The Next Move

[Varela HQ – War Room – 9:00 AM]
(Leon, Rin, Liam- the Head of Security, and a few other trusted men sit around a table. Blueprints. Reports. Bullet casings from last night’s attack. The scent of burnt coffee lingers in the air.)
Leon
Leon
Who were they?
Liam
Liam
Hired mercenaries. Professional. Clean.
Rin
Rin
Who paid them?
Liam
Liam
Still tracing. But there’s a 90% chance it leads back to Elias.
(Leon smirks, twirling a pen between his fingers.)
Leon
Leon
Of course.
Rin
Rin
Then we hit back.
(Leon raises an eyebrow.)
Leon
Leon
Aggressive. I like it.
Rin
Rin
It’s necessary. You let this slide, you’ll be dead by next week.
Leon
Leon
And you care because?
Rin
Rin
You’re my job.
(Leon smiles slowly.)
Leon
Leon
Mm. And if I weren’t?
(Rin looks at him.)
Rin
Rin
Then I wouldn’t be here.
(They stare at each other. Rin's eyes are serious. Unreadable. The silence feels heavy.)
(Leon laughs.)
Leon
Leon
Alright, Kuroda. Let’s start a war.

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