Chapter 133 - Deeper investigations

Ro-kun's body healed much faster than the doctors at the hospital expected. He was, after all, a battle-hardened man who was accustomed to being repeatedly injured and fighting back. He had work to do, now.

As he got up from the hospital bed and packed his things into his duffel bag, the nurses looked worried.

"Mister, will you really be alright? We haven't technically received permission to discharge you. Besides, you guardian is also unaware of this. You were expected to stay here a few more weeks at least."

Ro-kun's face remained expressionless until he heard the word 'guardian'.

"My guardian?" he asked, confused.

The nurses exchanged glances with each other. Why was this man so surprised? The beautiful lady with the shoulder-length hair and high cheekbones had informed them very clearly to notify her of anything to do with Ro-kun's recovery.

"Yes, sir. Isn't she responsible for you? That lady?"

As the realisation dawned upon Ro-kun that Ayu was who they were referring to, a small small formed on his stony face.

The nurses almost gasped. This rugged, dangerous looking person was…handsome? Everyone was always so scared of him, they often overlooked his strong features. He wasn't a strikingly obvious chocolate boy, like Shen or Loren, but there was something about Ro-kun.

As Ro-kun turned around and walked away, his duffel bag slung over his chest, a snap-back hat on his head, the nurses almost fainted.

"I would jump that man if I had more courage!" one nurse sighed.

"Ahh, just would you look at those thick muscles!" another squealed.

"That lady must be really lucky! Who walks away like that after hardly a month, getting shot like that…" yet another nurse whined to her friends.

As Ro-kun walked out, he played with a USB stick in his hands. Au had asked him to go through then city surveillance cameras that James had hacked into and stolen to find traces of the black car that had been tailing them.

The woman that shot him, the woman who was aiming for Ayu…she was the driver. They were to find out who she was.

Ro-kun was deep in thought as he pulled out his phone. He was an ex military officer. After he finished service and withdrew, he had come to work for Shen almost five years back, when the Moshi brothers were at war with each other.

That's how he knew what they had done to Shen, almost crippling him, and destroying his parents. They had crossed every line in the book, trying to defeat Shen.

And now, one of those monsters was on the lose.

He quickly made a call to an old friend.

"Well, my dear, I didn't think I'd hear from you again" a s.e.xy female voice flooded his ears as the rings stopped and his called was picked up.

"Good to speak to you too, once again…General Sayu." Ro-kun answered, playfully bantering with his senior.

"Now now, no need to address me so formally. We've always been rather close, haven't we, Ro-kun?" she asked, seductively.

"Speak for yourself! I must only address my senior respectfully." he fought back her advances.

As he heard an exaggerated sigh at the other end, he knew the woman had finally given up trying to tease him.

"So, how come you're calling me after all this while! It can't simply be because you missed me. I sense an ulterior motive."

"You're right, General Sayu. I do have a big favour to ask of you." Ro-kun started. But he was interrupted by the woman.

"Oh, and what do I get in return from you?" she wasn't going to let him have his way so easily. This was a woman who was accustomed to bullying every man. That was how she had progressed so quickly and risen up the ranks.

Ro-kun smiled mischievously. He knew this woman was too shrewd. She wouldn't give him anything without a deal in her own favour.

"How about I take you out for a nice dinner when you give me what I want?" Ro-kun bargained.

There was a pause at the other end.

"Not bad, Ro-kun. You're playing hard to get! Take me out to dinner…and then drinks afterwards. Agreed?" she made him an offer.

Ro-kun needed this information and was getting impatient with the volleyed conversation. Exhausted, he just agreed.

"Yes, fine, drinks after. Now will you tell me what I want to know, Sayu?"

"Ah! Ro-kun, you're still so cute! You even dropped the formalities. Alright, tell me, what is it you wanted to ask?"

"Since I left the army, can you send me a list of all the dishonourable discharges you've had in this region?"

Ro-kun couldn't be sure where the woman was from, but he had to start somewhere. If this woman was speeding around the outskirts of the huge capital city in J country with such familiarity and confidence, there was a high probability she was from this region and that General Sayu would be able to provide helpful information.

Ro-kun had Mari's face clearly plastered in his mind. How could he forget the face of the person who had tried to harm Ayu?!

"That's a lot you're asking for from me, I hope you know that." Sayu said to Ro-kun quietly, the mischief and teasing leaving her voice.

The dishonourable dischargee lists were not only highly confidential, but these people were also extremely dangerous. Some of them had been trained to an impossible extent and had gone rogue. These were the types that were extremely dangerous to approach.

"What are you planning to do with this list?" she enquired further.

"Don't worry. This is just some recon work."

But the General found it hard to believe. She decided she would have to keep an eye on Ro-kun. But there was no way she was going to let him know. 

"Okay, meet me tomorrow at 6pm at the veterans bar. You'll have your list." 

Saying this, Sayu hung up the phone. 

Ro-kun pondered over the incidents of late. That woman in the black car, she was definitely part of something bigger. 

-- At the Agency --

Senior knocked on the big boss' door. 

"Boss, you have a visitor"

The boss put his cigar down, a small smile playing on his lips. 

"Let her in" he said quietly. 

Senior nodded, as a stunning woman in a military suit walked in to his office. 

As the door closed behind her, she slowly unbuttoned her jacket, the General's ranking stars on the shoulder pads hitting the floor as her clothes came off. 

"It's been a while, Sayu" the big boss said in his low, s.e.xy voice. 

"I've missed you" she replied.