Agent J7

Chapter 2

As Anna stands paralyzed in the street, the flickering headlights remind her of when she had arrived at the police station following her mother’s death and had been bombarded by the bright camera flashes from the press.

She had undergone questioning, where the psychiatrist had tried to coax an answer out of her. The detective had been frustrated when she’d said she didn’t know what happened.

She saw a flashback within a flashback, which shows Anna handing a bottle of sleeping pills to her mother.

She had peed herself remembering that, and tears had streamed down her cheek as she’d cried over and over again: “I killed my mother.”

Back to present-day where one of car’s passengers, a fashion designer, Lafelt, sees Anna and declares her his new muse.

Trembling, Anna says repeatedly in Spanish: “I did not kill.” A granny who leads her off the street is taken aback at the phrase, and Anna hobbles down the sidewalk, alone.

Joong Ki  gets off at a bus station where he spots the police. So he heads to the bathroom and swipes a soldier’s uniform in order to blend in and exit without suspicion.

Even in Yoona’s gentle voice, her disappointment in the JSS for letting one man slip through their fingers is clear. She’s amused by the head of JSS’ pleas for a bit more time, since the banner hanger could’ve gone to the press or struck a deal with a rival candidate.

Chief Joo, however, disagrees with his superior, believing that capturing Joong Ki will be virtually impossible. He had been present during Joong Ki’s training, thus can say with certainty that his abilities are beyond the JSS’ capabilities. Yoona chuckles, “So you’re saying the JSS isn’t incompetent, but that he’s good?”

After being dismissed from the Special Forces, Chief Joo explains how Joong Ki had belonged to an elite private military company named Blackstone. He had also fought in Iraq as a mercenary, but he’s currently on the run, so there’s no way someone would’ve enlisted his services.

Everyone in Blackstone is a wanted man, and while the rumors say those men fell into the hands of terrorist groups, Chief Joo can confirm that one of them—Joong Ki—-is currently in Korea. But all that information doesn’t change the resolution—that JSS is unable to handle the job.

All of their appeals fall on deaf ears, including Chief Joo’s suggestion of recruiting Joong Ki. To that, she instructs Chief Joo to do a better job of protecting her husband.

As Yoona watches her husband leave, she muses on how he’s not the least bit apologetic. She scoffs at the idea that she’d feel let down in times like these, and her right-hand woman, Secretary Kim, assures her that she’ll take care of Joong Ki.

There is, however, one other matter that demands Yoona's attention: although Anna was caught last night, her picture has gone viral on social media. The uploader is a well-known fashion designer, but Secretary Kim will do her best to prevent it from making headlines. Isn’t it a little late for that in this day and age?

Yoona would agree, roaring that all of Europe would want to know who Anna is if the designer gets a hold of her. When Secretary Kim suggests that they use this opportunity to do away with Anna for good, Yoona shuts down the idea: “Anna is the only tool I can use to control Min Ho! Do you think Lee Min Ho would stand for it if anything were to happen to her?!”

Yoona has a sudden breakthrough: perhaps it will be better if Anna is transported to Korea, where she can keep an eye on her. With the presidential election just around the corner, she has better things to worry about than her own nerves and orders Secretary Kim to get it done.