Codename: Alpha Zero

Chapter 12

MINA

Kinabukasan, nagpunta agad ako sa mansion. Si Tres lang ang naabutan ko doon. He's eating, his back facing me, while he plays something on his phone. Nang maramdaman niyang pumasok ako ay agad niyang sinuot ang mask niya at hinarap ako.

"Here for a mission?" he asked.

"Yeah. I received a mission to chase a pickpocket. Wala akong alam sa mga bagay tungkol sa kanila kaya nagpunta ako dito para sana humingi ng tulong," sagot ko.

"You got the right person!"

"You can help me?"

"Wala naman akong mission ngayon, so I guess I could go with you."

We went to the garage of the mansion that I don't know that it exists. Lumapit siya sa isang green na Toyota Supra. These guys really are incredibly rich! Their cars aren't just ordinary!

"Where's the destination?" tanong niya nang makasakay na kami sa kotse.

"RTM."

Habang nasa biyahe kami ay nagtanong siya. "So what does this pickpocket looks like?"

Tiningnan ko ulit ang BlackMail and read the Mission Log. "All that states here is a scar on his face."

"Near his lips, right?"

"Yeah. Do you know him?"

"He escaped me years ago. Bago pa lang ako no'n sa Alpha Fleet so I have less experience. Guess this is the time for revenge."

He parked his car in the parking lot. Pagpasok namin sa loob ay hindi ganoon karami ang tao. 

"He will not appear," Tres stated.

"Why do you think so?" tanong ko naman.

"There are few people here. An expert pickpocket will know that they can be easily caught or suspected when they do their works here."

"Are you a pickpocket?"

"No way. Masiyadong mababa 'yon para sa skills ko."

"Ang hangin, ah."

"Nope. I can do what I say. It's called confidence."

"Anyway, pa'no natin palalabasin 'yong Lewis na 'yon? I know that you'll not waste your time waiting until that guy show up."

"Correct! So we'll make a distraction. We'll help him!"

"Can you please just explain it? 'Wag mo nang unti-untiin."

"Impatient, huh. Okay! Here's the plan. I'll make everyone here come in one place. That is the perfect timing for the pickpocket to show up. He's been long to this job so it will not be easy to find him, but I can handle it."

"So ano ang gagawin ko?"

"You'll be the distraction."

After a while...

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me present you our newest product, Genetica Lotion! Makes you look younger and more beautiful!" Tres announced.

Maraming naglapitan na mga tao sa amin. Most of them are just attracted by the face of Tres. Yup, he removed his mask. He said that people won't believe a beauty product if the seller has their face covered, and it will make our target suspicious.

"Watch my partner as she shows you how to apply this correctly."

Another yup. He made me the one to show it off to the audience. Baka daw kasi masiyado siyang ma-distract kung siya ang gagawa. I agreed, just because we have to stop that pickpocket and I don't like what he is doing.