Cornered

All the men scattered all over the house and started breaking and smashing everything. They shattered everything they saw, including the television and tables.

Some men went to the garage only to find it empty.

Alina had hidden Ziro and herself in the closet, and it was filled with clothes and other items. Ziro used his closet as a storeroom as it was big enough to fit three rooms inside it.

The red suit was chilling on the living room sofa and watched as the rest of the men looked through the house.

The newbie also sat on the couch next to the red suit and turned on the thermal device.

"Stop playing with it, and go look around the house," the red suit ordered.

"Others are already doing it, and I don't think it would make any difference if one more person joined them."

"How did you even get recruited, newbie? With this attitude and personality of yours— you should have died in the admission test," the red suit mocked.

"I have been wondering the same thing…"

After a brief pause, the newbie muttered, "... about you."

"I heard that you bastard!" the red suit yelled as he stood up and pointed his gun at the newbie.

The newbie didn't even flinch and kept staring at the screen of the thermal device.

"It's picking up some heat signatures again, sir."

The red suit lowered his gun and looked at the screen, "From where?"

The newbie and the red suit looked upstairs in the direction of Ziro's room as the newbie said, "From there."

"Everyone!" the red suit clapped his hand loudly and pointed his finger upstairs.

The men nodded and took a defensive formation.

The newbie led the way, and the red suit and the others followed him.

He stopped in front of Ziro's room and moved to the side, "I am not going in first."

The red suit ordered a man to open the door and asked the rest of them to cover him.

The man opened the door and pointed his gun at nothing. He glanced around and looked back at the other men, then shook his head.

"There is no one."

"Newbie!" the red suit yelled in frustration.

"The device is still picking up the heat, Sir," the newbie entered the room and followed the heat signature on the thermal device.

He stopped in front of the closet and nodded, "Someone is inside this room."

The closet door was so fancy that it looked like another entrance to the other room.

The red suit walked into the room and snapped his finger at the newbie.

"If there is no one inside, then I will empty my mag in your skull, got it?"

Two men walked to the closet door and kicked open it.

"Sir, there is a girl and a boy inside," one man informed.

The red suit pushed everyone aside and went to look in the closet.

In the corner, Alina was sitting in front of Ziro, and she was holding a sword.

The red suit looked at the newbie and smirked, "Well done."

The red suit signaled the two men to point their guns at Alina, "Shoot if they move."

He then walked to the newbie and said, "But don't think I forgive you. I will kill you as soon as I get my chance."

He grabbed a small and thin rectangular device from his waist and pressed the switch on it, "This is red suit."

BEEP!

[Speak, red suit.] Only red suit was able to hear that.

[You contacted me, so that must mean you have found 'that' thing, right?]

"Boss, there's a problem," the red suit attitude had drastically changed.

[What problem?]

"We have found a girl and a boy in the house. What should we do with them?"

[Hmm? What are they doing in Drake's house? We already took care of him and Queen Angelica.]

"We have no idea, boss. What should we do with them?"

After a brief silence, the voice spoke, [Ask them if they know the thing we are looking for.]

The red suit motioned the two men to bring Alina outside.

"Stop! Let me go!" When they tried to touch Alina, she started swinging the sword at them.

Alina knew sword fighting since she had been playing the VR game for a year, and she also knew martial arts that Ziro taught her during their dates and free times.

The man pointed the gun at Alina and uttered, "Come out, or I will shoot you."

Alina glared at them and stood up. Although, she didn't let go of the sword.

"Don't touch me."

The men walked out of the closet with Alina and stood behind her.

"Listen. We are looking for something here. Do you know where it is?" the red suit asked.

"I have no idea what you are talking about, and even if I knew it— I would never tell the terrorists like you!"

"Boss, she is—"

[Yeah, I heard that.]

"What should we do with them, boss?"

[Do you know, 30 years ago, there was considerable controversy about Queen Angelica. She was a princess at that time, and rumors said that she was pregnant.]

[It made sense since there were high chances that the Edens were trying to hide the heir from the world.]

"Are you saying…"

[Yes. Maybe those controversies were true. Check the girl's eyes. Are they green?]

The red suit looked into Alina's eyes and said, "No, boss. They are purple."

[Hmm. She might be wearing colored lenses. How old does she look? Is she 30 years old?]

"Uhh… do you perhaps mean 13 years old, boss?" the red suit questioned.

[No, duffer.]

The red suit clenched his fist and took a deep breath before saying, "No, boss. She looks very young, and she is wearing a high school uniform."

[You said there were two of them. What about the other one?]

Red suit signaled the men to bring Ziro out.

"No, stop!" Alina yelled and tried to swing the sword at the man.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," the red suit said and pointed his gun at Alina.

The two men dragged the unconscious Ziro out of the closet.

"He is also wearing a high school uniform, boss."

[Hmm. Ask the girl if she knows about that thing for the one last time. If she doesn't tell you anything, kill both of them.]

"Roger, boss."

The red suit lowered his gun and pointed it at Ziro, and said, "Hey girl. Tell me what we are looking for, or I will shoot this boy."