[COD] Newbie's Rise to Power

A dozen minutes later, you arrived at a shop with various patterns pasted on the door.

"A tattoo shop?"

The ghost looked at the shops outside the car and spoke softly.

You gave a soft "hmm" and then took his hand.

"Simon, I've thought of a special gift, and it's one of a kind!"

He turns to look at you: "You want to get matching tattoos with me?"

You laughed and said, "No, it's to tattoo a secret that belongs to me on your body."

The ghost grasps your hand and asks curiously, "My little bird, what secret are you going to tell me?"

You gaze intently at him and utter a sentence in Chinese.

The ghost sighed helplessly, "Little bird, you know I don't understand Chinese."

You: "My name."

The ghost paused, stunned.

You continued, "That was the Chinese pronunciation of my name, and I'm going to tattoo it onto your body in English. Simon, will you accept this gift?"

It is said that when you tell someone your name, a part of your being becomes connected to that person, and even if you are thousands of miles apart, you will still be reminded of them because of that name.

An hour later, you walked out of the tattoo shop.

Back in the car, Ghost looked at the newly tattooed string of English words on his ring finger and slowly read them aloud in a deep, husky voice:

“________”

You hear his less-than-perfect pronunciation, but your heart is filled with warmth.

Then, she responded to him softly:

"Well, it's me."

"My little bird has a very special name."

He withdrew his hand and kissed his ring finger through the mask.

ch.291: Wine at the Grave

Merrick provided you with so little information that you and your teammates searched for several days without any results.

Later, through the spider's information about the only time and place you met Reina, you obtained a few blurry photos of his figure.

However, because the information might be unclear and comparison is necessary, you were just about to ask Kamo for help to save time and investigate through their information system when you suddenly received bad news!

"What did you say?"

You stared blankly at Oris, only to see him repeat himself with red eyes.

"The captain... is dead."

“Two days ago, we received an anonymous tip that poppies were being grown on a large scale in an area, so the team leader led us to investigate.”

“We burned the poppy fields with gasoline, but we were discovered by the enemy in the process. They had heavy firepower, and the captain stayed behind to cover our escape.”

"Until this morning... the captain's body was found at the police station entrance. The forensic examination revealed that he had endured over twenty hours of torture before dying..."

...

In the autopsy room, you, Ghost, and Koenig silently watch Camo, whose body is covered by a white sheet and whose face is pale and lifeless.

Although only the head and shoulders are exposed, a number of scars are still visible, indicating that the person must have suffered greatly before death.

"The cause of death was a severed neck, broken ribs, severed hands and feet, six knife wounds, twenty-seven whip marks on the back, and traces of cocaine found in the body..."

With a choked voice, the forensic doctor recounted the cause of Camo's death.

"Fuck! A bunch of perverted scum!"

Koenig roared and slammed his fist into the wall!

We agreed to have a drink together after the mission was over...

The ghostly voice asked coldly, "Aren't you going to avenge him?"

Oris hung his head, his voice low.

"The enemy's weapons and firepower are overwhelming. Our captain is dead, and we've been stripped of our weapon usage rights. If we act rashly without sufficient weapon support, we'll only be sending ourselves to our deaths!"

You look at the crisscrossing, hideous scars on Camo's face, his hands clenching tightly at his sides.

My eyes stung and burned, not only because of the death of a friend, but also because I thought of the anti-drug police officers in my country who serve the nation and its people.

So many wounds, how painful...

How could the people be willing to let them sacrifice in vain!

You and Koenig both look at the ghost.

"Lieutenant, let's help Camor wipe out those bastards!"

"Lieutenant, I request to provide them with support."

You and Koenig spoke at the same time, one a hoarse growl, the other calm yet resolute.

Take a breath and then continue to offer reasonable advice.

"Kamo has been fully cooperative with our operations and has provided us with a lot of help. Now, it's time for us to do something in return."

The ghost looked at you, remained silent for a few seconds, and then began to speak.

“yn, every action carries risks. I cannot ignore the safety of my teammates and make impulsive decisions.”

You pursed your lips.

Indeed, in the end, this matter has nothing to do with you. Adding extra tasks only increases the risk, and making arbitrary decisions is irresponsible to your teammates.

Torn between your teammates and your own impulses, you hesitated.

"Don't force them; let them choose whether to accept or refuse."

Koenig spoke up and offered the simplest solution.

You took a step forward, following Koenig's words, and said, "yn, I'm participating voluntarily."

Koenig followed suit: "Koenig, I'm participating voluntarily."

The ghost looked up, its eyes revealing a cold and stern expression.

"Operation established."

Ultimately, apart from Luo Wei, who was still recovering from his injury, and two teammates who refused, the rest of you participated in this operation.

Even after you casually mentioned this to Keegan, he and Merrick came to support you with their men.

They call it "repaying a favor."

But to be fair, their combat strength is exceptionally high, and they have a wealth of combat experience. Even while injured, they performed admirably.

Together with you and Oris, the three teams easily wiped out the drug manufacturing gang, and none of the dangers you feared occurred.

When you knock a drug dealer to his knees, step on his shoulder from behind, and shoot him in the back of the head at close range, the splattering blood brings the battle to a close.

With the revenge mission complete, you and your companions come to Camo's grave to say goodbye.

Koenig placed the pistol that Camo had left in the hands of the drug-making group on the cold stone slab.

Then, you open a bottle of wine that Oris chose, Camo's favorite drink.

After pouring a glass for everyone present, the last thing to do was to pour pale yellow liquid into the empty glass placed in front of the tombstone.

You took turns lightly touching the wine glass that stood alone on the stone slab, and then drank the wine in your hands!

Looking at that black and white photograph, you feel a sense of emptiness in your heart:

"I guess this counts as fulfilling my promise to him..."

On the return trip, everyone sat in silence.

You failed this mission. Not only did you fail to capture the person, but you also brought back an unexpected injury.

Especially Koenig, who seemed to like Camo quite a bit; ever since he learned of Camo's death, he'd been shrouded in a sense of melancholy.

Although he's not usually talkative, he's been talking much less to you these past couple of days, so it seems losing a 'friend' has hit him hard.

And you're not happy either, this is the first mission failure since you joined the base.

This makes you feel somewhat frustrated, and you keep going back to the whole thing in your mind, trying to figure out where things went wrong with your actions.

How could Reina... so readily destroy the warehouse he had painstakingly built?

They escaped so swiftly, so fast that you didn't even have time to react.

If he's the type to give up easily when faced with difficulties, how could he have the audacity to create biological weapons? Is it because this warehouse is only a tiny fraction of his assets?

Moreover, Reina disappeared as if he vanished into thin air. No matter how hard you search, you can't find him. That's too strange.

You always feel like something's not right, but you can't quite put your finger on it or figure it out.

I have a feeling that your involvement in this matter is far from over.

"Don't be discouraged. The lieutenant will report any unfinished tasks and they will be rescheduled."

Seeing your conflicted expression, Luo Wei calmly comforted you.

Your furrowed brows remained furrowed.

"I have a feeling this isn't over yet. Reina will definitely make more moves. We have to catch him as soon as possible!"

Rowe placed his hand lightly on the wound on his abdomen, his mind filled with Rosen's mocking gaze.

"Don't worry, the higher-ups won't give up the pursuit of such a dangerous organization easily."

"Think positively, at least none of us got hurt on this mission, we're lucky, aren't we?"

Hearing Luo Wei say that, your brows relaxed a little.

Indeed, at least you all returned safely this time.

Moreover, you went through three missions without getting hurt at all. Apart from not catching anyone, everything else went surprisingly smoothly.