Chapter 11 - Hostage Protocol

[John's POV]

I was almost time for the end of the day. I took a last glance at my laptop with the register of attendance before closing it.

One of my subordinates came to me with the phone of the office in hand

"Commander, you have a call" He said.

"I already told you to not call me commander when are in public" I said.

I grabbed the phone and took a glance at the caller.

Robert

'It must be the report' I looked at my watch.

'Almost half a day, these guys are becoming a bit too shabby'

"Robert" I said.

"Hello… captain…"

'Captain… damn it'

"Are you okay? You sound a bit… tired…"

"No, it's nothing… I called because we have a situation with Carly's father"

"A situation?"

"It's better if you see in person… I will send you the address"

"Understood, I will right there"

"All right"

After hanging out, I massage my templates.

'The mission is compromise…'

The fact that Robert called me 'captain' instead of commander… It was a secret code we use to inform without alerting the other party that the mission is compromise.

'Most likely they were discovered… but captain is the code for a hostage situation… how is that possible?'

I knew my team, they wouldn't make a mistake like that.

Nevertheless, it was strange.

"I will be going out for a moment, if the lady asks, tell her that my boy got sick"

"Understood!"

I grabbed my things… including my gun and went to the direction in my car.

'Let's see what you go yourself involve into, Robert'

........................…..

As I finish sending my text to John, I looked back at Robert.

"There… I kept my part of the deal, now, let my daughter go" Said Robert.

"Sure… I am a man who keeps his word" I said.

I could see that Robert was sighing in relieve.

"Just one thing"

"?"

I came close to Robert and looked him straight to his eyes.

"Before you said… 'I wouldn't betray commander John'… but now, you call him captain… why?"

"I… I didn't notice-"

"Sure you did"

I snapped my fingers while subtly taking a step back.

"AHHHHHH!" The screams of Michelle came from the back of the container.

"AHHHH! WAIT, WAIT, SORRY, SORRY! I LIED" Shouted Robert

"That's wasn't my question" I said, without moving.

"I, that, that was a code!"

"A code… for what?"

"It indicates that the mission is compromise… and there is a hostage situation" Said Robert desperately while Michelle fell to the ground.

She wasn't screaming anymore; she was just trembling in the ground.

I snapped my fingers back and looked at John.

"Judging by your daughter reaction, it seems that she won't resist another one of those"

"YOU MONSTER!"

"I won't deny that" I said with a small chuckle.

I came close to a draw and took out a knife, then I walked towards the end of the container and grabbed Michelle by her hair. She didn't resist because she was too exhausted.

I silently quit the chain around her.

I put her bloody face near John and put my knife on her neck.

"I will ask and you will answer, and you better answer fast, because every second you doubt, I will a scar on her pretty face"

"Da…ddy…"

"SWEETHEART!"

"First question, how many of your teammates will come?"

"I…"

I put the point of the knife near Michelle's eyes.

"WAIT! WAIT! ALONE, HE WILL PROBABLY COME ALONE!"

"Why?"

"Because we work in teams of three, me, Lean and commander John is the team leader"

"How heavy armed is he?"

"He wouldn't bring too much artillery since is a civil area, probably… just a gun"

"Does he have any operations? Fracture bone, kidney failure… anything"

"I-I think he had a knee operation… but that was just a rumor"

I looked at every answer Robert gave me… it seems that he was indeed telling the true.

I looked back at my watch.

'5 minutes'

"Tell me everything you know about Lady Miya"

"That's…"

*Pinch*

"AHHH! MY EYE! MY EYE!"

"OKAY! OKAY! Lady Miya is the sole daughter of the prime ministry; she is a genius who skipped grade early and build an empire in Alexander's high school. From the teachers to even the director… everyone"

"Explain me the hierarchy"

"De-depending how much value you have for Lady Miya. There are four ranks, at the bottom are the dogs… then are the normal… after that, are the ones directly under lady Miya, the elite… and right after then are the council… who are the closest one to lady Miya"

"Who many people are in the council?"

"Only seven"

"Who are they?"

"I-I only know about two… Joshua, who is lady's Miya childhood friends and Carla who is lady's Miya bodyguard…"

I looked back at my watch.

'50 seconds… damn… not enough time to keep going…'

"That's enough"

"Wait, my daughter… what about my daughter…"

"Don't worry. You! I told you what you wanted; I keep my promise!"

I left go Michelle. I took the bottle of Chloroform from my cabinet and use it on Michelle and Robert.

'There is no more… damn it!'

I couldn't use the chloroform anymore.

'This could get tricky…'