Towards Vatam

Antonio pressed the earphone in his left ear. Then he began to speak.

"Switching to alert 3. We'll be back with our hopes," Antonio told one of the special forces captains who kept a constant vigil around him.

Seeing Antonio talking to himself made Aji feel suspicious.

"Who are you talking to?" Aji asked.

"With my friend. You take it easy, they're good people too. They will come to pick us up. But before that, we need to eat first," said Antonio.

And not long after that, the food arrived with two waiters. One of them was the waiter who took down the order.

"Please enjoy," the waiter said and then took three steps back and just stood there until Aji, Cecilia and Antonio were satisfied and did not complain.

"If I have to go to your base, I don't want to," said Aji.

"Then?" asked Antonio.

"Take the weapon to a quiet place in the city. That is if you and your people don't want anyone to know about your weapon," said Aji.

Antonio looked disappointed.

"That's a little difficult. The