Chapter 207 - Identity (2/2)
”So, it is best if we leave him at the family. We can have someone monitoring him,” continued Glen taking Balthazar's silence as concurrence with his own views. ”Him being a major is reason who was involved with the sabotage is reason enough for the family to keep him in observation. His family would also be put under observation so that he wouldn't get any stupid ideas.”
”How long?” asked Khalid. Though he helped Jane, he never wanted that kind of life. He wanted to continue in his post at the military and it gave him a lot of benefits. He didn't want to lose them if there was a chance.
”Until your words are proven true or you can prove yourself to be a loyal and useful person,” said Glen.
”But my career at the military. What about that? I don't want to be marked a traitor or deserter.”
”Leave that to me. I will talk with Ichigo and Evelyn, but you will be in the family for some duration. I will try my best to help you. You must understand your situation well. There is little I can help you with if you do not have any useful information. So, first start with Harry drudgers,” said Balthazar as he heard a knocking on the door.
”D.i.c.k has arrived with the other two,” said Balthazar. ”I will inform them that I didn't recognize Khalid as he wasn't supposed to meet me here much less in a disguise. That is the same reason I will use to have him under suspicion of changing allegiances,” he suggested to the other two in the room and went to open the door.
D.i.c.k followed by Evelyn and Ichigo got into the room. They were quite surprised when they heard that a supposedly dead man had been following Balthazar. They had a lot of doubts regarding his escape. It wasn't an easy task to travel to Asklepian under a false identity. If Khalid had used his original identity, he would have been immediately flagged for using a dead military official's identity. So, they were wondering about the secrets that Khalid held. This was the same reason for Balthazar and Glen to hold Khalid under suspicion to be a spy. The only reason they didn't execute him was that they couldn't clearly understand him, and it didn't make sense for the enemy to send a person of his capabilities to spy at them.
”I would suggest you start with explaining how you managed to get here without using your identity as a major,” said Glen. He knew that it was not possible for Khalid to come here without someone forging an identity for him and intended to know if the corresponding party was a friend or foe or a new player.
”I expected that there would be problems and they would realize that I am a double agent. So, I have already had a few doc.u.ments forged and kept ready. I knew a man called Rock in the underworld,” said Khalid. ”He helped me with them.”
”Why didn't you come to the military after the explosion?” asked Ichigo.
”My cover was already blown. There were people after me and I didn't know whom I could trust in that situation. The only one I trusted was him and I had to pull my family out of danger,” said Khalid pointing to Balthazar.
”So, I ran away from the planet. After I learned that you were recuperating in Asklepian, I came here,” continued Khalid making up a story so that D.i.c.k and the others would think he was not a traitor but actually was helping Balthazar.
”That is well, but I still don't understand how they came to know that you were my man,” said Balthazar. ”I even let you successfully sabotage the defense systems and let them test it with merchant vessels before rectifying it. They shouldn't have had any doubts unless someone whom I didn't account for was working for them.”
”He could be the one who is actually a triple agent. Have you thought of that?” came a message from Evelyn on his wrist band.
”That is my primary concern. I knew that they wanted to kill me for some reason and there was a high chance that even Jane was an expendable asset to them. So, I want to put him under lock and observation. He would be bait,” replied Balthazar through his device.
”I will leave it to you then,” said Evelyn aloud. ”What about his posting?” she asked Ichigo who had been watching the messages.
”He could be considered a special asset in need of protection for now. Let me put him as an asset who is under the Colonel for special use. There would be no other details. This is the best I can do,” offered Ichigo. ”But we need to be kept informed about any information you get.”
”Then, let us listen to him. He insists that Harry Drudgers was involved,” said Balthazar looking towards Khalid. ”Even if you don't have any proof, I suppose you have an idea about his intentions and involvement, don't you?”
”Yes. I heard them talk about it. PK-170-B was not the only thing that they had planned for. It was just the starting point. The citadel provides a way to land onto the planet PK-170 and obviously all contracts involved would have to be approved by the Colonel in charge,” said Khalid.
”I thought that the Rowleys involvement was for the same and we are sure that they were involved in the event,” said D.i.c.k disagreeing with Khalid. ”Moreover, it is not possible for them to take advantage over it if the apes occupied the moon.”
”No, the border forces would let them be on the moon for long. Even if I failed, they would retaliate with greater forces and take back the citadel. The only issue would be that the citadels infrastructure would have to be rebuilt and I would be demoted for my failure while Jane would probably be put in my place if she had the proper contacts,” said Balthazar.
”That is right. Harry was just one of the few people who were going to recommend Jane. He had contracts with the military, but Jane looked down upon him. Something about a rivalry between the drudgers and someone in the military,” said Khalid.
”There is no way that idiot is going to get any chance around the border force. Brixton already in odds with them. The attack was probably to meant to also reduce his political influence, but the newly found information about the apes from the wreckage actually increased his influence,” said Ichigo.
”Anyway, thanks for informing us about him,” said Evelyn Price looking sternly at Khalid. She was suspicious about Khalid even though Balthazar supported him. She had a feeling that even Balthazar is hiding something from her, but she didn't decide to delve into it as the Blyth's supported her family and weren't going to change the political association anytime soon. ”Let us get back to the party. I will let him be with you for now, but I hope you get some more results soon.”
”Yeah, let it be so. Winston has already arrived with a number of guests. It is best if you come with us. I believe D.i.c.k and your bodyguard can handle the Major for now,” said Ichigo.
”OK. D.i.c.k, please stay for some time. We need to talk,” said Balthazar as he opened the door and went out of the room.
”He has quite a number of secrets,” thought D.i.c.k looking at Khalid.
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