《Rise of the Henchman》Chapter 21: Back to Work
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A month has gone since the newscast of the cabin killings. Seel has been teaching me the basics of espionage, information gathering and such. However, a couple of days ago I’ve been told that I am eligible to go back to the field but Jason has elected for me to stay with Seel for six more months. As I am organizing some files, Seel telepathically tells me to go to her. I stop my work and go to her main work space. I feel like I’m her mindless lackey, she really figured out how to work me.
I see Seel sitting behind her desk twisting a lock of her blond hair. As I entered the room her hazel colored eyes looked at me through her glasses. Her red lipstick clashed seductively with her porcelain skin as she slowly said, “Honey, I need you do some snooping around.”
Half mesmerized, I replied, “Why?”
“I need some information on some baby toys that have entered the market. I am keeping an eye on Abyzou’s Toys and they have been making moves that concern me. What I want you to do is check out the factory and follow the shipment of a certain truck.”
“What is up with the toys?”
“They are being used to distribute information. We believe that the Abyzou Toy company is putting chips in their toys and then distributing them to some dangerous people. It was by chance that we got this information. a target was in the middle of looking over this info when he was taken out.”
“What does the chip contain?”
“Classified~.”
“How dangerous is this job?”
“It’s nothing special, the worst case scenario should be getting arrested for trespassing. You will go to the factory tomorrow and the specified truck should arrive at noon. You may go.”
With that I leave the room and start to prepare for the next day.
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