Agent Night (Tagalog | Complete)

Chapter 23 - Pointing Guns

I decided to forget what Veronica said and concentrated on the task at hand. Nagsisimula na ang maikling program bago ang pinaka-party pagdating namin ni Apollo sa venue.

He was dazzling on his black suit. I had seen him many times in such attire during our undercover missions and he would always look more respectable for me. It was like my impression of him would be based on what he wears although it wasn't always true.

Inilibot ko ang paningin sa paligid. Xander was right. Wala akong makitang sniper ng PUGITA ni isa. Tulad ng walang Senior Agent na dumating kanina para i-supervise kami. May hinala kasi siyang niloloko lang kami ni Agent 7 at mukhang totoo nga. It seemed like a set up, but at least two of us was aware.

Someone spoke on the other line of our communication. All of us, field agents wore an earpiece behind our right earlobes to receive commands from the deductive members who were monitoring the video feeds from the spy cameras. Sila ang nagsasabi sa amin kung may napansin ba silang kakaiba na hindi namin napapansin.

"Alert yourselves," ani ng hindi ko kilalang tinig. Well, I didn't find time to know my team members' names neither their voices before going out.

A waitress offered us drinks, but we were too smart to refuse. Mahirap na, baka kung may anong hinalo roon.

I excused myself from Apollo. Hindi niya naman agad ako binitiwan.

"Be careful," aniya tsaka ako hinayaan.

Hanggang matapos ang program at magsimula na ang sayawan ay hindi na kami nagkatagpo ni Apollo. Pilit ko pa ring hinahanap ang mga sinasabi nilang snipers, pero wala talaga akong makita. I know I should not be alarmed until they say something was wrong, but it just didn't feel right.

"B-2, camera nine," biglang sabi ng agent sa kabilang linya.

I immediately turned my attention to the place he said. Isinaulo ko ang blueprint ng university lalo na ang mga pasikut-sikot nito. Bagaman malaki ang unibersidad, hindi naman masyadong komplikado ang pagkakalagay ng mga istruktura.

We labelled each building with alphabet depending on how near it was on the event's venue. At ang tinutukoy ng agent ay ang ikalawang palapag ng ikalawang pinakamalapit na building sa kinaroonan namin—ang College of Communication building.

"A blur movement. Going upstairs."

Mabilis kong tinungo ang gusali. Ininda ko ang mga nagtatakang tingin. Sana nakita ako ni Apollo.

"B-3, camera 15."

Lakad-takbo na ang ginagawa ko. Mabilis naman akong nakapasok sa building bagaman may guwardiya. Ipinakita ko ang susi mula sa dala kong itim na pouch at sinabing may inuutos sa akin ang student council na kunin sa office.

Pagdating sa ikalawang palapag, hinubad ko ang suot kong sapatos dala ng ingay nito at dali-daling pumanhik patungong third floor.

"It's on the rooftop now."

I took a gun inside the pouch. It was another gun aside from the Browning in its inner thigh holster. A sleek black revolver with the word Night etched elegantly on its handle. It was a gift from Justin after our promotion.

I tossed the pouch aside, forgetting the pocket watch inside. I gripped the gun with two hands and alerted my senses. Narating ko ang rooftop. Maingat kong inilibot ang tingin sa paligid bago ako lumabas ng pinto.

Someone was leaning over the railings as if he was searching for something on the ground below. I pointed the gun at him. "Freeze!"

Tila nabigla naman ang lalaki. Umayos ito ng tayo ngunit hindi humarap sa akin. Unti-unti akong lumapit.