Agent 72: Corporate Viability

Chapter 6: Investigative Interrogation

"Agent 72. You are the top agent of this whole team and you failed?!" Leonard exclaimed. "What happened?!"

"Look, there's a misunderstanding here Leonard. I didn-" 72 said but was briefly cut off by Leonard saying: "Misunderstanding? You think this is a Misunderstanding?"

"Leonard. I didn't have the time. There was another operative who found Sniper after I went back in the vents." The agent explained.

"If that were to happen, knock him out!" Leonard exclaimed.

"You said it yourself. The mission was to attack Sniper. Nobody else since he's the weakest and most vulnerable."

Leonard frowned and replied: "I hate that you have a point." He then sighed.

"I'll have a talk with the others." The man exclaimed. "You may leave for now."

The agent walked towards the door and exited.

***

(Days later)

It was dark and gloomy. Agent 72 stood in a dirty alleyway near a suspected warehouse believed to be owned by an armed group of individuals against the American Baked Bean Corporation's Security force. He is tasked to collect a backpack in a break room of the small office space in the warehouse. There is a back door which leads to the breakroom.

Agent 72 stood behind a dumpster within the alleyway. He could see the back door that leads to the breakroom. The agent had a lock pick with him in case the door was locked which it was most likely.

After checking his surroundings, he snuck across the dark dirty alleyway next to the door. He placed his hand on the handle and turned it. The door unlocked and opened slightly.

"Good. It's not locked. I always prefer these stealth missions over the others. I don't have to hurt anyone." Agent 72 thought to himself.

The agent slowly opened the door peeking inside. The lights were left on. Is that a red flag? Is anyone here. He peeked further looking around and noticed the target on top of the table. He checked around if anyone was present. It seemed clear. The agent slowly walked inside. He could hear nearby cars driving. At least they don't notice 72, right?

The agent approached the table and examined the backpack. It was a black backpack commonly used for camping with pouches all over it. He looked around once again then opened the backpack to check what was inside, just incase. He could see a folder with documents inside. The folder had the name: Project 8. He peeked inside and then...

Suddenly, he felt pain endure in his head. He stumbled and collapsed onto the floor. His ears rang as he fell and his vision was blurred. He felt the impact then attempted to move but was too weak to even move his hands. He couldn't move at all. All Agent 72 could see was the blurry floor slowly fading to darkness.