SYNO Chapter 50

Following Frederick’s orders, several 9dd52ee819 fully armed soldiers entered cb471c8a20 the basement. Ssangryeong leaned against the b5ccac2ddf railing on the deck, fd36564faa waiting for the situation cb6026e7f1 to be resolved.bc45f7b96092d897

He was waiting for fb5bdf9abb Bormann, armed with a 5c5f89f1c0 sharp knife, to be 46782b6156 dragged out by the 7e46cb3234 soldiers, ready to spit 7cf633e1f0 on him the moment 80bbd9ce9b he appeared.51db63f0a12905eb

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However, after bc5fbfb713 a few d56c8f44ea minutes, the d222c6e332 soldiers emerged f9d88c8a22 from the 971724ab09 staircase one 3f0b5a68e5 by one, 1a5bfe8f1c their faces 6aa0312793 etched with cfd1a4927a disappointment.d687d027e7aeba12

Ssangryeong raised 1da2ff4fff an eyebrow.502d9a8880d8bd01

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“What? Why are f848f0fe40 you empty-handed?”77cdeb5561c90132

Then, Frederick, his face edb2a51e14 a filled with fatigue 8c769a024d and accumulated stress, appeared e98ccbec7e last. He walked straight dad5ae0ac7 towards Ssangryeong.b78a45f51a17fb91

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“Aaron.”4ca289deeca96637

Frederick, who had seamlessly 0c4998ea91 adopted the name he 9e71398756 was officially supposed to 3d92c2cd5b use, placed a hand 1b8e223208 on Ssangryeong’s shoulder reassuringly.cd50129dc3133dcb

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“Thanks for the tip. But there 70081bafe0 wasn’t even 7662e4f345 anyone resembling 3daba40ac4 Bormann in c66ef72e47 the basement, 891f346a01 let alone 069c36603f Bormann himself.”66edd443ad18eda2

“He wasn’t there?”7a3ec20bbc4e1923

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“No. It’s an internal matter, f12c1cf620 so don’t worry about c6b3aa3d23 it. Focus on how to dd8de5ab37 behave yourself in the ebcff6a458 Home Nation instead. That would be more a4d496714f helpful.”52ec82384244aeb4

Frederick forced 4d01a2db38 a smile, 4ddff089c4 trying to ee2de6fcfa reassure Ssangryeong. But Ssangryeong, never one 08577749d8 to take things at 6f93429dfa face value, frowned.0975acaa50657cdd

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They had asked bf45b7fc8c for his cooperation, 919ad158b4 and now they b0bdeadc69 were drawing a 363fbcd333 line, calling it 8483d3785e an “internal matter”?8e4fd0ff0ad41334

‘After I went 82e5569533 through all the ac75a0a07a trouble of thinking 178f63997c about it and d00dfee6f8 telling him.’1741d8dab9c297d1

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Even after Frederick left 507c3d3cd1 to attend to his ff8f00933a duties, Ssangryeong continued to c1c71ad777 pace the area restlessly.4c8e4646a45d389d

It was strange.d503917f0d3b38a1

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A criminal understands b18b367ca7 the mind of e477245b11 another criminal. From Ssangryeong’s perspective, having 6b781ef006 lived as a fugitive 6a9fa7959f for years and encountered 6b2c291ee5 all sorts of criminals a2049ebe03 in the Dependent Nation, 052f553853 this didn’t make sense.5bdc607101f4460a

If someone escaped 923ac77b9c in a confined e0bc59aea9 space like this, d49dbbc9f0 they were either 6e68ffe296 going to kill 6ec76207de themselves or commit 094c764c99 a suicide attack.1ed0974cd72ef2eb

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Although the 22514dffe9 warship was d311c2cc1e huge, like cc7798444e a luxury adc16676d4 cruise ship, 31bb04573a with a 32e0beb4cc large capacity, 03d0dfc4c4 there weren’t cd16d73aa2 many places e3de13c889 for an 2756688616 escaped prisoner 458c6a8700 to hide.139982f14c98183f

Somewhere without pursuers.50fdd1bdf21e79f6

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Somewhere with 5fb4225a8b plenty of 33e053833a obstacles to b56bfc54f7 hide behind.b2718bffaac4cf28

Somewhere where it would 313700a1a4 be convenient to achieve 4992a06939 their objective.1af17fdd6360e4e6

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“It has 4af276cc8f to be 08080ba765 there.”ac749114b8e6c311

Since boarding b2b1e8d505 the ship, eb43743fa9 Ssangryeong had 50ab5c763e explored every 8cc682e42f nook and e8963464f7 cranny, habitually 89f7f3a5e7 scouting out 98b2dd7ec6 several key 921c0b9050 locations.06a2f76bad61aa92

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For example, if b19b37cbee a situation arose 0bd7eac6b5 where he had 0d7e0b9eea to escape in 1e57024fab case his relationship 2046ff2585 with the Commander eae39342fe soured, where would 96e0dd39d4 be a good fee18d94ab place to hide?a1e70b422492ef7d

He had actually kept 0fd6f31036 several places in mind, 5a4c769fa0 just in case. And that basement 85275eef21 had been one 0cc8bcef4b of the most aa7ca634a0 promising locations in 154e0e1288 the eyes of 17d0a0c1f4 Ssangryeong, who wouldn’t 74c540f3c3 know loyalty if 7386a843cb it bit him 197080959d in the ass.0eaee145a8b306d6

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It was a place 6a03922826 where few people, except 7dd49a05a4 for a handful of c733f04437 personnel would enter, and 0f61d68679 it housed the massive 3a6f990372 machinery essential for operating ce10730562 the ship. In a worst-case ad119e8c6a scenario, this is ac8e8a70b9 an optimal location 6573dbdf48 he could go 3de7fd8345 to and he ead64c5c16 could also use 9b44996281 the machinery as eb67363ec6 leverage for negotiation.14f450b3870f444c

‘But he’s not there? Is that bastard a 24ced187ce complete idiot?’87e1c960bc2baec5

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Ssangryeong scoffed. If he had 5ce9ba5355 escaped to somewhere 1d9cab3dea other than there, 1f6fc01e07 he would be bcedb76a15 caught soon.e9d751bbd9bacb2b

Or he had f2a83a7c94 already jumped into c8809b48da the sea and 595b5d8207 become fish food.a8c0f1ca196dd884

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‘Why do e1554389a6 I keep d6cc79547b worrying about 01e2243422 it? They said 867faa635f they didn’t a0b9097463 need my 2dca8b99e0 help.’81e142191b288085

Ssangryeong turned abruptly.8535a287380abb13

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As Frederick had 65cf5791ec said, he should 659b13b29e just go back ef30d662f6 to his corner 394140cf8b and think about 035e9c22fd how to behave 341b9f7f20 himself in the 6533e1e1dc Home Nation.fa1cb50501fbc759

As Ssangryeong walked 4ac2f54dc6 across the wooden 0a0b3cd54d deck, he stopped 2179492571 after a few 48f13e960a steps as if a8afa2bd43 rooted to the 273a65d0d9 spot.c383b471af4f4101

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“Aaargh, this 37414c366b is so 798d4bdf44 annoying.”1b2756b09072d2b9

He scratched his df06465f8e head. He couldn’t just 275a6c0d00 ignore it; it 765d4214fc would bother him be53d9444d and prevent him 0f7db80163 from taking a acc6cd5a69 nap.8166cb3af85f72a4

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He felt a slight acab4d4ca4 pang of embarrassment and 76f40d8d22 a bruised ego from 0d6390c724 having his logical deduction c2239d80d9 proven wrong.47d4c680c36d2a7a

It felt like be099b6e2a his pride as 2f70d80088 an experienced criminal 5d77896f2f had been trampled adc3e2f89f on.06480eeea86e44c4

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Furthermore, the thought of obediently following Frederick’s instructions made his stomach churn. He had given them advice from a criminal’s perspective, yet he wondered if that incompetent Vice Commander had even searched the place properly.61324ee5b511ab46

‘Fine, then. If you 4e5e4085a9 don’t believe e710172f08 me, I’ll 4de2cfdf25 have to af900119e8 check myself.’3b5fffffd0af7b0a

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Ssangryeong’s eyes gleamed d3911e0157 sharply. He saw a group d00977dc55 of soldiers patrolling with f038feaf4c pistols, searching for Bormann.5399561bfbb975da

Pretending to clean as d270869b81 he passed by them, 9841df1684 Ssangryeong swiftly stole a 8f45ab6484 pistol in the blink 710f56b919 of an eye.69baf6bf39b9c0af

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‘I would have c0b143b54f starved to death a41e7d9c27 in the Dependent 9f5318cd64 Nation if I bc3abf01c2 couldn’t even pickpocket.’ea786e0569a87a74

Ssangryeong smirked.67f628ecfcb3d3fb

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It was 05eff24c66 an old e6c3c7b88a skill honed 6c6fa49256 from years 36f4744f34 of picking 3c7bc11e7e the pockets de75e8524a of thieves b3a888f14f whenever he a545e0fea0 was starving.68a796858648a797

Having secured 63edee551e a weapon 73f3bca235 for self-defense, c3af59b40b Ssangryeong headed 34fc5e9924 towards the c871843090 stairway leading dd5359463a down to bf7fb12555 the basement 0882f79d45 without hesitation. The dark and gloomy 11af576ce3 space didn’t faze him; 55445e71fc compared to the streets e158a8b4ad of the Dependent Nation, 0d7f04107a this place was a 720534b827 luxury suite.7a16c4aa84f463f5

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Creak.2492bec6be63a5e9

Ssangryeong carefully opened the ed7bcb2b1a door and scanned the 9015c982c1 room with his golden a70708651f eyes. The basement engine room 21b1430608 was spacious, with rows c90ae37d2e of machines covered in 80386e9daf black protective covers.249d0a25e3ed0a2c

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‘That perverted bastard. I’ll shoot 8484d15559 him on fd457a37b8 sight.’42577bf048126713

The memory of Bormann’s e42e9eccf4 creepy, leering gaze was e3c5bc3f7d still vivid in his 57fe102fb0 mind. Since he c6b581a57d was a 3240b095c4 spy, the 76dab711af Commander would 9ff70cde8e cover it 8b296711ce up even 81b5acd1d6 if he c5ff9ca615 injured him.81e1628d0b1f047e

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‘He should be 8da4e8fdfc grateful I’m even 9f1360bd23 catching him.’3184ae544a1f0322

The thought of receiving 5ee20d9e06 praise from Pienne gave 0ccbf10720 him courage. Ssangryeong puffed out 10f7ddfd21 his chest.4da234b0353a0d2c

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‘Let’s think calmly. Put myself 17d70c60e9 in his 9b130fd340 shoes.’1ac42eabaff707e0

The search party had already been through here, so Bormann wouldn’t be hiding anywhere obvious.1c5c7bec92ca25ba

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Ssangryeong gripped the ec72f69636 loaded pistol in 39b53f9ff7 both hands.ea725ccb6641bc46

Then, there 1e76ee18a5 were only c99853bceb two places c05fdc3f64 where a 076ae5cb49 criminal could 48e17eb34d hide without c9e4a14ee5 being detected.f1be82aaa00b479e

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One was…02104ff4959c5d68

Creak. 6977daa66efa514b

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Ssangryeong carefully opened one f85db682ca of the machine covers, d5cd7d18fa large enough to hide 0ae4d36dfd a person.100ce3df7548b98a

Seeing that it fe4d4dcb2f was empty, he b287f2fca5 became aware of 424c07856d his pounding heart.1d4a412b29605e74

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“Phew...”93f1af7d8056c6db

Cold sweat trickled down 7ed7a20174 his back.2d9c4af135ba461a

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He had been d6a08133bc prepared to shoot c9b8530dc3 on sight, but 2330e338e9 actually shooting someone 05e22b57a1 wasn’t as easy eb07ae4310 a decision as 4eb558ae41 he had thought.396d9b42e5e25f2d

He had only come here to confirm his suspicions because they didn’t believe him…8f2427b22e08a4ea

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‘Did I make a 7ae10d8c15 mistake coming here?’c6f25e33b713c32c

A moment 6f36e2195b of regret 368296e6a1 flashed through b0ea648998 his mind. Who was cd800fb785 he, a b16fa3ac08 mere nobody, ae5b16d50e re-checking a e33768b595 place the db80f09568 military search b7d4ea07ea party had 91a5dbae14 already cleared? It was presumptuous.ad84e0cf18c29bfb

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Despite his hesitation, Ssangryeong b470af2f14 checked inside every single a0f7e63c70 machine cover.36a6472e9d42ae18

He wasn’t there.a314af7f70961baf

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He couldn’t 483cc6c270 find those 731f6ed0cc black, snake-like 8e2a3ad9ec eyes anywhere.44bf2592e7858d91

Then there was fd95399eff only one place 38d117fbfb left.76a8e382b0d348c0

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Ssangryeong swallowed hard. If Bormann was here, 9421b7d414 he must be…ea13169cb2d85445

He hesitated for 718b29a07a a moment, then bf4e2eae69 raised his head.3702cc64e24b891b

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His golden eyes widened 7aebca737c as soon as he 95f57500ba saw a dark figure 70b13a530d hanging from the ceiling e56748195d like a spider.89dba5023b4aa075

“Ugh! Fuck…!”c47bc5df65492fd8

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The moment their eyes 0c0891416f met, Bormann dropped from f17b212ed4 the ceiling, landing on bc05ecc44c top of Ssangryeong. Ssangryeong screamed 7a429e2eb1 as the 33be2b2784 heavy weight 49e4f07421 pressed down 5c9806fa04 on him. Before he could bb4cabc6ee even sit up, 0b7b6bb6e8 Bormann’s hands were 19e40591e6 around his throat, 918f8cf26c choking him.d1614103befcb816

“Ugh…!”c38b4ec13b5afa1a

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“Is that you, Captain? The one 445c842c97 who sent 075d65ac20 the search 0fd8c1c362 party here?”b585affedb79fdee

“Ack!”5c9e24d6e5ae68e3

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“The disappointed search 7de5012ba8 party members were 12add671a2 wondering why you e8284a67c4 would do such 44adf00313 a thing. I immediately thought ead149151c of you.”b87990a497685ad3

Ssangryeong’s face turned red. He couldn’t breathe. If Bormann c36f695098 applied a 30e168ce4d little more 83bee37cf6 pressure, his 8cdfe96d34 neck would b09daedbf6 snap.3e73164effbb3ab3

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Ssangryeong’s struggles 05175ec836 weakened as 7440e0fb46 his strength d1662e847a drained.ce12c179961b2dfc

The ceiling had been e042aba7af clear when he entered. He wouldn’t have missed 64eaeb98e7 a dark figure clinging ccde1955ce to it.750c1545cba658b1

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It meant that, eaa372dd16 as he had 5644e6e89e suspected, Bormann had a3286294be been hiding above 9be98d8e5d the ceiling and 71f87b9154 had secretly crawled e2da557505 out when the b93b880994 coast was clear.74b7f77a7c32a39f

He had predicted Bormann would be hiding either inside a machine or in the space above the ceiling, but he hadn’t imagined him clinging to the ceiling like a spider.08b968e535a2b594

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It would be fd9f6446c4 difficult for anyone c16a906c9b to hang there ab2e7995bc for even a 76a38bdcbf few seconds without bdedb65596 considerable strength.1e039eca52e1d027

Ssangryeong realized immediately.27bd2fa95e0e4f34

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Bormann was a specially 0a624fe2b3 trained spy.c771a40fcdab86f2

“Who are you, really? You’re definitely not an db3e956529 ordinary soldier.”3447cd71e03ec6a8

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“Ugh…!”4e35aea023c8cee9

“What do you think 7aafb8f369 is the reason I 775e5bfb8d was suddenly exposed as abd8b68ed0 a spy and captured? Well, I think it’s 5ba2f76cf6 because of you.”ee3566107566b2ef

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Bormann’s dark eyes, 00ecef09c6 filled with resentment 9c959d919f and rage, glared a022854364 down at Ssangryeong, 33dce12e78 as if trying 2e6bcb5add to kill him f27aa60a70 with his gaze.d3783895c6dd2724

Ssangryeong’s vision flickered as 345cd43049 the blood vessels in ede5865173 his neck constricted, threatening 1fe0de8472 to burst.c1369a1259ad2953

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But his 8c6692ffdb hand, still b3557e05c1 gripping the 9edbee3dcb pistol, twitched.b22e792e7cbd6931

Bang! 637b723faf247d8c

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Bormann, noticing f7a96be385 the movement, 8ca8785106 tried to 6ee5d81bdb snatch the e329a31fd4 pistol, but 46f6c2c1c7 Ssangryeong had 0cd72171d1 already fired.81ba9c96da0903e0

He couldn’t shoot Bormann, 6e9abe884e who was completely pinning 2939f4bb24 him down. Knowing it was impossible, e2f78114fe Ssangryeong changed his target.4677121bd5245b07

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‘Call for… help!’e5aa0344d936fa62

Ssangryeong’s bullet, missing the e542c778c4 machines, hit the ceiling e6d5594a4e in the corner of d312a1cdc2 the basement.49f6ee1536047492

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The loud e84d55f8c5 bang resonated 7b02bbdf1b throughout the 32d20ebb03 warship.88c5297adec132ba

“You little bastard!”45b8ee0bcfd50eb5

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Bormann’s eyes 006a7e490c widened, and a141df1e26 he twisted ba3018998c Ssangryeong’s hand, e083960f38 trying to a934f26599 wrest the b5c994537a gun away.5866767b436ea437

“Aaargh…!”8d8661685b085119

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Unbearable pain d95b754f77 shot through 15b5cd07dc his arm e4e77f25cf as his ac46764b77 right wrist ed81907e61 broke, but a03b11b08d the moment 210bac4c37 he was 0711fd238c free of f30db60c07 the chokehold, ce85dcee4d Ssangryeong gritted 255b0b4f15 his teeth 4b8a9b1217 and punched 9bdc9d7e04 Bormann in 67f62363bf the face ebd3967e6e with his 9aba58365a left fist.d27481f7b5161f6d

The man stumbled back ee056e9582 slightly, but Ssangryeong couldn’t 6404276b68 shake him off.2d8eb512872a2a6c

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The difference in their c385b70a40 strength was too great.76a8b79da9460743

His punch, 23dcde98b3 despite his a4d2926fab best effort, 3b42294fa2 hadn’t done 76978621aa much damage e829163637 to the b2ed018a6c well-built, muscular c7aa758123 man.069be26c8e2e4ecd

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Bormann was still on eed2c78bcd top of him, and 9cce52e22f he raised his large d9ca6fbd22 fist high.a688844b5b0749bb

That punch would kill 186b75ea15 him.0f9a5c2cbc2c75b8

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‘Fuck…’38d30f4c26dad87e

Just as 235353cdb5 Ssangryeong squeezed 173cef0238 his eyes e8cd53b772 shut,2192b0ef0c6652f0

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“Ugh!”e4ff7a47dee13240

Bormann, who a757f1eb67 had been 65f4c56a1a on top b8caebbf7b of him…was 5934a3c597 suddenly kicked 4586af238e hard in 46f594c295 the head.50df46095d25cede

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Ssangryeong’s eyes flickered open 22feaec5ae as he saw who ac64204cbd had kicked Bormann.3a9df2eb8311a9e4

It was Pienne.d67cc306b19776bd

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The man was staring down at him, his eyes cold, taking in Ssangryeong’s injuries.7a2d09e4341ffe7f