Chapter 40: Handsome Hyung

Dead silence filled the surrounding with occasional sighs from Agent Helios' mouth. I watched him as he pressed his temples in deep thought. After a few minutes, I suddenly realized…

'Why am I acting guilty as if I did something wrong? Technically, I did. But that's on me. I'm willing to take the consequences of what I did, and I promise not to drag him into it. So why is he so angry?'

"Article 16, Section 3.9 of the Field Missions Regulation," he said, finally breaking the silence, though his tone was still stern and unamused.

"Never do anything that will endanger the mission," I replied quickly since I had already memorized all our laws and protocols by heart. "Should the mission endanger the life of an agent, the agent is free to retreat or abandon, following the protocols stated on Article 16, Section 6."

"Correct. And which of those did you disobey?"