27 || Tʜᴇ Rᴀᴛ

"What in the freaky-frakitty world is going on?" I yelled as I barge through the doors of the ACI. Everybody stop working, shocked about me yelling, which was definitely a bad sign to them. It was from experience.

"Where the hell is Agent JK? " I questioned the guy at the counter before his shaky hands pointed towards Room C. Once again I barge through the doors of room C, this time. A sight of Jungkook in an arm cast greeted me.

"Listen, let me explain-"

"Oh you better do it quick before I break your other arm-" I grabbed a flower vase next to his resting bed. A look of fear flashed true his eyes as I lifted the flower vase.

"Okay okay relax! Please, put that thing down!!" I let out a sigh and listened to the latter. I took out my pen knife and started fiddling. Some habit I have when I'm frustarted.

"First of all it wasn't easy to type with one hand that also belongs to an injured shoulder."

"Why can't you use your other hand?"

"I was busy holding my banana milk in my other hand" I face palm at his dumbness.

"Well then, tell me how did you get injured? Who did this? Who is in charge of the mission?" I started bombarding him with questions.

"Uh, so what happened was, I was on a mission where we had to catch the drug dealers while they were doing the deal. So, that what I did, I chased them, they tried to run from me but they failed to do so. " Jungkook answered with a proud smile plastered on his bunny face. But I just stared at him with a poker face.

"Hey! Don't give me that look, I didn't do anything wrong! "

"Then explain the injury."

"Oh, this?" He pointed at his bandage-wrapped shoulder .

"Uh, someone accidentally shot me while trying to shoot the bad guys,"

"Who exactly is that 'someone'?"

"Uh-I c-can't recall who?"

"Don't make me ask you again, Who the hell is it." I glared at him in warning but spoke with a calm composure

"U-uh if I'm not mistaken it's Agent TJ" He whispered the last part.

"And who is in-charge of the mission?"

"Agent TJ?" I knew something was wrong when that name was brought up again.

"Good, I'll be off now. I need to run some errands. Y'know, busy and stuff "

"Yeah sure, I'll be scrolling through Eggnoid while you're gone"

I marched down towards Office 4, the location of the 4th highest position agent, Son Taejin. The one that had always hated me, and of course I would gladly return the favour.

His assistant, Haerin greeted me as I passed by but I ignored her, I never liked that fake lady anyways. I barged into his office, without knocking.

There he was, sitting with his eyes locked onto his computer on this desk.

"Have you not learn any manners like knocking the door of a ranked 3 agent's office?"

"Unless if it was your superior then I supposed you watch the way you talk to them." his eyes snapped to me in realization.

"My apologies Agent TK. What might be the matter that brings you here." You can literally hear the bitterness in the tone he used, probably because I would never visit his office unless I was there with a bad news.

"I need you to explain about what happened to Agent JK" I commanded him.

"There is not much explaination behind it. Agent JK was shot in the shoulder by one of the enemies in a gun fight. It happened two days ago, while we were on our mission. I suppose it is not unusual if an agent ,especially the newbies, get hurt during mission because of their lack of ability." he shrugged it off like it was a small matter. Maybe for him, but definitely not for me.

Suspicion rose as I notice the information he is feeding me with do not matched with Jungkook's info. Taejin even said an enemy shot Jungkook, not him, like what the latter said earlier.

After listening to his side of the story, I left for my dad's office to clear off the situation.

The elevator reached the 45 floor, the highest floor, the floor my dad's office is located at.

I entered after knocking on the door, like I should.

"Ah, Ara what might bring you here, at tea time, I might add. Shouldn't you be at your favorite cafe right now? " Mr. Kim or my dad greeted me informally, something we do when no one related to work is around.

"You know me too well dad, "

"I sure do. I'm not the usual, ignorant father that's always busy with work like those cliché novels. Now, what can I help you with?"

"I'm pretty sure you've heard of Agent JK right?"

"Yes, from what I've heard, Agent TJ told me he was hurt from a recent assignment. Jungkook at first was not involved, because it was pretty risky, especially for someone new to be in it, it was not an easy one. But Taejin insisted he should tag along. He said something about, giving him a 'little push' of the potential he saw in Jungkook."

"Sure, now we can see what that 'little push' did to Jungkook"

"But nonetheless, he reported it to be an accident"

"About that, Jungkook personally told me something. He said it was Taejin who accidentally shot him."

"I don't think that was what Taejin told me. Even in his report, it says he got shot by an enemy. Not any agent from The Orynx" he took out a file resting on the edge of his desk and flipped to a specific page, a full detailed report from the former mission.

Reading through, I notice the things Agent TJ said to me was in there but it is not the same as Jungkook's information.

"It says here, Jungkook got shot in the shoulder and just now, when I visited him, I saw with my own eyes. It's true but Jungkook told me, the shooter wasn't an enemy but it was Agent TJ himself, although he clarified it was most probably an accident." my dad's eyebrow rose and there was a visible frown on his face.

Using his office line, he called his secretary to called Agent TJ.

"Well, Ara. Who do you choose to believe?"

I asked myself the same thing. A ranked 3 agent, that I was never in good terms with over Jungkook, the new agent who knew nothing and started off with a clean record?

"Based on my point of view, Jungkook is telling the truth here, since the fact from him was proven, like his injury, but one of the information Agent TJ provided us with was proven, untrue."

Then someone knocked on the door before entering.

"I heard you were expecting me, Sir?"

"Yes, Agent TK have few questions for you"

"Please ask away, Agent TK." He bowed with respect. Fake douche bag.

"Please let Me. Kim know exactly, what you told me earlier."

"Agent JK was shot in the shoulder by one of the enemies in a gun fight. It happened two days ago, while we were on our mission."

"Are you certain he was shot in the shoulder?"

"Yes."

"Have you made sure he wore a bullet-proof jacket? A rule applied to all new agents irking on the field, Am i right ?"

"Yes, he did" that's when his face started frowning and he answered hesitantly.

"Then how did he get his shoulder shot?"Agent TJ froze at each words I spoke.

"And I'm pretty sure you know the rule, you are not allowed to have a new agent involve in a mission before consulting their official mentor. In this case, I don't remember you asking me about having Agent JK in one of your mission unlike what you wrote in the report." I stated facts and confronted Taejin about it.

"I have also met Agent JK and it turns out that, it wasn't an enemy that shot him, but it was you, a ranked 3 agent, that accidentally fired a bullet his way. I'm pretty sure all of this is not just a coincidence." I lost my breath by then, pointing out the rule violations he had done. He looked down as and my dad then started to speak.

"This is unacceptable Agent TJ. You have violated too many rules at a time. First, you put an agent's life in danger by not giving him a bullet-proof jacket. Secondly, you didn't consult Agent TK before taking Agent JK for a mission personalize only for agent with high capability  like you. Then, you shot your own member during a mission, which I now doubt to be an accident. Lastly, you wrote a report with false information." my dad let out a loud sigh.

"I'm very disappointed in you, Taejin. I have no choice but to get you suspended for eight months."

"No, please Sir. I'm sorry, such thing will not repeat ever again!" Taejin pleaded on his knees and bowed deeply toward my father.

"You should be lucky you are not fired. Now leave before things gets worse, Taejin" bitterness laced my voice. I called the guards to get him out. He glared at me intensely, not breaking the stare down until he was no longer in sight.

"I can clearly see you are improving day by day, I must say, This company would be in good hands after I retire" he looked at me with pride of his daughter as I shared the same look with my dad.

"I am as glad as you are, dad. I'm proud to be your daughter" I felt happy as I braced his warm hug. It's not everyday you get this kind of affection, when you are always high on alert, because your life is always on the line.

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And an update kiddos.

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Love, VenzP. S. I just got myself a new friend OMG I'm freaking out thanks bye. Well, he may or may not read this but yeah. If you are him, then.. ngehz