Lahat ng Kabanata ng RED LABEL: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

Evelyn stared at Nobody's back for a moment before laughing softly. "You're serious."He turned to face her, his countenance now unreadable. "Very."Evelyn leaned forward, resting her elbows on the desk. "All right, Mr. Nobody--" "Just Nobody," Nobody corrected. Evelyn rolled her eyes in mock resignation. "Okay, Just Nobody--" Marcus laughed from the tablet. "Let's establish something before we continue," Evelyn continued. "You are not going to be a regular employee. You won't answer to Human Resources, you won't sit in a cubicle, and you won't be expected to follow ordinary corporate reporting structures. You won't follow the normal standard security protocol. You won't piss me up or I'll make your life a living hell. Your only direct superior is me."Nobody simply nodded. "And Marcus?""Chief Security Officer," Evelyn continued. "He remains responsible for conventional security operations. You don't interfere with his department unless you identify a threat that requires interve

The room seemed to still, the air suddenly thick with tension.Evelyn looked at Marcus's image framed on the screen of the tablet, her brow furrowing as she tensed. "Someone is checking whether it's still active?""No," Marcus replied, shaking his head slightly. "They're checking its location."Nobody's expression didn't change, but his eyes moved toward the office door, a flicker of calculation passing behind them.Evelyn caught the movement, some old instinct in her sharpening to attention. "What are you thinking?""That they haven't realized we've captured their man," he replied. "Because the badge is still transmitting from here."Marcus interrupted. "Wait."Nobody turned toward the tablet, unhurried but attentive. "What is it?" he asked. "Someone is pinging it again," Marcus replied. Nobody's eyes settled on the badge, narrowing slightly as though he could read its intentions. "How often?""Every thirty seconds."Evelyn's stomach tightened, a cold thread of anxiety winding thro

Nobody looked down at Evelyn's phone. Thinking. The tablet suddenly came alive with Marcus's voice. "I heard everything."Nobody turned toward it. "Then you know I have to go."Marcus's response came immediately. "I was afraid you'd say that."Evelyn looked toward the tablet. "Marcus, what's happenening at your end?""Nothing has changed. The passive mirror is still running, and whoever is behind the Level Black authorization hasn't realized we've captured their operative.""Good," Nobody said.Marcus paused. "But if you leave now, it could affect the operation.""It will," Nobody concurred. "Which is why we need to improvise.""And what do you propose," Marcus asked. "I'm bringing Ms. Carter to you--" he began."Evelyn," she corrected. "Sorry, I'm bringing Evelyn to you. Then I will go after HammerHand," Nobody amended. "Like hell you will. I'm coming with you," Evelyn insisted. Marcus sighed. "That's exactly what I'm worried about."Nobody pretended he didn't hear Evelyn. He wa

"You're unbelievable," Marcus said, his voice caught somewhere between admiration and unease.Nobody shrugged rather sheepishly like someone caught in mid-mischief. He carried Evelyn with utmost care, almost worshipingly as though not to wake her, toward the nearest chair."She'll be safer here," he said. "She may believe I'm invincible, that I can protect her at all times. But forcing me to bring her along is not just dangerous, it's ridiculously out of the question simply because it's distracting."Marcus looked at the unconscious woman. "Tell that to a strong-willed, stubborn woman who watched you single-handedly dismantle a top-tier, military-grade, meticulously planned kidnapping operation—and who found herself saved a second time on your very first day in office," Marcus scoffed. "I don't envy you, Nobody, but with Evelyn as your boss, you, sir, are in trouble."Nobody grinned. "That I cannot disagree with," he said. "And she's not going to like this when she wakes up," Marcus

Nobody remained silent for a while, contemplating the consequences. His fingers hovered over the activation point, and for a fleeting moment, he seemed genuinely tempted to activate it. There was something almost dangerous about the hesitation itself, as though the little device before him contained a decision far more consequential than the simple act of activating a protocol.But eventually, Nobody shook his head. “No.” His hand withdrew. “This protocol is worth far more than whatever effort it would take to unleash it,” he said quietly, his voice carrying the finality of someone who had already weighed the matter and reached his conclusion. “HammerHand isn't worth it.”He continued staring at the device for another moment before adding, almost to himself, “This protocol is too big.”Instead of activating it, Nobody reached into the casing and carefully removed a small container. He opened it and looked down at the two tiny, bean-shaped objects resting inside. They appeared almost