"Wh-what do we do?" I stuttered, looking at Luke and then general Zhang. I was about to look for general Emilio, someone who could think rationally and who could lead, but he wasn't here.
"What's wrong?" Luke asked, grabbing my shoulder to gain my attention.
"The smoke is red, big bro. Should we go there? Ah, but, the hostages…" I paused, trying my best to brainstorm.
"So what if the smoke is red?" He continued asking, obviously bewildered.
"Ah, right. You weren't there during our briefing," I piped up, finally realizing that he must've had no clue about this, "you see, we had a prior agreement to use smoke signals.
I explained to him while I opened my pouch that was strapped to my waist, letting him see our team's signal gun and the smoke balls that came with it.
