Chapter 57 - The old Man

Two days pass and we board a private jet, There were some bodyguards in black suits and the flight attendants. We were led to the middle of the plane where we hear a man's chuckle followed by some coughing. The smell of cigars filled the air.

Once a curtain was pulled back we step inside to see an older man that looked to be in his early 50s. He had smokey grey hair, wrinkled face light brown eyes, and a cigar in his mouth.

A young maid was sitting on top of his lap. I instantly felt awkward at the sight and narrowed my eyes.

(What a shameless old man, Is this the guy who will be our mentor?!)

upon seeing us the old man motioned for the women to leave and she left without hesitation

"You guys must be the two kids that old man sent, Sit down have a drink!"

Our faces went rigid once we looked at the bottle of alcohol he was pointing to.

Kirito was the first to speak.

"Ahem, No thanks, We are still underage..."

The old man chuckles and shrugs.

"Well, alright then, Sit and we can discuss business."

The old man waved his hand at the nearby flight attendant and brought us some juice instead, we sat down across from the man.

"I'm sure you were briefed on the little things so let's just skip to the main part shall we, My name is Bolin Chao."

He clears his throat before continuing.

"Our target hasn't been seen in a while, Though I personally don't know him to well I can for sure say he is dedicated to his work and our nation."

I nod taking every detail seriously.

(Someone this dedicated wouldn't just disappear without notice for no reason.)

That thought occurred in my mind many times as he kept talking.

"We know that there is a mole in our ranks, there may even be more but one things certain."

He pauses and looks at the both of us.

"There isn't much time left, our target Is an asset to us for various reasons, He was a secret spy sent to watch the vampire lord and his children. He has intel we have been accumulating for the past few months that we've been in lockdown, He was supposed to meet a middle man a couple of weeks ago but never showed up and hasn't been heard from since, the last conversation anyone had with him was strange as well, He claimed that he was in to deep and that he felt like he was being watched. We suspect he has either been caught or he's evading the enemy and needs backup. Either way, we need him alive."

I sigh and Kirito leans back into his chair rubbing his temples.

I decide to speak up first.

"So what's the plan then?"

Mr. Bolin smirks and puts his drink down he was sipping on.

"I like this girl, gets right to the point."

He chuckles and I laugh nervously.

"Anyway, When we arrive we will go to a safe house, Then we will go to the safe house our target was at last and see if we can find any clues, next there is a banquet being held he was invited to that we will also be attending. After all of this, we will play along with what we've found out. If we have found nothing then we will try other methods well discuss later."

I nod and Kirito clears his throat, after being quiet for a while he finally speaks.

"I thought that you would be behind the scenes, what are everyone's roles."

Mr. Bolin chuckles and tosses him three vanilla packets.

"These are our roles, study them and don't screw this up, kids shouldn't be doing such things but right now it can't be helped considering we don't know who to trust right now."

Kirito smirks and grabs the old man's cigar from his hand putting it out, Mr. Bolin was stunned by Kirito's invasion.

"Kid, do you have a death wish! how dare you touch my 100,000 dollar cigar! Give it back!"

My mouth instantly fell open.

(Did he just say his cigar was $100,000?! what a freakin waste of money!)

Kirito tosses the man's broken cigar and points towards me.

"Don't forget were underage and second-hand smoke is bad for our lungs. It's also illegal to smoke around us, And illegal to smoke on a plane."

He spoke in a calm but dark manner that I could see the chill bumps on Mr. Bolin's skin.

"F-Fine, ill wait till we're off the plane...Dumb kids..."

I giggle a little at their interaction.

Kirito crosses his legs and hands me the folders.

"Read and study them over there, Mr. Bolin, and I have some things to discuss."

I hesitate for a second looking at him oddly before taking the folders and doing as he says.

(I wonder what he needs to talk about?)

(Kirito pov)

After she leaves out of earshot I throw Bolin a thumb drive which he catches with ease.

"What's this for?"

He examines it for a second and I clear my throat.

"I know you know a lot more than what you're going on about. You know who the mole is and there is your proof, But I have something to ask in return."

Bolin smirks and sticks the thumb drive into his pocket.

"Alright, you seem like a smart kid what do you want?"

I pause for a second before speaking.

"Yuki should not be involved in any of this, I don't want her name brought up in anything that has to do with her brother, I know that if it were to be brought up the courts would summon her and she'll be lost to the system and a never-ending cycle. Im sure Kazuki and whoever else is working with him has a scapegoat and im assuming it might have something to do with her as she's the closest person to Kazuki by relation he has unspeakable ways of doing things."

Bolin nods and scratches the back of his head.

"Ok I can protect her, but what else?"

I lean back into my seat.

"My elder brother...Is he a spy?"

Bolin smirks and shakes his head.

"You know I can't tell you anything classified."

I smirk and toss him a lighter knowing to well what he implied.

"Thanks, Mr. Bolin."