body. Haejong was taken aback when she began to float in the air, facing him directly in the eye. Yumi was watching it all as a silent observer but she was also shocked.

Casper just possessed Jina!

Without any delay, Casper began to use Jina's hands to speak in his sign language.

"It's been a long time, grandson," he gestured. Haejong stared as the little girl began to communicate in sign language but her movements were similar to his grandfather. How was that possible? He was sure that his grandfather did not know this girl at all!

"There are so many things I want to tell you," Casper went on. "So many things I hid from you while I was alive. I thought that I was protecting you. But now that I'm dead, I realized that none of it mattered. My lies and secrets only hurt you. I wanted to protect you from being hurt but I ended up hurting you the most"

"All those years ago, I made a mistake. I let my pride takeover me and disowned my son for falling in love. I wanted him to succeed me but he chose to live a peaceful life, away from me. I was hurt and distraught. My son...my only son left me for a woman. My pride was hurt and my heart was drowning in sorrow. But my ego prevented me from expressing my sadness. The mute mafia boss bottled up his feelings and became a bigger monster, killing and torturing innocents"

"One day, I received news that you were born. I was angry and hurt. How dare my son be happy while I was in such misery? It was inconceivable to me that he was happy without his father. I wanted to kill you in the hospital to make him experience that pain. I wanted to destroy him."

"But when I went to the hospital and saw you in the crib, I couldn't do it. Your innocent eyes looked at me and smiled. A pure, gentle smile free of any malice. You reached out to me and as if in a trance, I also reached out to you. It was the only time I held you in my arms and secretly cried. The grandson I came to kill was ebbing the monster in me, making me human for a while. How could I kill him? I couldn't."

"For the next ten years, I kept an eye on you. I watched from afar as you grew into a happy and good person. The monster who was raging out in the world, calmed down whenever I saw you. For once, I was ready to kill but not for my gain. I was ready to kill to protect you. All I wanted was for you to be happy."

Haejong was shaken by what he was seeing. The little girl was saying things she was not even aware of. The way she conveyed those emotions were so raw and honest that he could not help but wonder if it really was his grandfather speaking to him.

"But one day, my enemies caught up to your parents," Casper went on. "I got the news that they would kill my son and daughter-in-law. I was scared. My karma was punishing my family. I couldn't let that happen. I still recall that night as if it was yesterday..."