The Legendary Demon Hunter’s Cursed Brother Chapter 14: Ch 14 - Kidnapping

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Evan sat up straight in bed. He had never met Marcus's cousin, but he had heard plenty about him. The ten-year-old boy was a young C-rank Awakener and the youngest, most beloved member of their extended family. "Your cousin got kidnapped? Have you called the police?" "I did!" Marcus cried. "They're investigating it, but... but I think it's my fault." Evan frowned as he heard Marcus sobbing on the other end of the phone. "Calm down. Start from the beginning. What happened?" There was the sound of Marcus blowing his nose before he spoke again. "So... you know my cousin has a pet cat, right?" "Yeah. Captain Whiskers," Evan said. Marcus had shown him countless photos of the black cat at school. "He went missing recently," Marcus said. "It was technically my cousin's fault. He felt bad that Captain Whiskers was always cooped up inside, so he'd secretly let him out whenever his parents weren't home. But a few days ago, he never came back. My cousin was scared his parents would get mad, so he lied and said Captain Whiskers was staying at my home to play with my cat." Evan had several things to say about that lie, but he kept them to himself. "And?" "I helped him make missing cat posters and spent yesterday looking for Captain Whiskers," Marcus continued. "My cousin knew the lie wouldn't last forever. His parents could've asked mine whether Captain Whiskers was really at our home, so I kept saying he was staying in my room, which was why they never saw him." Marcus paused to sniffle. "Then... not long after school ended today, my cousin sent me a message. He said someone approached him and claimed they'd seen Captain Whiskers while he was out looking for him." His voice cracked. "He... he never replied after that. I can't contact him anymore... and... and the police think he was kidnapped..." Marcus broke down crying again. Evan grimaced, wondering what he was supposed to say. He had never been good at comforting people, and no one had ever called him with something this heavy before. "Okay, I get it," he said awkwardly. "It was stupid for you and your cousin to hide that Captain Whiskers was missing, but it's not your fault he got kidnapped. Got it?" Marcus only sniffled in response. "So just... don't do anything stupid trying to find him yourself, okay? Leave that to the police." He spent the next half hour doing his best to comfort Marcus before they finally ended the call. Evan let himself fall back onto the bed with a heavy sigh, rubbing a hand over his face. "Gosh... what a mess." He had only been talking to Marcus, yet he felt completely drained. It wasn't like there was anything he could do. A missing child was a matter for the police, and all they could do now was wait for the investigation to progress. With that thought, Evan got up, brushed his teeth, and made one last check to ensure the front door and every window in the apartment were securely locked before finally going to bed. The last thing he needed was to somehow get kidnapped himself and have Reid rush all the way back from District 1 to rescue him. The following morning, Marcus looked utterly miserable. His eyes were red and puffy, and Evan guessed he had spent half the night crying. Yuyan seemed to know what had happened as well, so neither of them tried to bother him. The school day dragged by, with their group remaining unusually quiet. When the final bell rang, Marcus hurried out of the classroom with his head lowered. Evan and Yuyan exchanged a glance before silently following him from a distance. Normally, Marcus liked to spend a few hours at the sports field after school before heading home, but today he was making a beeline for the school gates. "You're thinking what I'm thinking," Yuyan said. "He's about to do something stupid," Evan replied. Sure enough, Marcus flagged down a taxi. Yuyan immediately raised her hand to stop another one. "Follow that car!" she said as they climbed into the back seat. Evan's eye twitched at the familiar line straight out of