I didn't know how I managed to drive after witnessing that but after almost an hour, we finally reached a small house near an abandoned lot facing the river. Who would have thought that Nigel Grand, once a Class S Keeper, had to live in a place like this? No wonder his own tribe and all the organizations interested in him didn't find him for the last couple of years.
"Welcome to my hideout," he said as he got inside his house.
My reaction? I was actually fascinated. The outside looked shabby and wornout, but once you stepped inside, one could easily say he's a spy. Tons of electronic bugs, listening and tracking devices, photos of people, laptops, sensors, binoculars and telescopes were scattered in his house. I couldn't believe he had these devices even though he hadn't contacted CIA for the past years.
Bigla namang nag-blink ang relo ko at nakita kong may message sa akin si Naia kaya naman umupo agad ako sa couch at binuksan ang laptop ko. Sumunod din sa akin sina Cliff at Jett.
Please see attached documents. I have retrieved old logs from Ansel Choi, the Specialist on your mother's team, and I think something had happened to them, kind of like a falling-out? Anyway, where are you? I can't find your coordinates.
After I read that, my eyes found Nigel grand and he was staring at us but I was surprised when he suddenly smiled.
"Is that your Keeper?" he asked and I could see a glint in his eyes. Nagkatinginan kaming tatlo at hindi namin alam kung dapat na ba namin siyang pagkatiwalaan.
'Let me handle this,' Cliff said through his inner voice.
"Yes," sabi ni Cliff at tumango naman si Nigel.
Tumalikod siya sa amin at umupo sa desk niya sa gilid kung saan nakabukas ang isang laptop at may separate namang keyboard sa gilid. He pressed several keys on the keyboard and a hologram appeared above it. When we saw what was written, the three of us were quite astounded.
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Names and codenames were listed and all of them were either crossed out, struckthrough, encircled, or written in red color. According to CIA's standard protocol in listing our targets, those who were crossed out were already killed by the one who wrote them while names with lines through their center or struckthrough means they were killed by other person/s. In addition, encircled names denote that they are still alive and they are currently under observation while those written in red color indicate priority action since they usually have a big role in a community or an upcoming situation.
"After more than a decade, I finally got these information," sabi ni Nigel at inikot niya ang upuan niya para maging kaharap niya kami.
"How did you get these information, Sir?" tanong naman ni Cliff at ngumiti ulit siya sa amin.
"I managed to infiltrate the outermost circle for two years, however, I didn't notice that one of the inner members was observing me. Since I can't use my animus after that tragedy, they don't have any proof that I'm an Erityian."
