A few minutes later, Murray exhaled and said seriously, "It seems like we were controlled."
"But they didn't expect us to discover something amiss with the story on the radio today," replied Benito with a solemn expression.
Murray nodded. "We were pretty lucky."
It had to be known that they would leave Gesterbourg the day after tomorrow and head to the agreed meeting place in Icefield. If the story on the radio was told two days later, it would be equivalent to them returning to the Eighth Research Institute with a time bomb.
"What should we do now?" Benito asked.
Murray looked at the radio transceiver in a corner of the room. "Of course, we have to report the real situation immediately and see what the research institute wants us to do."
He found a pen and paper and quickly drafted a telegram. He gave the gist of the entire matter, including the reason for their awakening.
