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eighteen

"Shipment arrives on the south dock. Only take the boxes marked as Saejeon Private Hospital. Toss the boxes overboard."

"Did the knowledge capsule say what Zora is suffering from?" Yujun asked, earning a nod from the leader. "We could bring the boxes back to base and dispose of them here. Tossing them into the ocean could cause some side effects to wildlife and such."

"We can torch them in a dumpsite," Seeun suggested, causing Minjae to look at him quickly. "Leaves no evidence behind, too. Won't it be okay to bring the stuff back here?"

"Dispose of it before arriving on base," Minjae said. "For the shipment, we'll have Yechan, Junghoon, and Junmin."

"M-me?! Minjae, I've never gone out in the field - why am I-"

"You're going in with the drone to scan," Minjae said quickly. "Take a pistol with you as defence. For the assassination, we'll have Hunter, Seeun, Hyunwoo, and Yujun. Seeun, Hyunwoo, and Hunter will assist while Yujun goes in for the kill. Ji Sanyook stays in one of the border manors with a lot of security - being a politician and all."

"Why are we killing Ji Sanyook, in any case?" Hyunwoo asked.

"Request from Jung Daehyeon," Minjae clarified. "He's attempting to lower the age of consent in order to marry an 11-year-old." Sounds of shock and disgust resonated from the other members. "Sick, I know. Get rid of him ASAP - don't forget to clear your trail. Shoot cams and lights. Seeun should lead."

"I'm not needed this time around?" Sumin asked, tilting his head in confusion.

"Keep K under check," Minjae instructed, pointing at the green-haired boy. "I'll be going to meet with Zhang Yixing to finalise the last deals with moving to Mount Taixuan."

"The guy you brought in is the guy that hurt Jinsik, isn't he?" Sumin asked, scoffing when Minjae nodded. "I'm gonna kick his ass..."

"Don't hurt him too much," Minjae sighed. "Everyone loadout. We leave at 7PM."

"Yes, hyung."

•

"Quadrant A is so close to the border..."

"I've been here before," Yujun told the remaining three. "Mission with Ghoff. The leader Charlotte sent me out here with three other members to steal some things off a passing shipment. However, they actually had to kill me. I killed them and then killed Charlotte, too."

"No surprise there," Hyunwoo chuckled. "We've heard the rumours before you joined XIKERS. To actually hear them from the horse's mouth is crazy. You're the wonderboy of the drifter world, you know?"

"I just did my best to survive."

"Well, your 'best' resulted in some of the greatest drifter groups being eradicated," Hunter added, turning to the shorter with a smile. "No wonder Minjae hyung trusts you so much. You're dangerous - yet you're still such a cutie. I'm beginning to see the appeal..."

"Hunter, shut up," Seeun snapped suddenly, lifting his head to glare at the Thai boy. "Can you leave Yujun alone for one minute? You're so obsessed with him, it's weird. Go back to desperately trying to get Minjae hyung-"

"Hunter. Seeun and I are together. Stop making jokes like that."

The other three glanced at Yujun in shock. Hyunwoo quickly looked away to concentrate on the road again, but couldn't mask his shocked expression at all. Seeun and Hunter made eye contact and the tallest simply smirked. "I told you I won't let Minjae hyung have him."