Agent X

Chapter 18: The Rescue Mission

*GIULIANA’s POV*

We are now inside the PBI’s main building, inside their meeting room. I am sitting comfortably on the swivel chair beside Zac, who is now standing and giving directions to his subordinates.

I never said anything as I listened carefully in their meeting, gathering all the necessary information that I can use to help them retrieve the president. I am not doing this to help the PBI or because I care about Zac or this country, I want to do this because I want to make the president owe his life to me, and with that, he can give the order of pardoning me of all my crimes, then, I will not be imprisoned anymore.

“So base on the general, he was able to contact the president’s entourage at 7:32 in the evening, and during the call, he heard a loud explosion, followed by gun fires, and then, the call ended,” Zac informed everyone.

“Now, Officer Luke and Officer Rey’s men are now trying to contact the president’s phone, and I do not have any idea if they had succeeded in obtaining the president’s location already,” Zac added as he looked at the long table in front of him, then he looked at the Japanese-Korean looking guy, which from what I remember is named Officer Hiro.

“Officer Hiro, go and ask for an update from Officer Luke and Officer Rey,” my husband commanded and Officer quickly left the room.

“Officer Martha have you gathered all of the information about the president’s personal guards when their entourage was attacked?” Zac asked and Martha showed him a brown folder with a metal clasp.

“Thank you,” Zac replied and I saw how it made Martha happy which made me raise my eyebrow.

“Now that we have the information about the president’s guards, each of you, try contacting these men, check if their phones can be tracked,” Zac said which gave me an idea.

“Why bother tracking those useless goons?” I asked which caught all of their attention, I saw all of the people inside this room looking at me, and I even saw how Martha rolled her eyes at me, but I ignored them all and just remained looking at Zac.

“Giuliana, will you ju~” I cut him off and stood up.

“With the current technology I’m pretty sure that the government has, at least, improved with their gadgets, am I right?” I started which confused all of them but they still nodded at me.

“Then, there is a possibility that the president’s car has been installed with a tracking device,” I added and I saw how they all realized what I am trying to say, especially Zac.

“Then, we can use that to track the location of the president,” Zac said and was about to speak again when I interrupted once again.

“Nope, finding the president’s car does not guarantee that we will also find the president there,” I replied to him and looked at the table where a lot of documents about the president’s contact information are written and scattered on the table.

“However, we can use that location to find more clues about the president’s whereabouts,” I added and smiled at Zac. I saw him nod at me with a smile on his face.

Amf…he’s so handsome. I thought as I smiled even more at him.

“Let’s do that. Someone, go and inform Officer Hiro, Officer Luke, and Officer Rey about the change in plans," Zac commanded and one of his men left the room to inform those three officers.

“Great, so once we have confirmed the location of the president’s car, we can make another plan,” I said then I saw Zac looking at me with a furrowed forehead, so I tilted my head a little and raised my right eyebrow as if asking him what?

“What do you mean by we?” he asked.

“Oh come on Zac, you don’t intend to just leave me behind, do you?” I asked him and he just stared at me.

“Hah! Unbelievable!” I said loudly which caught everyone’s attention.

“This is a serious mission Giuliana, I can’t take risk of taking you along,” Zac replied which made me pissed off.

“But I want to do this mission with you,” I rebutted and he just looked at me and faced his body towards me.

“Look, I can’t lead this mission and act as your guard at the same time. I need to focus,” And with his words, my patience snapped.

I grabbed his tie and suddenly pushed him towards the cabinet behind us. He was surprised by my sudden attack that he was not able to fight back at all.  I even heard clicks of guns behind me, ready to fire at any moment now, but I did not falter. I ignored the other PBI officers who are now pointing their guns at me.

“I never asked you to be my guard, and I don’t need a guard, Zac Morgan Lazano,” I uttered, putting emphasis on each word.

“Have you forgotten who I am?” I asked him and I saw him open his mouth to say something but I placed my left pointing finger on his delicious lips and stared straight to his black mesmerizing eyes.

“I am Agent X, and you know how skilled I am in any situation I am,” I added and run my finger down to his chin, to his chest, to his abs, and then, I stared at his pants. Then I looked back to his eyes and smirked.

“Now, are you still leaving me behind?” I asked him and I saw him swallowed before answering.

“Fine, you can join us, but I have one condition,” he said so I let go of him and took a step backward.

“Anything, hubby,” I said to him with a smile on my face.

“You’re not allowed to step away from me for more than five meters, am I clear?” he said as he fixed his tie, so I walked towards him again and removed his hands from his tie, and fixed it myself.

“Roger that, chief,” I replied and winked at him after I have finished fixing his tie. I heard him clear his throat and looked at his subordinates who are still holding their guns.

“Now, all of you grab your bulletproof vests and reload your guns, make sure to bring extra vests protection gears for the president, once that we have rescued him,” Zac ordered and his subordinates gave him a salute before they left the room one by one until it was just me and Zac left here.

“That went well,” I commented and lean on the table as I watch Zac sighed and pinch the bridge of his nose.

“Why is my wife so stubborn?” I heard him whispered which made me giggled. He looked at me then shook his head.

“Come on, you must have your own protective gear,” he said and started walking to the door. He opened the door and let me stepped out first before he closed the door behind us. I quickly linked my arm on his and walked beside him towards the weaponry, a room where they put most of their guns, ammunition, bombs, and other things that they use every time they have a mission.

I saw the other PBI officers walking out of the weaponry and this time they are all wearing their protective gear.

“Chief, we’ll wait at the front gate,” one of the officers said and Zac only nodded his head at him, then we both entered the weaponry that is guarded by four PBI officers.

“Chief! Chief Lazano!” I heard someone calling Zac so I turned around and saw Officer Hiro approaching us, together with the playboy guy named Officer Luke.

“Chief, Officer Rey has tracked the president’s car. This is the coordinates,” Officer reported to Zac and hand him a piece of paper, so I took it from his hand, which surprised them both but did not bother to take it from me.

50 degrees south and 63 degrees east of manila? So there is a probability that the kidnapper is planning to take the president to the other island of this country. I thought as I checked the coordinates.

“We should probably hurry,” I suggested and they all nodded at me then we all grabbed our protective gears and guns.

I don’t want to wear one, but when Zac glared at me, I know I had no other choice but to do as he says or else he will really leave me behind so I grabbed the bulletproof vest that Zac handed to me.

 “Chief, we’ll be at the front gate,” the playboy officer said with a smirk on his lips and run outside the weaponry.

“Oh, hubby, who is this Officer Rey?” I asked as we walked out of the weaponry towards the front gate.

“He’s the smart nerd here, so he’s the one in charge of the research and helping me with planning,” he answered and looked at me.

“That’s right, you haven’t met him yet,” he added and I just nodded at him.

“Let’s talk about that later, we’re here now,” I said to him and walked towards his car.

“Have everyone received the coordinates!?” I heard Zac’s loud and booming voice and the response of his subordinates with a loud yes.

“Alright, everyone! Let’s move out!” Zac yelled again and everyone slides into their cars, same as to me and Zac. I put on my seat belt as Zac drove out of the PBI compound.

For the rest of the trip, I noticed Zac has never said anything at all so I remained silent too, as I do not have anything else to say.

After three hours of traveling from the PBI compound, we have finally reached our destination and saw an old warehouse from afar, which means that the president is probably inside that building.

I saw Zac grabbed the handheld transceiver, and pushed the button on top, and spoke.

“Let’s sneak around the warehouse. Be on your guard all the time. I will not allow any casualties,” Zac said and put down the transceiver on top of the dashboard.

“Let’s go,” Zac said and removed his seat belt, so did I and was about to open the door, but then I felt his right hand on my hand so I looked at him and raised my eyebrow at him.

“Stay close to me,” he said and I just smiled at him to assure him. Then, we both stepped out of the car, and then, we all sneaked our way towards the big yet old warehouse.

The building was located in an abandoned land where tall grasses and trees are surrounding the building, which is a good thing for our team, we can hide behind these bushes and trees. We are now standing a few meters away from the building itself.

I scanned the area and noticed that there are no guards outside. I tap Zac’s shoulder so he looked at me.

“Aren’t we going to sneak inside now? There’s no one guarding the place,” I whispered in a hushed tone.

“Not yet, we have to make sure that it’s safe,” he replied in a whisper too. Then, he made a hand signal to his right, and a pair of men starter to search the area. Zac did the same thing on his left and another pair of men searched the left side of the building.

After a few minutes of waiting for those men who served as scouts, I finally saw all four of them waving their hands, a sign that we can get in now and it is safe.

“Alright. Move! Move!” Zac said with a hand signal. As I stared at him doing all the commands here, I can’t deny that I find him attractive with those serious and focused eyes that he has, plus the feeling of safety as long as he’s around, maybe that’s why his subordinates trust him so much and always obeys his commands.

“Come on,” he whispered to me and started walking so I followed behind him with a gun in my hand.

Another signal came from Zac’s left hand as he held his gun in his right hand, then, his men slowly walk inside the warehouse with their guns pointing forward. I simply followed Zac in silence as he moved forward, but something caught my attention. I saw a shadow of a man, running away as soon as he noticed my gaze in his direction which is a different path from the PBI officers.

I want to inform Zac but I know that if I informed him, he will rush in that direction. So without letting him noticed, I sneak my way away from him and quickly hid behind the old barrels.

With a single gun in my hand, I slowly checked the direction where I saw the shadow, but since I am wearing a stiletto, I am a bit uncomfortable walking sneakily, so I took it off and carry it instead.

I kept walking forward while checking all directions from my spot from time to time until I heard a soft murmuring voice, so I ready my gun and peeked at the corridor from my right. It is only the pathway left in front of me.

I saw a wooden door in front, but because the building itself is old already, the door is also not closed to avoid getting locked inside, I guess.

“Sir, the police is here,” I heard a man’s voice.

“What!?” I heard another man’s voice some footsteps walking out of that room but not towards my direction.

“I have to get out of here. All of you, make sure that man is transferred to the pier as soon as possible. Kill all those police officers,” I heard the man’s voice again, followed by footsteps again.

“You! Take your men and ambush those police. And you, we’ll stay here to guard this place,” another groggy voice spoke.

“Yes, boss,” the men replied then I heard footsteps again but still, it’s not coming in my direction, which is a good thing.

So that means, the president is inside this room, I just have to sneak inside and drag him out of here. I thought and walked towards the door.

As soon as I entered the room I saw ten men guarding the place. Three of them are playing cards in the left corner of the room, four are drinking a rum or Tanduay, and the rest of them are talking to each other while smoking.

I also noticed two doors inside the room. One is at the right side, near those men playing cards, and the other one is at the far end of this room. There are also a lot of barrels inside this room, most of them are placed at the side of the room but there are some that are left in the middle.

I took a deep breath before I sneak inside. I made sure that no one saw me as I walk from one barrel to another, and as much as possible, I tried not to make any noise. I know that I can’t handle ten men on my own, but I can outrun them with my brain.

“Hey, did you hear that?” I heard one of the men asked which made me alert.

“What? I did not hear anything,” another man answered but then we all heard a loud gunshot.

I guess Zac’s team has encountered the other group members of these men. Now, I have to take this opportunity to find the president and help Zac. I thought as I proceeded with my search for the president.