32 Frozen World (1/2)
There are many more loose ends beside Rebecca Abarbanel. Anyone who has come into contact with the mission report will be assessed and determined for security risk.
Not all of them requires immediate termination, but a large number of people do.
Even the person that Rebecca had talked to over the phone is considered for termination.
Loose ends must always be taken care of, regardless.
Leaving just one to roam around will cause unwarranted future incidents, directly or indirectly.
This is cruel, but necessary.
[Anthony Adams, born June 28, 1955 – Terminated, Vehicular Incident on 7 February 1990 at standard local time 8:20]
[Camille Drew, born March 11, 1966 – Terminated, Vehicular Incident on 7 February 1990 at standard local time 8:31]
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[Elliot Wilson, born December 7, 1968 – Terminated, Anaphylaxis on 8 February 1990 at standard local time 19:55]
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[Nick Brandstetter, born April 3, 1953 – Terminated, Homicide on 9 February 1990 at standard local time 21:04]
[Tom Jester Brown, born August 9, 1961 – Terminated, Suicide on 9 February 1990 at standard local time 07:15]
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More than a couple dozen of people are terminated over the course of next few weeks, using different kind of methods.
Hydra does spice things up to make it more interesting, but most are killed through car accidents. It is the easiest and cheapest.
It can also be used to kill a lot of people together.
As for the people who have worked at the television station with Emily and Rebecca and came in direct contact with the mission report, they are invited to an all-expense paid business trip to Mexico.
This is to prevent multiple suspicious deaths.
Their bus never made it to its destination.
Their charred bodies are identified a week later by families and friends.
This is one of the biggest mass executions since the inception of Hydra four decades earlier, aside from being involved in actual wars of course.
It does make me wonder who is really at fault in the end.
If I must think about it, I believe the fault lies with James.
His mission report has implicated so many people.
James should have been prepared for the eventuality of his death. Using his example, Shield personnel is no longer allowed to bring any kind of report or classified information home.
This would have never been a problem in Hydra. All Hydra personnel basically lives on base with their families. Even their kids are Hydra agents, and they would be trained as such.
Once all the loose ends are tied, I can return my attention back to Terra Entertainments. I have many ideas I need to check and confirm. A quick jump into the future will give me all I need to know.
However, I didn't expect some loose ends to be interminable.
Interminable – is that the right word?
I mean those loose ends cannot be terminated due to special status or privilege. At least not without an expressed permission from me and only me.
Who you might asked?
Well –
”Please, Miss Oxford would like a moment of your time.”
The butler gestures me into a limousine. This is the first time I am on the receiving end of the generous invitation.
It is rather interesting.
”Take care of the baby stroller while I have a chat with your mistress. It was a gift to me from a friend, so it is priceless.”
I tell the man before embracing Antigone.
Jimmy has brought Antigone that stroller, so what I had just said is true.
My daughter has no idea what is going on but decides to go along with it without a fuzz. She did have a wonderful breakfast just a few minutes ago.
When I enter the limousine with my baby daughter in my arms, I am greeted with a splitting image of Marilyn Monroe. I swear I had thought she was her mother for a second.
”You must be Marian Monroe Oxford. What can I do for you?”
I address the woman, who is sitting opposite of me in the rather spacious limousine. She has this aura of superiority about her. She was raised to be the heiress of a multi-billion dollars empire after all.
If it wasn't for the brilliant scheme of her oldest brother, Harry Oxford, she would be the current CEO of Chrono Holdings.
Marian scans me up and down, trying to determine my worth.
From the way I usually conducted myself and to the way how I dressed, I am probably worth as much as a penny on the street in her eyes – basically nothing.
”What is your relationship to my father?”
Marian gets to the point immediately. She didn't understand why her father would associate himself with someone like me.
More than that, her father also funded the massive company called Terra Entertainment and gave me complete ownership.
This information is not common knowledge, but Marian is very resourceful. She must be in order to wrestle controls from her brothers and sisters.
Being children to an Oxford empire is not easy.
”Henry? I think you should ask your father that. You will be pleasantly surprised to learn the truth.”
I answer while rocking Antigone. The baby giggles joyfully.
It is probably time to introduce Henry's children to the hidden world.
I think Henry already told his first-born son, Harry oxford since the man is currently the CEO of Chrono Holdings.
If Harry didn't know about me or the massive organizations backing Chrono Holdings, it would be very disastrous for him to run the corporation in place of his father.
”Henry? You call my father Henry?”
Marian questions and pays attention to Antigone. She narrows her eyes at my daughter. My daughter stares back unflinchingly.
”Yes. He is someone close to me. You could say that I know him all of my life.”
I answer and cover Antigone's eyes to play peekaboo.