>>5769972Her response is polite. She has only ever been polite. It is as he feared. His breath catches. There is a lump in his throat. He swallows. "わかります。あなたのしょうじきありがとう。さよならにしなさん。” He turns abruptly and walks away. The pack is in his hands before he has taken three steps.
>Wander the streets by neon lightIn the dark of the night a lone man in a dark gray two-piece suit sits alone on a park bench. Heat City is dangerous at night, but none of the lowlife scum that infest its streets approach him. A pity. He could use the distraction.
Three empty cigarette packs are stacked next to him. The pavement is littered with stubs. American tobacco does not have the kick he is used to. The last pack he bought earlier is running out. His jumbled thoughts are slowly coming back in order. He should have returned to the hideout hours ago. Not yet. He cannot face his men yet. His report to Berlin is overdue. He should sit a little longer and think about what it should include, yes.
The Empress had dismissed him when she was first contacted. It was to be expected. He was new. Untested. It would be naive of her to trust him so soon, or accept that he had been sent with orders to assist her. And he had erred in approaching her in public. But that approach had been valuable on its own. She certainly looked her part in that debauched establishment. Stunningly beautiful in that dress, a true Queen of Decadence. Had she been so compromised by the west's excesses, or was this just the front she presented? Time would tell. The truth always comes out in the end. Either way, he could not really judge her. He already had been compromised as well. Of course, his superiors did not need to know any of that.
/Kontakt etablierte mit agentin Kaiserin./
The bank job had been a success. In less than a day he had obtained unimaginable wealth. More money than he would see in several lifetimes back in the fatherland. More than enough to expand operations, despite the initial setback on that armed robbery. It would have been enough for significant personal expenses as well, but there was nothing here he would want to spend money on. Not anymore.
/Proviant vor ort beschafft. Mission vorgeht früher als geplant./
The information uncovered had been a disappointment. Just a development plan. Nothing more than the expected capitalist greed and selfishness. Important to those who lived here, but not to him or those who had dispatched him. They had expected it could destabilize the US government. It would not be enough. Of course, they did not need to know that either. The Ministry was strapped for resources. They would likely recall him if they knew the truth. He could not go back. Not even now.
/Informationen über "Projekt Phönix" aufgedeckt. Zusätzliche ressourcen angefordert um die untersuchung fortzusetzen./
