Flipping the Table
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"Sir, we have lost contact with the helicopter we sent for reconnaissance," reported the assistant, who had been the one responsible for sending the order of dispatching the helicopters for reconnaissance.

"What do you mean by that? Didn't we send six of them? How the heck could all of them lose communication at the very same time?" Logan asked, his tone clearly indicating that he was breaking from the inside. He finally started believing that even if they were unlucky for the first time, they couldn't be so ill-fated now as well and have lost all the helicopter's communication despite being well-prepared with counter measures.

"No, sir, they didn't lose communication at the same time, rather, all of them were shot down," the assistant clarified his report as he put down a computer and played the audio recording right before the helicopters were gunned down.

"Understood, Home Base. Standing by till fur…BRRRRRRRRRRRR" The audio came to an abrupt halt with white noise, indicating that t
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