Good 10
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A few months ago
Circus
Secret Intelligence Agency
Codename: Control
The head of the Circus
He resigned after the failed operation.
Someone leaked the operation's information.
Codename: Smile Man
As his aide, I retired too.
Smile Man's Wife
My wife is very sociable.
She has a new lover.
It's not the first time.
One day, a senior official arrived.
He asked me to find the mole in the Circus.
He said there was no one to trust inside.
The deadline was one month, before the election.
Four suspects.
Codename:
Tinker
Tailor
Soldier
Poor Man
I must resolve this within the deadline.
If not, we all become targets for elimination.
That's how our organization works.
We are all professionals.
We know exactly where we stand.
This game ends when someone dies.
We watched each other.
Drop your guard and you're dead.
The tension was suffocating.
We were all exhausted.
I needed rest.
I went home early.
A strange sound came from the kitchen.
I drew my gun.
[Smile Man]
"What are you two doing?"
[Tailor]
"Wait!"
BANG!
This game ends when someone dies.
One is dead.
I pointed to Tailor as the mole.
All agreed.
It was the best choice.
Was Tailor really the mole?
We are all professionals.
We know exactly where we stand.
This game is not over yet.
[Demian]
"Hi~!"
"How is it going?"
[Smile Man]
"The mole has been eliminated, Sir."
[Demian]
"Good."
"You met the deadline."
"You are the new head of the Circus."
[Demian]
"Now we control every system in the world."
"We move to the next stage."
"Justice is ours."
๐ฌ Now
[Breaking News]
"Over 80% now believe the Earth is flat."
"This is a highly reliable statistic."
"Even experts acknowledge the Earth is flat."
(* so-called experts)
[Breaking News]
"The government has confirmed the Earth is flat."
"A maritime exclusion zone has been declared."
"A fleet will be deployed to the area."
"This measure is for your safety."
[Breaking News]
"Protests are erupting nationwide."
"They are chanting 'The Earth is round'."
"They are causing social unrest."
"But don't worry."
"The protests are small."
[Breaking News]
"Why should the Earth's shape matter to them?"
"You were never going there anyway."
"Nothing has changed."
"Please return to your normal lives."
Not small.
REALLY BIG!
The Devil's Control
SYSTEM
๐ Epilogue
The Edge of the Earth
Freedom is Gone.
They have crossed the line.
♪ Music ♪
"Will things ever be the same again?
It's the final countdown
The final countdown"
– Europe, The Final Countdown
John le Carrรฉ
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974)