"Kageyama..." Atsumu uttered.
"Hey! What are you doing in there?!"
One of Sakusa's men who was with them earlier in the clinic saw Atsumu peeping at the window where Sakusa and his father are talking. He grabbed Atsumu's collar and dragged him away, whispering,
"You can't go in there, do you wanna die?!"
"Oh.... sorry."
"Good thing he's stupid because he didn't reported me peeping and eavesdropping at their bosses' important conversation." Atsumu thought.
The guy suddenly faced Atsumu and glared at him saying,
"You thought I'm stupid of not reporting you peeping and eavesdropping at my bosses' conversation, didn't you?"
Atsumu suddenly stood there frozen upon hearing what the other said.
"Miya Atsumu, was it?"
"You're mistaken. You know my name is Suzuki Atsumu, right? I saw you on the gun's shop and at the club so there's no way you'll mistook me from someone else."
"I think you won't know anything about me since I asked Daichi-san a favor of not revealing me as one of your allies for this case." The guy opened the back door and guided Atsumu on the room that he was supposed to be resting.
"Hey, what do you mean for this case? And Daichi-san? I didn't know anything about hiding someone's identity? Who the hell are you?" Atsumu who was confused of what he is hearing for the first time just waited for the guy to finish laying out his futon for him, in case Sakusa enters the room to check on Atsumu if he's resting or not.
"I'm Kenma Kozume. I've been with the agency the moment you left after your brother died. They hired me as your substitute and chose me as one of the agents that will spy on the Sakusa clan."
"So you've been with the agency for exactly two years already?" Atsumu asked.
"Yes, exactly two years next month." Kenma said.
"We're short of people you see. We need a lot of people for this case cause it is too dangerous for the newbies to meddle on it."
"It's been two years. There's no way they lack experience on this line of work."
"We haven't received any cases for the past few years so they weren't qualified for this. Didn't Mr. Shibayama discuss this with you? Did you just accepted this because he asked for you?"
"That's what me and Hinata's conversation are but I didn't know they are recruiting someone as younger and not as experienced as him." Atsumu thought.
"I'm telling you this once but I've been with the Intelligence agency for Japan's nationwide police department so I have lot of experience on this line of work..... if that's what you're thinking."
"Wow. The Division of Intelligence is the best but yours is also great." Atsumu said as he lay comfortably at the futon that Kenma prepared for him.
"Don't ever tell Daichi-san or anybody at the agency that you met me in here."
"Eh? Why? Isn't it great because they'll know that you're still safe?"
"Sugawara-san, gave you the list of plans he made for this case, haven't he?"
"Well, yes."
"If Daichi-san didn't revealed my identity to you and Sugawara-san didn't put any thing on the plan that includes me, then don't bother telling them about me because I faked my own death and the news came out on the television. That's part of the plan I made to make this case successful in order to test out everyone in the agency."
"The truth is, I already knew someone in the agency is betraying us. The moment that Daichi and Sugawara planned for this case, I am suspecting people deceiving us as one of us. That includes Daichi and Sugawara, of course." Kenma added.
"Wait what? I mean why both Daichi and Sugawara?"
"Ever heard of the gossip around our agency that Daichi is obsessed with this case? It's all because of the promotion that he'll receive once this case is finished. As for Sugawara, he was the one who chose me to be part of the team that will spy on the Sakusa clan. He threw me on this case so that he can see me die and no one will remove him from his position as the head of the Strategic team of the agency. Those two are teaming up and planning something in order to get what they want."
"Wait, isn't that a bit shallow? I've known them for almost five years and they aren't like that." Atsumu said as he's being suspicious of Kenma already.
"Then, think properly. Why would a guy that is frail like me and only has two years of experience would be chosen on the team, not just a support but a front liner on this work? Why would they choose Lev who only had this case as his second assignment be one of the bodyguards of the clan? And why would they choose you knowing everyone in the agency is against with mixing personal issues with work since your brother died because of them?"
Atsumu sat up and stared at the guy in front of him who's saying a lot of non sense things to him. Everything that he have said has been new to him and not a single soul told him about it.
"Wait, I don't even get any single thing you have said. What are you even blabbering about?"
"I'm doing an inside investigation wherein I tell other people in the agency different information that is spread by me and when the traitor gets baited and sells the false information to our opponents, I can caught him off guard and then kill him after."
"Then why are you telling me all of this? Are this even real or you're making fun of me?"
"Shut the fuck up. Don't let them see you talking in front of the CCTV cameras inside the room." Kenma said as he grab his phone out of his pocket.
"I lay that futon on that position in case you'll talk non stop so that they won't see us having a conversation." Kenma added.
Atsumu laid down on the futon again and covered half of his face with the blanket.
"Why are you telling all of these to me?"
"You're the least most suspected since I know that this clan killed your brother so there's no way you'll be siding with them."
"Thank you for tellin----"
"Don't thank me dumbass this is all your fault. If you're not careless like what you did earlier, I won't even tell you anything and let them kill you instead."
"So what now? Do you have any plans or any development on your investigation?"
The door suddenly slid open and Sakusa who has a bandage roll wrapped around his hand ordered Kenma to go outside.
"I requested someone to drive for you so you can go home now and rest. Are you still dizzy or what?"
"No, I'm fine already."
Atsumu stood up and walked pass through Sakusa but before he went out, Sakusa grabbed his hand and said,
"Thank you for saving me earlier." Sakusa looked away trying to hide his embarrassment that is obviously showing on his face.
"Why are you thanking me? You'll do the same if I'm in trouble too, right?" Atsumu jokingly said.
"Not a chance."
As soon as Atsumu went out of the room, he glances at each room and corner that he's walking through, looking for a sign of Kageyama's whereabouts.
"Why are you looking everywhere?" Sakusa suddenly said that made Atsumu nervous.
"The interior of the house is beautiful it reminds me of an old era."
"My old man likes it so we chose this kind of interior design."
"I won't be surprised if this also has basement on it." Atsumu suddenly blurted out, wanting to punch his face hard for asking that stupid question.
"Well, yeah we have. That's where we keep people who violated the rules of the clan and people who are allegedly spying on us and stuffs."
"I bet you have one or two in there." Atsumu jokingly said, pushing through the limits on how much information will Sakusa spill.
Sakusa stopped walking and looked at Atsumu.
"Hop in, you need to rest already."
Atsumu didn't realize that the both of them already arrived in front of the mansion, with a car door opened for him already. He went inside and Sakusa closed the door for him.
"Oh right. I forgot to tell you this one."
"What?" Atsumu said as he rolled down the window.
Sakusa put his arm on the roof of the car and leaned so close to Atsumu's face.
"Rule #2: Protect me at all costs."
Sakusa walked away and the driver started driving to Atsumu's flower shop. As soon as Atsumu arrived, he took a quick shower and changed the bandage that was put on by Ushijima. A few hours later,
12:38 AM +81 67236*****
Chili.
"What was Chili again for...?" Atsumu walked back and forth while drying his hair using a towel, trying to remember the code that Daichi listed for him in order to communicate without a trace. "Ah.... was it call him?"
Atsumu tapped the call button and Daichi screamed the moment he answered the phone.
"Why aren't you answering? I thought they killed you already!"
"I saw Kageyama...." Atsumu reported immediately.
"What??!! Where?!" Daichi shouted, surprised on what Atsumu said.
"Inside Sakusa's mansion. His father brought him in to let Sakusa interrogate him about being with us or not."
"You saw his father?! Did he saw you too?!"
"No, Sakusa ordered me and his men to use the back door instead of the front door where Sakusa's father is waiting for him."
"Do you know where exactly he is?"
"Probably at the mansion's basement. I'm still not sure about this information so I need to investigate on it more."
"I'll let Sugawara know about this and once he makes up a plan to rescue Kageyama, we'll start the operation."
"Anything else you saw or heard inside the mansion?"
"Ever heard of the gossip around our agency that Daichi is obsessed with this case? It's all because of the promotion that he'll receive once this case is finished....." Atsumu kept thinking of what Kenma said earlier to him and now he's in a pinch of not saying it to Daichi.
"Nothing, that's all my report for today."
"Are you fine going out now?"
"Wait now?! I was about to go to sleep!"
"We had a lead that was given to us and the new head of one of the clans related to the Sakusa clan can be found on one of the bars in Higashiyama district. I'll send you the name of the bar and the exact location so dress up and get yourself ready."
"Understood."
"I forgot to tell you this but be careful roaming around in there, the agency's traitor hasn't been found yet so he might be lingering around there too."
1:07 AM Oriental Pearl Bar, 2 Chrome-15-22 Higashiyama District
Atsumu who's wearing a casual tuxedo entered the bar that seems like only famous and rich people can enter. With the bar's location that can't be found easily, no one will know that this bar is managed illegally. He sat on the chair in front of the bartender and ordered a glass of Moscow Mule. While the bartender is preparing his drink, he roam around looking for someone that is suspicious and might be the new head of the clan that Daichi is talking about.
"Here's your order, Sir."
The bartender put the drink that Atsumu ordered in front of him alongside with a bar mat below it. Atsumu was about to sip on his drink but someone grabbed his shoulders behind his back, leaned his lips close to Atsumu's right ear and whispered,
"It's been a while, Atsumu."
Atsumu looked back and to his surprise it's....
"Kuroo?"