I'm a Secret Agent (Secret lang!)

IASASL 12: Shadows and Strikes

TW: Violence, Death and Blood

IASASL 12: SHADOWS AND
STRIKES

"Everyone, you've been listed. 30 million dollars ang reward kung mapapatay nila kayo," sabi ni Agent Uno, nilapag ang mga papel sa mesa. "We need to talk about how to handle this. So, what's our next step?"

"We need to go underground. Kung hindi nila tayo mahanap, mawawalan ng saysay ang reward," determinadong suggest ni mommy.

"But they will keep looking," sagot ni daddy. "And the longer we hide, the more they'll get desperate. Hindi ito dapat maging long-term plan."

"We could bait them. Kung lalabas tayo in controlled environments, we might be able to capture or eliminate some of them. But it's risky. We don't know how many of them there are," Kuya Chan chimed in next, crossing his arms.

Nagpalitan ng mga tingin sina Ate Anna at si bebe my labs. As if they are not agreeing to Kuya Chan's suggestion. Ako din naman, hindi din ako sang-ayon sa suggestion ni Kuya.

"The issue with baiting them is that we're putting civilians at risk. Lalo na kung magkamali tayo sa pag-timing. We need a more calculated approach," sabi ni Ate Anna.

Nakikinig lang ako, habang mabilis na tumatakbo ang utak ko sa mga posibilidad. Hindi pwedeng puro defensive moves lang. Hindi kami mga ahente para magtago.

"We need to turn the tables on them," sabi ko, habang nakatingin kay Agent Uno. "Let's use their own system against them. If they're using an underground network to hunt us, why don't we infiltrate it? Find out who's behind this bounty, and take them out. No more waiting, no more running. We'll hunt them down instead."

Tumahimik ang lahat, sumasalamin sa bawat isa ang bigat ng ideya ko. Napatingin si bebe my labs sa akin saka napa-isip kung tama ba 'tong ideya na sina-suggest ko.

"It's risky," bebe my labs agreed. "But it's better than sitting around."

Agent Uno nodded. "How do you propose we do that, Agent 617?" He asked, giving a thoughtful look.

Napahinga ako ng malalim. "We have the skills to hack into the system, thanks to Agent Silver," panimula ko. "Once inside, we can plant false leads. We let the assassins think we're in a certain location, then ambush them. We'll be in control of the situation."

Kuya Chan smirked. "Ambush. Now you're talking."

"It's bold. But we'll need flawless coordination," mommy agreed, nodding at me.

"It's the only way," dagdag ni daddy. "We strike first."

Hindi ko akalain na sasang-ayon sila sa plano ko. Naisip ko kasi, mas better kung gano'n ang gawin namin. If we chose defense, lugi kami. Kaya this time I chose offensive, alam kong risky, but ito lang ang tangin paraan para maunahan namin sila. It's now or never.

Napatingin si Agent Uno sa bawat isa sa amin, then he crossed his arms, eyes locked on me.

"So, we'll do it your way, Agent 617. We'll infiltrate, plant misinformation, and hunt these assassins before they get the chance to reach us," aniya.

The meeting wrapped up, and as I looked around, I felt a sense of unity with my team—my family. We were in this together, and now, it was time to fight back.

Pagkatapos ng meeting, mabilis kaming bumalik sa operations room. I knew we had to act fast—hindi pwede na basta na lang kami maghintay na atakihin. This time, we would take the offensive. Sa plano ko, kailangan naming baliktarin ang laro.

"Alright, team," sabi ko, ang boses ko kalmado pero may urgency. "Ang goal natin dito is to hack into that underground website and feed them false information. We need to lead them away from our real locations and make them think they've got us pinned."