{ Cain 3 }
“Hey, Cain!”
When he turns his head to the familiar voice that calls him, he sees the only familiar face in this place.
No, actually, I knew before I turned my head.
Because there is no one else who can call me that way here.
“Aiden. It’s easy. how… Is the project going well?”
“yes. Thanks to you. Do you still have a lot left?”
“no. We are almost done.”
“Looks like I got the timing right. Whatever the way it was, though. ha ha ha! If you have time, would you like a cup of coffee?”
“I do.”
Cain got up and shook his hand.
he said looking back.
“Can you do it alone now?”
“Yes Yes.”
The person who was working inside the vessel showed his face once to give an answer, and then disappeared inside again.
He seemed enthusiastic about his work.
As Cain approached, the two turned and walked together.
Aiden’s mouth suddenly opened after walking a few steps.
“How about it, is it worth it?”
“You mean Rivy?”
“yes. okay.”
“Well, that’s pretty much it. He’s clever and he works hard.”
“is it? what the heck What is becoming?”
“I don’t see any particular problematic parts yet.”
“Still, I’m fine. As long as we’re working together, it’s enough to please you.”
“okay. I think it’s okay to be okay.”
As if imagining his friend’s inner feelings, Aiden lightly patted his shoulder with his palm and said.
“It doesn’t matter. I’m just asking because I think your hands and feet seem a little bit right. How can I possibly be of any help to you? Then won’t I be able to take care of you a little more?”
“It’s a rare talent.”
Even though he knew the true meaning of those words, Aiden smirked and said.
“ha ha ha! Were there any non-talented people in this building? Shall I sit over there?”
The two sat comfortably on one side of the open rest area.
It was a place where you could see people passing by.
Aiden approached the coffee machine right next to him and said to Cain, who was sitting there.
“Are you going to have a hot americano?”
“okay.”
It was a natural look that could be seen among close friends.
A closer look reveals that Aiden knows his tastes very well.
It was because it was Aiden who had already pressed the button on the coffee machine before Cain could answer.
As he came to his seat and put down his cup, Cain took the sip he used to take.
Two people who talk lightly, as if they are not facing each other because they have a special purpose.
“Looks like I haven’t seen you in a while. After you install the vessels… How much is this? How are you today?”
“How are you doing?”
“Are you busy?”
“What are you working on? It’s my work load, I’m in control.”
“Still, there won’t be many things… Thank you for coming so quickly.”
“What happened?”
Aiden answered Cain’s question in a light tone.
“Oh, it’s no big deal. Just had a small happening during the experiment. Then the vessel broke. What… The project is going well and successfully. So why not install more vessels like this?”
“Were there any problems with the performance of the vessel?”
“It works very well. It’s all thanks to you.”
“Okay then.”
It was Cain’s tone, as if he had no interest in anything other than that.
Aiden smirked and drank coffee, he asked.
“Who are you? Busy?”
“Hey, I’m a bit busy now. So, isn’t that why I’m sitting here with you and playing games? ha ha ha!”
Aiden continued to say to Cain, who was smiling softly.
“What is the atmosphere outside the fortress? What… Even if I’m here, I’ll have to watch the news and read the articles, but it’s because I’m not in the mood.”
Cain answered as if he knew the tendencies of such opponents.
“How many things are you most interested in other than research? There is nothing out there.”
“is it?”
“Well, politics is a bit noisy these days.”
“why?”
“The president drove too hard.”
“Liam?”
“okay. It’s noisy outside because he’s been in control of the business world for a while now. Antitrust law, fairness, maybe. However, since he was re-elected and the government has entered a stable period, it is no joke. It’s almost like the atmosphere is going to separate companies that don’t listen.”
“The government is making up its own mind, but what is the way? You will have to wait for a while.”
“right. But because it’s so bad. Some of the business giants have been a little bit bitter, but they’re going through a very hard time. Liam is harassing me like he’s trying to set an example. ah! Lately he also mentioned BH.”
“okay? Is the atmosphere in that order?”
Cain nodded his head at Aiden’s question of surprise.
It was a very unexpected word, and it was also a word that could be easily guessed at how serious the atmosphere was.
After the pandemic, BH’s popularity and fame were truly global and inaccessible.
Considering that such a BH could be attacked, the president did not seem to be wielding such a large sword.
Cain asked Aiden, who was lost in thought.
“Didn’t Bruce and Liam have a bad relationship in the past?”
Aiden, who looked back at his memories for a moment, opened his mouth.
“Well, it looks like there was a little conflict. But maybe it was a long time ago? Before Bruce even founded BH? But how do you know that?”
“The recent events were a bit surprising, so I turned my head around for a while and thought that something like that had happened.”
It was Aiden who had no idea what his friend’s comment meant.
“Hmm, I don’t know if it’s because of personal feelings between the two of them. Do you just want to eat the pie of the world’s richest man and that company? Or maybe it’s just the leftovers from a long time ago. But if it’s the latter, why would you even touch it in this situation? It can be a huge political burden for me.”
“That’s right.”
As if he had finished drinking his coffee, Aiden, who had lifted the cup to his mouth and then severed his neck once, looked at Cain and said:
“Am I not wasting too much time?”
“Aren’t you busy?”
“ha ha ha. Next time you come, I’ll bring you something delicious.”
At that, Cain smiled as if it was ridiculous and looked around once.
“What is missing here and how much does it mean to buy something delicious? If not, it would have been quicker if I ordered it.”
“ha ha ha! There is nothing more delicious than eating from you. You won’t be able to spend your money, so what else do you regret?”
“I am not talking about you who stay here and do research. If you don’t have money to spend, give it to me. I have a lot to write about.”
Aiden shook hands with Cain, who smiled as if it was time to part.
In the friend’s hand that suddenly reached out, Cain glanced at his face and clasped it bluntly.
Aiden lightly waved his hand two or three times, then grinned.
“Thanks to you, I am giving strength to my shoulders here. Without your help, the project would have been very difficult. Thank you for coming so quickly this time. The project is going well, so I’ll have to tell the company later that I need to take care of your incentives.”
Aiden let go of his clasped hands and got up from his seat and continued.
“Anyway, thank you for taking care of me, even though you must be busy. It was nice to see your face. Then see you soon.”
Aiden lightly raised his hand once and left.
“okay. Don’t do too much research and take care of yourself. Now it’s time to take care of your health. Next time I come, buy something good for your body.”
Aiden, who was moving away from the sound from behind, turned his head back and raised his hand once.
“ha ha ha! Don’t forget!”
He stared at his distant friend for a moment.
Cain looked at Aiden’s back like that.
However, no one knew that a small external memory was held in his fist.
* * *
near future.
After sending out all the operation teams, the people who remained at the base were having a quick beer after dinner.
As I answered Yang Gwang’s question in a comfortable atmosphere, the old story came out quite a bit.
“Wow, you can’t do it without absolute real faith. It’s a deep friendship, isn’t it?”
Aiden looked at Cain once and replied to Yang Gwang’s feelings.
“okay. A friend you can trust.”
“Then Cain… Did Aiden know how to hand over memories while shaking hands? How did it come naturally?”
“Um, rather than expecting something to pass as we shook hands… It was weird. Because we didn’t have that kind of handshake.”
In response to Cain’s answer, Yang Gwang asked again.
“by the way… Wasn’t all communication with the outside being monitored by BH? How do I get in touch with Cain? ?”
Aiden opened his mouth.
“Suddenly contacting him frequently is like giving BH a signal to catch me. So first, as usual, I just waited without any contact with the outside world. Because the rough plans and preparations were all delivered as files in the external memory. In order for Cain to carry out the construction of the Korean base, prepare all the escape plans in detail, and finish the production of the equipment, no matter how fast it is, the minimum amount of time is required. I was supposed to give him a signal when he was ready.”
“how?”
“He opened a small shop online specialized in books. That was the signal. Now the outside is ready.”
“Ohh.”
“And when I was ready to leave, I checked the weather forecast and placed my order in the shop. To designate an escape date and time. According to the rules set in advance.”
“Five… ”
“They seem to think it’s a clever way… Maybe that’s why I worked as an online seller, which is not even in the seller’s list. I purposely made the shop webpage moderately and put only the items that the public would not be interested in, but while waiting for a call, other orders came in, so I had a hard time. I get a lot of complaints about whether I should get a book, send it, or if it’s late. yes?”
Aiden and Yang Gwang looked at each other and smiled at Cain’s murmuring while interrupting the conversation.
“I couldn’t bring any of my personal luggage.”
Aiden immediately responded to Rivy’s complaints of dissatisfaction.
“I would appreciate it if you brought me out.”
“You should only do that after you’re definitely out of BH!”
“ha ha ha!”