230 Another Reason, An Unexpected Encounter on a Poor BloodChild Near the River (1/2)

Day 36 – 12:20 AM – Barangay Poblacion I, Real, Quezon

Like what Jones had stated before, the military had appeared. As usual, the authorities came late though. It had been the cliché of the military and police both in written literature and real life.

At this time, Karlene and Joash had gotten out of the smelly toilet and the two unconscious teammates of them were brought out on stretchers the soldiers had. As the soldiers escorted away their target group, they used flashlights to light up the way but they were trying too hard not to move the light outside of the path they needed to take outside the house.

Mark had already finished with his business with the heads of the outlaws. He retrieved their abilities at the same time at the second floor of the house. Jones surely saw the blinding light coming from the second floor but even if the soldiers asked, he had no reason to explain.

This time, Mark watched the whole process the military dealt with the aftermath of his battle with the outlaws while sitting on the roof of the house. Amihan sat on his shoulder as she looked at the soldiers below with interest. Even Mark found it funny that the military brought handheld searchlights and used it to light the area initially but the soldiers stopped using those lights when they saw the vicinity of the house.

The soldiers that were used to fighting and killing especially the infected this past month, could not even stomach the scene where the bodies of the outlaws were brutally mangled and killed in a gruesomely inhumane way. Mark even saw a few that ran away and vomited the moment they lit up their searchlights around the house.

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Mark suddenly heard Karlene's voice and could not help but turn towards her direction.

There, at the clearing of the dirt path north of the house, Mark saw Karlene hug a man in his forty's wearing a military uniform. Looking at the patched symbol on his shoulder, the man should a major in the military. No wonder the military would dispatch their soldiers for a private group. One of the members was actually a major's daughter.

”Well, it's none of my business really.”

Mark muttered and laid his back on the roof. Since the military was here, he had already bagged his weapons. He wanted to rest and it would be inconvenient if the heavy weapons were still on his body. His fight for tonight was already over and everything else had nothing to do with him… Or it should have been…

”Mr. Mark!”

His back had not even able to lay flat on the roof when Karlene who knows how she knew where Mark was called unto him.

”Please, go down from there! I'll introduce my father!”

With Karlene's enthusiasm, Mark could not help but hesitate. Because of her tone and way of speaking, rather than introducing their savior to her father, it felt more like she was introducing her boyfriend.

”Should I go down there Amihan?”

Mark turned his head to his left and looked at Amihan who was sitting on his backpack and stretching her body while yawning.

”Why are you asking me, My Lord? Well, isn't it better if you go down there? You said before that you need something from those soldiers, right?”

Amihan replied which made Mark sigh and nod. It was then that Amihan added a few more unnecessary words.

”Let's go down! If something happens, I'm right on your shoulder! You can rely on me!”

Mark only looked at her with his eyes half closed. As if he could rely on what she was saying. He then pulled the backpack so suddenly that Amihan fell from it before he jumped off the roof.

”What is that for?!”

After landing on the yard, Amihan also landed on his shoulder painfully caressing her bottom.

”Mr. Mark, this is my father.”

Karlene said while pointing at the major.

”Major Alfonso Bautista.”

Karlene's father introduced himself with a salute and extended his right hand towards Mark.

Mark sighed. This gesture again… He was about to reluctantly accept the gesture when his hand was pulled forward and was clasped by the Major's hand. Mark turned his head to the culprit who was obviously Karlene.

”You can't leave my Dad awkwardly hanging, can you?

Ignoring Karlene who was rather behaving spoiled, he looked at the face of the Major who had his eyebrows twitching as he looked at Karlene.

With a sigh, Major Alfonso spoke.

”Sorry about my daughter's behavior. I heard the circumstances, thank you for saving my daughter and her friends.”

”You don't have to thank me. They're just lucky that I needed some information. That's all.”

”No, even if that's the case, you still save them, so, you still have my gratitude. If you needed something, I'll try to help if possible.”

Hearing that, Mark's eyes lit up.

”Actually, I needed something.”

”What is it?”

Major Alfonso asked while taken aback. He did not expect that Mark would want something immediately.

”You soldiers have a way to communicate with other military settlements, right? I wonder if you can help me contact Bay City.”

”Bay City? That's pretty far isn't it? Fortunately, if that's all, I can allow you to use our communication line once we return at the settlement.”

Mark became confused this time.

”Don't you soldiers use that Satellite Phone?”