Codename-Anastasia

Chapter 21: 2.8 Twilight: Crocodile became a panther 2

There are three doors in Sergei's bedroom. The first door is at the end of the hallway, the second door is through a long hallway where paintings are hung, a sliding door from both sides separates the bed space and the living room, each pass requires fingerprint identification. and iris. Security cameras are installed at a distance from each other, monitoring every move of guests to the point that people wonder what the hell is in there that has to be hidden like that.

Sergei personally opened the last sliding door to the sides. The space inside is quite spacious. The round bed placed in the middle is large enough for 10 people. A leopard skin nearly 4 meters long was spread on light purple silk, each hair seemed still alive. Its yellow eyes also sparkled. Kwon Taek Joo wondered how he could sleep on that thing? I don't know if that's the hobby of people with excess money or not. The room even has a spacious bathroom that just looks at the design intention.

Kwon Taek Joo hovered near the bed and became aware of the secret space behind it. According to the sectional drawing that he grasped, there was a rather large secret room there.

"Do you want something to drink? Some good whiskey."

Sergei offered him wine, and his way of speaking also changed from entering the bedroom. The eves looking at Kwon Taek Joo also became more obvious. He obediently accepted the cup he gave him. At a glance, he could see the undissolved white powder surrounding the small stone. Kwon Taek Joo pretended to bring it to his mouth and clicked his lips.

Sergei walked past Kwon Taek Joo and climbed into bed. The old man relaxed his body, sat down and looked at him every inch as if he were a product displayed in a glass case. His eyes slid from head to toe in discomfort. Kwon Taek Joo put the glass he had just sipped on the nearby table.

"Where is the thing you mentioned?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's not too late to take a look, is it? The night is still long.".

The old man narrowed his eyes devilishly. A drop of whiskey dripped down the rim of the glass, and he stuck out his tongue to lick it. Kwon Taek Joo turned his head away in annoyance. Meanwhile, Sergei poured the remaining wine and stood up, looked straight at Kwon Taek Joo and began to take off his clothes layer by layer.

He took off his shirt and took a step forward. He took off his pants and took a step forward. Sergei quickly became naked with only a tiny pair of pants on, closing the distance and panting into Kwon Taek Joo's neck.

Kwon Taek Joo quietly gritted his teeth and endured. Sergey walked behind him, gently rubbed his waist, then suddenly hugged his strong body. He grabbed Kwon Taek Joo's breasts that stood out from his shirt and squeezed them as hard as if he could burst them, then let them go, his hands sliding down his smooth abs.

Kwon Taek Joo held his breath and looked into the distance. If you try to endure it three times, maybe you can avoid murder. But as he was trying as hard as he could, something hard touched his thigh. Kwon Taek Joo clearly felt its heat even through his clothes.

In a moment, he was thrown to the floor. His chin hit the floor painfully. Sergei was completely oblivious and rubbed his swollen third leg against Kwon Taek Joo's thigh. He exhaled refreshing breaths into the nape of his straight neck. As if being ridden by a pig in heat and panting, Kwon Taek Joo felt like something was crawling along his veins.

Kwon Taek Joo, who was meaninglessly counting the spaces, suddenly opened his mouth to mumble.

"No way..."

"Huh, huh, huh? Huh, what did you say?"

Sergei was completely naked, pressed against Kwon Taek Joo and breathing hard. The chubby hand poked into his side and moved towards his groin without hesitation. He held Sergei's hand tightly. It seemed he mistook it for an act of sympathy, Sergei used his tongue to lick the back of his neck.

Sergei's body was lifted up. Vision turned upside down in an instant. That's because Kwon Taek Joo threw him over his shoulder.

Sergei was thrown backwards, his head planted on the floor, stunned by the memory of what had just happened to him.

"It's too dirty, I can't stand it, it's just enough to be perverted."

Kwon Taek Joo mumbled as he pulled back his disheveled shirt. He angrily wiped the saliva on the back of his neck.

Suddenly his phone rang, a series of numbers not in his contacts appeared on the screen. The series of numbers looks familiar, and seems to be Yoon Jong Woo's phone number.

Thinking back, Kwon Taek Joo asked him a favor. He immediately received the call. "Hello" Yoon Jong Woo shouted right then.

"Senior!"

Kwon Taek Joo's eardrums rang at the sudden scream. He moved the phone away from his ear for a moment. Even so. Yoon Jong Woo kept saying words that he couldn't understand.

"What's going on? How's the research going?"

"Who the hell are you with? He... You know?"

"What are you talking about?"

Kwon Taek Joo lifted the phone from his ear again, this time because of the poor connection. This is not an area where phone calls are impossible, but the Siberian cold seems to freeze radio waves and sounds.

Furthermore, "who are you with?" Is he hacking and watching CCTV? Kwon Taek Joo unconsciously looked back at the bed and was startled. Sergei, who had just been thrown in that direction, had disappeared somewhere.

Kwon Taek Joo quickly looked around and saw Sergei rushing towards him. He immediately put down the phone and grabbed the man's wrist. Even though he blocked the attack, the old man's speed and weight caused him to fall onto the bed.

Sergei used his whole body to press on Kwon Taek Joo, his hand was held tightly by Kwon Taek Joo, holding a syringe, the cylinder inside was empty. It didn't seem that way at first because there was still some liquid left at the tip of the needle.

Kwon Taek Joo bent his knees and hit Sergei's head, who was lying on top as if he wanted to crush him. Then he hit the weak points of the old man's body. Sergei struggled and quickly became limp.

"Damned."

Squeezed by a giant body, Kwon Taek Joo couldn't even breathe. He used all his strength to push Sergei's body away. There was a thud and a heavy body fell onto the bed.

He took a deep breath and stood up from his seat. Kwon Taek Joo searched every nook and cranny of the bed's top and bottom, behind the headboard and underneath the leopard skin to find the key to the secret room. But there were no keys or anything like that.

Surely there must be. Where is it?!

Kwon Taek Joo continued to think and then looked back at Sergei lying on the floor. If it was an important item, he would definitely bring it with him. But now he wasn't wearing a single piece of fabric, it seemed like it would be in the clothes that Seigei had taken off.

Kwon Taek Joo picked up every piece of clothing that fell on the floor and tried to shake it off. His hand accidentally brushed something around Sergei's belt. An object that looks like a square button. Kwon Taek Joo doubtfully emphasized it. Just then, the lid popped off and a remote control appeared.

"Found it."

Kwon Taek Joo smiled with satisfaction. He stood up from his seat with the belt. His heart was excited at the thought of seeing the secret room he had been searching for so long.

"Ah..."

But that didn't last long. His mind suddenly went blank. This was probably just a temporary symptom, but his eyesight was quickly shaken. Kwon Taek Joo staggered and sat down next to the bed. His mind immediately became foggy. His train of thought quickly slowed down to the point where he couldn't even think of why Kwon Taek Joo was here.

He shook his head trying to regain his composure.

Suddenly, the syringe Sergei was holding appeared in his mind. The cylinder was empty but he was too subjective. Kwon Taek Joo only guessed that the liquid inside had spilled out during the fight. Has it been injected into you? Kwon Taek Joo suddenly felt pain in the back of his neck. The omen is not good. And it was worse because he didn't know what kind of drug he was injected with.

Kwon Taek Joo shook his head and pressed acupressure points on his temples but it had no effect. He laid his heavy head on the bed. The whole world started spinning.

How long has it been? Someone's feet were in his side view. Since when has that person been here? Is it an illusion? Kwon Taek Joo wanted to raise his head to check that face, but his body was no longer following his head's instructions.

Kwon Taek Joo slowly rolled his eyes then little by little lifted his legs and thighs than waist then chest and shoulders. It took a moment before he could see the person's face. At the same time, Yoon Jong Woo's voice rang out through the phone that had not yet been disconnected.

"It's him! Are you listening, senior?"

Who do you mean he is? The phone immediately fell into the other person's hand. He calmly hung up and slowly walked towards the bed. While Kwon Taek Joo's whole body was dizzy from the drug, his instincts sounded a fierce warning.

Must flee.

"Oh my."

A familiar voice. That's Zhenya. His long shadow covered Kwon Taek Joo's head. He clicked his tongue but he didn't feel any sympathy, pity or regret in it, only a mild interest in the current situation

Zegna walked over the unconscious Sergei. Seeing his smiling face, Kwon Taek Joo was suffocated. The man in front of him was no longer a happy colleague. Nothing has changed from a while ago. but it's not exactly the same as before either.

Kwon Taek Joo used all his will to step back as much as possible, but in reality he only retreated a few inches. Meanwhile, Zhenya arrived right in front of him. He tilted his upper body to look down at Kwon Taek Joo. Kwon Taek Joo's black eyes looked back at him hard. His lips drew a long curve and then right after that, he slid his hand into Kwon Taek Joo's armpit and hugged him.

Kwon Taek Joo was thrown straight onto the bed. The mattress creaked.

"I came here because I was so worried, and you ended up like this."

He climbed on top and stared at Kwon Taek Joo who was drenched in sweat. It's unclear whether the person he's worried about is Kwon Taek Joo or Sergei.

He couldn't understand what was going on. But on the other hand, you think you know. Conflicting emotions and thoughts constantly flash and pass. Only one thing is certain: if Kwon Taek Joo stays here, he will definitely die.

Zhenya picked up the belt that had fallen on the bed and then skillfully operated the buttons with his hands. Then, somewhere on the wall, a loud mechanical sound rang out. Next, a part of the opposite wall began to slowly move.

What appeared when the flat wall disappeared was not a safe or an armory, but only a large photo frame hanging there. It was a group photo of about 20 men. Kwon Taek Joo saw many familiar faces. Visarion and his sons he met at the Bogdanov mansion. Sergei, who is lying on the floor, is also taking up a spot in the photo.

But somehow, Psych Bogdanov was not there, only a man who looked remarkably like Zhenya was standing right behind Vissarion. No, that must be Zhenya.

Kwon Taek Joo sighed, pursed his lips and looked at Zhenya. You have to check. He raised his hand that was shaking from the medicine and grabbed the man's shirt as if crushing it. Zhenya just silently watched as Kwon Taek Joo grabbed his collar. A deep joy welled up in those cold eyes.

Kwon Taek Joo snatched his shirt. The buttons of his shirt burst open and hit him in the face. Still, without blinking, Kwon Taek Joo witnessed the truth right before his eyes, a clear tattoo in the middle ofZhenya's chest. It was a pattern he had seen many times before, from the Bogdanov family mansion, from the back of Boris's hand, from the front door of this mansion, and from the forehead of dead Agent Morgan.

"Ah, this? Don't you think that only you can use that camouflage technique?"

Zhenya's taunts increased.

It's him. Zhenya, he is Psych Bogdanov.

"Ha ah... Ugh..."

Kwon Taek Joo was out of breath. He could see himself gasping helplessly in the mirror on the ceiling. Every time he breathed, the ceiling seemed to rush in front of his nose and then continuously recede. Kwon Taek Joo's vision was greatly disturbed and his stomach cramped in pain. His whole body became hotter and hotter. His brain seemed to instantly boil and hot blood flowed through his veins to his toes and fingertips. The heat that invaded the whole body did not decrease but only continued to increase. His head felt heavy but he tried to stand up calmly. All senses were awakened so sensitively that just a light brush on the bed sheet made his limbs weak.

Many thoughts rushed into Kwon Taek Joo's mind at the same time. The first time he accepted a mission, the moment he happened to meetZhenya in the hotel bathroom, and the news hit him like lightning right after that he was his colleague. He has been both a generous and evil colleague, and a silent and brutal killer. Even so, the reason Kwon Taek Joo trusted him was because he was the partner he had been assigned by headquarters.

When Kwon Taek Joo's vigilance reaches its peak, he always creates situations that leave him with no choice but to consider him a colleague. It wasZhenya who guided Kwon Taek Joo to secret places in the Bogdanov mansion, and thanks to him he learned of the existence of 'SS-29' through eavesdropping. In case of necessity, he did not hesitate to reveal information that was secretly shared among mafia businesses. To come here to find the whereabouts of 'SS-29',Zhenya's support was not small. The sole purpose is to make Kwon Taek Joo look ridiculous.

Where and how did things get so confusing? Why did headquarters appoint him as your partner? Who knows, maybe he wasn't a colleague from the start. Could it be that the plan of this operation was wrong? Kwon Taek Joo couldn't understand it except he came all the way here and it turned out like this.

He stammered and looked at Zhenya. His appearance was the same as usual, but different. It's ironic that he realized that his partner was someone he needed to stay away from. Intuition and reason, the current situation and even Zhenya's behavior all point to one truth. However, there are still things Kwon Taek Joo doesn't understand.

"Why do you still let me live until now?"

"Did I let you live?"

Zhenya frankly sneered. "You're so delusional."

Kwon Taek Joo was stunned by the blatant ridicule. Come to think of it, Zhenya tried to get rid of him as soon as he had the chance.

Joo was blown up. The entire room was blown away, and he couldn't even get his belongings. Contact with headquarters was also severed. If he didn't have experience with terrorism, he probably wouldn't have gotten out of there alive.

What was it like when Kwon Taek Joo was chased by a man he thought was Psych Bogdanov? Zhenya appeared in a helicopter and opened fire. It's a pity that the moving car got stuck in the cold river, otherwise all the passengers including Kwon Taek Joo would have become a honeycomb. Even though his colleague fell into the water,Zhenya did not stop shooting. He didn't even try to save his colleague from drowning.

Anything else? At Bogdanov's mansion, there was an unusual noise in the communication device. Zhenya gave him, and on the cross-border train, Kwon Taek Joo was attacked by an assailant" while searching for a missing person.

Looking back, it all seemed so silly. Every momentZhenya aimed at Kwon Taek Joo, but he misunderstood that he was being helped.

Meanwhile, new doubts arose. If Zhenya was determined to rush in, Kwon Taek Joo himself would have died a long time ago. However, it seemed that the fact that he was still alive was not simply luck, it was just that he had not yet used all his strength to kill him. Zhenya tells the reason.

"It's nice to see you fighting to survive."

Zegna's eves curved slightly. It's always been like that. Every time he disappears, a difficult situation will arise, and if Kwon Taek Joo escapes the danger alone, he can find him watching from afar before he even realizes it. Even when Kwon Taek Joo's life was threatened,Zhenya was always extremely comfortable. To him, Kwon Taek Joo's life and death are nothing more than a game.

"Bastard..."

Kwon Taek Joo gritted his teeth. He clenched his hands into fists until his nails dug deep into his skin, it seemed like his anger would not subside if he did not smash the brazen face standing in front of him. I will turn him into a bloody rice cake so he can't be so arrogant anymore. Determined, Kwon Taek Joo swung his fist.

But Zhenya blocked the punch with just one palm. Kwon Taek Joo's fists trembled. He put all his strength into his fist but that bastard's hand didn't move. At that moment, the smile disappeared from his face. The true face of the man he often met before is revealed. At the slightest insult, Zhenya threw away his mask without hesitation.

"It would be better if you could consider the situation before rushing in. Huh?"

Kwon Taek Joo's face turned around with a thud. The intense shock to the left cheek was really great. In an instant, the stars before his eyes flashed yellow. He couldn't even moan, the left side of Kwon Taek Joo's face immediately felt hot and swollen. Something exploded deep inside his nose. Not long after, red blood flowed out. His gums were torn and a fishy smell spread throughout his mouth. Kwon Taek Joo seemed like he would believe it immediately if his skull was broken right now.

If this continues, he will die at Zhenya's hands. The survival instinct beyond personal resentment begins to take over the entire body. Kwon Taek Joo struggled endlessly to endure the pain, but Zhenya used one hand to hold Kwon Taek Joo's neck.

"...Cough."

Zegna's fingertips tightened his breathing. Kwon Taek Joo frowned and painfully scratched the back of his hand. ButZhenya didn't budge and just pressed down with momentum to break Kwon Taek Joo's neck. Looking at Zhenya's narrowed pupils, it seemed thatZhenya's reason had completely disappeared.

Kwon Taek Joo hit Zhenya's elbow to escape him. But It's hopeless. His outstretched arm didn't even move. The price to pay for a reckless attack is very high.Zhenya's other hand directly punched Kwon Taek Joo's stomach. His stomach fluctuated violently, feeling like it was about to burst. For a moment, his vision blurred and cold sweat broke out. Kwon Taek Joo lost the will to fight the pain that penetrated his lungs.

Will you die like that? In a place like this, in this way?

During the mission, Kwon Taek Joo's life was threatened many times. There are a lot of situations that are much more unpredictable than now. But nonetheless he was still very determined. Kwon Taek Joo never gave up even when the plane crashed, the storage room exploded, or at a depth of hundreds of meters. Sure it was, but now he was thinking about the end of his life. You can't run away. It is such a strong belief and at the same time an obvious truth.

Kwon Taek Joo's eyes trembled and had difficulty graspingZhenya. No expression could be found on his cold face. Is that guy really Psych Bogdanov? Will he ever be fooled by his strange prank again? He threw out useless excuses.

A vein appeared on Kwon Taek Joo's straight forehead, and his eyelids twitched continuously. As if he had a premonition of the end, the warming light in his head went off. Kwon Taek Joo closed his eyes tightly, about to explode from the pressure, then opened them. He licked his trembling lips. His exhausted voice choked and broke.

"You... yes, you really... Uhm, that's right."

Zegna was successful. Kwon Taek Joo will laugh. It's not unbelievable either.Zhenya is very close to the Royal Family. and he can go wherever he wants. Like Psych Bogdanov.Zhenya is very skilled in the military. Kwon Taek Joo should have paid attention when he saw his high-tech arsenal on display. Besides, there are countless moments whereZhenya's identity could be questioned. The root cause was that he trusted too much information from headquarters.

A bitter smile appeared on Kwon Taek Joo's lips. Even while he was panting, he still laughed. His blood-red eyes curled up, and his mouth that was trembling in pain curled up. The laughter that should have come out coldly got stuck in his throat as a growl.

A change inZhenya's cold face, a meaningless smile crossed his face. It was such an instantaneous change that Kwon Taek Joo didn't even notice it.Zhenya suddenly let go of Kwon Taek Joo's neck.

"Phew, ha, ha, ha... Cough cough cough cough"

Kwon Taek Joo breathed a sigh of relief. His heart pounded in his chest. He took a deep breath, trying to absorb oxygen hastily with a strong survival instinct, then coughed. His face was red with coughing and blood coming from his mouth.Zhenya watched Kwon Taek Joo cough hard and then lifted up his pants. He pulled out a dagger that was tied tightly to his ankle.