Chapter 235 News from the Harimas (1/2)

After Alex was done talking to his dad about his current relationship with Rachel, he headed back to his room. As he was walking through the hallways back to his room, his phone started ringing. Alex saw the caller Id, it was an unknown number, but Alex knew who was calling. This was the number of one of the burner phones he gave the Harimas, specifically the Harima he called number one. Knowing this Alex answered the phone call.

”Sir, number one here to give a status report.”

”Very well, give me your report. What happened to Instructor Jay?”

”Sir, I will begin the report. We asked everyone in the apartment. We watched all the footage that caught Instructor Jay on camera. We have scoured the whole city for him, but unfortunately sir everything was a dead end. We even checked on the two day pass for a spa that was given to the people in the same floor as him. Yet that one was also a dead end.”

”Number one, enough with the drivel and just get to the point.”

”Sir sorry Sir! I will get to the point Sir! Unfortunately sir we have done everything in our power to find Instructor Jay, but have failed to show any result. I on behalf of my comrades will take all the responsibility and accept any form of punishment! Sir that is all Sir!”

While number one was saying this, he sounded the same as Alex with his indifferent tone of voice. Yet deep inside he was already trembling in fear. He was unsure what kind of punishment Alex would give him, but he was sure it would be another fresh hell, no hell is too light a word to describe how Alex would punish his subordinates.

Still number one knew that if he didn't claim responsibility as the leader of the group, Alex might have gotten angry and the punishment might have turned even more severe.

While number one was waiting for whatever punishment he will receive, Alex who listened to number one's report was impressed by his improvement. If this was before training number one would have sold out his comrades, and try to push the punishment onto them. Yet now he was actually willing to get punished.

This made Alex actually think that number one deserved not to get punished, but like him who was told in training that failure wasn't tolerated, he told his subordinates the same thing. Failure equals a punishment. Though Alex himself has never failed a mission, he was sure that the people in his squad were serious when they said they would punish those who fail a mission.

If Alex allowed number one to get out of this without any punishment they might think that they could get out of punishment as long as they had a good reason.