*Zoda, Winter Weir*
A fancy car drove to a stop in front of an uncompleted building. The door opened and Rain X stepped out of the car. He wore a light blue suit with a white shirt underneath. Ace also exit the car and they both walked up to the back of the car. The trunk slowly opened to reveal a suitcase in it.
"Highly fragile, handle it with care," the electro-agent stated.
"Got it," Rain X replied before taking the suitcase from the trunk. He pulled his necktie down a little before making his way toward the building.
"And you better not waste my time kid," Ace yelled as he leaned back on the car.
The Rain agent clenched his teeth as he walked closer to the building. He hated Ace McClain so much that just hearing his voice makes his skin crawl.
Rain X entered the building with the suitcase in his hand. He looked around and noticed two men standing atop an elevated platform like an indoor balcony. Both men were holding guns in their hands, while three men sat around a table with a suitcase on the table. "Finally," one of them shouted out loud.
The Rain agent walked up to the trio and sat on an empty chair, keeping his suitcase by his side. "Oh, Chief was too scared to show himself? Should have known," the man added.
"Well. New faces. Introductions. To get familiar, yeah? Call me Marshal, I lead this bunch of losers that can't be trusted with anything. Leave one job to them and it'll be a flat failure, you?" The man raised his brows but the agent didn't utter any word.
Marshal folded his hand and sighed. "Not the speaking type huh? Okay then. I hope Chief told you how this is gonna go." Marshal nudged the man on his right with his elbow.
The man immediately stood up to his feet and pulled out his gun. "No, no. Not that, the box," Marshal stopped him before he pulled the trigger.
"I'm sorry about that. They have problems up there." The man sat back down and opened the suitcase to reveal what was in it.
"Cash?" Rain X mumbled.
"Yeah. You've never seen this much cash?"
The official currency in Winter Weir is digital. Transactions are made wirelessly. Though the usage of physical cash is still allowed, it is rarely used. But those who indulge in crime tend to use cash because it can't be tracked by the government.
Marshal closed the suitcase and placed it on his thigh. "My stuff?" He asked.
Rain X looked down at the suitcase by his side and then back at the man. "You know I'm not giving this to you."
"Oh. Too bad. I wasn't here for the case, I was supposed to murder Chief here but he didn't show. So instead, I'll murder you and ship your parts to him," Marshal chuckled. He clapped his hand and two other men walked into the room. They both were huge with guns in their hands. "I'm gonna enjoy this. Hand over the suitcase and I may let you go alive."
Rain X scoffed. "I don't think you understand the situation you're in right now."
"What?"
"I've seen how this will end. Not pleasant for any of you."
Without giving them time to process what he just said, Rain X kicked the table at the trio in front of him, causing them to stumble to the ground. He shoots a wave of electricity at the two atop the elevated platform before charging at the other two that just entered the room
They fired their guns at him but the Rain agent dodged all the attacks. He punched one of them with a right hook that sent him crashing into a wall. The second man brought a punch at the agent but he dodged, letting the man's hand fly past his head. He skillfully snaked his way behind the man and wrapped his hand around his waist, slamming him head-first on the ground.
Rain X got up on his feet again and hit the man that was sitting on Marshal's right with a roundhouse kick to his jaw, before sending him into a wall with a ball of electricity. The agent turned to face Marshal who was running for the door.
Rain X picked up a gun from the ground. He shoots Marshal in his right leg, rendering him immobile. He then walked over to the suitcase he brought and opened it up. The only thing he found in the case was a syringe filled with orange syrup. "I've seen this before," he mumbled to himself. Rain X stand back on his feet and walked over to Marshal who puts his hand up. "Please, please don't kill me. Please, I'm begging you," he pleaded.
Rain X squatted and pulled the man by his collar. "How many of these do you have?"
"The Z-thingy? I swear I don't have any. I swear!"
The dark-haired man pressed the gun to Marshal's head and repeated the question. "How many of the Z-syrup was sold to you?"
"P-please… Chief sold one to me some days ago. That's all I have, I swear!"
"What did you do with it?"
The terror was visible all over Marshal's face as he trembled beneath the Rain agent's grip. "I used it on one of my men but he died. I thought Chief tricked me and stole my money so I asked for another to return the favor to him but he caught up to my plan, I swear that's the truth."
Rain X let go of the man and rose to his feet. He then used his foot to knock the man out. He picked up the two suitcases and made his way out of the building.
"Maybe you are not so bad after all," Ace McClain stated as he held the trunk open for him to drop the cases. "Hope you put them all down."
"Did I have a choice?" Rain X mumbled.
The Electro trooper grinned before entering the car. "No matter, I'll have some men take care of the bodies."
*Department H*
After delivering the suitcases to Chief, Rain X headed to Miss Havishma's pad.
"Please sit," Miss Havishma said while pointing at the couch.
Rain X sat down and exhaled softly. "You've never come to me on your own before so it has to be urgent I'm guessing," Miss Havishma stated.
The rain agent projected an image of the Z-syrup from his watch. Miss Havishma immediately recognized the syrup. "Where did you get this?"
"Chief had me deliver it to some men on Zoda. Did you know that he was selling the Z-syrup?"
Miss Havishma dug her hands into her hair and groaned loudly. "We don't even have any of the syrup left, so he must have stolen the formula from the cloud."
"I know you know better than anyone what would happen if it gets into the wrong hands."
Miss Havishma stood up from her seat and moved to her table. "Aix, did anyone else access the Z-Syrup formula since the last time I did?"
[Yes. Chief copied the formula three months ago]
"Unbelievable."
"If you didn't help him make it, then who did?" Rain X queried.
Miss Havishma turned to look at the dark-haired man. "Thank you for reporting this to me agent, you may leave now."
"Of course." He stood up from the couch and started towards the door. "Why'd you decided to tell me?" Miss Havishma probed. "I mean, you work under Chief now."
"I don't know either, I just felt like I should."
"Oh," she mumbled, the side of her lips curled up a little. "Well, thank you."
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