NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 254

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Episode 254. Okinawa (2)

The van carrying four agents including Yeon-woo drove down the road.

 

The agents had previously hidden equipment and rubber boats for the operation.

 

Near the Gushikawa Castle Ruins located at the southernmost tip of Okinawa, the undeveloped area has bushes grown to human height and lacks proper white sand beaches, so neither tourists nor locals visit frequently.

 

Thanks to this, it’s the best route for hiding things in the grass field as well as secretly departing and returning.

 

“We’ve arrived.”

“Good. Let’s begin.”

 

They parked the car on a nearby deserted road and the agents got out of the van.

Soon after, all four including Yeon-woo took off their clothes and changed into functional combat suits for maritime operations.

 

‘As expected from Navy SEAL equipment, the quality is impressive.’

 

Bitterly, the items purchased from Brazilian arms dealer Urbano Silva were superior in every aspect to the equipment he had been supplied with during operations in his previous life.

 

Then Han Hae-woon took out a waterproof operational bag from the car trunk and handed it to Yeon-woo.

 

“Omega will carry this to the operation site.”

“Yes.”

 

Yeon-woo bowed his head and answered briefly, taking the bag and putting it on his back.

 

Perhaps Han Hae-woon felt quite awkward inside giving orders informally to Yeon-woo, who had always been a superior throughout his previous and current life, but it didn’t show outwardly.

 

‘Or maybe not? This bastard Han Hae-woon might actually enjoy it…’

 

In a way, wasn’t this legitimate hazing time for Han Hae-woon?

 

Carrying the considerably heavy operational bag filled with white phosphorus and special solution that would cleanly burn down the island, Yeon-woo ran through the grassland following the agents.

 

‘Come to think of it, of course I’ll be mixing it when we arrive at the operation site, but do I really have to be the one carrying it too…?’

 

Yeon-woo felt somehow like he was being taken advantage of and tilted his head while following behind the running agents.

 

Meanwhile, Lee Kyu-jin was slightly impressed while being conscious of Omega following behind.

 

Lee Kyu-jin knew the operational bag Omega was carrying while running was quite heavy since he had personally loaded it into the car.

 

‘It must be close to 40kg, yet there’s no sign of his breathing being disturbed. His voice sounds quite young, but I wonder which organization he originally belonged to.’

 

Of course, the rule is not to try to know or learn anything beyond the information provided by superiors.

 

The more you know, the more information could potentially be leaked if captured by the enemy.

 

This is the ‘principle of compartmentalization’ that those in the National Intelligence Service and secret operations must follow.

 

However, having performed operations together for the second time now, it was inevitable to feel some human curiosity.

 

Running quickly through the bushes grown to adult male height, they found a black rubber boat placed near where the sea was visible.

 

Since the rear with the motor was naturally heavier, Yeon-woo carrying the operational bag moved to the front of the boat.

 

Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon took the rear, and Han Hae-woon came to the opposite side of Yeon-woo to grab the front part of the boat.

 

Then Lee Kyu-jin called out the count.

 

“I’ll count to three. One, two, three!”

“Heup!”

 

All four lifted the boat with practiced hand movements and moved toward the sea.

 

This is an operation commonly featured in various military media under the name IBS (Inflatable Boat Small) training for the public.

 

The boat weighs approximately 120kg and the motor installed at the rear is 40kg, totaling close to 160kg.

 

During training, it’s usually done with teams of six or more without motors, but there was no problem for four agents skilled in real combat to carry it forward.

 

On the other hand, Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon standing at the back shook their heads while looking at Omega right in front of them.

 

‘Adding the boat weight to the bag weight must be no joke.’

 

Meanwhile, that Omega, Yeon-woo, was actually worried about Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon while looking back.

 

‘Hmm, regardless of their different backgrounds, they must have done IBS like eating meals, right?’

 

Yeon-woo glanced sideways at Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon following behind for a moment, then walked unhesitatingly into the sea with crashing waves.

 

The four people continued forward, pushing the boat through the fierce waves of the night sea until the water reached chest height.

 

When Yeon-woo felt the water level had deepened sufficiently, he looked at Han Hae-woon and quietly nodded.

Then Han Hae-woon spoke.

 

“Board.”

 

As Alpha Beta Han Hae-woon’s command was given, the other three quickly boarded the rubber boat.

 

“Headquarters. Any movement from Target B?”

– None. We’re checking movement every 5 minutes.

 

He quietly nodded at Kim Su-hyeok’s voice heard through his earpiece.

 

Target B was the location tracker that Kim Su-hyeok had attached by diving under the boat of those presumed to be Baeksol during the last reconnaissance.

 

No movement past midnight meant the possibility of them visiting the island today was extremely low.

 

“Okay, let’s depart.”

 

At Alpha Beta’s command, Lee Kyu-jin, who was sitting at the very back, started the motor.

The rubber boat sped through the pitch-black sea without even a lighthouse.

 

Though they hadn’t aimed for this timing specifically, coincidentally today was a new moon, so the vast ocean the boat was crossing was dark as pitch.

 

– Turn starboard about 5 degrees.

 

At headquarters, Kim Su-hyeok was checking GPS values in real time and correcting the route toward the target point.

 

Meanwhile, Lee Kyu-jin, who was holding the motor, scratched his head.

 

‘How much is 5 degrees anyway? Should I turn it just a tiny bit?’

 

Lee Kyu-jin relied on his instincts to turn slightly, and after going straight for a while, the boat eventually had to turn port again.

 

After traveling for quite some time, an island shining like a city that never sleeps came into view in the distance.

 

Since the surroundings were so dark and it was an isolated area with no other nearby islands, it looked relatively very bright, but compared to the lights from houses on other islands, it wasn’t much different, so it wasn’t the kind of light that would make passing merchant ships suspicious.

 

‘Tonight it will shine even brighter than usual. In red…’

 

Yeon-woo looked ahead while thinking of the white phosphorus and special chemicals he was carrying on his back.

 

***

 

The route to approach the island wasn’t the southeast side where the white sand beach and small harbor were located.

To head to the northwest side, which was directly opposite to where the dock was, they took a long detour to approach the island.

 

When the boat got somewhat close to the island, they turned off the motor.

Then each agent picked up an oar.

 

They were paddling with minimal movements to avoid creating waves, but since all four were highly skilled, the rubber boat moved forward at a considerable speed.

 

‘The direction we’re approaching from has only cliffs with no place for boats to dock, even though they’re not very high, so they don’t seem to be keeping watch there, but just in case…’

 

The core of this operation wasn’t to burn down the island.

If burning it down was the goal, there would have been no need for all these preparations.

They could just go in, subdue everyone, and blow it up.

 

‘Without anyone knowing, and naturally.’

 

That was the core of this operation.

For that to work, not only should no one know that Yeon-woo and the agents had entered the island, but when Baeksol or Japan’s Metropolitan Police Security Bureau investigated the cause of the fire later, the case should ultimately be closed as spontaneous combustion.

 

As Yeon-woo rowed while making contingency plans for various variables that could occur during this operation, the boat soon reached the cliffs on the northwest side of the island.

 

Then Lee Kyu-jin made a fist, pointed to himself, then opened his palm and extended it toward the top of the cliff.

 

It was a hand signal meaning he would go up first to observe the situation and do the follow-up work.

 

Actually, since this was Lee Kyu-jin’s specialty, it was natural for him to take on this role.

 

When Han Hae-woon nodded, Lee Kyu-jin wrapped a rope around his waist and began quickly climbing the cliff.

His rock climbing skills were professional level.

 

Watching Lee Kyu-jin’s retreating figure, Yeon-woo recalled the past.

 

Lee Kyu-jin might seem somewhat frivolous due to his slightly playful personality, but he was a former member of the U.S. Air Force’s CCT (Combat Control Team).

 

CCT is nicknamed ‘Pathfinders through Infiltration,’ and they are the first to be deployed if war breaks out.

 

They infiltrate enemy territory with no information through high altitude drops, then gather intelligence and control aircraft or pioneer infiltration routes.

 

‘He’s high-level personnel to use on an island like this that’s only guarded by a few sentries…’

 

Lee Kyu-jin quickly climbed the cliff, checked the surroundings with a thermal imaging camera, then set up a rope and drove in a stake.

 

– Clear.

 

Once Lee Kyu-jin confirmed the infiltration route was safe, Han Hae-woon began climbing up the rope first.

 

Before climbing up in the next order, Park Jung-hyeon glanced back at Yeon-woo behind him.

 

“Omega. Is your bag alright?”

 

Since he had to climb the rock face carrying an operation bag weighing similar to full military gear, the large-framed Park Jung-hyeon was asking if he should carry it instead.

 

Yeon-woo smiled and shook his head.

 

“I’m fine.”

 

Then Park Jung-hyeon nodded and grabbed the rope with his large body, beginning to quickly climb the cliff.

 

And Yeon-woo firmly connected the end of the rope to the boat and climbed the cliff last.

 

When Yeon-woo reached the top, the three agents were already spread out in a triangular formation, keeping watch in all directions.

 

When Han Hae-woon made a fist then pointed forward with his index and middle fingers together, Yeon-woo finally joined the triangle formation that was already formed, creating a diamond-shaped formation.

 

They maintained that formation and moved forward.

 

After advancing about ten meters like that, when they came to suitable flat ground where white phosphorus and chemicals could be combined, Han Hae-woon made a fist to stop everyone.

 

While the agents spread out in all directions to monitor for any possible enemy movement, Yeon-woo put down his operation bag and took out tools from inside.

 

From now on, it was purely a matter of intuition.

 

‘I need to consider the surrounding humidity, the vegetation of this island, and even the temperature.’

 

If the White Phosphorus Mixing Method had been something that could be taught through education, Yeon-woo wouldn’t have come here personally.

 

‘The vegetation on this island is mainly tropical plants with relatively thin leaves. I need to reduce the phosphorus content, so I’ll decrease the total amount of white phosphorus and add more ignition agent…’

 

***

 

Meanwhile, Lee Kyu-jin, who was camouflaged among the shrubs and keeping surveillance for any possible enemy movements, witnessed the bushes ahead rustling.

 

Their current location was in the forest behind the factory where drugs were stored, which was quite far from where those guys mainly lived or worked, and it wasn’t part of the patrol routes they had consistently observed over the past few months.

 

‘There shouldn’t be anyone coming here at this time…?’

 

He first pressed the buzzer attached to his chest.

This would make the sensors attached to the chests of the special combat suits worn by other agents respond and vibrate slightly to give a signal.

 

A short single ring meant an alert signal, so Han Hae-woon and Park Jung-hyeon immediately stopped all movement and breathed silently in shallow breaths.

 

Then Lee Kyu-jin quietly took out a thermal imaging camera from his waist and looked in the direction where the bushes had rustled.

 

There was movement showing on the thermal imaging camera.

However, the temperature of the heat source displayed as a round shape showed around 40 degrees.

 

‘…Hmm? A wild animal? The body temperature is unusually high though.’

 

After maintaining alert posture for a while, something pushed through the bushes and walked out.

 

Lee Kyu-jin’s face, watching while hidden among the shrubs, frowned.

 

‘…It’s a person.’

 

Despite it being night, the temperature was over 25 degrees with extremely high humidity.

But the figure that emerged from the bushes was bundled up in thick clothing.

 

Lee Kyu-jin quietly raised his silenced pistol.

 

At the end of the direction that guy was heading, there was Omega mixing reagents, so he absolutely couldn’t let him live.

 

‘I know the key to this operation is ‘stealth’ but…’

 

Lee Kyu-jin looked toward Alpha Beta on the other side.

 

It was to receive orders on what to do, but Han Hae-woon’s figure hidden in the darkness on the opposite side wasn’t visible even to Lee Kyu-jin.

 

‘Should I eliminate him first and somehow disguise the cause of death to make it look like he was caught in the flames…?’

 

Lee Kyu-jin put his finger on the trigger while watching the guy walking past the shrubs where he was hiding.

 

At that moment, a white hand appeared without any sign from beside Lee Kyu-jin and gently pressed down on the wrist holding the pistol.

 

Startled, Lee Kyu-jin’s eyes widened as he hurriedly looked to the side.

 

‘When on earth did…?’

 

There was Omega, who should have been mixing reagents in the back, appearing like a ghost, quietly shaking his head while looking at the target.

 

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