
The State G...
Alex, Nero and Aron were at a roadside shop in the country. The small shop looks the most crowded here.
"I seem to have eaten here..." Aron looked around, remembering when he was here. The atmosphere and model of this building, he clearly remembered he had been here.
"Young master, try this restaurant chicken soup combined with roasted duck. Then, drink some coconut ice. I guarantee the young master will definitely like it." Aron gave Alex a thumbs up.
"Es coconut milk? I just heard it. How's it feel?" Ask Alex.
"Yes, Mr. Aron. I've also only heard about my life and being a gang soldier led by current chairman Alex" Nero said.
"It feels like a blend of sweet and salty. Try it first, you'll be hooked."
Alex just saw the side of Aron so excited and enthusiastic. He nodded towards her without responding to her so much. Aron called a servant to serve them. "Servant!"
"Yes sir, what do you want these gentlemen to order?" Ask the waiter. He prepared his combat weapon, a small book and a pen in his hand. While the menu book is black, he handed it to the customer.
"Baked chicken and duck soup..." Aron stopped his words. The man glanced at the man before him. "Young master, Mr Nero, what do you guys order?" Aron asked in a whisper.
"We follow you. The message was three" replied Alex, who was nodding by Nero.
"alright. Three ladies. Drinking iced coconut milk with coco pandan syrup is also three," Aron said ordered.
"Awhile,nona. I added a cup of coffee. If you can, please deliver it now" Alex said.
"Good, gentlemen. Please wait." The waiter finally left with a piece of paper of their order.
A few moments later...
The waiter returns with Alex's hot coffee. "This is sir, please drink it" he said.
"All right, thank you."
"Alright, now is the time to get serious. Mr Nero, who are you and what do you mean by young master is the new leader of your gang? What gang?" Ask Aron who seems to be getting serious.
Uncle Aron is indeed good at changing expression,~Batin Alex while sipping black coffee of his order.
"You don't need to know. If the time comes, the chairman will tell him himself. We have no right to inform him, except with the permission of the chairman," Nero said.
Alex sipped his coffee one more time before putting it on the table. "If I tell uncle, will uncle tell mom and the others?" Ask Alex.
"The secret this time must be guarded. There are people who deliberately target and look for my weaknesses" he continued.
"You knew me for a long time. But, if the young master does not want to tell me, well I will accept your decision."
"Thank you."
Not long after, a waiter delivered a drink that "said" was a bonus from every customer who first went there.
"Excuse me, gentlemen. Since we have never seen you here, then we assume that you are only here for the first time. As stated on our banner.." the waiter pointed towards the banner in front of the cashier, ".then we decided to give you a number of our latest drinks. If you want to order again, please order number twelve. Thanks."
The servant left their table with a strange and horrible look. The woman grinned as she glanced faintly at them as if confirming that Alex and the others were drinking it.
You've already killed some of my teammates B. You have to suffer the consequences. Because of you, I failed to return to my country,~Batin That servant.
A few moments before...
A beautiful woman dressed in all black as a female version of a professional assassin came to visit the small cafe. He entered the cafe arrogantly, even when a man accidentally nudged him, he kicked his stuff unconscious instead. Really, a vile woman.
"I don't care" he said coldly.
"Say, what can I do. But please stop." The owner of the cafe even prostrated himself before him. Of course, that made the woman even more flattered. He enjoyed every show, letting the cafe owner kneel down to numb his feet.
If not for his strength, where would I kneel to him,~Batin cafe owner.
"All right, I'm going to go undercover as a cafe waitress. I'll pay you after my mission is successful" he said.
...*...*...
Aron and Nero seemed to be in a conversation. Alex who was doing nothing just looked at them and listened to whatever was discussed. He glanced towards the glass of fresh orange ice on his desk. He grabbed it and almost drank it.
"Young master, don't!" Screech a man in the system.
Alex stopped his activities with a puzzled expression.
"Hum? Why?"
"There's poison in there. Someone deliberately put poison in it. Remind Nero and your subordinate named Aron. If not, you will sleep long, crazy even to death," said the man.
"What's? That bad?" Alex screams in his heart.
Alex glanced at Nero and Aron who were still talking. Unknowingly, they took his orange ice. Without a word, Alex throws two needles at them in the style of a comic book he reads.
"Shh. Be ill. Sir, chief, why did you hurt us? What's up?" Ask them both at the same time.
Alex swiped two cards at them perfectly. One caught it with their left hand, the other caught it with their mouth. They read it carefully, "The drink is poisonous. Don't drink!"
Aron and Nero stared at each other. "Thank you, sir." They bowed their bodies a little.
"Young master," call Aron.
"Mhh?" Alex shifted his focus to Aron.
"How do you know if this ice is poisonous? Looks the same as any other orange ice." Aron's eyes ventured towards the iced orange on the table of other cafe diners. Alex's eyes followed the direction of the two eyes Aron stared at. "Everything looks fine."
"Should have been, they were just after the three of us" Alex said.
"Then the chairman, should we move to another cafe?" Ask Nero.
"No. It's just like we avoid it" Alex replied.
"Let's. We stay here and check things out. I'm sure they won't give us anything" Alex said.
A few moments later..
The waiter who had served them had finally arrived.
"Sorry sir, we served too long" said the waiter.
The woman looked innocent and did not understand anything there. Alex ate it voraciously, after he did not hear the voice of the man taking care of the space in his system.
"Huftt. It's so sweet," murmured Alex.
"Young master, where are we going after this? What's our next plan? Looking for Steve?" Ask Aron.
"No. Uncle Steve will appear along with the end of the hit men he hired. Let's just relax and find someone who's been giving poison to our orange juice this time, "Alex replied.