~Evermore~ (Twilight x Yor)

Chapter-19 ~ Briefing Part-2

It had been more than 3 and a half hours of waiting. Time was passing by fast and something was needed to be done. Twilight was sitting inside the control room with his hand covering his head. The frustration in his eyes was easily visible. Suddenly, the door behind him opened and Handler came rushing in.

"Quick, Twilight. We don't have much time. You'll be speaking to the assistant director of WISE. Make your conversation concise and to the point.", said Sylvia in a panicking tone.

Twilight got up from his chair, "Understood, Handler."

The black screen on the front wall of the control room suddenly switched on and a mysterious figure could be seen on it. He was wearing a black mask on his face and his head was covered with a black fedora. Not even his eyes or lips could be seen through the mask.

"Agent Twilight, this is the Assistant Director of WISE, Black Buck. You have 10 minutes and you may refer to me as sir or AD. Commence.", the figure spoke, but the movements of his lips couldn't be seen.

"Understood, sir. What my point is, that carrying out an assassination even if we are not caught would be pointless. If Desmond is dead, someone else will take over the party and the people of Ostania would see the assassination as a hostile action and an act of war. Hence, an assassination can not prevent war, but will instead increase the chances of it happening and accelerate the chaos. Sir, you must be aware of the term "false flag operation"(A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party.). What my plan is, that we mobilise our media and diplomats before carrying out the assassination and force the narrative of this being a false flag committed by Desmond's Party (National Unity Party) itself in order to gain momentum, cause war and then seize power from the current majority party. This way, we can stop the war from happening and support the current majority, who are in favour of allying with Westallis. I know this goes against the spirit of democracy and morality but-"

He was cut off by the AD, "Political morality is not the number one aspect we consider while making decisions like this. Our goal is to save as many lives as possible and your plan does seem to be quite appealing. But tell me one thing, Twilight. One, very simple thing.... I do not wish to doubt your abilities as a spy, however, infiltrating and carrying out an assassination in the parliament of Ostania.... it is not an easy task in itself, let alone not being caught. My question to you is, what happens when you or any of your crew gets caught?"

Twilight replied, "Our abilities as spies can always be doubted, but our loyalties can not. If me or any of my comrades are caught, we assure you that we won't break."

"Ratting out isn't the only way they could get to know about us. Don't underestimate SSS' capabilities. They have one of the best, if not the best surveillance systems in the world. Their conviction rate is 95%. They can get a ton of data by just identifying your face and digging deeper. It's just that those bastards are lazy, but when at full force, they can do wonders. Besides, how the fuck will you prove that you're from National Unity Party?", he responded.

Twilight smiled, "We won't have to. We can act as independent contractors, contracted by the National Unity Party. Luckily, when I was at Desmond's house, I saw his documents. There was not much useful intel there. However, I did notice something. Recently, there have been many suspicious transactions associating with their donations account. Forging documents and bank statements is something we could do, yes?"

Black Buck chuckled, "It's sad that you'll retire after this mission, Twilight. We could've used a mind like yours at HQ. But anyways, I like your plan. I will notify the respective authorities and get the work done. You'll get your bank statement by tonight. Dismissed."

The black screen suddenly switched off.

Sylvia got up from her chair, "That's a great relief isn't it. Good job, Twilight. You never fail to surprise me. Anyways, I think that is all for the day. Go home to your family and spend some time. Not to scare you or anything but, before big field missions, this is what every spy must do because in that atmosphere, their mind has an opportunity of relaxing and re-gaining its edge."

Twilight walked towards the door, "I suppose so. Good day, Handler."

She smiled, "Bye."

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"Mama! Papa is home!!", screamed a young Anya.

Loid entered the living room, he didn't seem to be upset nor carefree. The look on his face, slightly tilted eyebrow and a slight smile, it was his personal look of determination.

"Hey there, Loid-san. How are you?", Yor came rushing from her room.

Loid gave her a kiss on the forehead, "All good. You?"

"Was a bit worried, but it's okay." , she kissed him on his cheek.

"Mama and Papa are lovey dovey again!!", screamed Anya.

Loid and Yor laughed.

"Anya-san, would you mind going into your room for a few minutes? I need to talk with your father." , said Yor in her sweet voice.

"So that Mama and Papa can be lovey dovey?", grinned Anya.

Loid spoke up, "Anya, don't talk back to your mother. There are certain things that husband and wife can discuss only in private."

Anya replied, "Why is Papa so strict?!" and walked into her room.

"I've made a successful plan to stop the war.", he immediately started speaking.

*He told Yor about his whole plan.*

"Loid-San, you're a very impressive man. I wish I had a mind like yours.", she responded.

"Yor, it's not my mind. It's my will... my desperate will for not wanting for a war... not wanting for more deaths. Once a man is pushed to this level, this is what you get. Although, I didn't really want to go ahead with the assassination, this is the only option I have left. I do not want two sons to lose their father or a wife to lose her husband. But it needs to be done, especially under these circumstances ", he replied.

"It does not make you a bad person, Loid-san. If that is what you're worried about. Desmond is a tyrant. It's better to kill one father than to make hundreds of thousands of sons to lose theirs. What I'm more worried about is how dangerous it will be tomorrow. Infiltrating the parliament... there would be so many guards.", she trembled.

Loid grabbed her by the waist.

"L-Loid.. san. An-ya is in t-the next r-room-m.", she stuttered.

He kissed her on the lips. "Yor, everything will be fine. I've got it."

"I believe you. I know it's weird to say this... but you-you have my blessings. Y-Y-You see.. whenever Yuri had any big exam, I would always remind him of this, the night before it. I don't know if it means much to you, but you'll always have my blessings." , she spoke.

He was flabbergasted, his heart melted, "Yor.... you are the best wife anyone could ever have."