The Nobleman

Insomnia

We've been following around the twin's movements for the past few days. I've been using my ability to broaden my senses a lot lately. I need to monitor at a distance. In order for me to gather information regarding the professor's twin and not compromise our whereabouts.

"You're even more vulnerable and weak when you do that." Ja Yoon once said to me as she seats beside me on the passenger seat of this stolen car.

That annoyed the hell out of me but I just stared at her. Then curiously asked, "You can easily kill me whenever I do it, so why didn't you yet?"

"Then how will I get that intel I needed?" she answered and added, "... you must know that since you don't seem too bothered to use your talent around me."

Well, there's that. And I also.... tsk. The hell's wrong with my thoughts. Let's focus.

Moving on to the plan. So far, the information I've gathered are the following:

The twin uses her tablet a lot, this probably holds valuable information. I noticed that she synchronizes this tablet with all her devices in the facility. So I think, we should get that. The only problem is she never leaves it behind.

As for her routine, she rarely leaves the facility. But she does every tuesdays to go to a hospital. She visits the PICU there to bring flowers and play music for a vegetative child. The tablet was always in her bag. Then right after, she would go by the nearby river and smoke a pack of cigarettes.

While taking these Tuesday trips, she has 7 guards accompanying her. Two men by the car, four men behind and in front at 5 to 10 meter distance away from her, and one beside her at 2-meter distance away. The scarred woman isn't here with her. The men guarding her are not at the level of that scarred woman, although taking all of them together would still be a chore. They are also equipped with communication devices so I think we shouldn't risk them calling for back up.

She leaves her bag inside the car as the twin smokes her stress away. I think this is the perfect time to sneak in and get it.

Ja Yoon tapped my cheek lightly. "Jong-woo, wake up."

As I opened my eyes back to my bodily senses, I was surprised to see Jayoon holding my hand and stroking my arms. She also wrapped her arms around mine as she leans into me from her passenger seat.

"Officer, please excuse us. My boyfriend and I were just having fun out here. We'll be quick. This was his parent's car and we just stole it for a bit. You would understand right? Please let us go. We'll go home now." she explains as she looks at the officer glancing at me from my car window.

As much as I wanted to enjoy this moment for a while, I'm too baffled. It's really puzzling. I can just silence this officer so he won't bother us, Ja Yoon. Don't act cute on me.

I gave the officer a look and prepared to lift my arms to pierce through his neck's pressure point so he won't bother us anymore.

But before I was able to reach my hands out the car window, Ja Yoon pulled me closer and planted a kiss on my cheek as she says, "Jongwoo-oppa~ say something. We'll go home now, right?"

She's now squeezing my arms as if to persuade me. The Witch pressing on my arms. Are you b*llsh*ting me?This should hurt right? Is she tired? I'm too surprised now to even bother thinking. So I just played along.

"Yes officer. I'm so sorry I left my license at home too. We live just around the block. We'll go home now as promised, please let us go just this once." I said and shifted my gaze to Ja Yoon to add, "I haven't seen her for so long. That's why I missed her so bad. I just wanted to be with her."

I gulped as I said those words. Good thing it was only for show. Hopefully, this police officer will believe it or else. Well, let's just say he won't be seeing the sun again.

"Okay you two. I was young once. I can understand that. Don't be too reckless, though. It's not safe around this area." finally, he answered after glaring and thinking for a while.

"Besides, you guys seem to like each other a lot. I can feel it. Promise to get home soon, okay?" he chuckled as he left.

I prepared to drive away. I'm too perplexed to say anything. Before this awkward silence envelopes us further, Jayoon breaks it and said, "I want to reduce the collateral damage as much as possible. Don't kill, if not necessary."

Was she always this soft? Whatever you say, Lady Witch.

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"Third, don't leave me again." Jong-woo said.

That's what he said yesterday. He did not say anything else after and immediately left me on my own in his house. He came back morning after and that's when he slept in his bed where I was the previous night.

He's been doing this every night for the past few days. I got curious and asked him. He answered, "I'm working on the job. You want to get information regading that scarred woman right? Then, f*ck off."

"You can't boss me around." is what I told him and soon, I've been accompanying him on his pursuits.

After countless nights of investigating, he reached a conclusion. I'm lying on the bed while he sits on the couch with his legs crossed. He looks serene. His eyes closed and hands are clenched together as it rests on his lap. Does he usually sleep that way? He sleeps on this bed in the afternoon, though. Is he thinking?

"Koo Ja Yoon, are you awake?" he whispered with eyes still closed.

"Yeah. Why?" I answered.

"We'll leave on Tuesday. We'll sneak in while the twin smokes by the river and steal the tablet in her car. Remember, we can't get caught or take too long. If that plan fails and everything goes downhill, I'll leave you behind." he said.

He doesn't want me to leave him but he's threatening to leave me when trouble comes. Selfish. But okay.

And the planned day came. It was dusk when he said he sensed the twin moving towards the riverside. He positioned us at an angle that is at least 1 km away from each bodyguard that's tailing her. There were indeed two men guarding the car as I looked through my binoculars.

I initiated the plan. We both jumped with force, launching ourselves to immediately reach the spot where the car is. We landed behind the two men beside the SUV and hit their neck pressure points. As always, he was too aggressive and almost beheaded the men he was in charge of silencing. "Sleep tight." He utters in foreign from the other side of the car.

He immediately opened the car door and grabbed the bag. He's checking for the tablet but he shrieked out dismay, "F*ck Jayoon. It isn't here!"

The five remaining men are now beginning to head towards our direction. I began to brace myself in a defensive position.

"Jayoon. I'll leave you now." he looked at me with a straight face and ran away. He took off at lightning speed.

"Jong-woo, wait!" I yelled but he didn't even bat an eye or turned around.

(to be continued)

Writer's Note:

I will upload the next parts tonight as well. I think there will be 3 more parts before I end this fanfic.

The next part was probably the most complex and difficult ones I've ever written. It made me think a lot. Hopefully, I was able to put my thoughts well into the finished work.