Chapter 49 Part I – Like A Lamb To The Slaughter

Fox

"Kidnapped, you say?"

My hair rose at the calmly sinister tone the Director used. God damn it! Why do I have to report this to him?! Why not Leo?! He's the scariest man in the HQ and they're throwing me, the youngest, to face his wrath! Immediately after last night's events, I ran to Leo's apartment to ask what I should do. Leo panicked as much as I did and told me to report back to the HQ personally since this was an important matter. In a panic, I didn't realize she used me as the scapegoat to avoid the Director's wrath.

Damn, Leo! This is why I deserve to be the next captain and not her!

"E-Everything happened so fast, Sir," I reasoned, "I only realized he was gone when I saw a suspicious black van drive away. I doubt he was killed and assumed he was kidnapped."

Director Morris's sharp stare made me sweat cold bullets. This guy.

"Fox, I expected this mission to not go as smoothly as it should but it will be a real shame for the agency to lose the elite captain when in a mis