Kill me softly - Minsung

Chapter 26 part 2

I dedicate this chapter to the person who interacted the most with this story so far. Who alone would be reason enough to not abandon this story. Your comments really do make my day, do you know that? Melcr0ft

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Somehow, they managed to get into Jung-Ho's emergency rooms without further complications. That should have been the first warning for Minho. But he was too desperate to finish this mission, to realize it.

"I swear, we've already walked past this painting. We're running circles!", Minho whisper-shouted to Gaenho. He lost track of time and place. Turns out Jung-ho's rooms serve as a maze when he's not using them for hiding.

Minho let out a frustrated sigh. On top of it all, his tall accomplice had decided to ignore him and make his way through the halls and rooms stubbornly, leaving Minho nothing else to do other than just dumbly follow him. Oh, what a great time they had.

Just as Minho was about to complain again, Gaenho's whole posture changed. He slowed down and Minho almost collided with him.

Minho didn't know what happened but suddenly, Gaenho shoved him back. Resulting in Minho stumbling over his own feet down to the ground. The other turned the corner and suddenly he heard a voice.

"Ha! See who decided to join us! Oh, I really thought you'd be the one to die here. What was that noise? Kinda hoped someone blew your ass up.", Minho frowned. Vir Aicha? Out of all the agents in the business, why couldn't it have been her to get buried under all the wreckages?

"Vir Aicha, still the loyal mutt of the boss. Some things never change, huh?", he heard Gaenho's voice. Minho's mind was racing. Shouldn't he be helping Gaenho? His leg was injured, he'd stand no chance against Vir Aicha, let alone Jung-Ho himself. But why did Gaenho shove him back then? He obviously knew who he would face after turning the corner.

"You're just jealous. See, I'm really sorry but when they told me about you, I didn't even know who you are. I think that speaks for itself. You're probably a very bad agent then.", still, the mission was left to Gaenho and him. He had to help him. Minho got up.

"They told you about me? Well, I can't be that bad of an agent then.", Minho pressed himself against the wall. As quiet as possible he opened the holster of the gun that was strapped around his thigh. He had never actually shot somebody. But he knew that you couldn't have a reasonable conversation with Vir Aicha and she was just about the most loyal one of Jung-Ho's agents. It would be easier for them if she was out of the way. He took a deep breath.

"Told me about you? Ha, please! I know everything about you! Oh, and not only that. I know all about what you and your 7 little scumbags of friends hatched!", Minho abruptly stopped in his tracks. You and your 7 little friends. That equaled 8. But with Minho, they were 9.

"Call them scumbags one more time you crazy bitch.", oh bad, bad mistake. If Minho learned anything in his short time with the lot of 'New World' then that they were one of the most loyal friend groups he had ever encountered. Mocking one of the members in front of the others was close to a death sentence on behalf of the person doing the mocking.

"Oh boohoo. Where are they now, huh? You're alone here, right? We found everybody, exactly where we expected them. Your clever little plan? Nothing but bullshit! Did you really think, eight lousy agents could overthrow this whole thing? If so, you really must think way too high about yourself.", as annoying as Vir Aich's endless rambling usually was, it could actually be put to use this once. She admitted that they knew about their plan. Jung-Ho and his people thought they knew everything and were one step ahead of them. That was true, but only to a certain extend. What they didn't know, was that their beloved agent Lee Know, was also part of the coup. The one, that apparently decided over the rise or downfall of this mission.