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IASASL 21: Price of Pride

IASASL 21: PRICE OF PRIDE

Third Person's POV:

In the dimly lit briefing room at the USA HQ, Agent Uno gathered the team. Chan, Anna, Tine, Jeff, and Agent Kaito sat around the table, each wearing a look of intense focus as they awaited Agent Uno's direction.

The recent capture of Jaime and Jaster Belendez had brought them closer to the OTOMI Mafia, ngunit limitado yung ebidensyanh nakuha nila, they were under pressure to release them within 48 hours.

"Bad news, Agents," panimula ni Agent Uno sa kanilang meeting. "We don't have any concrete evidence to hold them longer. Kung hindi tayo makakakuha ng impormasyon within forty-eight hours, we'll have no choice but to let them go."

Silence settled in the room as the team absorbed the weight of their predicament. Chan crossed his arms, his jaw clenched, habang si Anna ay napatingin kay Tine na mukhang malalim ang iniisip.

Tumingkayad si Anna. "Wala ba talagang ibang paraan? Kung mapapalabas natin ang kahit anong impormasyon tungkol sa OTOMI Mafia, we might capture them."

Bawat isa sa kanila ay nagbigay ng mga suggestion, iba't-ibang taktika, ngunit walang ni isa ay substantial in breaking through the tight-lipped resolve of Jaime and Jaster.

Hindi masyadong nakinig si Tine sa suggestion nila dahil nakulong siya sa kanyang sariling pag-iisip, kung ano'ng magandang plano para mapasalita ang dalawang taong 'yon. Maya-maya pa, naisip niya bigla ang kanyang kababatang kapatid na si Irene. Irene used to be an assassin from OTOMI Mafia, she might have any leak that might help them break through the tight lipped of Jaster.

Napatingin siya kay Agent Uno. "What if... what if we bring in Irene?"

Nagtataka si Agent Uno sa sinabi ni Tine. "Irene? Sino si Irene?"

Chan sighed. "Irene is our lost sibling, Agent Uno. We just recently found her, she was kidnapped when she was two years old," sagot ni Chan sa kanya, pakayukom ang kanyang kamay. "And that fucking mafia used her as a revenge to our parents. Ginawa siyang assassin, sa ilalim ng OTOMI Mafia."

Nagulat si Agent Uno at Anna sa sinagot ni Chan, habang si Agent Kaito ay nanatili ang kanyang malamig na aura. Hindi makapaniwala si Agent Uno na nakita na pala nila si Irene, na matagal nang hinanap ng pamilya ni Tine. All of us gave up, telling them that she might be dead after being kidnapped, hindi sila naniniwala sa sinabi nila at pinagpatuloy lang ang paghahanap kay Irene.

"So, you're telling me to bring your sister here? For what, Agent 617?" Nagtataka pa ring tanong ni Agent UNO kay Tine.

Tumango si Tine. "Yes, Agent Uno," sagot nito, tinitigan niya ito sa mata. "It's a long shot, pero kung may paraan para makumbinsi namin siya na mag-cooperate, she might give us the information we need tungkol kay Jaster, na kapatid ni Masuta H na 'yan."

Jeff nodded, agreeing to Tine's suggestion. "Irene has insights we could never get from a typical interrogation. Siya lang ang may alam kung paano mag-isip at mag-operate ang mafia. At kung kakilala niya si Jaster, mas may posibilidad na magbigay siya ng critical information," dagdag pa nito.

Agent Uno doubted Tine's idea, but still considering it. Nakikita kasi niya sa mga mata nito ang determinasyon na dalhin ang isang sapi ng kalaban nila, na kapatid pala nila Tine. He was tempted by her idea.

Tumango si Agent Uno, sumang-ayon sa ideya ni Tine. "Okay, Agent 617. We'll bring in Irene, but she's under close observation." Huminga siya ng malalim. "This operation is delicate, and we can't risk any security breaches. Tine, Jeff, you'll handle the interrogation."