Chapter 583 – Trap
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We were able to arrive at our destination faster than I thought.
“Is that it?”
I asked Mildred when I saw a yacht with a sleek body parked on the riverside.
“Yes. This is the yacht that Fallon supported.”
It was a pure white luxury yacht that was neither too big nor too small.
The link is also connected.
“Mister, wouldn’t it be better to report it to the police first?”
After confirming that the link was connected, Jenny asked me.
I don’t know if it was because of guilt or some other reason, but Sarah, who was behind Jenny, just quietly lowered her head with a dark expression.
Just like on Earth, murder was a serious crime in Zephyria.
Even if there was no intention to kill, it is true that Sarah killed Carol. You may receive extenuating circumstances, but you will not be able to avoid going to jail.
“Maybe it’s better not to do that?”
Mildred intervened and said.
“… Why?”
Jenny frowned and asked, as if she didn’t like what Mildred said.
“Probably… Even if you report it to the Public Safety Office, there is a high possibility that you will not get the results you want.”
“What do you mean?”
“What do you mean… Fallon is the son of the Chairman of the Quinter Corporation? Don’t you think that a large company like that would be able to exert considerable power over the security office of a small town like this?”
“…”
Mildred’s words were quite persuasive.
Come to think of it, Fallon said that when I took his bracelet off Unas’ body, he told me to take it to the magistrate’s office.
At the time, I thought it was just a ploy to waste time… But it may have been because I thought that if the bracelet got into the hands of the Public Security Agency, they could somehow resolve the issue.
“I don’t care if you report it or not? What if the Trancon Police Agency ends the investigation into Yeoyoungbuyeong on its own? Then there’s nothing left to say. If you want to reinvestigate it, Zeppia’s Central Police Agency will have to intervene, and they are the ones responsible for this small-town incident. There’s no way you could care about that, right?”
Jenny looks at me.
“I won’t stop you if you report it.”
I decided to leave it up to her to make her choice.
Although I thought he was an unpleasant guy, my feelings for Fallon were closer to interest.
However, Sarah and Jenny are different.
They were in a close relationship with Fallon.
Fallon tried to kill and kidnap people they knew.
In Sarah’s case, there is also the issue of her older sister’s disappearance.
As much as possible, I planned to proceed with the work as they wanted.
And they will be responsible for the results.
If you’re unlucky, there might be a bad ending where only Sarah goes to her cell. First, there was no scene of Fallon killing in the saved video.
Jenny seemed to be thinking for a while with her serious face, and then she asked me.
“… What did you plan on doing?”
“Me? I…”
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『Uh, how did it go?』
Fallon asks with an urgent look.
“It was successful.”
Looking at Mildred’s attitude toward Fallon, it seemed that she did not have a hierarchical relationship with Fallon, as she said.
『… What happened to the items?』
“I’ve secured everything.”
Mildred sneakily shows Sarah, Jenny, Celestia, and the fake Sunni.
They were wearing restraints on their wrists.
When Fallon saw this, a light of greed flowed in his eyes.
『… What about the bracelet?』
『Are you talking about this?』
Mildred waves one of her bracelets and shows it to Fallon. Fallon seemed to have finally relaxed and spoke with a sigh of relief.
『Phew… Thank you for your hard work. I will pay you generously.』
“Thank you, what should I do with the link I obtained? Should I discard it?”
“No. Please bring it. I will dispose of it myself.』
“Then let’s go and see?”
『I will be waiting.』
After reporting the situation to Fallon, Mildred lifted the women’s restraints and spoke to me.
“Now I think we can just board the yacht and move.”
The women only had to wear handcuffs and Mildred speak well, so they were able to trick Fallon without difficulty.
Inside the yacht, there was a luxurious cabin that was spacious enough for three or four women to play together.
As soon as we all entered the cabin, the yacht began to move.
It was quite inside the cabin.
An awkward atmosphere flows.
Only the faint sound of the yacht’s engine filled the quiet cabin.
I glanced at the faces inside.
Sarah and Jenny looked worried.
One person said it was a mistake, but he killed someone.
In addition, most of the friends who came to hang out with him died, and the one remaining friend became a murderer.
Celestia was originally quiet.
The fake Sunni just kept her mouth shut like Celestia.
Fake Suni had a similar expression to Celestia.
‘… Is it natural that Celestia is controlling it?’
You can even see a dog running around the cabin.
Mildred, who had been sitting quietly watching me, broke the silence and asked carefully.
“Unho… Do you… Work in the military?”
I felt Sarah and Jenny prick up their ears, pretending not to be there.
“… Kun?”
“Yes…”
Mildred seems to have thought that my combat abilities were beyond the level seen in the civilian world.
Even if his combat skills were as good as mine, I guess he assumed that he had an officer or higher rank in the military.
‘So she surrendered easily?’
The military’s status in Zephiria is enormous.
Mildred may have thought that I was a high-ranking military officer and that it was only a matter of time before the Quinter Corporation or whatever was overthrown.
“No comment.”
I gave an ambiguous answer that was neither true nor false. Since her misunderstanding was to my benefit, I didn’t think there was a need to correct it.
“What about you? You’re probably good enough to join the military?”
“I also served in the military for a short time…”
“But why are you working as a mercenary?”
The treatment of soldiers in Zephyria was quite good.
Even low-ranking soldiers strain their necks wherever they go.
Being a soldier received more recognition than getting a job at a large company.
And I don’t know exactly how much salary they give, but… It’s probably better than doing mercenary work like this.
Not to mention the status in Zephyria society that comes with it, even if there is an argument, if you know that you are a member of the military, it will be resolved immediately.
There is almost no punishment unless it is a serious crime such as murder.
“I was retired.”
“Retired? What happened?”
Looking at her expression, it didn’t seem like she retired voluntarily.
“It’s not that big of a deal. I got caught fighting without paying attention. Well… Even if I was discharged, my experience in the military is still highly regarded in the mercenary world.”
“If this incident becomes known, won’t I be able to work as a mercenary?”
“Are you worried? Well… If the rumor spreads, there won’t be any damage, right? If you’re unlucky, Quinter Corporation may send an assassin.”
“I think you surrendered too easily for something like that?”
“Isn’t it funny to worry about the future when you might die right now?”
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What Mildred said was not wrong.
You also have to worry about the assassin being alive.
“Even in the world of mercenaries, actions taken when one’s life is in danger are somewhat acceptable.”
“It’s acceptable?”
“Yes, wouldn’t it be foolish for an employer to expect loyalty at the risk of his life from a freelance mercenary like me? Wouldn’t other mercenaries have made the same choice if they were in the same situation as me?”
“What about the guys who tried to kidnap us?”
“They are private mercenaries raised directly by Quinter Corporation. Isn’t it natural that you have to spit out as much as you get?”
In Mildred’s words… It seemed like they were gathering poor guys who couldn’t join the army, spending a huge amount of money to turn them into useful combat troops, and controlling them through strong prohibitions.
“Actually, the probability that the Quinter Corporation will retaliate against me is not high. And if they turn a skilled mercenary like me into an enemy, my sleep may be disturbed. Well… It will be difficult to receive requests from big players for a while.”
As I was talking with Mildred, the yacht suddenly stopped.
It was the dock of a beautifully built villa on the riverside.
“This isn’t the villa we stayed at?”
Jenny looked around through the window in the cabin and said with a frown.
“There’s no law saying there can only be one villa in Fallon, right?”
Mildred, who answered Jenny like that, looked at me and asked.
“Shall I bring Fallon?”
When I nodded, Mildred left the cabin.
“What if she runs away?”
Jenny seemed suspicious of Mildred.
She tried to assassinate me just recently, so it seems she isn’t very trustworthy.
Mildred’s decision to immediately surrender without even running away before she became my target meant that she had excellent survival instincts.
She probably instinctively knew that if she betrayed me and joined Fallon again, the consequences would not be very good.
Fallon and Mildred come out to the dock and have a conversation. And the two boarded the yacht together with bright faces.
Contrary to Jenny’s concerns, Mildred steadily lured Fallon.
The sound of two people’s footsteps is getting closer.
As Fallon entered her cabin with a dejected expression on her face, she froze when she saw me sitting leisurely on the sofa.
“Don’t we have a lot to talk about?”
Fallon quickly turns her head and looks at Mildred standing behind her.
His eyes were full of betrayal.
“Fallon, I’m sorry. I couldn’t help it?”
Mildred winked at Fallon and said sarcastically.
