Money Loving CEO's Detective Lover

Mina stopped outside of the Jang mansion. Kanji sat next to her, worried about what she was up to. She told him that 'Kanji' was living with a woman named Anna and she was determined to find out if he was playing with Mina's feelings again.     

On the other hand, Mina deliberately lied to Kanji so that he would remain clueless that she knew about his death. She had to make up an excuse on why she was suddenly interested in this Anna Kirishima so she lied to him about her being the mistress of the demon presumed to be Kanji.      

"How did you find out that this Anna is Jang Kanji's mistress?" Kanji asked.     

"A friend of mine saw them together at the mall and told me," Mina lied smoothly. She brought a pair of binoculars and was peering at Kanji's bedroom from afar. For precaution, she had secretly brought a jar of salt but Kanji did not know that. She just hoped she would not have to use it.     

"I had a friend dig up information on this Anna," she went on. Handing him her phone, she added, "Check the picture gallery. You'll find the images of the file she sent me."     

Kanji scrolled through the documents, interested to know about that bitch who killed him.     

"Her real name is Makoto Ara," he frowned. "Half Japanese and was born in this country. Her father was the owner of an Accounting firm and mother was a…"     

"Prostitute," Mina finished for him. "Isn't it strange? An owner of a wealthy firm married someone like her?"     

"Maybe they fell in love," Kanji suggested.     

"Love my foot!" Mina snapped. "The woman was apparently part of some cult. I wouldn't be surprised if she had bewitched him. After meeting that shaman my dad hangs out with, I'm sure that many of these folks charm others to do their bidding."     

Kanji read more about Anna. She was born only a few months after her parents' marriage. Her father died in a mysterious accident when she was only five years old and her mother went back to her old profession to support her daughter. Soon, her mother got a variety of wealthy lovers who for some reason, paid for their extravagant lifestyle.     

There's no doubt that she was one of the Devil worshippers, Kanji concluded. Minho and Gayoon kept him updated with all the things they had found out and how Anyal was going to target either Minho or Jina. But the demon had specifically asked for Jina…     

"That's her!" Mina suddenly hissed. Kanji leaned over to see Anna Kirishima entering the mansion.      

"We need to spy on them," Mina muttered. "But how…"     

"Should we wait out here until one of them comes out?" Kanji asked. He was also curious to know what the demon and his minion were up to.     

"Let's do that," Mina agreed. She rolled up the window of the car and turned on the AC. They sat in silence, waiting for one of them to come out.     

"You really think he's cheating on you?" Kanji finally asked her. "I thought you'd be happy upon hearing his confession."     

"I was surprised to hear his confession," Mina stated carefully. "Happy? I'm not too sure."     

Kanji frowned a little at her. "Why not? You've loved him for years. I thought you'd be more happy about it."     

"I love Jang Kanji," she said in a clear tone. "There's no doubt about that."     

She slightly turned to face him. "Nothing in this world would make me let go of my love for Kanji. Whether in life or in death, he'll remain the man I love…"     

Kanji's heart skipped several beats. He was not sure how to respond to her words. For a moment, he wanted to tell her everything. Confess that he was Kanji and he was there for her. That it was her love which kept him tied to the world of the living and he wanted to hold her in her arms, never letting go.     

But he held himself back with great difficulty. If he said that, he would have to reveal to her that he was dead and once their time was over, he would leave forever.      

Mina looked away from him. She read his thoughts and like him, held herself back from telling him the truth. It was not the time to fall weak but to make that demon pay for what it did to her beloved Kanji. Never had she hated someone so much and the fact that the demon was flaunting Kanji's face all over the world, possessing his body like some kind of prize, was intolerable for her.      

Kanji was silent for a long time, gathering his thoughts while Mina kept on staring at the mansion.     

"If I know something about Jang Kanji," he began. "Is that there's only one woman he could love."     

Mina turned to face him with a complicated expression. Both of their hearts were in turmoil, wanting to say many things but unable to say anything at all.      

"I know," she said before turning away to hide her unshed tears. She took a deep breath, not breaking down in front of him. Kanji was troubled by her actions, wondering what would happen if she caught Anyal and Anna together.      

"There they are!" Mina gasped. Kanji looked around and saw that Anyal and Anna were coming out of the mansion together. They got into a car and drove off.     

"Let's follow them!" Kanji urged. Mina revved up the engine and slowly followed them from a distance.     

"Where are they going?" Kanji frowned after a while. They were following the car which was heading to the outskirts of the city. Mina tailed the car, keeping a distance as it sped through the secluded forest path. A fog was beginning to set in as they drove on for hours. The sun was almost setting and the last rays of sunlight were beginning to disappear.     

"Why are they driving towards the forest?" Mina wondered.     

"This is so weird," he muttered. The car had been driving on for hours without stopping. It was as if the vehicle was driving aimlessly…     

"There's something wrong!" Kanji claimed.     

"What?" Mina frowned.     

"Stop this car!" he ordered. "And turn back!"     

Mina did as he told her to do and to their surprise, the car ahead also stopped.      

"Should we approach it?" she asked nervously. She clutched her bag and stealthily took out a handful of salt and stuffed it in her pocket.      

"Let's go but stay right behind me," he ordered.      

They got out of the car. Mina grabbed Kanji's arm and stayed behind him. They slowly approached the car in front of them and stopped. Kanji reached out to open the door while Mina kept a firm grip on him.     

He slowly opened the door and to their shock, the seats were empty!     

"What the hell?" Mina muttered in shock but Kanji was sensing danger. Something was not right…     

"NO!" he yelled and before Mina could even yelp, he jumped on her and rolled away.      

A loud explosion shattered the silence of the night, the force of it throwing them further backwards. Both of them looked in shock as the car burst into flames all on its own.     

"What the hell?" Both of them exclaimed but that was not the end to their shock.      

Walking out of the flames was…     

"Anna!" Kanji gritted as the sly woman smirked at him.     

"Hello again," she greeted smugly. "Time for the next phase of our plan."     

Before either of them could move, Anna snapped her fingers. Branches from the trees reached out and grabbed Mina's limbs, dragging her away.     

"AHHHHHH!" She screamed.     

"Mina!" Kanji yelled but another pair of branches twisted around his limbs and dragged him into the forest with her. Both of their screams were drowned out by Anna's magic and she watched in delight as both her prey were being taken away.     

"Now," she said softly. "Time to send a message."