A Cage : Part 1

Alfred slammed the door close behind him and sped walk to his desk. He kicked the chair while grunting to himself. The man sighed, brushing his hair and messing it up with his hand.

The city was in shambles after the identity of the mute murderer was revealed. Alfred had been trying to prevent it from spreading all over the media, but the ministries were all against him.

"We should keep the identity hidden from the media. It'll cause a catastrophe if everyone knows who he is," Alfred said just an hour ago in a pretty small meeting room for the higher-ups.

"Why are we protecting a criminal? Rather than doing that, we should expose everything so everyone could call the authorities if anyone ever catches a single hair of him." One voiced out, and everyone screamed in agreement. The meeting ended that way.

It irritated him, really. The boy was so young. What was Cain thinking?