88 Chapter 88
◎It was set up◎
Chapter 88 [The Game is Set Up]
The death of Ethan Hondou was the basis for Rena Mizunashi's codename, and it can almost be regarded as the most difficult main event to reverse in the process of my wife's family's self-rescue.
Therefore, whether or not Ethan Hondou could be saved became a test for the Agatsuma family to verify whether their methods were capable of saving the main characters.
My wife's family mobilized almost every available person. Aside from those necessary to maintain the family business, everyone else was required to be on standby, or at least monitor various information groups.
Once the need arises, not only the frontline operators but also the members in the rear must do their utmost to respond.
This is likely crucial to their ability to return to normal life. Anyone who still cares about their family, life, work, and future—or, more fundamentally, anyone who doesn't want to live in hiding forever—should be deeply concerned about this matter.
Even the other group of "victims" who refused to join my wife's family but were also fooled by fate.
Agatsuma Sayuri didn't know how that group of people discovered their actions. It might be because her clone could transmit the original information of the other world, and there was also her clone among that group of people.
She didn't notice the other person at first, but the other person noticed her and seemed to mistake her for the "Sayuri Agatsuma" among them.
"Why are you here?" The man was also wearing a baseball cap and loose casual clothes, which matched my wife Sayuri's current outfit.
She looked around, then took my wife Sayuri's hand and weaved through the crowd, gently admonishing, "Didn't I tell you long ago that you can't show up? It's not safe to be discovered by the organization or those people in my wife's family."
"Last time I risked my life to save Zhu Fu Jingguang, he didn't appreciate it at all. He even risked his life to escape. Don't you understand?"
Agatsuma Sayuri understood, or at least she clearly confirmed that it was indeed them who kidnapped Morobushi Kagemitsu.
They are another group that has clearly escaped from the clutches of fate and has the same goal of escaping their predetermined fate, but because of their different methods of action from the members of the Agatsuma family, they have parted ways.
Agatsuma Sayuri had originally thought these people were scattered and independent, but now it seems they have come together and are working towards the same goal.
However, this time, their approaches seemed to lead to the same conclusion, ultimately reaching the same point.
"Still listening?" As my wife Sayuri pondered, a cool finger poked her cheek. After she came to her senses, it pokes her a few more times without mercy. The owner of that finger said angrily, "Don't think you can be indifferent to life and death just because you're a clone. We all cherish the life we have with you."
"We value you, not your true self."
My wife, Sayuri, had been silent all the way. At this point, it seemed as if the other party would sense something was wrong if she didn't say something. She quickly replied in the simplest terms, "I know."
"If you had known, you shouldn't have been here!" This time, the fingers poking the face turned into fists, hitting my wife Sayuri's head neither lightly nor heavily.
It didn't hurt, but she subconsciously shrank her shoulders, showing her intention to dodge.
Perhaps this person had a good relationship with Agatsuma Sayuri's clone, and they often played around like this on a daily basis. Therefore, he was too familiar with the win-lose fights between the two sides, and did not think there was anything wrong with the latter's dodging.
But since they are familiar people, I still can't tell the difference between the real person and the clone. I can only think that this clone should be a type that is very similar to the current makeup of Agatsuma Sayuri.
Since its creation, the clone's appearance has tended to resemble Agatsuma Sayuri's makeup. If makeup is applied to the already different appearance, the difference between the clone and the original will become even greater.
Being able to maintain a makeup similar to the original, this clone was probably created with a minimalist makeup applied casually for ease of movement.
The woman holding my wife Sayuri seemed to have heard something, her expression became serious, and she let go of her hand. "Let's go, we have to start the action."
She pushed Sayuri Izuma's shoulder, causing the girl to involuntarily take a step back and be separated from the crowd.
The person on the other side only said: "If I see you again during this operation, go back and watch your skin."
More and more people were passing through the gaps between them, separating them further and further apart.
A voice came from Agatsuma Sayuri's headset: "Alpha Wolf, this is Group A. 'You know who' is coming. Over."
Agatsuma Sayuri knew that the "group of people" the channel was referring to was the group of people who had just let go of her hand and were getting along with her like a friend.
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Rena Mizunashi's work finishes on time at 11:23. After that, she can go back to the TV station with the staff to have lunch, or have lunch nearby before returning to the TV station.
Obviously, she chose the latter.
Everyone who paid attention to her saw that she simply put on a hat, said goodbye to her colleagues, and walked quietly towards a less crowded part of the street.
When the host covers up his handsome face and no longer shows his grace and cultivation, he can blend in with the crowd and walk on the street like an ordinary person.
The reports in the headset continued: "Alpha Wolf, this is Group A, target heading towards 11 o'clock. There are too many people here, it's hard for me to follow. Over."
The leader wolf said: "Team B will provide support, Team A will go to the location two blocks behind 11 o'clock and wait. Over."
"Team A received, stand by two blocks at 11 o'clock. Over."
"Group B received, follow the target. Over"
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My wife Sayuri used her mobile phone to check the map of the area. Although she visited the activity room from time to time, she had never really walked around the area and was not familiar with the terrain and building layout.
According to the original work, Rena Mizunashi went to a warehouse-like place to meet Ethan Hondou. And nearby...
Because it was located in the city center, it was far away from places like the port where there were many warehouses. However, the fact that Mizunashi Rena chose to meet at noon meant that the location was not far from where she was working.
At this moment, Rena Mizunashi was heading towards 11 o'clock, but that didn't mean she was actually in that direction. If she was afraid of fans following her, she might have taken some anti-tracking measures and taken a detour to throw them off.
So, Agatsuma Sayuri gave up the known direction and drew a circle with a radius of one hour one way to find the locations of all the warehouses.
Excluding the factory warehouses that are in frequent use, there must be people guarding them.
We also have to rule out warehouses that have been abandoned for too long. This is a downtown area, and it would be too suspicious to go there.
It should be a warehouse that is in use but business is not busy or it is temporarily out of use, and there are some stranded goods stored there.
Near this newly built commercial street, right at the 11 o'clock direction, perpendicular to the 2 o'clock direction, there is such a warehouse two blocks away.
Before the commercial street was redeveloped, it was a small yacht marina building that served as a storage facility, catering service, and ticket collection service. As the economy entered a period of stagnation, it gradually became desolate and eventually closed down due to poor management, becoming a vacant ruin.
For a period of time, the house was mortgaged by the original owner, and the party that took over the mortgage rented it out as a warehouse.
As time went by, it even lost its function as a warehouse and became a rare hidden spot in the city.
There are no surveillance cameras on the nearby water surface. It has changed hands several times and no one has installed surveillance or arranged guards here.
After knowing the result and then thinking back on the reasons, you will find that this place is really suitable as a meeting place.
If Rena Mizunashi had gone there just with the intention of meeting Ethan Hondou, she would still have time to find a family restaurant run by a local on the nearby old street and have a cheap and delicious home-cooked meal.
Agatsuma Sayuri informed the intelligence team of her discovery. After a series of discussions and operations in the rear, the leader arranged some members of the action team to the necessary route to the dock warehouse.
Then, a voice came from the headset, calling my wife, Sayuri: "Ms. Sayuri, please call Ethan Hondou."
When an undercover agent wants to contact an informant, he will definitely turn off or mute his personal phone. The leader should just let my wife Sayuri give it a try.
Ethan Bentang had not appeared in the warehouse yet. If he felt the vibration of his phone and took it out to take a look on the street, it would give clear instructions to the operatives.
Then the wolf leader instructed: "Slime, get ready."
"Leave it to me."
In the channel, the person called "Slime" has a neutral voice, but speaks in a way very similar to Agatsuma Sayuri.
My wife Sayuri made a call, and the phone rang a few times normally before it was connected.
"My wife, miss? What's the matter?"
"Mr. Hondou, please save me! Those people last time..."
Agatsuma Sayuri lowered her voice and pretended to be panicked, making the person on the other end of the phone alert and also preventing people around her from hearing her words and becoming suspicious.
She ran deliberately, breathing unevenly, like a frightened bird, fleeing in panic in the air.
What would Ethan Bentang do?
What should an undercover agent do?
"Where are you?!" Ethan Hondou asked immediately without hesitation. He even tried to instruct my wife, Sayuri, to turn on her phone's location tracking feature and send her location to him.
But before he finished giving the instructions, a feminine voice sounded behind him, and the person said sinisterly, "Here."
As if answering his question "Where are you?"
In an instant, the coldness spread like vines from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. The twisted branches, with their freezing power, imprisoned Ethan Bentang's body, making his joints unable to move.
In just a blink of an eye, his back was soaked with cold sweat.
He hadn't bothered to analyze whether there was something fishy about the call, nor had he figured out who was behind him. Ethan Bentang's instincts as a CIA agent clearly told him that he was being controlled from behind and was powerless to resist.
He seemed to hear the death knell ringing in his ears, and the last thought in his mind was: "Fortunately, I haven't met Bonnie yet."
He didn't even have time to worry about his own daughter who was also undercover in the organization.
【Author’s words】
Ethan Bentang: Is that it? (Classic bad ending line)
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