[COD] Newbie's Rise to Power

"My...my family, I won't dare to see them until the purification is complete..."

He's gone mad!

Just as the spider said, he was mentally unstable and too paranoid to listen to anything anyone said.

"Let's play a game."

His expression suddenly changed, and he said with a serious face.

"what?"

You didn't understand his sudden change; perhaps it's just that a madman's thinking is inherently unpredictable.

He suddenly pulls out a phone and moves it in front of you; the familiar screen makes you recognize it as your own phone.

What is your lieutenant's contact information?

He asked you.

Without you saying a word, he simply drew his military knife and held it to your neck!

"asshole!"

Koenig suddenly stood up again, and this time neither Rosen nor the other man could hold him back.

But Reina remained completely calm, applying slight pressure with the saber pressed against your neck.

You feel a burning pain, and blood seeps out from the small wound on your neck.

Koenig's body immediately stiffened, and he stopped moving.

Reina looked at him and coldly demanded, "Kneel down again."

Without hesitation, Koenig knelt down silently.

Reina nodded: "I admire you for compromising for the woman you love, Koenig."

"Back then, it was because I didn't compromise that I lost my beloved wife and children..."

ch.327: How to choose?

"But you're too dangerous, you need to be controlled."

After speaking to Koenig, Reina turned his head and called out Rosen's name.

Rosen immediately raised his gun and fired a shot at Koenig's leg.

"König!!"

You feel a dull pain in your heart and scream in panic!

But Reina held him down as he tried to get up, coldly threatening him.

"Don't move, or you'll die."

In the end, Reina got the answer he needed; after all, a way to contact someone wasn't as important as his life.

After a series of electronic announcements, the call was quickly answered on the other end.

"Rayner?"

The ghost's steady voice rang out, its tone utterly devoid of any doubt.

Reina asked in confusion, "You knew it was me?"

Ghost: "Personal cell phones cannot be used during missions; that's the rule."

His voice was eerily calm, as if he were stating something like a robot.

You never use personal communication devices during missions, except in extremely rare circumstances.

He just received a message from Hailin that you were captured by Reina, and Koenig has gone to find you.

So, the person who can disregard the rules and use your phone at this time is most likely not you.

"Alright, since you know it's me, you should also know that your girlfriend and your partner are in my hands, right?"

Reina didn't dwell on it and got straight to the point.

The ghost cut to the chase: "What do you want?"

Reina's voice laced with amusement: "I'm giving you a choice. YN's neck is right under my knife, and Koenig is at our gunpoint. Do you choose to let them return safely to your side, or do you choose to continue blocking our way?"

It means that the ghost should lead the people to retreat and not interfere with his purification operation.

Otherwise, the people he cares about will die.

On the ghost's side, his hands, which had been hanging down, were clenched into fists, but his voice was completely different, casual and calm.

“Rena is only one part of it; we have no right to demand anything from the other units.”

Reina's voice kept ringing out:

"I didn't ask you to do anything so difficult. Just take your people away. I'll handle the rest myself."

"Lieutenant Ghost, losing your loved ones and teammates for a mission is not worth it."

"You made the wrong choice last time, which led to the situation we have today. Will you choose the right answer this time?"

"He didn't make the wrong choice!"

Your voice suddenly rang out, forcefully refuting Reina.

"Lieutenant, you didn't make the wrong choice! It was a trap from the beginning; no matter which option you chose, the ending would have been the same! He's just a..."

Reina: "Shut up, little girl. It's very impolite to interrupt someone's conversation."

Then Reina's voice continued, "I'll give you five minutes to think it over."

After saying that, the phone was hung up with a beep.

Ghost lowered his hand holding the phone and looked back at Price, who had been staring at him.

"Captain, please allow me to take full command of this operation."

He has always disliked taking on command and negotiation roles because they are too troublesome and distracting, with too many things to be responsible for and consider.

But this time, Reina has taken the initiative to approach him, so he has no choice but to take on this responsibility.

Price patted him on the shoulder and reminded him seriously:

"Okay! But Ghost, you need to think carefully about what you want and what consequences you're willing to bear."

The ghost nodded: "I understand. Every choice has consequences, and I will bear them."

Then he turned his head to one side and said to the silent Elias Walker:

"Captain Walker, please lend me Keegan and the others."

The squad closest to Team C's area is Keegan's squad.

Walker chuckled. "With pleasure."

Odyssey, standing nearby, enthusiastically volunteered: "My B team is also very capable; feel free to use them."

Now that the target has been identified, why not offer up a share and get a piece of the pie?

Meanwhile, on your end, after hanging up the phone, Reina asked you curiously:

"What do you think he will choose? Will he give up the merit that is within his grasp and face unknown punishment for you? Or... will he let you die by my hand?"

You forced yourself to calm down and asked him indifferently, "So, you abandoned your wife and children for the sake of achievements?"

Reina was taken aback, then laughed, a bitter laugh.

"I wish I could be that selfish, but I want to be a selfless police officer who dedicates himself to the people."

"Driven by a ridiculous sense of responsibility, I repeatedly abandoned my wife and children to carry out missions, ultimately leaving them behind..."

"Yes, I should have been more selfish back then..."

His honest confession sends shivers down your spine, and your heart is filled with pity for him.

You quickly suppressed the surging emotions in your heart and steadied your mindset.

"Rayner, stop playing the victim..."

"Shh..."

Reina cut you off: "Little girl, I don't like discussing these things."

You immediately change the subject: "Okay, let's talk about something else."

Reina chuckled: "You have a good attitude. Don't forget you still have a knife to your neck."

You clench your fists, forcing yourself to calm down, and return his smile with the same faint smile, your tone seemingly relaxed.

"After all, there are still a few minutes left, aren't there?"

Reina nodded: "That's an admirable attitude. I can satisfy your curiosity. What do you want to know?"

You exhale and ask yourself the question:

How did you find me?

Are you sure you weren't discovered when you sneaked into the residential building?

You deliberately took a long detour, during which you didn't see anyone or notice any unusual stares.

If he had discovered it earlier, he definitely wouldn't have waited so long to catch you; at least his 'partners' wouldn't have died.

Reina sighed softly: "I'm afraid it will hurt you to tell you, but you're really not very wary and trust people too easily."

"You mean... there's a spy in my team?"

Your heart suddenly starts pounding, but unexpectedly, it's not disappointment or sadness, but rather an excitement as if you're about to unveil a mysterious veil!

But that doesn't make sense! Even if there are spies, how would they know your location?

When you're doing a mission, not only will you turn off your phone, but your ghost-monitoring watch will also turn off location services, so even Koenig won't know your location.

Although your team can roughly deduce the situation based on the area, you just learned that almost all of them are dead, except for Hailin...

But just when you're about to doubt Hailin, Reina 'kindly' gives you a hint.

"Your blue eye pendant is exquisite; it must be a talisman, right?"