Secret organizations had similar systems in many ways. They guarded their secrets through strict doctrines, created punishments and rewards to control their agents, and kept them constantly occupied so that they had no time to question anything. For instance, being in this organization caused an adrenaline rush in the agents, and the Second Virtue used honey traps.

“Please choose the girl you like, and tell me the number.”

The guide was a woman giving off an ‘office lady’ vibe, and she handed me a booklet that looked like a pamphlet from a model agency. It was filled with pictures of more than a hundred women, and their body size, age, and personality were written next to each one. I closed the booklet and stared at the woman.

“Do you have any preferences?” she asked as if she couldn’t believe that I still had not chosen one. I pointed at her.

“Angela, can I choose you instead?”

She widened her eyes and smiled. That happened the first night that I infiltrated the Second Virtue’s group.

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