Nelson fell into a deep sleep. When morning arrived, the village awoke to a scene of chaos and tragedy.
The Narrator:
In the squares and on the side of the roads, young people were seen lying on the ground, appearing completely unconscious or drugged. Some had perished, with stab wounds visible on their bodies—the result of the violence ignited by the drugs. As for the rest, some were smoking, hallucinating, some were crying hysterically, and others were laughing with an inexplicable madness.
Amidst this scene, white papers began falling from the sky like light rain. Some normal people stood looking at the papers drifting down.
One Person (In a quiet, questioning tone):
"What is this strange thing? Is it raining?"
One of the merchants picked up a paper from the ground. He looked at it closely.
The Narrator:
The document bore the official stamp of the Village of Fire and was a secret treaty for drug exchange, centered around two photos of Nelson and Harn, clearly revealing the President's involvement in this crime.
One Person (With muffled anger):
"What is this? This is extremely dangerous! How could our President do such a thing?"
The Man Holding the Paper (In quiet suspicion):
"It's a drug deal document, and it proves that the President was acting entirely outside the law."
A Woman in the Crowd:
"It can't be! I don't believe it. Maybe he's innocent, and it was forged."
The people exchanged agitated whispers, mixed with shock. The spark of the coup had ignited.
Above the Mountain
On a wide mountaintop overlooking the village, stood a young man with wide eyes, dark skin, brown lips, and his hair tightly tied up. Next to him stood Tami.
Tami (Smiling coldly):
"So, we carried out the plan successfully."
Tami (His voice shifts to a tone of inquiry):
"I carried out the plan, but now I must know who your leader is."
The Young Man (In a decisive voice):
"Not yet. He will appear at the right time."
Tami (Calmly):
"What is this leader of yours striving for?"
The Young Man:
"We are his close comrades, and we haven't understood him yet. You won't understand him either."
Tami (Calmly, with a look of warning):
"A major catastrophe will happen in the village today. I hope your leader doesn't break his promise to me."
Flashback
Tami was walking down a dark alley, drinking juice. A young man (the same one standing on the mountain) intentionally bumped into him.
Tami:
"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention."
The Young Man (Smiling cunningly):
"You're Tami, right?"
Tami:
"Yes."
The young man pulled a mobile phone from his pocket. The screen showed an elderly man (Uncle Tin) sitting in a chair, his mouth bound and a knife at his throat.
Tami (His face exploding in shock):
"Uncle... Who are you people?"
The Young Man (Coldly):
"Don't worry. Uncle is our hostage. And we won't kill him unless you agree to cooperate with us."
Return to the Flashback:
On the phone screen, the Uncle was bound, his eyes holding a clear innocence, shaking his head in denial and sadness. Carla was the one holding a knife to the back of his neck.
Tami (Frowning intensely and gritting his teeth in anger):
"Fine... What exactly do you intend to do?"
The Young Man (Calmly and steadily):
"Before you surrender to your anger, you must listen to me closely." He continued: "We want to remove Nelson from his position."
Tami:
"And how did you know about his crimes to use them against him?"
The Young Man (Calmly):
"The Leader assigned you only one mission. That is what matters."
Tami (Sighing heavily):
"Speak. What is the mission assigned to me?"
The Young Man:
"The Leader knows every ally and his abilities well." He continued: "Our Leader set a first plan, and it succeeded, and now we want you to execute the second plan."
Tami:
"If this is in our interest, I will execute the plan."
The Young Man (Calmly):
"You have the ability to duplicate documents and papers, correct?"
Tami (Calmly and cautiously):
"Yes, that is my ability. And how do you know about it?"
The Young Man (Sits on a nearby chair):
"By the way, my name is Kozumano."
Kozumano:
"The plan requires us to ignite the war with our own hands."
Tami tucked in his lower lip, a sign of skepticism.
Kozumano:
"If we don't do this, we will never move forward. In short: you will copy Nelson's criminal treaties and disseminate them to the villagers."
Tami:
"And this will cause the people to stage a coup, forcing him to concede his position." Tami then smiled: "When shall we start?"
Kozumano:
"We will start in two days."
Side Scene (Revealing the Trick):
The events shift to a dark room where Carla was unlocking the Uncle's restraints.
Carla (Calmly):
"You played the role very well, Uncle."
The Uncle (In a rough voice, exuding the effort expended):
"I have done my part, and I will leave the matter in your hands now."
The Uncle was moving slowly in a wheelchair.
The Uncle (Calmly):
"Don't forget to deliver the box to 'Tin'."
Carla (Calmly):
"Consider it already delivered to him."
(The Flashback ends, and we return to Tami and Kozumano on the mountain.)
Tami (Smiling with relief):
"Alright. Can I go meet the Uncle now, or is it too early?"
Kozumano (Browsing his mobile phone):
"Hello, Carla." Then he relayed Tami's request: "Tami wants to meet the Uncle."
Kozumano paused for a moment to listen to Carla, then continued: "Okay, I'll tell him."
Kozumano hung up.
Kozumano (Calmly):
"Carla said his nephew, [Tin], is with him now, so a meeting is currently not possible."
Tami:
"Fine. I'll ask you another question."
Tami (Curiously):
"How did you manage to smuggle the Uncle out, knowing he has two disciples accompanying him?"
Kozumano (Calmly and steadily):
"The Leader excelled at this point specifically. We have someone who can copy the persona of anyone he touches. This means the 'Tin' who was with his two disciples was a fake copy."
Kozumano:
"The Uncle was the one who requested to meet Tin to show him the box and introduce him to its contents." Then he added, explaining Jin's conditions: "But the Leader commanded that Tin will not meet his comrades. Those are the Leader's conditions, meaning the two will inevitably be separated."
Tami (Frowning and questioning):
"What exactly is inside this box, that you prevented Tin from coming here?"
Kozumano:
"We don't know. The Uncle, the Leader, and Tin are the only ones who know the contents of the box for the time being."
Return to a Previous Night (Second Flashback):
Jin (Speaking with Titi on the phone):
"Titi, have you found out where Nelson is hiding the secret documents?"
Titi (Calmly):
"Not yet, but I will do my best to find them."
Jin (With a confident smile in his voice):
"You will sedate your brother with a sleeping agent tonight, and I will send you two experienced people to help you. Is that understood?"
Titi:
"Fine."
Jin:
"I want to know one thing from you."
Titi:
"What is it?"
Jin (Calmly):
"Why are you helping me at your brother's expense?"
Titi:
"My brother is smart, but if he had used his intelligence for good and to help people, it would have been different. I am helping you because I want my brother to die, rather than have his reputation become more tarnished than it already is."
Jin hung up without commenting.
Nightfall
In the kitchen, Titi put a fine white substance into Nelson's glass of water, to sedate him.
Nelson was now unconscious from the sleeping agent. Tami and Kozumano entered the palace in complete silence. The two began searching every room, but in vain; they found nothing, and despair started to creep in.
They went down to a basement storage room under the palace and began searching more seriously. With all their effort, shining their flashlights, they managed to find a cardboard box under an old cabinet. The box contained many files.
Titi and Tami began examining the files until they found several copies of the secret treaties.
Titi (Calmly):
"Good. Now copy them and let's finish this matter."
Tami closed his eyes, and a faint green aura surrounded his palm over the paper. The papers began to multiply rapidly. Tami continued copying, sighing repeatedly from the strain, until he fainted from exhaustion.
Titi (Calmly, examining the papers):
"His ability is limited. We only produced one hundred papers."
Kozumano (Calmly, gathering the papers):
"One hundred papers are enough to distribute in vital areas. We will spread them tomorrow."