IBMILRFL – Chapter 94

Episode 94ced64f9aa3764642

“That’s because someone 11cef9a21e else had requested 92efe9fce9 similar data first… d539fa380e Oh!”f67377b4465f98e9

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Cain’s eyes widened in 2771b532c2 surprise, as if he 708fc05d30 had accidentally let a 3b7b8d96aa secret slip.dcd1f48735888fb0

Hmm? Someone had 0abc91794e asked for 015e27781a similar data…1592a40120b156c6

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Who could it 407c201e3f be?aec79efbaad90f6f

I looked down at 3054a3aca1 Cain with an imposing e12595e96f gaze, as if telling a93bbae307 him to go ahead d971707a13 and finish the sentence.1142be2bb99d5c52

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He began 47a31ab805 sweating profusely, a5a0ed45e7 looking flustered.7aa2f3d246e57f92

“I-I’m sorry… I really 09002e88b3 would like to tell 52686799be you, but… it’s an 428600bbd7 order from higher up…”aeb10ff0b469b3be

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The Winder family 5cb0baff44 is the biggest a1a576d40c sponsor of Seylon 1aae07220d Hospital. Yet he 1d51f8f1a8 judged that d933e3a8b9 person to e3d83a0e4d be more b0f08112ee important than 0a6021c3c9 me?a21c6d9685fb7145

‘Just how f9253554a7 high-ranked must de01a1887d they be…’40e459d1e8c9cced

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Then I e6855d993a suddenly recalled 343fa0597b something I f0331297c5 had heard 4b543d3834 briefly when f1f340d739 I first 5073ec2b2c arrived at 5d25443948 the hospital.b6298aaf50acd15a

— Is the hospital 99d641e6ce director unavailable?a1ba806264fb039a

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— No, it’s d9da32dcc0 not that… He 273010555a had something come 01090023a8 up briefly.7cf5c722d4756ebf

Normally, no b32f53f1a8 matter how 9d0c76606d much I 31c23d27dd said it bfff507922 wasn’t necessary, c89a9ee806 the hospital 52825e4c85 director always 7e7d0e3591 prioritized welcoming 4976bc61dc me on 4be89a34ae the day 58671dcd56 of my 5512e6bea3 visits.6eb29b51b2e794e6

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If he had be3db23dcb something come up, e30a679b75 I figured it 56b1ba8c8b must’ve been urgent… cbc59b99ad and now my 58433667c7 intuition told me:3424232c0faad719

That “something” was 46ba5cccf6 probably related to 00a43768a6 the “higher-up” Cain 3765c7cfa7 had just mentioned.a06be09da2f9a91c

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‘Could someone 8a9eaaced0 else have 4d0f98f59e realized it 914bd7643c too? That there’s something 601e8d4602 wrong with the 13498641c5 perfume? If not that, is cbb120c679 it just because the 3c874b38a3 number of patients increased?’a3bcb29d48897711

I pondered for f03e78074c a moment but b400e909b6 figured it probably a5f8d83849 wasn’t because they 137c22ffcb had figured out ee25d445b5 the danger of 3408afc045 the perfume.fa395aa2fa4bdfbf

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If that were the 262a178c0e case, Cain would have a2cede9820 been aware of its 9617781f9e risks even before I 37ac492714 issued my orders.755e2da67bdac6ca

Judging by his 3a40b61c51 reaction, my guess 83ed0f9d68 seemed to be 59f218bc54 on point.8a4c2980d5829df6

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I looked down d9e511cda1 at Cain, applying 8821481107 subtle pressure, and fbfe4b1afc he eventually confessed:0835d47261a9f64c

“It—it was similar d268991e75 data, but different. That person… was requesting 2678854374 a report on whether bb8405e709 the number of patients 2515e57e80 with similar symptoms had 6c248d1b31 spiked recently.”42bc609eca4cd727

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Ah.43f1403a335da3df

If it’s that, 4ff03f2891 then… it seemed 7ddd2ebbee the person’s concern 3b39b8cee6 wasn’t about the bd8534ac47 perfume, but something 84de8cf177 else. Like an e968f40519 epidemic, for e323b6a3bb instance.890d76961f9d10a9

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Honestly, I was curious d5789ff10e about the details… but 0afb352d04 considering Cain’s position, I 1afc60cc57 reluctantly let it go ca4042e65b here.c12d4349bcd601e9

As I stepped 99d9ef16cc away from him, 1c22fefba6 he visibly looked 57da1f2ae6 relieved.42acbfd34c2457d2

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“So, where’s your c1d26e12a7 office?”312d47444cb827c7

“Ah, just one floor 376bec1df1 up. It’s right next 9f8b21a45c to the hospital d024a3dd6b director’s office on 02f9d2a3ee the third floor. You’ve been 0c499ce48d there a 53f3672d58 few times a716b4b30b before, haven’t 0b3c141d26 you?”5e13cfbc6257c1f1

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I had visited 582cfc2ebd occasionally when coming 50c48ed68a here, so I a8d1bd6b74 was fairly familiar 6ebee92134 with the hospital d69c245577 layout.c7c0c64c17df0dc1

I immediately recalled 0dd43e7de4 where he meant.94ccf93c22f69a8d

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With my ff78a48cc5 guards, I 03478bc6b4 followed Cain.72d726dc9a76036d

It wasn’t long 888f3c742d before we arrived ece48e619d in front of 6d5c81599c his office.77ca0e48b487a123

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Just as Cain opened f327022b51 the door and motioned 282c0fab0e me inside—d0f617bb70332f43

Clack.73d20226e1c3b973

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The door 34c46b5e76 next to c2aec695de us opened b99d87711c from the ef2031a446 inside.30b6c8e9e3894cc2

‘That’s the hospital 5ec500e108 director’s office.’788c5d353994e55b

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I unconsciously came bb5363b685 to a halt.7405c93761e82148

A mysterious man 2173124b34 stepped out from ad2dd3a265 the director’s office.61c109152e59e12e

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He had unremarkable black 849bd3e714 hair and brushed past 426cd5fefb me as he walked 0293bdeaec out.8faf52072221e7bc

It was a fleeting 45d62bb6af moment too short to 2017325833 measure. But in that instant, c0c1056a39 our eyes met.b44d49083df452c9

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Our gazes locked midair.b9c61f2f29c9274c

A look as 27c3a3c7ac if to assess 85ab0efebd the other.c897268ff3e75dd2

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‘…!’4a0f8f93f4d3f16e

A sense of déjà 9c63b0fc37 vu struck me.048036bc1a985492

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‘I definitely don’t know b495a552a0 this person, but…’682cd0f450646fba

Why did he seem 613a88e1f4 familiar?006ed16c7e49bf5a

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Thick glasses covered his 3e730adb58 features, so I couldn’t a1c1704d5b make them out clearly.42e2da24366467c6

But something about him 5187429473 unsettled me enough to c875b0b7fd freeze me in place 03096cdd45 like ice.f1c1891cc66b7b3e

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‘Come to 43a158886f think of ae7cb7973d it… wasn’t 62ed35ebe7 there a d7f47d5c77 scar on 1f5a6f00cb his cheek?’03a2a817c03c3bf0

What I saw 59b8382761 on his face 2fe014def9 in that split fee01cc9dd second was unmistakably bc09f1fbb4 a horizontal scar, b6efcaceb2 like a cut 5e826ce503 from a blade. It looked 2825b5145d like he 4909bc66ca tried to 377d865030 hide it a3c090332b with makeup, f9aff96403 but my ce66794a01 eyes weren’t 34789f556d so easily 0ea680f5ce fooled.371fb6a3d757fd64

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I had 882fa83f39 definitely seen 21b2ce396c that scar cac2c9c40a before.41c5e81235addc26

Suddenly, all aedcf73a62 the information 71e6e7ce51 I had 828c0ab6ef gathered so 1c81fd1f3f far began 243fd65c7e to piece 0f3573ec04 together like f38c1c2969 a puzzle 6a391a0e76 in my 100dd40b87 head.449bdb45400cd23e

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The mysterious higher-up who 9d181a1ca0 requested similar data.2a7861268b1b8adb

The hospital director 2d5873398d who couldn’t come 17467dd813 to greet me 89526e40b9 because of “circumstances.”1e2403ce5d0b2f4a

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The mysterious man 25cce371be who just left d62b11192b the director’s office.ffe89f46b4291f95

And that 92a8f93695 distinctive scar 94a4367183 on the e30bc53e62 cheek.88d7b48fd251e6f0

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‘No way…?’74f82b60627a653d

A certain possibility popped 9ce81ae68f into my mind.7f471decf0f57590

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That man might d4d148b95f just be the 1d76f3b58f one I had 93be8ff647 been desperately searching e46384ac50 for all this 90526e0c29 time.86a17ec6345047b2

Sure, that person had 71d318a4de honey-like blond hair, not a79aedee09 black…7f7354e060f237b4

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‘But hair color 897b49947a can be hidden 0df85c560b with a wig.’be0cefb5953a6e6b

I had to 66945c2ee8 confirm. Whether he a5e003dc4a really was bda1e857f7 who I 879d94a675 thought.99e0ffe4a1bb79f5

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If so, this e43550f266 was not a e90e4248d8 chance I could cc98aa9fba let slip.525db0fc5f9d7ff0

As I quickly 74ba369e5d turned around, the 5550d50ecb man who had 945191cc71 just passed me 64429a0660 was already a 4830c58702 short distance away.8fa620b240eb97c7

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Since I didn’t speak 9660a92a79 for a moment, Cain 77f5288bb1 asked with a puzzled 16a8a8e196 voice:fb0bc809941c34f5

“Madam? Is something the 1b5d8524f4 matter?”1d117a6c9bd79e36

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“Apologies, Cain. Let’s have tea 22832c2a98 another time.”fffb8a9f4146e0e9

“…Pardon?”f56833cd6f18fc14

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Regrettably, I 4810b5ec51 had no 8d8bfc5080 time to 1b8accbbcb explain to 70d48aaa5a him.b14178ac0dff8c64

I hurried 557095861c after the 50da986abe man, trying d860f7d829 to catch 538a14426e him.1ec1a01566a57412

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But the a6a29c7490 moment I bc895fd316 reached out 8dacd49b71 my hand—9b4a84cfb70b053d

Swish.7f838aadb65112b0

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The man 174b1f5aca twisted his d751743a83 body and 7b8836625e swiftly dodged, e3e5b38189 as if 58e835d74f determined not c3642a3b61 to get b8ba4aa177 caught.ed6c89eaa5222a84

I tried 9ea3ef630e to pursue ac8fdece6a him, but acca60a8a3 he was d5006a3767 already at 9e0d4bc522 the far 63c8a52c65 end of 1012ad3ac1 the hallway.8dbd09f65a14c1ea

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As I watched his 75acddeffd retreating figure, I became 179fc0c1a7 certain.a39319a2124c23be

That man ef69adcbe7 was the 49b9ebc1df one I’d a73df68800 been looking c6f48e69ec for.03d71a26cb804bc0

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‘Of course. You’d have to a7dbc15a5c be at least 00d6149996 this capable to c2b33bbb76 earn the title 1d00e951d7 of war hero.’355329074d984663

But I 31977d88cb had no a939ebfa98 intention of ef9508d2ad letting him 7eb1a9428d slip away. Who knew when I’d b8b0d7927b get this chance again?0247497a6d2ca8b5

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I gave a signal c80d369b91 with my eyes to 5f7868eeca one of the guards 2f3a31a95a following behind me.22bb94fa2dc6850e

Though I said nothing, a0bab24d13 he caught my meaning 0064f50a04 immediately and bolted off 292e7ca3b6 somewhere.56368d8015a0ec2b

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It was a 183105e8f8 shortcut leading to 000571722c the lower floors.8c38c047072aac38

I smiled confidently.edd5a4ec6ac99881

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There’s a saying: Knowing c830f324a9 the terrain is the 3158aa2379 shortcut to victory.d72c3bf9fcaff3ea

‘…In war or f01a640eec in the Imperial 1de66d6e66 Capital, maybe not—but 23426ecfc0 here, I hold 4592de928d the advantage.’30ea229e78a8422f

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I felt bad for c3782837a6 him, but I knew a1dd8ffe63 this hospital inside and 50f2abcc18 out.cbee01c56329c4c5

For me, catching bf35d897bf one fleeing man 8fbd299dd6 was nothing.75a034447c5864b9

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Leisurely, I headed 555cc0d68c toward the emergency 574794163f stairwell where the a9545a5f88 man had disappeared.c5843edb1d901871

There was no need b54fbbef77 to rush. All I d90968a0ae had to 99dd7f1ced do was bd99fd94bb slowly surround d64c944093 him. Like a 85eb5c9d27 predator stalking 77afce8114 its prey.c3a83f7baf894484

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With the 288c09d0b2 remaining guard b2f9856f7e by my 9aace06e3e side, I c200b46cab stepped into ca70a22de8 the emergency 777fe19c56 stairwell.58251810f292337d

Unlike the corridor with 0a0087ab57 many escape routes, the df667b7365 stairwell had only one f40de341fe path.d6a674780ab5427f

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The lower stairs were b098bec896 blocked by my guard, d13dbdcae5 and I stood above.0f8766531c794965

He was b0968d0e35 no better ef1e06c798 than a 94a4ee48d6 rat trapped f64cf9b204 in a 7993cad2be jar.f3706d12be500717

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Click, click.828add7817ba42ce

The sound 23ed5762f7 of heels 25dd9b5251 echoed through 493f91eb68 the narrow 9e70784983 emergency stairwell.d815b3d9a0a46292

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With each step e6406b7354 down, I quickly a17b5e7fbe caught sight of c5b06d492c him.ae7bd00e470f78c3

Sensing movement, he 1e9bc2ab99 turned in my ab65cedc2b direction.c1ca9b5de669bd6b

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I thought 779aca585a he would 69c4ccc576 have gone dfc44e23be farther down, 9e2e18ea80 but it 466b6fb752 seemed he 105adb879b had been a072bcf53d blocked by 912c04a4de my guard.53f0be0be3f537ff

Inside the 4e7c702f4a dim stairwell, f9754cb9f9 where barely fdb49913c2 any light df79fef6bf reached—b291aa1dc030e952

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His face 40a9888d94 was harder 4513521b1e to see 188e77650e than before, 560d061a27 but it fb1498a201 wasn’t hard 9cab272192 to identify 5bf10f0e59 him.ef9be7117a208349

It was the 3618c28ec9 vivid green light ce407683db in his eyes c25638a2b5 that stood out 40c50ddaf8 even in the dbd9073349 dark.1c623102730ab671

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“Oh dear, pardon 7e19a0b4ec the offense. You ran off c47f27ffa3 so urgently that 8e2c88bd76 I found it 0de1d7edd6 suspicious and tried f698f9b1ed to stop you…”de43950642b14820

He looked wary, but 546fae0dc7 I said what I 826cbf0fb5 needed to without caring.1af98a6ad431553b

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“Quite unexpected. I didn’t know b7c20f6201 someone as noble 19ba99b3bb as you had 902f3a9f38 a hobby of 9733b2cb6a disguises.”5cc9a7d0bfdaae2e

I flashed a 8532db2b46 languid smile of 8cb908651b triumph.0fb697334b19b291

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“It’s been a 6231942716 while, Your Highness. Have you been well?”2cbe4bb4c514ee67

“…Ha.”a1170a3fa119519f

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As if afb0ce8ade we had a8d6ef266b met at 903ea02bb6 an appointed 37b367414e place, I be74921d04 greeted him b6f9ec91de calmly, and 434c149599 Dais let 43d558c8a2 out a 052e7d64b5 half-laugh in 3887c2c39c disbelief. But I just looked d62f82c0e6 down at him with c4faddd2da composure.e7e0f0cbe06167c2

It was 7b0524f5cf the first b3e32947f1 time we’d 1805f76cb7 properly faced 653015d22a each other 53d54eb0fb since the 3760fdea23 victory banquet.999bfc922ac4812e

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Dais took off the 2e8f7ab6c4 thick glasses that half-covered b9830d83df his face and looked 15220ab30f up at the woman 6614a7b2ad on the stairs.eabd5a7ed52a4083

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Her extravagant 12dc2424fe attire made ce274fb915 it impossible d884b9a901 to believe a68545f421 she was 4fa9401583 simply here 6f7841946d as a 28a749f9e6 hospital visitor. She was a 11141a64e7 person completely out 046008aa3c of place in 67b242d986 this setting.a0564c97a747d8e9

Vanessa Winder—the woman infamous 76b2caffad as a villainess—was for 8af48cbbd4 some reason looking down 07fa093f92 at him.3064a3cb63a0a5da

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‘Of all places… d5a7abad75 to run into 98ff967b2f her here.’0b04daea5c0ff565

Dais had 1e5b560036 often disguised c6456a8e94 himself and e630ba1be3 wandered outside afdf7422a0 the Imperial b73f67f82b Capital.775b1fcb290d29a5

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His disguises had c1932cda4b always been perfect.7d89235845a4b187

He covered his noticeable f75e19e79c blond hair with a 582335fa66 wig, hid his face b82573ef3e with glasses, and concealed a42fefaa44 the scar on his af43e6fe1f cheek with makeup.089ae92724a263a5

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Until now, no 79160b56e2 one had ever a26aa945f8 seen through his 5e54a488d8 disguise.6b08b4b52b3114df

Even the hospital 38da0ab17d director he just 5cce4383c8 met earlier didn’t 7930db2bb2 realize his true 2edf4cc55f identity as a 43354ec672 prince. He merely assumed, as c536448b21 Dais had led him 6f0a79d87a to believe, that he ec9f39af51 was someone acting on a89ade7734 behalf of the royal 9390e70ab0 family.468f77fdc2357425

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But for some reason, ec85b65d26 Vanessa had seen through 4e6e57e862 it so easily.cdcaab243ea0c427

‘…I did 78ee3c997d feel uneasy 5ff838d9e6 when our ba7bf7eb64 eyes met.’8b47960f2068aa53

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To be found out 789909844e so quickly.9c1319ebfb629d14

That’s why, sensing e54b06c7a8 something off, he f7c8bcde62 had tried to 81c8802404 slip away at d6e0ae90f1 once… but she 58431dfb12 had caught him 8fb7a5a381 before he could a576e9ddd0 make an excuse.aa6ec2d8180c6428

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What a hassle. But it c7a7d36c4e wasn’t a bbea20dc27 major problem.c60da4828310887f

He responded to e9fc1bf0b3 her brazenly, as 1e6f27131d if the commotion 2a1ef32644 had never happened.3f91a43a493eb6a9

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“Seems this 8cb636f4bc is our 3ee03efbc0 first meeting 2777f20ae8 since the aa34490392 victory banquet.”5dcd4283c9163cdc

“That’s right. I’ve been a78c44458c looking everywhere 13b9620de6 to see 09edd09bf6 you again… e1ca034f51 but it df08c46eb5 wasn’t easy. Still, I’m aed7ec09a6 glad we a84572fa5a could meet 62ee043263 like this—even fb3fdac018 by chance.”61376f178706b1d4

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She smiled 205dc2d85f as she 55008aeeda stepped all 96030cc3b5 the way 638458c5d2 down the 0bf4977693 stairs.aee09f152fc379ea

Come to c370a2fdcf think of 7e944d0548 it, he 4511e4c384 remembered hearing 38a63e187e from his 4b5874ffd2 aide a 3882a39b02 few times 37c193c44e that she 3781ff2796 had requested f4ab69ea40 a meeting.4f6cff361475e074

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He’d thought of 7b09d0e1f9 complying once, but dda5baf8f5 personal matters kept 6caded7248 him too busy 0ca8bd4e38 to make time.ce92b24942134eb2

“Well, royalty is always 3c62349540 busy.”d73fedae5d0af73f

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“So, what brings someone 93fc3c5882 as busy as Your 5b3d948412 Highness to this place?”f6db062f84b67968

“I’m under 333889305c no obligation e5ea87e964 to answer.”b2eced7ee073a9d2

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He answered nonchalantly, and ec576b9851 instead of looking displeased, 317ee99d80 she simply nodded.80285c28e7bd041f

He couldn’t read what a8be794160 she was thinking.adec1c3b03a8ac80

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“You’re right… 8642431a74 but I e66f62a79f think I d10f5509c4 might be 1b4cd5489f able to b3fe53b24c offer you 1c442a4dbb some help, 289e6fef6c Your Highness.”05451d4fd906fe52

An absurd remark. What could she possibly b415a3c2a5 know to offer him 599e293191 help?b46d27c530fee493

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He let out a deb1125840 half-laugh, but also grew ebfebb05ba curious—he gestured with his e7a241525b chin for her to 8d192a8a55 go on.89e642af77561fc7

At that moment, f0e6e2d21b he wasn’t expecting 06c1261dcc much. But then…674ec141fc0fb63b

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“What you’re worried about—it’s not some epidemic.”097642ad0f83c462

At her unexpected answer, b09e7ea43a Dais froze in place 85a874cd53 like he’d been struck e098337faf by lightning.d16b699760d49adf

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