CODE NAME: ANASTASIA [Novel]

Chapter 2

Kwon Taek Joo looked at the USB in his hand and then without hesitation threw it away. The small USB hit the hostage and fell to the floor. Lee Chul Jin at the same time reflexively bowed and then suddenly stopped and changed his mind. He took the hostage to pick up the dropped USB for himself.

The employee took the USB with a shaking hand. In his desperation, his pants were already wet. Lee Chul Jin then forced him to stand up and step back little by little. because his legs could no longer stand.

Right after that, Kwon Taek Joo also slowly moved, closing the distance with him, showing no concern for the safety of the hostages anymore. Lee Chul Jin took a step back, he took a step forward. In the confusion, Lee Chul Jin's voice panicked.

"Don't follow me!"

However, that threat was completely ineffective. Wherever he retreated, Kwon Taek Joo followed, maintaining a certain distance between the two. The feeling of his prey being cornered made him scream.

"I told you to stop!"

"Please, please save me!"

The employee kept rubbing his hands and begging panicking to the point of peeing in his pants, urine on the floor.

For a moment, time, movement, and even noise seemed to stop.

Lee Chul Jin tried to take another step back, but Kwon Taek Joo still wouldn't let go of him. He jumped up like crazy. The blood of the hostages seemed to be nowhere to be seen.

"You bastard, didn't you listen to me when I told you to stop!"

Even if he got angry, it wouldn't be of any use. It's hard to find a glimmer of compromise on Kwon Taek Joo's face. Even when the hostage's life was at stake, he didn't back down. Looking at Kwon Taek Joo's silent pressured eyes, Lee Chul Jin also understood that if the hostage stopped breathing, he wouldn't be able to get out safely.

"...Fuck it!"

Lee Chul Jin quickly gave up the confrontation and pushed the hostage away and ran up the stairs behind. Kwon Taek Joo caught the hostage who had fallen to the side and chased after him immediately.

As soon as he stepped on the 2nd floor, the door on the deck was already crowded with people. He turned and walked straight in that direction. The shadow of Lee Chul Jin hiding and hiding quickly entered Kwon Taek Joo's eyes. He didn't run, just strode a little faster, with absolutely no reason to rush. Anyway, the ship is still in the middle of the sea. Lee Chul Jin is now like a mouse struggling in a basket full of hunting cats.

Kwon Taek Joo leisurely followed Lee Cheol Jin, while he hurriedly ran away. The strong sea breeze made Kwon Taek Joo's black hair flutter. That image put more pressure on him.

"Seniors. The deputy ship's deputy has just reported to the coast guard that a stranger has a weapon on board. What did you do?"

Suddenly, a voice came from the intercom in his ear.

"Say it again later. I'm busy."

Lee Chul Jin approached the railing. Kwon Taek Joo looked straight at the man. The person in the intercom said something more, but Kwon Taek Joo turned it off without hesitation. On the deck, only Lee Chul Jin and Kwon Taek Joo were left standing amid strong winds.

Lee Chul Jin turned his head to look down at the deep night sea, his hands were clinging to the railing with all his strength. Meanwhile, Kwon Taek Joo is slowly closing the gap between the two. Lee Chul fin seems to have been forced to the end, swinging his weapon wildly in the air. It acts like a struggle between life and death, but it doesn't make any sense. The moment he showed fear to his opponent, he lost from the start. Threats no longer work.