Prologue
It was midnight. Gong Jun-hyuk was waiting in the car for his partner in action. He had been waiting for his colleague for an hour and was about to fall asleep.
His colleague's mission was to look at what appeared to be one of the newly formed terrorist organizations. It was a dangerous mission to do alone, but it was impossible to mobilize a large number of people because we had to look without being caught by the enemy.
Gong Jun-hyuk also thought about secretly following his colleague and covering him, but he could not violate the instructions of his superiors. If anything happened to his colleague, he had to immediately cover his colleague and report it to his superiors. It wasn't a mission to follow along with a colleague.
While he was thinking about one thing or another, someone knocked on the car window.
-Knock, knock
'Who is he?' he looked at a man standing outside the window. The person gestured to Gong Joon-hyuk to lower the window with an expression of urgency. The passerby's expression seemed urgent and foolish.
"What's this?"
"Do you have a lighter?" Do you have a lighter?"
The man was looking for a lighter in a hurry. It seems that he wants to smoke, but his expression shows that he is not a regular smoker.
Gong took out a lighter and lowered the window of the car.
"Tired..."
As soon as Gong Jun-hyuk lowered the window of the car, the man's expression turned cold.
‘Holy shi...’
-Bang!
The man took out the gun he was hiding and shot, and Gong Joon-hyuk's breath was cut off.
*
The man searched Gong Joon-hyuk's car. But nothing came out except a pistol and a little cash.
"What is it... It must be somewhere..." The man searched Gong Joon-hyuk's car hard.
"Here it is..."
The man finally found what he wanted. It was Gong Joon-hyuk's ID. The identification card had the name of the company 'Posung Trading Company.
Then, a group of people came up behind the man.
"You're here! Boss!" The man bowed 90 degrees as soon as he saw the man at the head of the pack.
'Did you find it?' said the boss.
"Yes. I did find it, but the company name is written on it." The man handed Gong Joon-hyuk's ID to the boss.
The boss looked around at his ID and said,
"This is right. The FSS always uses this name. Posung Trading Company."
"Boss. What about this guy?" Another man behind the boss dragged someone. It was a man full of blood.
"Kill him."
-Bang!
The shot rang as soon as the boss ordered it.
*
Han Pyeong Ho was drinking a cup of coffee in the office. A cup of morning coffee was a luxury when the organization was busy these days, but a cup of coffee was worth a little time.
-Knock, knock
"Come on in." You don't even give me a coffee break. Han Pyeong Ho thought.
"Sir, I came to report on the operation yesterday." A woman greeted him and came in. Her expression was redolent.
"Yeah, how did it go?”
"It's a failure. Both agents are missing."
'Oh, my!' they must have noticed. Losing two agents was a painful loss. It wasn't even a very important mission.
"Did you get any information about their base? Any reports?" Han Pyeong Ho tried to grab a glimmer of hope.
"No. We lost contact with our agents while we were entering their base. There are no reports that came in."
Han Pyeong Ho sighed again. The sound was much louder this time.
"I'll report to the director. You should go now."
*
"...so, you lost two agents and didn't get any information?" Beak Kang clasped his head. Beak Kang's expression looked like Han Pyeong Ho's a few minutes ago.
"Sorry, Sir." Han Pyeong Ho had nothing to say. It was because the operation failed even though it was not a large-scale operation.
"We've been provoking them for nothing," Beak Kang picked up the bottle and gulped down the water. He then handed a document to Han Pyung Ho.
Han Pyeong Ho accepted the document and began to read it slowly.
"Director, why are you putting me in this position?" Han Pyeong Ho, who finished reading the documents, asked Beak Kang a question with a panicked look.
"You're in charge of the domestic part, aren't you? It's no wonder you're on this mission. And the failure of this operation has made it clear that we cannot take on this mission alone. We need to move more systematically and on a larger scale. with the help of other agencies if necessary."
'...Yes, Sir.' Han Pyeong Ho Said. There were many questions left, but orders here are the law. Once an order has been given, it must be obeyed.
"Go now. I'll call you again soon." Beak Kang waved his hand.
Dae Gyeong Metropolitan Police Agency
Office of the Commissioner of Police
Byeon Sang-Chul rushed to the office after being called by his boss, the Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. The chief's office was only slightly larger than the rooms of other police officers, but the dignity prevailing there was considerable.
But Byeon Sang-Chul wasn't nervous at all. Although he often visited the office of the Chief of Police, it may be because he was so confident that he had taken an elite course from the National Police University.
Byeon Sang-Chul knocked on the door and entered the office.
“Come on. You came quickly.” The Commissioner General of the National Police Agency sat down on a chair and welcomed Byeon Sang-Chul leisurely. The police chief was wearing a uniform. He used to like to wear casual clothes, but he was wearing a uniform for some reason today.
“Sir. What did you call me for?” Byeon Sang-Chul said.
“I'll get down to business. Your superior has given you an important order.” The Commissioner of the National Police Agency handed Byeon Sang-Chul a piece of paper. Byeon Sang-Chul was surprised to know what the documents were.
The document was an official letter from the Presidential Office.
“read it.” The chief of police took a sip of the water.
The content of the document was disconcerting. Byeon Sang-Chul was given the authority to handle second-class secrets, and as of this time, Byeon Sang-Chul's affiliation has changed to Joint Investigation Headquarters.
That wasn't the only thing. Byeon Sang-Chul's position was changed to Vice-Commander at Joint Investigation Headquarters.
“Until this operation proceeds, your affiliation will be temporarily changed. When the operation is over, you come back here. Did you understand?” The police chief said calmly. However, the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency must have taken this upper-level order very seriously.
“Do you have any questions?” The Commissioner of the National Police Agency asked Byeon Sang-Chul. But Byeon Sang-Chul had already understood the orders given to him.
Byeon Sang-Chul came to work with FSS.
*
Republic of Fayden
Two men were waiting for someone in the alley. They were all dressed in plain clothes and doing nothing unusual. Except they're armed.
One man was holding a Makarov pistol in his hand, and the other was holding a G3 rifle. They were guarding one Duffle bag, which was full of something.
Soon a man appeared in the alley. The man was carrying a bag and not a weapon.
The man was Han Soo-hyuk.
“Where is the Money? Did you bring it?” said the man with the pistol in dim English.
"I brought the money. Now show me what you brought," Han Soo-hyuk said.
When the man with a pistol nodded, the man with a rifle opened the Duffle bag. Then bags of white powder poured out from inside the Duffle bag.
“Now show us the money,” said the man with the pistol, and Han Soo-hyuk opened the bag he was carrying. There were lots of dollar bills in the bag.
"Well, here's all the $1 million I promised. It's all $100 bills."
The man with the pistol looked into the bag closely to check the bundle of bills in more detail.
At that moment Han Soo-hyuk swung the bag.
The man with the pistol was knocked down by a bag. Han Soo-hyuk then overpowered the man holding the rifle with an electric shocker.
The man with the pistol tried to fight back quickly. He aimed the pistol at Han Soo-hyuk and Han Soo-hyuk immediately struck the man's pistol with his hand.
The man swung his fist at Han Soo-hyuk as the pistol fell to the floor. Han Soo-hyuk also fought back with a fist.
The man swung his fist at Han Soo-hyuk's head, but Han Soo-hyuk dodged and punched him in the stomach. Then the man groaned painfully and fell to the floor.
As the man fell to the floor, Han Soo-hyuk pulled a pistol from his arms and aimed it at him.
“Kill me, I think it's over anyway,” the fallen man said with a contemptuous smile.
"No." Han Soo-hyuk knocked out the man who collapsed with an electric shocker.
*
"You've done your job neatly. You confiscated all the drugs and arrested all the drug dealers without firing a single shot." Goo Sung-Chul applauded and praised Han Soo-hyuk.
"They're sub-organizers. We haven't arrested key figures yet." Han Soo-hyuk was expressionless despite his boss' compliments.
"I know. If we interrogate the people we arrested, we'll get more information. By the way, headquarters paged you.”
"Headquarters paged me?" Han Soo-hyuk showed signs of amazement at the remark.
"Yes, it's the orders of the superiors. You're going back home now. Congratulations." Goo Sung-Chul handed Han Soo-hyuk a paper.
Han Soo-hyuk began to read the documents.
"I don't think it's something to be congratulated for. It's a serious situation," Han Soo-hyuk, who read the documents, said in a dry tone.
"Yeah, I guess the boss needs you anyway. Anyway, when you go back to Seorabeol, say hello to my family." Goo Sung-Chul patted Han Soo-hyuk on the shoulder and comforted him.
*
Republic of Sonovia
Han Se-young curled up at the window of an old building and watched the alley. She was wearing a grey jumper and a hood similar to the color of the building.
She was staring down the street with a sniper rifle. The target she needs to remove today was an arms dealer supplying weapons to terrorists. To get rid of the arms dealer, she and her team visually contrasted numerous satellite images one by one and sneaked around through the night.
And when she finally figured out where the arms dealer was, she decided to step up and get rid of him.
The wait lasted for hours, but she waited patiently. At last, she had the fruit of her wait. Two men appeared from one side of the alley.
Han Se-young aimed her sniper rifle at a man in the lead. One of the two men was a weapons dealer she pursued over several months. He's the target she needs to remove.
The sniper rifle had a silencer on it, so she was able to quietly knock down the target with her gun.
-Bang
As soon as Han Se-young pulled the trigger, the arms dealer fell. Then the man next to him took the pistol out of his arms and began to look around frantically.
Han Se-young did not delay. Not only the target but also the witness had to be removed.
-Bang
A second shot was heard, and the man with the pistol fell. But the man didn't die because the bullet was missed. He was in pain, clutching his legs.
Han Se-young pointed the gun again. At that moment, something hanging from the man's neck caught Han Se-young's eye.
It was a picture of a child. The child in the picture is probably a man's child.
Han Se-young's hands began to tremble when he saw the picture. If she shoots now, she could kill someone's father.
Han Se-young pondered for a moment. Eventually, she put down her gun and turned away.
*
The witness couldn't identify Han Se-young's face, so she'll be fine. She shot unnoticed inside the building, and witnesses also seemed unable to find Han Se-young. He wouldn't have found Han Se-young.
It was the first time she released a witness. She couldn't bear to pull the trigger.
-buzzing
Her encrypted cell phone vibrated. She quickly turned on her cell phone to check the message after making sure no one was around.
- It's an emergency call from the headquarters. Return home immediately.
There was no other message. She didn't know what caused the headquarters to call her, but she had a hunch that it wouldn't be easy this time.
