Cadenza: This Esteemed Young Lady is Poisonous

XI

Lu Youjing gently held Cadenza's hand as she lead her the way. Lu Youjing looked at his hand holding Cadenza's, her hand is slender, delicate and soft like a doll's.

At this moment Lu Youjing felt like he doesn't want to let go of her hand.

The cloth gently fell down and Cadenza's eyes begun to wonder around the park. A beautiful smile appeared in her face. Ever since she was still a little girl she dreamed to go to an amusement park.

There were various of lights lit up to brightened up the night and there were many fascinating rides, stalls and games.
Lu Youjing was taken aback with Cadenza's astonished face, he admitted that her beauty was peerless in the first place but with her amused and cute expression she was like a little girl going to an amusement park for the first time.

"Let's go" Lu Youjing dragged Cadenza towards the game booths.

"You shoot the cans with this toy gun and you will be able to get a stuff toy" Lu Youjing showed Cadenza how it is done.

He was able to shoot 4 cans out of ten pellets bullets inside the toy gun. The man gave him a small stuffed teddy bear. Cadenza clapped her hands in excitement as she laughed happily.

"Your turn" Lu Youjing gave Cadenza the  toy gun as he looked at her happy face.

"Just focu-"

"*clunk *clunk"

Cadenza shot all ten cans in one go without even batting an eye. Her serious face while shooting was replaced with a happy one as she asked the man in her reward. Lu Youjing ended up carrying so many stuffed animals as Cadenza continued to win games.

There were so many stuffed animals that Lu Youjing couldn't carry them anymore so both of them gave them all to the little children they saw.

"Let's eat ice cream" Cadenza pulled Lu Youjing's hand as both of them went to the food stalls.

Lu Youjing wished this night won't end.
Both of them enjoyed the rides especially the rollercoaster, Cadenza prefered fast rides and this ride is her favorite.

Her alarm on her phone rang and it's time for her to go home.

"Thanks for accompany this is the most unforgettable moment in my life" Cadenza smiled as she thanked Lu Youjing, she took off her scarf and wrapped it on his neck.

"This is a small token of gratitude It knitted it myself, see ya" Cadenza bid her goodbye.

Lu Youjing stood stiffly as he watch her disappearing figure, he rewind the moment when he stared at Cadenza's beautiful blue eyes as if he was staring at a pair of blue crystals so clear and attractive. He was afraid the moment he'd stare longer he would drown withing her bottomless eyes.

"A small token of gratitude? I was expecting a kiss" Lu Youjing laughed, her scarf smells just like her.

It seems like his plan of making her fall in love with him backfired.

-ZITA headquarters-

"It seems like the Golden Dragon Mafia didn't took the bait" a man spoke as he sat on his chair nonchalantly putting aside the files on the folder.

"Forgive me father, you spent a lot of effort to execute this plan of mine yet it ended up with a failure" a young man spoke, his handsome face was perfectly carved, his purple eyes were sharp and dangerous. There was also a mole under his right eye, his dark purple hair reached his reached his shoulders yet it only fitted his elegant persona.

Desmund Quintavious, the oldest son of the commander of the ZITA. The rumored genius of the Quintavious family.

"Hmmm.. the Golden Dragon Mafia is impossible to deal with any way. No information could get out of their territory even the people in the underground society doesn't dare to mention their name carelessly. I admired the way they ran their Mafia, they have what they called 'Boss' that person is the sole head of the whole Mafia and he has the whole command of entire power. His under men would do anything that he says, there's cooperation, purpose, power and gain in each tasks they execute. Money, power, scheme and fear runs their whole system. Unlike them we have boundaries that we should not cross, we relay on the royal family, we follow rules and laws, we need permission before execution and we have people to protect and that what makes us different from them" the commander spoke.

"The only thing we could do now it turn a blind eye. Besides they only have their eyes on money and power and doesn't do much crimes that disrupts the sectors compared with the other gangs and criminals. If only your brother was just like you and not wasting his time running his fingers on a piano you two would have accomplished more in the agency" the commander added.

Desmund left the headquarters and proceeded to his house, he lives alone in his huge house. His workplace was filled with many information, files, charts and clues. He has been investigating about the Golden Dragon Mafia yet all information he had in his hands were all scarce. They kill and left no traces as if there were no murder unless they wanted to put fear in the hearts of people will they display inhumane murder.

The way they run the Mafia is something the ZITA couldn't compare. There's only hierarchy in the underground society: the superior and inferior. Survival is a daily task you might not know when you'll be eaten alive.

What an interesting foundation the underground society has established. It's a pity that he had to be born in such family only to be slaved under the Royal family. In the first place he doesn't even want to join ZITA, who would want to be a part of the Royal family's dogs. He knew he had the potential to be a part of something great but the only thing that forbids him is his family.

A peculiar note that was inserted in one of the folders caught Desmund's eye. His hand reached it and carefully examined the paper. It was a small black paper with  a gold dragon drawn into it under it a few words were written in calligraphy.

"Si vis pacem, para bellum"