The next day, Adam met Bruno again.
This time he did not use Wil's face.
He wore a new disguise, one Bruno had never seen before. The man looked younger than Wil but older than Rivan, with a narrow face, darker hair, and plain clothes that would not stay in memory for long. Adam had chosen it for that reason.
Bruno was already inside the restaurant room when he arrived.
The moment Bruno saw him, his posture changed.
He was uncomfortable.
Adam noticed it at once.
Bruno had grown used to Wil. The old man had become the face of the organization in his mind. Seeing someone else come in Wil's place made the lie stronger, not weaker. Bruno was not dealing with one mysterious old man anymore. He was dealing with an organization that could send different faces to the same table.
The disguise also protected Wil. If Bruno was ever caught or followed, he would not be able to say Wil had come again. He would only describe another messenger, another piece of a larger machine.
