Alarm Bells (2)
28 December, City K Military Base Hospital, City K
Having used the privileges that driving the military vehicle afforded him, Warrant Officer Wang was able to shorten what would have, even during the middle of the night, been at least a forty-five-minute drive into twenty minutes. As he was pulling into the car part of the military base hospital his secure mobile started to ring.
Answering it, he responded "Warrant Officer Wang speaking."
"Warrant Officer, John Nang here. I have been able to have only a quick look at the footage from nearby CCTV of what happened before the vehicle fire. The car, I can determine is Lexi Yao's, and the two passengers, who would have to be her, and Matthew were forced out of the vehicle, and eventually forced into a truck which took them away from the area, as the car was set alight. I have issued an order to immediately quarantine all information from the incident and are securing all CCTV footage I can to determine what happened, along with the most trusted members of my team. I understand General Man is in hospital, but if he is up to it can you please bring him to Police headquarters so that we can talk in a secure environment without worries."
"I will see what he says Sir and let you know."
"Thank You. I will act to keep Mathew and Lexi's siblings calm, so that we can minimise and risks."
With that the call was ended, and Warrant Officer Wang headed into the hospital, and was directed to General Man's room. He knocked on the door and waited until he was told to enter. As soon as he entered the room and shut the door behind him, he snapped a salute to the General.
"You better have a good reason for disturbing me Warrant Officer Wang, or you will find yourself with additional duties. I do not care whose adjunct you are."
"Apologies General Man, but we may have a situation involving Colonel Rong. He went out with his brother to a gathering of friends, and as his brother was accompanied by bodyguards I remained at his residence. However, he instructed me …"
Hearing Matthew's name immediately caused concern for the General. There is no way without appropriate jamming equipment given Matthew's concerns he wanted to have any conversation about a situation involving him in this room. It could cause more problems than it solves.
"Warrant Officer, stop there."
Warrant Officer Wang wondered why had the General stopped him from letting him know that Colonel Rong had not arrived back by the time he had been instructed to raise the alarm, let alone what the Police Liaison had already determined.
General Man paused before speaking. He wondered how he could ask the questions he needed without giving too much information away. He motioned for Warrant Officer Wang to come over, and seeing the secure mobile in his hand, took it from him writing the text message 'Do not speak. Type what happened and hand the phone back.'
Having been handed the mobile back, Warrant Officer Wang knew that something was going on but now was not the time to question it. He typed 'Colonel Rong told me if he was not back by 1pm, that I had to call an emergency. In the group of friends that went out, there was the special forces Police Liaison Officer Nang. He seems to have found out that the Colonel and a Lexi Yao were taken from their vehicle and put into a truck that was driven away. Her vehicle was set alight as the truck left.'
After reading the message, General Man deleted it, and typed 'What did the Police Liaison Officer ask of me?'
The typed reply was 'He asked me, if it was possible to get you to go to the Police Station, to talk at depth about the situation. I get the impression, and I can admit that I might be wrong on this, but he wants to treat it as a police matter, rather than handing it over to the military police.'
Having read this message, General Man knew that despite his health situation, he needed to head to the police station, at least until there is some idea what the situation was. Nodding his head, he rang the bell, and with the help of a nurse dressed and headed out to the military vehicle where Warrant Officer Wang was waiting for him, and they headed towards the central police station where they knew that John Nang would be waiting for them.
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