Protecting The Heiress (Book 1)

Chapter 1

Gunshots can be heard everywhere. A couple of shouting; giving orders to whoever is still alive, groans coming from wounded mercenaries, and another gunshot between their eyes to make sure that they're dead.

Walking stealthy, the leader of the extraction team held her hand up, signaling the other 2 agents behind her to halt. Looking behind the wall, she saw their target was being guarded by 6 men, fully armed and looking at every possible entry point while pointing their guns out. She looked back to signal about the situation inside the room and directed the other agent for a smoke grenade. The man nodded then took out his M18 smoke grenade, walked in front of her then rolled the canister inside the room.

Mercenaries inside the room were alerted about their presence when they saw the smoke.

“They're here!” Someone shouted inside the room and another voice shouted, “kill them! Kill everyone who enters that door!”

All the mercenaries pointed their guns on the door then shot blindly, not even making sure if someone's entering or not, they just wanted to make sure that no one is coming inside the room.

The agents did nothing, they just waited outside the room, waiting for the right moment. When the leader heard the “click” sound, signaling that the mercenaries emptied their magazines already, she shouted to her men,”Let's go!”

They entered the room swiftly, get in position, and killed all the mercenaries before they even realized who entered the room. Only 1 person was left breathing in the middle of the room; arms tied behind the chair he's sitting on, head covered using a black cloth.

The leader pressed her tactical headset. “I got eye on the prize. Prepare to evacuate.”

“Roger that.” Said the person at the other end of the radio.

She looked at the other 2 agents behind her, telling them to look out on the door for any possible threat.

“Affirmative” they both said.

She walked to the man and then removed the black cloth covering his head.

“You're safe now, Mr. Minatozaki” she told the captive.

Mr. Minatozaki, the one being rescued, just looked at the young woman. Probably still couldn't believe that he's being saved, adding the fact that his rescuer is a woman, and young for that matter. When he collected his self, he cleared his throat.

“Th-thank you, thank you so much. I-I owe you my life” he said shakily while still looking at the young woman.

The young woman only nodded then went behind his back to untie the rope and helped him stand up. They heard a helicopter landing on the rooftop.

The young woman held Mr. Minatozaki on his right arm.

“I want you to stay close to me and don't do anything foolish. You run when I say run and you stop when I say stop. Did I make myself clear, Mr. Minatozaki?” The young woman said.

The middle aged man only nodded, suddenly feeling nervous on what's about to happen.

“Evacuation team ready.” The man on the other end announced.

“Prize is on the move.” The young woman said and with that, the four of them started their way to the rooftop.

Gunshots can still be heard not far from where they are, making Mr. Minatozaki flinch every now and then.

“Still no word from the Bravo Team?” The young woman asked her 2 men, while still maintaining her sharp senses alert.

“They're on their way to Point 2” the other one answered. With that, they continued their way going to the rooftop. Out of nowhere, a lone mercenary jumped in front of them then fired his gun.

“Fuck!” The young woman hissed in pain while her men killed the mercenary. They looked at her right arm that was shot and saw bloods are now being visible on her uniform.

“I'm fine. Go go go!” She shouted and with that, they ran their way to the rooftop. They saw the helicopter waiting for them, and another 2 soldiers emerged from the helicopter and assisted Mr. Minatozaki to enter the chopper. Before hopping inside the chopper, the young woman looked back at her men.

“I'll see you at the HQ”, she told them.

“We will be there in a few hours”

“Roger that, Boss” they said simultaneously.

With that, she hopped on the chopper then once the door has been closed, the chopper started taking off.

Once flying, she heard Mr. Minatozaki sighed in relief. She looked at the man, remembering how important this mission was. You see, Mr. Minatozaki is one of most well-known businessmen in South Korea and his wealth is not only known in South Korea, but also in other parts of Asia and Europe.

When he was kidnapped in one of the charity events he attended a week ago, the President of South Korea himself personally went to her father's security agency, and this is not just one of the many security agency you can find anywhere. Their agency works underground, only a few can contact them, and not everyone's request is being accepted. His father only accepts missions he thinks they need to intervene, meaning to say not even the army or marines can complete the mission.

So why accept this mission, and sending his daughter personally to do the extraction? Simple, aside from the fact that this is a request of none other than the President himself, Mr. Minatozaki and her father have been best friends for a very long time, and Mr. Minatozaki is also an investor of their agency. Because of that, her father agreed to send 8 of his men, including her daughter, to do the mission.

So why is she here? Simply put, she's the best agent her father has. You see, she was adopted. Her parents were killed when war broke out in Taiwan, and her father, her adopted father, was a soldier that time. When he saw her, kneeling in front of her parents dead bodies, not doing anything, not even crying, and had this blank look on her face, he knew she was different. And right he was, for she excelled in everything; from school to training, from learning hand-to-hand combat to using different weapons, from riding her first bike to flying a chopper, she's doing everything without caring for her safety. And because of that, every mission she did was a success, all the more for her father to include her in this mission, because he knew she would never fail.

Her train of thoughts were interrupted when she heard the pilot said they're reaching the safezone. By safezone he meant the helipad of one of the tallest buildings in Seoul, the Minatozaki Corporation. Once landed, she called her father to report their status.

“We're here,” she said to her father who was on the other end of the call.

“About time. A limousine is waiting for you in the parking lot. Go there and they will bring you here,” she heard her father say. “And don't forget, stay alert until you arrived here,” he continued.

“Roger that,” she answered then ended the call.

She signalled her men and Mr. Minatozaki to follow her. They rode the VIP elevator of the building. This VIP elevator can only be accessed by the Minatozaki family. The control pad requires a fingerprint scan before you can access it. Mr. Minatozaki put his right hand on the scanner then pushed Basement 1.

Nothing can be heard inside the elevator while waiting for it to descend, only the mechanical sound of the lift. Then they heard the ding sound indicating they have arrived. When the elevator door opened, they saw the limousine waiting for them outside. She guided the man to enter then she followed. Another man enters the opposite door then the other 2 men entered the pick-up van parked just behind the limousine. Once settled, they took off.

She looked at the man sitting on her right side fidgeting. “Everything's okay now, Mr. Minatozaki. You can relax now, you're safe,” she said.

The businessman looked at her then to her right arm. “You have to get that looked at. And I'm sorry, I'm just nervous that something might happen again, I don't want my family to worry about me anymore.”

“They're safe, some of our men are stationed in your house and the surrounding area. And also, my dad is there, he never leave the house since the kidnapping happened,” she answered the man.

“Who are you, by the way? I feel like we've met but I just couldn't put where?” The man asked her.

“I'm Tzuyu Chou, you can call me Tzuyu,” she answered.