"What? Where am I?" the Jungkook who was once unconscious woke up again.
He found himself tied up on a chair facing the ceiling. A bright light was blinding him and that light was the only one on in the room.
"Where am I?!" Jungkook shouted even louder, wanting an answer immediately.
"You're in the Abolishing room of U.A. Agency where we erase people's memories, you will be our next customer today" Chorong came into the light while holding the abolisher.
"What?! Soo Ah?! What are you doing?! Let me go!" Jungkook tried to wiggle out of the ties but it was useless, the grip of the ties were too strong.
"There's no use Kookie, you're not getting out of there soon. Don't worry, I'll only erase your memories of me, Jinho, and the Ivy gang" Chorong said.
Kim Jinho was Kihyun's cover name and Oh Soo Ah was Chorong's cover name at that time, Jungkook was just a victim they had saved from the kidnapping of the Ivy gang.
"Wait, I'm going to forget all of that?" Jungkook's eyes were pleading her for her to keep him memories but she had a job to do, she won't let some kid stop her from doing it. "I'm sorry Jungkook, but it must be done" she turned on the abolisher and pointed it in his ears.
"But before I abolish your memories, did you tell anyone else about me or Jinho?" Chorong was ready to pull the trigger after he'd answer her.
He shook his head "No, I did not" Jungkook said "that's good to know" then she pulled the trigger and erased his memories.
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"Are you done?" Kihyun sounded tired as he asked her on the phone.
"Yes, I'm done, it didn't take me that long" Chorong said and held the phone against her ear.
"He didn't tell anyone else?" Kihyun yawned on the other line.
"No, he didn't, besides I had checked his memories first while he was sleeping before erasing them" – Chorong said – "did you wake up to call me? because you sound sleepy".
"No, I'm just a little tired. I'll see you back at the lab" Kihyun said and hung up.
Chorong put her phone down, but she felt suspicious. Maybe it was her female instincts but she needed to be sure. She dialed Kihyun again and tracked his phone down with the app she had installed in her phone.
The address that popped up wasn't near the lab, the school, or their targets' house.
Chorong hurried and ran to it. She arrived at a ware house and found Kihyun beaten up on the floor.
"Kihyun!" Chorong ran over to him and lifted his head up, his face was covered in scars and his lips had scratches on them. She immediately called her agency. Calling the hospital would be risky for their cover.
"This is agent PCR, I'm calling for an ambulance for agent YKH. Immediately"
"Copy that"
Chorong stayed calm even though she was already panicking on the inside. What if the people who beat up Kihyun took their targets?
"Tell us your location and we'll come" said their handler and Chorong immediately told them.
After about 5 minutes, they were inside a black van carrying Kihyun to the hospital of U.A. Agency.
Kihyun went inside the emergency room and Chorong dialed Yoongi's number as she waited in the waiting room.
"Come on, pick up pick up pick up" she said repeatedly. If their targets die, there'll be no more members of the Min family and they'd lose track of the serial killers. That means they would have failed their mission.
"Hello?" he picked up.
Chorong let out an immediate sigh of relief "Thank goodness". "Who is this?" he asked and Chroong calmed down. "Yoongi, it's me Chorong. I'm just calling to ask if you got home safely" she said.
"Yeah, we did but Kihyun left quite early" Yoongi said very calmly but Chorong didn't feel calm at all. She was still worried for her partner. "Is he with you?" Yoongi asked.
"Yeah, he's with me now. There's nothing for you to worry about" Chorong said "I'll hang up now". "Bye".
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"Agent PCR?" said the doctor who had called out for Chorong. Chorong stood up abruptly, trying not to show any sign of having fallen asleep while waiting for so long.
"Yes? Is my partner alright?" Chorong asked, in hope that she wasn't too late when she had found Kihyun.
"He's fine, but he has 2 damaged ribs that will take a few months to heal. He cannot go continue to join you on your mission any longer" – said the doctor – "if he does, we cannot ensure you that he will continue to live a healthy life".
Chorong flexed her jaw in annoyance, Kihyun was smarter than her, stronger than her, and was closer to his target than she was because it was an all boys school. Whoever beat him up must have been part of the serial killers.
"May I see him?" Chorong asked politely. The doctor nodded and motioned his hand for her to follow him.
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Chorong knocked on the door twice and heard a shaky voice tell her to come in, she knew who owned that voice but was too scared to see him.
She entered and found Kihyun holding tissues against his eyes, wetting them with his tears. Chorong felt so weak, she felt like she could feel his pain.
She didn't want to ask if he was okay, like what other stupid people ask others who are in pain, but sat beside him and stayed silent.
Kihyun crumpled up the pieces of tissue and threw them in the trash can beside his bed. "I hate this" – he glared at the door – "I hate myself".
Chorong didn't interrupt him, he was just letting out how he feels. She has no right to stop him from doing that.
She was still feeling guilt in her. "I'm sorry Kihyun" she spoke, holding back her own tears.
"It's not your fault Chorong, but I can't stop you from guilty" Kihyun said. She felt guilty, and he had no right to stop her from feeling the guilt.
Kihyun glanced at her and said "they used sleeping gas on me and beat me up while I was unconscious" – his fist tightened – "then I wake up here and find out I'm suspended from the missions for 6 months".
Kihyun had dedicated his life to being an undercover agent after realizing how wrong he was and how he had wasted his life for the bad. But there he was, no longer able to continue what he had enjoyed doing.
Chorong didn't know what to tell him. She was very hesitant on what to say because it was her first time seeing someone close to her in pain. The other people she had once cared for have already forgotten about her.
She gently placed her hand on his.
"If it makes you feel any better, I can decline every other mission I'll receive for the next 6 months" Chorong said as she rubbed her small hands together.
Kihyun shook his head "no, I would become a burden. There are no other available spies to help you so I'm stuck in the lab again. Besides, you said you wanted this to be your last mission".
"Yeah, my parents are planning on giving me a baby brother. If they won't be able to protect him, I'll quit from being an agent and protect him myself" Chroong said.
He glanced back at her and let out a deep sigh, "Go back now, they could be in danger at this very second. If you feel guilty at all, you can make me feel better by accomplishing this mission".
Chorong looked up to him and smiled "I'll do my best then"
Although her partner was weak and bruised, she felt another push to getting to the goal of accomplishing the mission. She suddenly felt a little bit more confidence in herself.
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Chorong exited U.A. Agency's hidden hospital and called Yoongi again.
"Chorong? Are you alright? You've been calling me quite often" Yoongi sounded confused and all Chorong could do was smile.
"I just get bored very quickly Yoongi-ah, and Kihyun isn't a person to talk to at times" Chorong said as she walked towards Yoongi's house.
"Is that so? Then do you want to come over? I mean.. for Woozi ... because he woke up and is having a bit of difficulty going back to sleep" Yoongi's stuttering voice made her smile a bit but she tucked her smile in.
"Really? I don't know your address though" Chorong lied, she was actually standing in front of their house.
Yoongi told her his address and she said "Oh ok, I'm close by then so I'll be there in 5 minutes".
"See you later then, I'm hanging up now" Yoongi said and hung up.
[Kihyun got beaten up. . . next is 8th mission. If you want to read Yoongi and Chorong's moment, I suggest you don't miss it!]