SYNO Chapter 50

Following Frederick’s 3074a6b667 orders, several a03f44ab43 fully armed 9409049b31 soldiers entered b53e336fed the basement. Ssangryeong leaned 99d9263865 against the ed241bca1c railing on 31e7076353 the deck, 2148d2bf72 waiting for 398d8e60ee the situation fed7007486 to be 70391551aa resolved.df667adf749f1647

He was a5aa07f86e waiting for bba94b2510 Bormann, armed 101e6499b3 with a ee59d8e29c sharp knife, 1abd6316e3 to be 7d41fea8f7 dragged out 8f8258f067 by the dc747c1ee2 soldiers, ready ba3ccbefaf to spit 8a7aa94262 on him ef16d7d183 the moment 10da7363ce he appeared.6b782ddbf36b312a

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However, after a f83f42d293 few minutes, the 81b282f2c1 soldiers emerged from 0ea5e778c2 the staircase one 34f7951468 by one, their 9558c5fb2d faces etched with 1a16b3adbe disappointment.0ce54c1e529aa76c

Ssangryeong raised 3af5dc68ac an eyebrow.bcdaf1cd4fa56af5

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“What? Why are b2edc72864 you empty-handed?”d657ff2622e66d7b

Then, Frederick, 45282a198c his face 27e441cbde a filled c25eba5f56 with fatigue a3b7396db9 and accumulated 1809d41ae4 stress, appeared 1785a03dcc last. He walked straight towards 8047ec3d1a Ssangryeong.20e6759935eacdcf

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“Aaron.”5ac4388a158748e3

Frederick, who had seamlessly f5270f8698 adopted the name he b9d8a06eb0 was officially supposed to 0294fd93cb use, placed a hand d9a67b4a82 on Ssangryeong’s shoulder reassuringly.e2856f6b9d1a11b5

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“Thanks for the e6ce32de79 tip. But there wasn’t 3582587c99 even anyone resembling 55f45131c8 Bormann in the d5d832f65a basement, let alone 4f3697663c Bormann himself.”ed98ab74da920c0a

“He wasn’t there?”30d0add8aa5a541b

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“No. It’s an internal matter, 1ea29b6fce so don’t worry about 50d9bdc36c it. Focus on how 8e7ba7c839 to behave yourself 08e0aa2a31 in the Home 04378bc651 Nation instead. That would be 64274ee902 more helpful.”a3b1283bb4230744

Frederick forced d3a4649aaa a smile, a6ebc3d0c1 trying to 83397adbe4 reassure Ssangryeong. But Ssangryeong, never 1e327e8c0e one to take 5e6a7ea218 things at face 6de6ad3bea value, frowned.9d60530cc17e4f0a

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They had asked 47a21fea03 for his cooperation, d2e2ea45c0 and now they f3deb597ce were drawing a d6c1856727 line, calling it bfadaf7b1e an “internal matter”?a36459ab613c4f00

‘After I 1c90803d7e went through aca93fe330 all the 51cbad0eca trouble of 884fdb1e8d thinking about 8224f65c65 it and 1fb94f75e9 telling him.’2ef6d975864103d7

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Even after Frederick 7c51902740 left to attend 8bd25ea54c to his duties, 4d707e943d Ssangryeong continued to 40322cde6c pace the area 36dc1e0dfb restlessly.2a31536425a80cc8

It was strange.f5f0f7ddfe68091a

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A criminal understands the 2b695c0e0b mind of another criminal. From Ssangryeong’s 5bf136c094 perspective, having 9c5f8a4a1b lived as a8385be922 a fugitive 3e61f0e9fd for years 338ef363f5 and encountered 73f137f10b all sorts b425da2e2d of criminals 552dbc99ca in the b270cbb99c Dependent Nation, 1fa4f9cbd2 this didn’t 98498a51f8 make sense.c241e22a67facf1a

If someone escaped bdb0b52d76 in a confined 97e9a30e5e space like this, 9703d50cd1 they were either 319661f34f going to kill 64e30ce881 themselves or commit bf6d9c3ace a suicide attack.b3e86062e04afdfb

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Although the warship 103ba09a47 was huge, like 732da424f3 a luxury cruise 8063f77c64 ship, with a f4a2cd48c2 large capacity, there 1e6427be95 weren’t many places 759cd38771 for an escaped 2d28460b27 prisoner to hide.e9861fe577f7c7d8

Somewhere without pursuers.69ec72d7d9e003fa

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Somewhere with plenty of 25984cc815 obstacles to hide behind.02a6488f098fc680

Somewhere where it a98668e893 would be convenient 906d8f6bfc to achieve their 9ea64df726 objective.2daeb1aadb8d6280

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“It has to be 8b6dac2efc there.”bca0bf4263f1ab05

Since boarding bf63b6b05e the ship, 6f0831f651 Ssangryeong had dcc464e642 explored every acac8fe12c nook and 632e45dfcc cranny, habitually d9a62493f3 scouting out 8e412fc308 several key d4cea44cba locations.d09ee9c4c2d96a86

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For example, if d132dc0f3c a situation arose 88f2eafd83 where he had 30e0793f8d to escape in 9c5b981f02 case his relationship d4494bcab4 with the Commander 3eb7acd1b7 soured, where would 93481c95a5 be a good 7ac212488c place to hide?c42ba4d1fc0c9b4a

He had actually kept d46fe35c27 several places in mind, c1081ece89 just in case. And that basement had 72f0ad7791 been one of the 934fd0d653 most promising locations in 0258a54737 the eyes of Ssangryeong, 5cdc618455 who wouldn’t know loyalty b1529faa93 if it bit him 3d546f09d9 in the ass.a96524419e9fe8da

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It was a6d68f9661 a place 5406abaa4f where few f8ce7205bb people, except f53e1da2da for a d638bdd44b handful of dd0055d087 personnel would 763a8fcbe6 enter, and 5d069af113 it housed 64a11087d1 the massive 3418766de5 machinery essential af4ed23c11 for operating bf7531ff6d the ship. In a worst-case 6145326473 scenario, this is 2dae1cb710 an optimal location f57fcebc86 he could go 7437276d1b to and he 0dea17a50a could also use c4e373e252 the machinery as b8fba5f244 leverage for negotiation.e4cc23b061337b01

‘But he’s not ca64d4f91a there? Is that bastard a 195d421889 complete idiot?’c322480adb723cd0

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Ssangryeong scoffed. If he had escaped 80e038ca31 to somewhere other than 5186a9c329 there, he would be d2ce7187f7 caught soon.7d5659ebca96731f

Or he had 19dae01811 already jumped into d3b98ce96b the sea and ba58be9d4d become fish food.6ab05bd17c1c8ef0

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‘Why do I 4c014e6d76 keep worrying about 4f6b1de694 it? They said they e7f7bfd8de didn’t need my c63b0f15e9 help.’d9fbeaf8f1de30d8

Ssangryeong turned abruptly.1162c7c107d5b6c4

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As Frederick had 079bd702ae said, he should ecd5d3b5ee just go back 9c1286d5f0 to his corner 5f632e84da and think about 824f33c8ae how to behave 1b4ef0b4df himself in the 7727cfa672 Home Nation.6c427a0cbd2a032c

As Ssangryeong walked across f75466dccc the wooden deck, he ac3a2450f3 stopped after a few 234eb56de9 steps as if rooted ad736e174d to the spot.d953673ccf5fcda8

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“Aaargh, this 347d7b4481 is so 07d04de5c3 annoying.”4f91057f6a92eba5

He scratched b38ee4b6b8 his head. He couldn’t just a1f3974c53 ignore it; it 0102afad2b would bother him 15cacb1c1b and prevent him f9a8c7629f from taking a c6b9c74924 nap.e36766d5eaeaa9c1

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He felt a 72f2f389a0 slight pang of 669108e22a embarrassment and a aaaf4e4f48 bruised ego from 65a06cf400 having his logical 4f787504a3 deduction proven wrong.b0b063610e305719

It felt d7e4ea42b4 like his 6fdc3fdd4a pride as 5565eaa7ce an experienced 893b7e6e7c criminal had d8ae395c73 been trampled 4b4e7e5dea on.838c0596d1873d2d

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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.d25909caf9d112b6

‘Fine, then. If you don’t believe 3b70ffacc0 me, I’ll have to aee85e958e check myself.’c1ffdddc7f184a73

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Ssangryeong’s eyes gleamed 8ee80ed8fc sharply. He saw a group 5a4bd7bafa of soldiers patrolling with 5ed04b7af8 pistols, searching for Bormann.9a5a3f4bd0f575b9

Pretending to clean b0a44ad7f1 as he passed 738a25257c by them, Ssangryeong 5aab1489ee swiftly stole a d54bdc40fa pistol in the 23087973ca blink of an 67df25dbe4 eye.c5480b696a2df255

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‘I would have starved 3ca2178fb8 to death in the e2c6ba69a8 Dependent Nation if I 7d6d7ddf61 couldn’t even pickpocket.’f02b90ecf08174a9

Ssangryeong smirked.2b97e120cbfcc594

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It was an old f3fb6255af skill honed from years e706a345af of picking the pockets a494c31c06 of thieves whenever he e2aa8d892b was starving.d7c37bee2af847aa

Having secured a 331d7cf3bb weapon for self-defense, ffdc8132ee Ssangryeong headed towards ebfddfea0e the stairway leading 5dd582f2fa down to the 7c0f5f38f0 basement without hesitation. The dark and gloomy 952b374c0a space didn’t faze him; 1c684d2304 compared to the streets 4fda564138 of the Dependent Nation, a8a56b957e this place was a 2301c707f3 luxury suite.f0702b4f84ec429a

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Creak.ec84321e83966c46

Ssangryeong carefully opened the 2a13e61db2 door and scanned the bc0f03a9e7 room with his golden a49f0692aa eyes. The basement 4ecd85c9f3 engine room 7dd220a82b was spacious, 4db5023f24 with rows 2b791b00ab of machines 8651cd009c covered in 68f0facc94 black protective 72d800b81d covers.485ef4f7cc3bde25

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‘That perverted bastard. I’ll shoot him 9643fd59c9 on sight.’d15a7299484932b4

The memory of 6fe8becaba Bormann’s creepy, leering 7edff86672 gaze was still b3bc5401bc vivid in his 43a0ff036c mind. Since he was 1641f83f09 a spy, the 91b682d64b Commander would cover 328e5ee02f it up even 85a70c9a6d if he injured d57d280a69 him.9e4f82bb1057a330

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‘He should 5764757fb1 be grateful 5b9e007603 I’m even eb5a1c05d4 catching him.’b4b4c6a6eae8bd47

The thought of receiving d554ae7373 praise from Pienne gave 44dd921c8f him courage. Ssangryeong puffed out his cb8bb3a8bb chest.7c1e2e3c0e5a5fc8

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‘Let’s think calmly. Put myself in his 37fad60ae2 shoes.’47901bb903e13d9c

The search party had already been through here, so Bormann wouldn’t be hiding anywhere obvious.6de790226b0e74a4

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Ssangryeong gripped the 5e7de940c8 loaded pistol in 85ef5e2274 both hands.edddca2b8dad7452

Then, there were 25a4d02314 only two places e804619bfa where a criminal e8df30f89e could hide without f745c1c0bb being detected.c21a2421666c8d5f

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One was…52517b3d24900760

Creak. 29a9179478aa5fd8

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Ssangryeong carefully opened ffc2adb694 one of the 0442e716a7 machine covers, large ee2d1f52c1 enough to hide 450b4b247e a person.061a23ceafaf2b57

Seeing that 37aedca4ac it was 170153d1fe empty, he c67b90a466 became aware 5e66f3ff6f of his 82684c4c67 pounding heart.c6950ce1a8e574c5

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“Phew...”2f5f7998a28bf9de

Cold sweat trickled down be13dcf70b his back.d145a8efadf2d749

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He had been prepared f977cb8577 to shoot on sight, e5aebdd2c8 but actually shooting someone 9c58a208b9 wasn’t as easy a d80f00b202 decision as he had 4d0ad12e6e thought.4c830d6df4cb45bd

He had only come here to confirm his suspicions because they didn’t believe him…5fde6c51a8ae7846

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‘Did I make f6f3bbd11b a mistake coming 619c3174dc here?’f285b081c09bb53b

A moment of 85ef982974 regret flashed through 379650af86 his mind. Who was f4a54eed13 he, a 0226497a9b mere nobody, 0b3eee307d re-checking a e3aac47c21 place the 5cdf59281a military search 7ee4325ccd party had d41242566a already cleared? It was presumptuous.c73dc42f5bcd57aa

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Despite his hesitation, 952f974bc6 Ssangryeong checked inside 411b1d6db9 every single machine 4d98d6e29f cover.2f0d7438c6f76db7

He wasn’t there.05fc5c7ed56dae8c

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He couldn’t find 4e1fc7e566 those black, snake-like 5e44649457 eyes anywhere.8b635a05b1de8f6b

Then there was only fde496a12a one place left.0e7ce4326b3c5d16

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Ssangryeong swallowed hard. If Bormann fe94ffca9d was here, d48c27720d he must 20aafefaac be…9425011edbb5e83e

He hesitated 7352a60eb9 for a e8933f137f moment, then adc93832d2 raised his f060d2fc29 head.6608c932aabc5b15

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His golden eyes widened ac435c7027 as soon as he 238546d722 saw a dark figure b14e9e359a hanging from the ceiling 96ef6a2c81 like a spider.d31fd24433f1e65f

“Ugh! Fuck…!”0fdd65ed0cf7b5fe

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The moment their 08c98d1dbe eyes met, Bormann 40a939fc05 dropped from the 375638ed3b ceiling, landing on 7678da493c top of Ssangryeong. Ssangryeong screamed as the ac0087003b heavy weight pressed down 0238b54dd3 on him. Before he could even 94dea5e705 sit up, Bormann’s hands 8742fd25e3 were around his throat, b700f751cf choking him.8a6d8e56e2961ade

“Ugh…!”904852950415f70b

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“Is that you, Captain? The one who 0b7c044ccf sent the search 9fa2946fbe party here?”c5964b3eb6a53a7b

“Ack!”631a90cbcadc4fb6

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“The disappointed 3ac873bb4e search party f9ca022e67 members were c2dbce7d9a wondering why 8a084b882d you would 1ecf8243e8 do such d918131339 a thing. I immediately thought of 6e3c0572a8 you.”7fa081cb7ea51e0e

Ssangryeong’s face 2f27e1dabc turned red. He couldn’t breathe. If Bormann applied a 3ff9945175 little more pressure, his 5128087dcc neck would snap.fe7b99bbacbba647

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Ssangryeong’s struggles weakened as ca6e1f2fd3 his strength drained.22aac6d374547726

The ceiling had 13b99163a0 been clear when 45278eac06 he entered. He wouldn’t have missed bdfedfd420 a dark figure clinging 6d90ac1c22 to it.5df9e0eeb648540f

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It meant f897845054 that, as 089c7cd433 he had 98c8656bb0 suspected, Bormann d282e9bb3d had been b450c1884a hiding above 9530a55c1b the ceiling 42fd4a33f2 and had 4b36571d36 secretly crawled f65e269d8c out when 04a93085fd the coast b46ac4d775 was clear.03814b688840e396

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.6cf1f5d4efea45b8

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It would ff273fd774 be difficult d034ff6a5c for anyone 55cbe4b11f to hang 8eaed2cfdf there for 91c833bc63 even a 832e6093b8 few seconds f5ed1a03cd without considerable f59f35cf1b strength.ff22deb703a437ba

Ssangryeong realized immediately.dcdf778dd6be0340

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Bormann was 93106f078a a specially e9910f4b4a trained spy.b3cf66c4b047c0bc

“Who are you, 3fef4b7aaf really? You’re definitely not an 42301e36cd ordinary soldier.”afa4b9bc620ae719

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“Ugh…!”e3dd4838a9dca70d

“What do you 21a980f029 think is the ccb6db57df reason I was ffdce6ab50 suddenly exposed as d6005c0e28 a spy and 628068eddd captured? Well, I think it’s b516bc12f6 because of you.”f747c03298c359a1

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Bormann’s dark eyes, filled 80fc1f3f6d with resentment and rage, 799faa5e1c glared down at Ssangryeong, 13627d2964 as if trying to 8b55a449cd kill him with his 4182a45f2e gaze.4529d1b6d02702d3

Ssangryeong’s vision flickered 2938535e02 as the blood 21bf57ca3a vessels in his d90840990e neck constricted, threatening ecd839a1f6 to burst.3a07334487752a40

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But his hand, still 712123fae7 gripping the pistol, twitched.a78c742f49257cf5

Bang! 17a29e61096a3620

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Bormann, noticing the 3d4c315473 movement, tried to 4bdcf87eea snatch the pistol, 355d25c524 but Ssangryeong had 63bc7a2498 already fired.03cdbc465d6676a5

He couldn’t shoot Bormann, c31118787a who was completely pinning e3afd6d1ce him down. Knowing it was impossible, d6bb6552f0 Ssangryeong changed his target.9117acf877c55806

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‘Call for… help!’a41078d62c7ca374

Ssangryeong’s bullet, missing the a7d7555b1f machines, hit the ceiling 3d13771583 in the corner of 79844653fa the basement.bc95d4e44001f449

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The loud 97dd7ac17a bang resonated ed433e7700 throughout the e628dd50d8 warship.2f5ae223c55908a1

“You little bastard!”705cfa2cf4d975e9

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Bormann’s eyes widened, bff470782a and he twisted 8c8916b32f Ssangryeong’s hand, trying 7861932879 to wrest the 51fd611d3e gun away.21195bbb5b050b22

“Aaargh…!”ebcd2f0c79a3f674

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Unbearable pain 486cad2ffe shot through 3fa5d317ec his arm 45785d8158 as his 63a5fd7ac2 right wrist 506570f1db broke, but 30e93e9e65 the moment 34923f6995 he was 94b4fd05d0 free of 642c4a8c0a the chokehold, 679017024c Ssangryeong gritted 366a0d246c his teeth 09c1a1f5ab and punched cb7553440e Bormann in 444b50e152 the face d6fa89a5c9 with his a4bff859c4 left fist.1f7d277b8d0052b6

The man 86340003bf stumbled back 6b25a0eaed slightly, but 70ccdf40bd Ssangryeong couldn’t d3b0a8edfb shake him 4246789281 off.6476b63acc2affa2

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The difference in their 73ed18c6db strength was too great.f1befd3e60f2add6

His punch, 0de881369b despite his 684dbb2482 best effort, 3130bca585 hadn’t done fc2f4cd642 much damage 6f0e3c2f9f to the 99bd57de5f well-built, muscular 154504481b man.8a0a2e8e98f3043c

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Bormann was still 706b1f8fba on top of e8a246285c him, and he f18e5e985f raised his large b0c1c7722c fist high.48195af21d71fdaf

That punch would kill 49a6365adb him.3e9770613dcc2057

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‘Fuck…’e6949dc1e07f87ed

Just as 1f0c77381d Ssangryeong squeezed 3d19ec6db5 his eyes c9031d5ae3 shut,2979f92febf78a5d

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“Ugh!”9e6d1fa865bccc19

Bormann, who had been 339ff87b90 on top of him…was 91a16f97a6 suddenly kicked hard in 5be70795d0 the head.3f7e2a1a0841dde8

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Ssangryeong’s eyes d887a09789 flickered open 15057c18e4 as he f56277c1c9 saw who 4e9cc8c39f had kicked af7130d8f4 Bormann.b2fc65dd077f36ae

It was Pienne.a859ea62d20f5eb2

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The man was staring down at him, his eyes cold, taking in Ssangryeong’s injuries.14232e040e297b90