Ashgard: Ambition and Purpose
Choosing People of Trust #68

Krikq ... Krikq ... Krikq ...!!!

It was a quiet night on La Luna Island. The cold sea air felt quite penetrated into the bones. Prime got an important report from his teammate Flix. The report was about the Nostra Clone movement on the island.

"Are you serious about what you're saying?" ask Prime. Flix met him in a pretty big meeting tent. There Flix reported the results of his patrols and guards to Prime.

"Yes, I'm not messing with what I'm saying." Flix unfurled a paper map of the island on a table.

"Some of them are monitored to fill some points of hills that become the most crucial position in our reach. They also appear to be heavily armed, and are indicated to be monitoring our current camp."

Flix reported this while pointing at some of the positions he mentioned on the map that lay on the table. Hearing this report, Prime was stunned and silent in silence knowing these extremely high risks and dangers.

"How many are they?" tanya Prime sat on a wooden chair.

"There were only 30 armed men, but I'm sure there's more to it than that .. maybe two to three times that." Flix answered the question, and again made Prime speechless.

30 people?! Of course, the number is not comparable to Prime's squad which consists of only 14 trained personnel including himself.

"I'm suggesting that we step back immediately and return to the city, sir." Flix expressed his advice, but was immediately refuted by Prime, "can't, we get a new assignment from Garwig," he said.

"Nicolaus is in a villa on the island, and Berlin and Ashgard intend to meet him. And we .. get the job to help Ashgard and keep an eye on Garwig" Prime continued.

"Berlin?! What was the point of meeting him?" tanya Flix was curious and a little astonished by Berlin's intentions.

"I don't know, Garwig said there was an internal problem between Berlin and Nicolaus" Prime replied. "Obviously we have a new task" he continued.

Hearing that it was the job of his superior, Flix could not refute him. He just wanted to remind me a few things by saying, "it's fine if it's like that. What are your plans ahead, sir? Of course the safety of colleagues is also at stake in this mission. And are our supplies enough?"

"I think it's enough, and hopefully it's enough." Prime answered about the supplies while glancing at a note board lying on the edge of the table.

***

The next day, he was in Federal Prison. Berlin visited someone valuable to him, even though he was once an enemy to him and also once terrorized and injured his wife, Nadia.

Yes, the person he met was Carlos Gates Matrix. The one who was once the superior of Mafioso, and the one who once had the intention to kill Berlin. But even so Carlos is still a Berlin brother, although not blood but they both still born and come from the same family.

"How are you, Carlos? Long time no see, huh?" said Berlin met Carlos in a special meeting room between guests and inmates. In the room there are four guards or prison guards in each corner of the room who guard and supervise Carlos.

"Well .. as you know, what a harsh and cold prison is. It is very uncomfortable, but over time also get used to it." Carlos answered and looked easier to smile than he used to. But his attitude and intonation when speaking still seemed cold.

"What about you and your family, Berlin? Good news, isn't it?" carlos looked at Berlin sitting right in front of him.

Berlin reviewed a little of his smile and then replied, "good."

Not a few seconds after Berlin answered that question. Carlos again asked, "what about Nadia? He's been happy all along, hasn't he?!" he asked with a sincere look so curious to Berlin.

It seems that Carlos still harbors a deep sense of guilt for Nadia. He once made the woman he liked was injured during the Mafioso chaos incident, even had to endanger the woman's life due to selfishness of his heart.

"You're still thinking about what's gone by?" tanya Berlin sighed.

"I haven't had time to apologize to him directly for the incident" Carlos replied with a still downcast look.

"I think before you apologize to him in person, he's forgiven you first, Carlos. Even he had forgotten about the incident" said Berlin.

"I really feel guilty for making a woman as good as herself hurt and traumatized by my actions and selfishness. I still can't forget those events."

"Me too .. again and again thank you, Berlin. Though ... that time .. You had a chance to kill me there. But .. You didn't do it."

Carlos has really changed since he was in prison, even his attitude when speaking was not like before that seemed cold and indifferent.

"I didn't because you're my brother, Carlos. Although we are not blood, we are still a family. And although my intention was right to kill you at that time, but my heart was against the decision" said Berlin looking seriously at his brother.

Carlos smiled slightly and said, "excuse me once more, I haven't been able to repay your kindness back then, Berlin."

In the middle of the conversation, one of the prison guards approached the two and informed them that their meeting was five minutes away. In the rest of this short time, Berlin did not want to mince words about his purpose to meet the brother.

"Carlos, there's actually a reason I came to see you today." With a very serious look, Berlin spoke while clasping both hands on the table.

"I want to .. beg for a little cooperation with you," he continued in a slightly whispered tone.

***

After finishing meeting with his brother Carlos. In the afternoon, Berlin made a meeting with a female police officer at the Gates House. Of course at this meeting he was not alone, there was a third person, Prawira, who played the role of police officer.

The policewoman was apparently Siska, the one who had a close relationship with Nadia. He looked quite confused with Berlin who asked him to meet here. Moreover, Berlin also included Prawira at this meeting.

"What's up, Berlin? Is there anything you want to talk to me about?" siska asked Berlin who was sitting on a single sofa, while beside her was Prawira.

"Yes, I would like to ask for help and a little cooperation with you, Siska." Without further ado, Berlin immediately replied at the core of his goal here.

Help out? Cooperation? Siska looks confused about it, but not with Prawira. Before Berlin met and spoke with Siska here, he had already spoken with Prawira and conveyed his goal of meeting one of the best police officers.

"I need you .. As a person close to Nadia, I need someone who can accompany and take care of her while I'm gone."

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Seriate.