"Is he still sitting in the same position without any movement?" Officer Carson asked.
"Yes, he is! Is our system working fine? Why don't we go and check him ourselves?" David asked.
"No! I just went to talk about carrying out the questioning process with Colonel Gary but he strictly objected to that!"
"Why so?"
"He said we will have to wait until the results of the powerful weapon testing complete. He recently got some very bad news that the bomb he was carrying might not be as powerful as it looks. And to be frank it might actually not be one! We might have arrested the wrong individual who was carrying a toy bomb like a toy gun."
"Then that would be a massive issue if the results came negative. But I have a question, how did Gary know about him or his plane's location."
"Colonel said he received a message on his system which gave him a detailed description and even the coordinates of this terrorist. It even said which pocket to search for the bomb's location." Carson said with doubtful eyes.
"Don't you really find it funny? Who would carry such a powerful weapon in their pockets? What if it explodes while he is traveling? He really doesn't look like he wants to die! Why don't we go check him out, anyways."
"Can we?" Carson asked.
"Why not? It is not like we would let him escape or something? Just to be sure, let us be prepared, as we don't know if he will be in his right mind after being locked for so long." David warned him.
They moved towards the door and stopped to check him on the small window before opening the main door. But the minute Carson looked inside, something poked him on his eyes.
"Ouch!!! He poked me with a weapon. Shoot him" Carson shouted.
David opened the door forcefully and pointed his gun at Jackson.
"Put your weapons down, Kneel down and hands on your head"
Jackson blinked for a minute as he did not have any weapon with him. All he was holding was a book. He extended his hand to put it down but David thought he was about to attack him. So he pointed his gun at his head and was about to take a shot.
"Bang"
The blood spilled all over the floor and splashed on Jackson's face. Carson who had already closed the metal door was sure that no noise would have escaped. Thankfully he came on time, to stop David's foolish act. He sent a report to the App through the system which was installed a minute ago in his brain.
'Job is done! The reason for menace has been eliminated. The victim is safe.'
Then he received a message which was displayed in front of his eyes.
'Well done! Now take the victim away and lock him somewhere safe until you receive the next order'
Jackson, who saw what had happened in horror, shivered. He thought he was dead but now there is a dead body lying next to him.
"Come on! Get up and change into his clothes right away."
A few minutes before, when Carson opened the small window, an eye gnat left behind by Akemi entered his eyes which was carrying nanobots. In seconds it traveled towards the head and let the nanobots do its charm.
Once the system was installed, the App took control of Carson and ordered him to shoot David. Carson shot David without blinking an eye. The colleague whom he worked with was lying down lifeless, but he felt nothing towards him. When he noticed that Jackson had changed into David's uniform, he lifted the book and hid it behind his back.
He kept David's body in a sitting position while facing away from the camera. Anyways the App had already infiltrated the system around here, so he need not worry about anyone noticing anything abnormal. But if anyone enters the prison and notices that the person kept captive was not Jackson, then it would be a problem.
At that time, the small window was opened, Carson pushed Jackson in front of the window and hid behind the door.
"Looks like finally, you had the courtesy to come and get your own food. Good thing, you have learned your lessons faster, unlike your son!" Colonel Gary said with a smirk.
"Carson, you do not have to hide behind the door. Come on out!" Gary ordered.
When Akemi came to the prison to deliver the book, it was because of Gary's help that she could complete her duty successfully. The app had already taken control of Gary's consciousness before Jackson even boarded the flight in Japan.
"We need to plan properly to avoid suspicion. Take David's body to Hastin's mansion and ask him to bury it in the dark forest behind. I will take charge of Jackson from now on!" Gary said.
"No! I received a direct order from the App to take Jackson into the hiding. So I will leave David's issue to you!" Saying that Carson moved to bring Jackson outside.
Gary took a knife and tried to fight him. They both did not understand why they were fighting each other. Their mind was filled only with violence and insisted on showing their loyalty to the App and finishing the instruction which was given to them.
'Stop' The App sent an alert and they both felt like their head would explode right away. They both kneeled down and held the heads in their hand.
'You both passed in my test. Congratulations.'
'Now follow this instruction which I am going to issue. Carson will bring David to Hastin's mansion. I will let Akemi know to let you enter. While Gary, I know that you have a secret lockdown place where you take your special prisoners who try to escape. I want you to bring Jackson over there. Let him stay there until you receive any further notice.'
Once they received the order, Carson without any further adieu, brought David's body with Gary's help to the underground garage without anyone noticing. Gary issued a warning to Jackson,
"You better follow me quietly without causing any trouble or else no one can assure your son's safety," Gary muttered under his breath
" Do not worry, Gary. If he really tries anything funny, then I can assure you that I would not show any mercy and shoot him right away" Carson declared while kicking Jackson on his legs.
"Don't! The App wants him alive. So do not do anything which would put you in a difficult situation. I know for sure what happens to someone who doesn't follow orders."
"What happened? You sound upset, maybe you witness something which you should not." Carson asked.
"Oh! No! The pilot who was flying Jackson had met such a horrible ending that it would be difficult to even identify who he was, to begin with." Gary said that and in the corner of his eyes saw Jackson fell down on the floor with terror.
Carson lifted him up and whispered in his ears, "You better be careful as the same can happen to you too… Your eyes would be plucked out, then your skin will be peeled and separated from your muscles. Each nail would be pulled from your fingers..."
"Stop it! Stop it! What do you guys even want? Who are you, people?" Jackson shouted.
Other than laughing out hysterically, he did not receive any answer from them. Gary pushed him inside his car and handcuffed him to the door handle. While Carson dumped David's body into his car's trunk. Both cars left in a different direction. Carson had to drive almost eighteen hours to reach Hastin's mansion while Gary had to travel seven hours to arrive at his location.