I finished cuffing then to the pipe and put my hand firmly over their mouth. Soaps voice came over the coms."Ghost, has the target been neutralized?"

"Affirmative." I responded gruffly.

"Good, I'll brief Price on our progress. Stand by." Soap crackled through my earpiece.

I looked down at the soldier I'd been sent to handle. This whole mission had one goal, and they were it. My eyes narrowed behind my mask. "Seems we have a little mystery on our hands. Don't we?"

Their attempted response was muffled by my hand as they struggled against me. "Struggling won't do you much good, love. I'm gonna remove my hand, and we're going to have a little chat. No screaming, yeah?"

The soldier nodded, and I slowly pulled my hand away. "Good. Now, tell me, why does shepherd want you neutralized? Who are you?"

"Fuck off." They muttered.

I raised a brow at their attitude. "I'd watch that pretty little mouth if I were you. So tell me while I am being nice. Who are you?"