CODENAMES ㅡ chapter 11

"SIR, WE HAVE A REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT." the head commissioner's newly assigned butler from taiwan handed his boss the sealed parchment.

it's currently night time and the head commissioner was eating dinner alone.

"open it and read it out loud." he commanded. the butler nodded, opening the seal and taking out the letter from the parchment.

" 'head commissioner of seochu police force,

a pivotal member of your ranging troop, ranger93, has been abducted by an assassin earlier today. please be aware that the force must be strong when engaging in the next mission tomorrow. we recommend you to add troop050 to the engaging force and have one of your agents to look for your missing nephew.

remember that you've signed the interminable contract and with your only family member gone, you must pass your reign to someone you might not even know.

get well soon.

- the main division president ' "

the head commissioner has stopped chewing his food after the letter was read out loud under his command.

the new butler watched as his boss clenched his fists so tight that his knuckles turned white.

inseong, you're really a pain in the ass.

inseong is awaken by the sudden clanging of plates and utensils. he opened his eyes to be greeted by the morning son, dawn.

hey there.

the magnificent view was inevitable to see since his new windowed balcony is facing the sun's rising direction.

then he realised... he's not in his own home.

standing up, he suddenly feel uncomfortable in his own clothes from yesterday. the faint stench of coffee still lingering over the dried stain on his shirt.

he saw the closet and immediately open the doors to be greeted by hangers of clothes. shirts, pants and even underwear.

'okay that's a bit weird.'

but he took them nonetheless, they looked, felt and smell neat and new. he entered the white door, thinking that it is to the connected bathroom and he was right.

it was bigger and a lot spacious that he expected.

'is this what normal abducted people usually experience?'

inseong looked at himself in the clean mirror on the wall under white cold lights. he looked fine.. but at the same time not.

his thoughts travel all the way back to yesterday. if he just didn't follow that waitress.. if he just followed his gut feeling then he would've been getting ready for the mission.

wait - the mission.

'if i'll have a mission it'll be trying to get out of here without hurting anyone.'

inseong walked out of his new room after taking a short shower and washing his dirty suit. he had to admit, his shower wasn't as relaxing as usual because he keeps thinking that they could kill him anytime they want and the thought of being safe didn't settle in his mind just yet.

his stomach grumbled in hunger for he hasn't eaten dinner last night.

though it was probably 4 in the morning, he didn't have to be quiet. everything was sturdy and thick that it wouldn't make a single sound if inseong would jump.

he entered the kitchen with no doors because why not.

he almost let out a loud gasp after seeing another figure hovering over the coffee machine. its head turned over to meet his eyes.

it's another guy... another member.

just how many members does this assassination cult have? all this time the police thought there were only two; victoria and the captured one named baron. then jaeyoon and a possible other that he met yesterday - the one jaeyoon sent to get victoria when he woke up.

'was his name... chance- chancler...?'

" 'morning." the other man greeted inseong nonchalantly as if they see each other everyday.
"i made two cups of coffee, but you can take the other if you'd like. it's cappuccino." he placed the cup of cappuccino on the marble kitchen island.

the ranger's eyes fell to the guy's leg. the part where he was very sure of shooting in the last mission.

but nothing special was there... if he was shot, he would've been walking on a wheelchair or getting an artificial leg.

shrugging, inseong took steps forward to take the cup in his hands. the scent of a good cappuccino making its way to his nose. he glanced back up at the man seeing him looking on the floor.

he had such a dark and cold aura around him. so mysterious, but sad. the man clad himself in a black hoodie and pants.

"uh... thanks." inseong mumbled, taking a slow sip.

"don't mention it." the other guy told him. "if you'd like some cereal, check the black cabinet next to the fridge. feel free to make yourself some breakfast, the others wouldn't be up until ten o'clock." he took his cup of coffee, walk passed inseong and left the kitchen.

'rude inseong, you didn't even ask him who he was.'

though feeling a bit guilty, he followed the mysterious man's instruction and went to open the black cabinet next to the fridge.
a shelf was literally dedicated to different kinds of cereals neatly lined next to each other. ready to make waffles and pancake mixes were also present along with loafs of bread.

he grabbed two waffle to microwave, then searching for a plate. once he found one, he put them on the plate, placed it in the microwave and heated it for a minute and twenty seconds.

while waiting he searched for utensils.

"you already up?" jaeyoon's voice echoed through the empty marble room.

inseong turned to face him to see him make his way to the coffee machine. jaeyoon had a black classic suit on - just minus the tie.

"uh- yeah, i couldn't really sleep well."

"understandable, it's not everyday you'll be sure to sleep soundly in a house full of assassins." jaeyoon told him, winking a bit with a playful smile. "but don't worry, we only kill our targets and you're not one of them..."

jaeyoon paused, looking at inseong.

"....yet."

inseong raised his eyebrows in amusement. "that's very reassuring to hear."

jaeyoon only chuckled, opening the fridge and grabbing a yoghurt with chocolate flakes.

*beep beep~!

the microwave beeped twice, indicating that the time is up. inseong pressed on a button and the microwave door opened.

jaeyoon watched as inseong grabbed the plate with two waffles on it. "you know your way around the kitchen now?"

"nah, was just told what's inside the black cabinet."

"by who?"

"i.. didn't ask for his name, but he made me a really good cappuccino. he was wearing aㅡ"

"oh that was mason you just met and i do agree that he makes the best capuccino." jaeyoon said, sitting down on the bar stool by the kitchen island to eat his quick packed meal.

inseong's eyebrows crashed in confusion.

"mason? i thought it was chancler."

"see? they do look alike, but mason is more of like the grownup chancler. they're not brothers though."

inseong was mindblown.

"so... how many.. are you guys?"

"five guys... one girl." jaeyoon chuckled to himself after saying the last phrase.

wow. ha-ha.

"i know it can be a bit creepy, but we treat each other as siblings. we've known each other for atleast six years." jaeyoon responded.

inseong sat down on the bar stool across jaeyoon.

'just how long have they been active?'

"were you all recruited at once...or?"

hopefully jaeyoon doesn't realise he's fishing as much information as possible in case he gets out of here.

"i mean the original line up was victoria, baron and me. hwiyoung and mason came at the same time since they knew baron. chancler then joined thenㅡ"

jaeyoon's alarm rang and he jumped in his own seat. he fished his phone out of pocket and stopped the annoying ringtone.

"woops gotta go. i'll tell you everything when i get back." he said, grabbing his half empty yoghurt before tossing it to the trashcan. "see ya." he waved at him the kitchen with a hanging inseong.

"how can there be just one girl in this group?"

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