جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 120

AWANG-AWA si Varo sa nakitang kalagayan ni Yuen. Maraming aparatong nakakabit sa katawan nito at wala pa itong malay. The doctor informed him he was in a coma and no one knew when he would regain his consciousness. Critical pa rin ang lagay nito. “I’m sorry, Yuen…” he mumbled. Kuyom ang kanyang mga kamaong lumabas ng hospital. Kahit kasalukuyang nasa imbestigasyon pa ang nangyaring aksidenteng kinasangkutan ni Yuen, alam ni Varo na may kinalaman iyon sa kasong hawak niya. When Alvaro saw the scene, there was a dead snake inside the car. Ano naman ang gagawin ng isang makamandag na ahas sa sasakyan niya? It seemed The Snake was sending him a message. That person was surely having fun. ‘Looks like I don't have a choice now. And there's no turning back,’ he thought. Pero para sa mga namayapa niyang mga kasamahan at kay Yuen. Lahat gagawin niya para matigil na ang panggigipit ng kalaban. He wouldn't let his subordinates live in fear everyday. Kailangan niya ng permanenteng sol

WALANG sinayang na sandali si Hyacinth mula nang maaprubahan ang kanyang leave of absence. She immediately coordinated with Rui and his squad and formed an assault team to infiltrate the lair of The Snake.Initially, she was planning to go alone. Pero hindi pumayag si Ren sa kanyang plano. He wouldn't risk her to die alone in a small mission. The Vanguard was adamant to bring Rui and the elite first squad of the Dark Phoenix.Kaya ngayong kalagitnaan ng gabi at maulap ang kalangitan, sinamantala nila ang dilim ng paligid para pasukin ang malawak na lupain ni Maverick Zhao.“Falcon, are you sure the snake is in its lair?” naninigurong tanong ni Hyacinth sa katabing lalaki.“Affirmative,” siguradong sagot ni Rui.“Good. It’s hunting time!” Hyacinth grinned ominously.Rui gestured his hands to his squad to start moving according to plan. At dahil sa taglay nilang husay ay hindi sila nahirapang pasukin ang likurang bahagi ng property kung saan ay mayroong man-made stream.Kahit nagkalat

NAKATANGGAP ng tawag si Hyacinth mula kay Varo ilang sandali bago sila umalis sa main base papuntang Meng Island. She distanced herself from his men and activated a different location just in case Varo would snoop about her whereabouts.“Yes, Chief?” kaswal na wika ng dalaga sa kabilang linya.“Why didn't I hear from you? You had me worried, Detective Jeong. What are you doing?”“I told you, I went fishing. I caught a big fish, you know. It lessens my stress,” makahulugang wika niya.‘I even almost caught you, the biggest catch of them all…’ she uttered silently.“It’s good to know you're fine. Please, update me everyday.”She heard him sigh from the other line and Hyacinth rolled her eyes. Hindi na siya makapaghintay na makita itong muli dahil tanging ito lang ang makakasagot sa napakarami niyang tanong tungkol kay Sashi. “Apologies, I lost track of time. But you shouldn't be worried. I'm okay.” Tumingin si Hyacinth sa kanyang relong pambisig. It was almost time to go.“All right. S

PUMASOK si Hyacinth sa trabaho kinabukasan at agad niyang napansin na tila aburido si Varo nang lumabas ito sa opisina nito. Ni hindi nga siya nito pinansin at deretso itong lumabas.Galit ba ito dahil sa ginawa niyang pagtanggi sa alok nito kagabi? Pero mukhang hindi iyon ang dahilan.“Anong nangyari?” tanong niya kay Fiona.Tumingin ito kay Adrian sa tabi nito bago sumagot. Mukhang may nangyaring hindi niya alam habang wala siya.“Ipinatawag siya ng secretary general dahil may nagsumbong na tumatanggap siya ng lagay. A luggage full of money was found in his room in his residential house last night,” wika ni Fiona sa mahinang tinig.“Bribery? Impossible! Hindi ba nila alam kung gaano kayaman ang pamilya ni Chief? He’s a Gaudencio!” Napapailing na saad ng dalaga. “Ang tanga naman kung sino ang nag-frame up sa kanya.”Si Adrian naman ang nagsalita. “Iyon na nga. Someone is deliberately trying to take him down. Hindi ba nila alam na hobby lang ni sir ang pagtatrabaho sa Interpol? He can

HYACINTH pretended she wasn’t aware of Jian and Vesta’s presence. Pero nagtama ang kanilang mga mata. Kaya nang tumayo si Vesta ay awtomatikong tumayo rin ang dalaga. She had to know what was going on. Lalo na ngayong sobrang abala ng GWS Squad dahil sa kanya-kanyang misyon para mapanatili ang kanilang posisyon sa organisasyon. Kaya anong ginagawa ng dalawa rito nang walang kahit anong abiso? “Excuse me, I’ll just go to the ladies’ room,” anang dalaga. Varo nodded. “Sure, take your time.” Tahimik na naglakad si Hyacinth ilang metro ang layo mula kay Vesta. They both discreetly went to the ladies’ room. Hinintay muna nila na walang ibang tao sa loob at nagkunwari silang nag-reretouch ng make-up habang nag-uusap. “You look stunning, Jiejie. I really wished I’m tall like you.” Puri ni Vesta habang naglalagay ng lipstick. She was looking at her in the mirror. “Am I in trouble?” tanong niya habang naglalagay ng pressed powder. She was never this uncomfortable. Nalaman na ka