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PHASE 44 . IMPROMPTU MEETING (2)
During the meeting, Adnan listened carefully. His presence at the table was apparently only for
introduced to Anthony even though after that he could only listen to their chat. Moreover, he also realized that it turned out that the people in Cosmo were far from what he had thought all along. They want peace, not war. In contrast to Hubert's ambition to always doctrine himself and Erick if the western alliance really hates the eastern alliance.
However, thanks to this meeting, Adnan learned that it turned out that his partner's father had been the cause of all prolonged conflict. About the sabotage he did, even the premeditated murder with Yusagi victim Richard using Sarkan.
“What besides this is there still more?” Anthony made a sound, then sighed. He leaned back on the couch. “There must be another motive why he did it.”
“Motif other?” ask Oscar. “What if the motive is only one. He just wants to take over the lead of Cosmo. Is it still unbelievable to you?”
Anthony silent. His sky-blue eyes looked towards the cups on the table. “We still need proof to prove it, Oscar.”
Oscar could only sigh. He turned to look at Adnan who had been listening to their discussion since. “How about you, Ad?”
“Hah?” The black-haired young man gasped. “A-I ...”
“If Hubert had been found guilty, would you still have told Erick this?” ask Oscar again.
Adnan. Sure enough, what if the results of the investigation prove to be true? How could he
tell Erick this? After hearing the story about Oscar in his study some time ago and today's meeting, it seems to open the veil that he will face something more risky later.
“What son Hubert also served in military aggression this time?” ask Anthony.
Morgan cleared his throat while nodding. “Name Frederick Add. He replaced Adnan as captain
the current western alliance,” he replied.
“Alright then,” said Anthony while affirming the body. “Schedule my visit to the western alliance base on Earth. I'd like to visit their headquarters tomorrow.”
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Adnan took a long breath. His coffee cup still puffed thin smoke into the air. He gulped down the saliva, looking at the void space outside Cosmo. Only visible space junk there, circling the blue planet where it lives.
The young man's attention was shifted to his bandaged right hand. The EWF bracelet scar is still painful even though it has been treated in such a way. His memory of Adara's figure is back.
“What is he doing now, huh?” muttered.
Adnan bit his lip slightly, looking back out the glass window. His mind was full of various prejudices about many things—not only about Adara. Especially about their future. Everything seems like it can't be held anymore.
“While daydreaming what?”
The voice of a man blurred the blue-eyed youth's daydream. He turned his head, saw Oscar carrying a cup of coffee and sitting opposite him. The man looked out the window. His eyes turned soft, sipping a portion of the atmosphere of grief that was on the blue planet out there.
“How?” tanyakanya. “How is the situation there?”
“Chaos,” Adnan replied briefly. “Like those satellite junk.”
Oscar smiled wryly. “What can still be returned as before?” he asked again, now looking at his sister.
“I don't know.” Adnan sniffed for a moment. “Everything was destroyed due to the great disaster of that time and it took a long time for the Earth to recuperate.”
“How about Adara? You managed to meet him, ‘kan?”
This time, the 17-year-old smiled faintly. No chiming.
Adnan looked strangely at his brother. “You want to go after him?” cynically.
Oscar laughed. “Where can I snatch my own sister's lover, huh?” ledek.
The young man in front of the Oscar could only sigh. He looked back at the thousands of satellite trash outside Cosmo. “By the way, can I ask you something?” He turned to look at Oscar who was chiming in. “How did you find out about Adara? You've never known him before, ‘kan?”
The thin kernyih is engraved on the corner of the lips of the man named Oscar Harvey. “It seems, for life, Dad never told you, huh?” the sarcasm. “IDMC. Microchip Identification. A month after two babies were born in the same year, Dad implanted this technology into the bodies of those babies and left them traceable to anyone who understood their use.”
Adnan frowned, trying to understand every word Oscar said.
“Actually, this technology has been used for a long time, but only for animals for the sake of researching
their behavior alone,” continued the 25-year-old man. “But, with the ambition of Father and his best friend, the two agreed to make their sons and daughters into guinea pigs.”
“What do you mean it is ... me and Adara?” selisik Adnan's.
Oscar nodded while flicking his fingers. “I can identify your location using technology
the one that Dad left behind. Hence, I can still monitor you guys even though for the rest of my life I will continue to be in this place.”
Adnan. “But, why?”
“Why? They're very fond of you, that's it.”
Unreasonable answer and too imposing instinct to say ‘iya’ this second. Adnan could only sigh deeply. The behavior of his father and Adara's father turned out to be more absurd than Hubert who wanted power.
The young man sipped his coffee. A distinctive fragrant aroma oozed from the cup, relieving his breathing. Him
even just realized that his brother also likes coffee. Ever since they met, Adnan has often seen the man sitting looking out the window enjoying a cup of coffee. It can be ascertained in a day, Oscar can
spend up to five cups of pure coffee. Coffee supplies themselves can be obtained easily at Cosmo because there cultivated plants concerned. Not only coffee, the torus also grows a variety of plants that are indeed rare on Earth.
A moment later, the lights on the earphones that Oscar wore flickered red. The man pressed one of the buttons and began to listen to the other person.
“What did you get?” tanyakanya. He listened to his interlocutor again for a few minutes. “Don't be rash,” he said later, then stamped again. He glanced at Adnan. “Iya, I'm with him right now.”
Adnan's forehead then shriveled thinly. It was strange to find Oscar casting a look of ambiguity at her right now.
“He was very good,” said Oscar. “Better than at base.”
The man again listened to his interlocutor's explanation.
“Who? Erick?” tanyakanya. “Ah ..” Oscar again looked at Adnan, then grinned. “Alright if it is
you don't think this will be known to your commander there. I'll open the channel later.”
A few minutes later, Oscar shut down the communication channel in his earphones. He looked at the younger brother who had raised a strange look at him.
“I want to tell you something,” he said with a spring face. “Spend your coffee and come to my room!”
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