【Ａｓｐｈｙｘｉａ】 seongjoong

Infiltration

*Not Beta read

"I'm in position."

A figure sat listening to the commlink in his crouched position as he looked through his binoculars at the unsuspecting-looking building. So far, everything was quiet, and there were no signs that they were tipped off about anything.

"Alpha unit is secure."

The man lowered the binoculars and glanced at the watch he had on his left wrist—two more minutes.

"Point of entry is in our sight. No sign of resistance."

One minute.

"Beta unit is secure."

Thirty seconds.

"Let's kick some ass!"

The man stood from his position and reached into his pocket, pulling out a black ski mask. Securing it on his face, he grabbed a basic Glock from the holster of his solid black outfit. The weapon's weight was familiar, but the feeling of the grip was so different from what he was used to. He flexed his fingers around the unfamiliar feeling before he clicked off the safety.

Rolling his neck and shoulders, Seonghwa prepared himself as he took a step forward into what could be the end.

"I'm coming for you, Hongjoong."

XxX

Four days earlier

The rhythmic tapping of shoes on tile was the only thing sound in the early morning din of the hallway. Seonghwa had made sure to try and come in as early as possible to avoid running into anyone else. There was a certain amount of anxiety that came with sneaking around the CCG. There is no telling what could happen if he were caught. There was a lot of sensitive information held within these walls and it can be devastating in the wrong hands.

The first plan of action was to grab a security tag from one of the front desks that had authorization to one of the central rooms where they performed data entry. If Seonghwa's hunch was correct and the CCG did have Hongjoong, there should be an update to his file or any logs for the Ghoul research facility and prison they had outside of Seoul: Wonderland.

Seonghwa really had to question that name now. He could guess that being there was no picnic or trip to the carnival. Only a handful of agents have ever set foot into Wonderland as it was one of the few places with the highest level of security clearance in all of Korea. Even as a highly ranked agent, Seonghwa himself had never visited, and he wasn't even sure of its location for safety reasons. If a Ghoul found out about Wonderland's location, it would surely become a battleground in a matter of minutes.

And Seonghwa was about to give it to them willingly.

Swallowing down his mounting anxiety, Seonghwa felt around for the stolen ID in his pocket as he pressed the button to the lobby floor elevator. A ding sounded, signaling its arrival and the doors slid open.

"Seonghwa?" Startled, the agent looked up to spot a group of three people standing in the elevator door, a man in a well-tailored suit and a man and woman dressed in lab coats.

"Director," Seonoghwa bowed respectfully at the group as they stepped out. "I didn't expect you to be in the office today."

"Had a few loose ends to tie up. You know how it goes." The director said in a friendly manner and a smile that showed the wrinkles around his eyes. "It's funny running into you here, though. I thought you were on leave for another day or two?"

Crap. That was true. Technically no one from his squad was expected in the building for a few more days due to injuries they had sustained during the auction raid. In fact, Jongho and Yeosang wouldn't be back to work for at least two more weeks due to theirs.