boyutpedia Chapter 143: A Blackmailed Double Agent
Chapter 143: A Blackmailed Double Agent
Chapter 143: A Blackmailed Double Agent
Nathan stared blankly at Emir, not knowing how to react.
Although he agreed with the rumors going around that Emir was in cahoots with Amanda, he never expected them to confront him together so openly.
His doubts were valid, if only them being in the Liberation Army was taken into account, of
course.
Contrary to his expectations, they wanted him to be fully on board, and that meant having him sign a binding contract with his life on the line, and they knew that if they pushed him too hard before gaining a semblance of trust, he would activate his death protocols, whatever they may be.
for now, they wanted to appear as friendly and authoritative people that he would rather gain as respected allies rather than enemies.
Chuckling at Nathan's absent-mindedness, Emir spoke, ending the silence:
"You figured me out back then, I am suspicious. Though it doesn't take a genius to reach that conclusion..."
As his dark eyes locked onto Nathan's green ones, he continued:
"But before we eat the main dish, let's get the starter first."
With a simple gesture from Emir, Lyra brought forward a small circular hologram projector and placed it on top of Nathan's desk.
Gently tapping it with his finger, it sounded a buzz, and an image appeared above his hand. It showed a body-less head, of the same assassin that attacked Emir many months ago. Pointing at it, he asked, "Remember this guy?"
He paused for a moment, acting as if it was deliberate, as he asked Lyra:
[What was the name of their gang again? They're so forgettable...]
Sounding a chuckle, she answered:
[Rattlers.]
Nodding inwardly, he continued, "I brought you his head way back then. You told me he was a part of the Rattlers... Were you lying?"
The answers to these questions didn't matter much to Emir nor Lyra, this was all an act to ease Nathan into talking with them, relaxing before getting to what truly mattered.
Their true objective in coming here today.
Seemingly composed, Nathan replied, not bothering to address or welcome Emir as he used to before:
"I spoke the truth. We, however, noticed that his memories experienced a certain degree of manipulation, so there is something more to the story that we don't know of."
'Well... if he is so eager, who am I to stop him?'
They watched as Nathan waved his fingers silently, and moments later, the hologram brightened until it fizzled out from the projection, appearing as if it was absorbed into the
space around it.
Emir and Lyra glanced at each other and then looked back at Nathan, their eyes showing obvious interest in his actions.
Retracting his hand, he relaxed and leaned back in his seat.
"Am I terrified of you? Yes. Do I trust you? No. But do we have the same goal? Yes, we do..."
Turning his gaze to Emir, he continued:
"Your companion, Amanda, or whoever her real name is, scares me quite a bit. But she never once treated me unfairly. Though some might think that blackmail is just that. Unfair. But I
beg to differ."
"You two had to do it to stop me from talking, maybe you enjoyed it, I don't know, but that doesn't matter to me. What matters is that you would go to greater lengths to fight back
against the Order."
He switched his gaze to Lyra.
"She allowed me some leeway to check into her background, and I've noticed some inconsistencies. At first, I thought that this was all a ploy by the Liberation Army to get more dirt on the UEF. But then it dawned on me that it might be on purpose, to lower my guard..."
"Maybe even gain a bit of my trust."
"But, now I'm more inclined to believe that it was all for this one moment, everything you did to me was for me to accept this contract..."
"You needed an inside man in the UEF, a man who appears clean on the surface but has the
will to dirty himself to fight against the Order. Otherwise, you would've gone after a higher-
ranking agent."
"With that in mind, I believe signing the contract would be a win-win for me and my vendetta against the Order. You cherry-picked me for a reason, after all."
Emir and Lyra stayed quiet, letting Nathan rant all he wanted until he finally posed the
question that they'd been waiting for:
"So... What have you come to me for?"