"hundred percent?!"
"Even if it's not 100%, we still have to investigate it as Kashasha. This drug smuggling line is almost our only chance at the moment."
Seeing the shock on the police officer's expression, Alec said,
"The darkness is re-weaving its web, and it is weaving its web faster than we thought. When the C-city branch of that organization was in turmoil, the companies and individuals who contacted us to seek asylum either completely changed their confessions or simply disappeared. ..."
"Being able to distract themselves from dealing with coercers on the periphery of these organizations means that their most important operations have been restored. From now on, the organization's defense will only become more airtight."
The police officer continued to ask: "So... what about the snack factory? Do we still need to continue investigating?"
"Just keep paying attention, but you don't need to invest too much energy."
Alec pinched his eyebrows,
"Although the name "winery" implies a connection with the organization, the snack factory cannot be found to be involved with the organization from the source of goods, location selection to manpower. It is obviously just the product of Kashasha's gambling. In this way, the snack factory will not be involved in the organization's business. "
"yes."
The police officer replied, and after discussing the details of the follow-up mission, he hurriedly left.
Alec Todd took out the folder on the bookcase and pinned the drug smuggling investigation report to the latest page.
Then, he looked through the entire file belonging to Kashasha, a member of the organization.
First there are records of missions in the Middle East, and then there are records of other missions of Kashasha and Isen Hondo. After Kashasha returned to Japan, there was a long gap.
Then came the death report of his friend and Mizuno Reina's confession.
After arriving in City C, the records began to become trivial and detailed again: blatant sniping on the road, blurry silhouettes captured from the waist of the building, detailed information on the snack branch of the winery, and finally drug smuggling records.
Kashasha, a member of the organization with mysterious whereabouts, rich experience, and ruthless methods in the file, is almost the same person as the Kawakami Tsumugi described by Ethan Hondo.
Alec Todd sighed.
He pulled out a thin piece of paper from the folder cover. Although the paper was well preserved, it was still slightly yellow and fragile to the naked eye.
This is a "Tainted Witness Protection Plan".
The guarantor is Lord Ethan, with bright red fingerprints on his strict signature.
The place where the promisee signed is blank.
…………
About three years ago.
"Alec, I want to apply for a witness protection plan." Lord Ethan said, "Give it to me as soon as you can prepare it."
According to the arrangement of that organization, "Armagnac" will stay in the Middle East for at least one or two years, so his liaison officer Alec Todd is lurking around as a black doctor.
But Lord Yisen was seconded to country A not long after he cooperated with Kashasha.
For various reasons, Alec needed to stay locally, so a new liaison officer was assigned to Ethan.
Logically speaking, two people who no longer have a working relationship should not contact each other anymore, but privately, Lord Ethan still looks for him from time to time.
"Damn it Ethan, do you know what time it is here in the Middle East?" Alec struggled from the bed and cursed feebly, "And the witness protection plan - who are you giving it to? Wait, I'm not you anymore You’re the liaison officer! Even if you want to fix this, you shouldn’t come to me, right?”
Lord Ethan was silent for a while, and when he spoke again, his voice was heavy: "I can only ask you, old friend, I can't trust the new liaison officer."
I can't believe it... For Ethan to come to such a conclusion, it shows that the problem is really big. At least one of his abilities, character, and position is flawed, or the general environment makes it easy for intelligence to penetrate.
It seems that although the living standards in country A have improved, the undercover career has become even more miserable. Alec was sympathetic for a few seconds and ignored the topic.
"So who is it for?"
"Well...I asked you to get some medicine before.
That friend. He is actually from that organization. "
"I knew it." Alec chuckled twice, "It's not easy to be infected like that and not die."
Lord Ethan pretended not to hear his sarcasm:
"After the mission, he neither reported to the organization nor traced how I obtained the medicine. And he was able to transfer me to country A, so his status is not low."
"I think this is an opportunity."
"This doesn't mean anything. Normal people will be grateful to their savior." Alec shook his head, "Are you sure you can instigate him?"
"...He is very loyal to the organization."
"Then you're not sure. Still trying when you're not sure? That's not like you."
"It's just that I'm not sure now, people will change." Mr. Ethan explained.
"Okay, stop being so secretive and give me a reason, otherwise I won't help you." Alec rolled his eyes.
There was silence on the other side of the communication line again, and Alec knew that the guy would only remain silent when he was extremely reluctant. To be honest, he really hoped that Mr. Ethan would finally say "forget it" and hang up the phone, so that Alec could continue to sleep on his own, but unfortunately it backfired.
"He... is very capable, very smart, extremely smart. Such a talent can shine in any field."
Ethan answered cautiously,
"And he is very young. I don't know if he is an adult, but his appearance and behavior suggest that he is not."
"I think...he shouldn't be in a place like this."
Alec is not stupid either. He is not yet an adult but has a high status. He is definitely a member of the bodyguard team that the organization has trained since childhood. He couldn't help but feel a headache. He didn't know where Isen got the confidence to abduct such a core member.
"To put it bluntly, your compassion is overflowing."
Alec's face was expressionless, and his tone became sharp.
"When you abandoned your family and came to work undercover without any burden, I didn't see you showing such overwhelming sympathy for Yinghai and the others."
"Empathizing with a minor criminal about your debt to your own children...would that make you feel better?"
Lord Ethan answered simply: "Yes, it will make me feel better."
"OK."
For this reason, Alec agreed without hesitation.
"I will help you with the witness protection plan, but please let me make it clear here: Ethan, sooner or later you will be harmed by your compassion."
…………
It really hits the mark.
After working hard for a year, he didn't hear from Ethan the specific progress of rebelling against Kashasha. Until one day, Lord Ethan turned over the document without the signature of the promisee to him again with an ugly look on his face.
"What, failed to instigate rebellion? Has your undercover identity been exposed?" At this time, Alec was also seconded back to country A, and he asked.
Mr. Ethan shook his head slightly: "I haven't made it clear to Kawakami yet. I just suddenly felt that... I might be self-righteous. He is a complete member of the organization."
"I'm not sure whether Kawakamiji will use this in the future. Anyway, you should keep it for now."
Alec didn't know why Lord Ethan was given to him for safekeeping instead of keeping it for himself, but he silently chose to carry out the other party's entrustment, knowing that another year had passed.
The undercover agent Ethan Hondo, codenamed Armagnac, was declared dead in Japan. It seems that this witness protection plan will no longer be useful.
