The three men on the chameleon at the back gasped. They shook violently at the same time their vehicle stopped suddenly. The three chameleons in front didn't notice that the group had decreased. From his hiding, Yuma flashed a mocking smile, Yuma spurred his chameleon towards the three men who were still shaking.
In less than five seconds, the one on the chameleon where Dharma's wife and daughter were aware their companion was not following. Before he had time to reveal the suspicious situation, he had to be flabbergasted when two short blue lights shot out and stopped his companion chameleons in front, left and right.
"What the hell…!" he cursed.
He stood, cocked his gun, but he fell. Someone managed to catch him from behind. The same thing happened to his partner beside him.
Less than a minute later, the chameleon carrying Dharma's wife and daughter was surrounded by Ryan's entourage.
Like it or not, the chameleon driver had to stop his vehicle under the threat of a gun. But he does not just give up, hidden from the sight of Ryan, Cinnong, Boris, and Naomi, slowly he reaches for a weapon under the right handlebar of his vehicle.
"Hey, hey!" Yuma stuck the muzzle of his gun right at the back of the man's head.
Although furious, the man could only undo his intentions. He raised his hands as a sign that he didn't dare to fight back.
"You just have to choose," said Naomi with a gun pointed firmly at the man's chest. "Bite your lip until it bleeds, or…" she tilted her head slightly. "Jumped into the pile of trash below?"
Of course, the man understood very well. Being exposed to the blue light, was tantamount to a high-voltage electric shock that would inevitably make his body twitch uncontrollably. Instead of enduring the pain by biting his lip, just thinking about it made him pale.
There was no other way, for the sake of his life, the man chose to jump into the pile of garbage on the surface of the sea.
Once the man was away, Naomi swiftly jumped onto the chameleon and took over the wheel. She greeted Yuan Xi and Xian who were tied to the backseat with a wink of an eye.
"Are you all right, Mrs. Yuan?"
Yuan Xi turned her face to the right, she nodded in response to Ryan's question just now.
Meanwhile, Naomi grabbed a dagger from her right thigh and severed the rope that bound Yuan Xi and her daughter's hands.
"Thank you," said Yuan Xi after she removed the duct tape covering her mouth. She removed the duct tape that also covered her daughter's mouth. "W—Who are you guys?"
"Calm down, Mrs. Yuan," said Naomi, then turning to the little girl. "Don't be afraid, Xian," she smiled and turned back to Yuan Xi. "You brought a communication device?" Not seeing any gadgets in their hands, Naomi again said, "Ahh, never mind," well, of course, the bastards earlier had snatched it. "Yan," Naomi looked at Ryan.
Ryan understood that and contacted Dharma.
"Ryan, how is it going?" asked Dharma.
Ryan didn't answer Dharma's worried tone, instead, he handed Yuan Xi the C-Pad in his hand. "Go ahead!"
"Honey?" Yuan Xi recognized the avatar that appeared on the virtual screen.
"Are you okay, honey? Xian, is Xian okay?"
"We're okay," Yuan Xi tightened her embrace towards Xian. "W—What exactly happened?"
"Honey, I hope you can rest easy for now. You're in good hands. Please, give the gadget to the guy just now!"
Yuan Xi felt better. From her husband's words, she knew that the five people who were now surrounding them were people her husband knew very well. At least, they weren't the brusque bastards that had pushed and dragged her and her daughter earlier.
She returned C-Pad to Ryan.
"Thank you," said Yuan Xi.
"With pleasure," Ryan said with a smile. "Mr. Dharma?"
"Yan," said Dharma. "Thank you, you have saved my family. Now, tell me what's the plan?"
"Are you already in the cockpit, sir?"
"From ten minutes ago."
"Okay then, just a second!" Ryan turned his gaze to Yuan Xi. "Do you have a C-Pad or the latest gadget at home, ma'am?"
Yuan Xi nodded even though she didn't know what Ryan was asking for.
"Mr. Dharma!"
"Yeah?"
"Wait a little longer," Ryan said. "We are going to your house. It would be better to plan this using the latest tools. Can you understand, sir?"
"Very well. Hey, Yan… don't take too long! I can't wait to avenge that bastard ruler!"
"Come on now, sir. Aware of your blood pressure!" Ryan smirked and cut off the communication as soon as he heard Dharma's laughter. "Come on, guys... we're waiting to be picked up at the captain's house!"
The four chameleons glided quietly towards Dharma's house in Sidamulih, they left the three broken chameleons behind just like that.
***
"So… it turned out to be true, huh!"
Dharma nods, his hands are at the sides of his waist. He took a deep breath. Once again, he glanced at the woman—Fraya, 25 years old—before turning to the other five in the large cockpit.
"Isn't it too soon? I mean, trusting that people we bearly know as easy like that?"
"You will understand what kind of people they are, Fray," said Dharma, turning back to look at the other five. "If you've met them. Certainly!"
Dharma had gathered several people he could trust beforehand, those he could invite to carry out the plans of Ryan and his friends. And of course, they are all within the same criteria, the zone where views—you name it, don't like goddamn rulers. Especially, the Pangandaran Lords who are their masters.
So far, only those six people have been able to gather by Dharma. Well, it would be easy to invite the others if only those damn robots weren't hanging around in the spaceship.
Fraya, Guntur—37 years old, are both who have mechanical expertise. Hyker, 26 years old male, qualified person in charge of the FMS - Flight Management System. Indra, 31 years old, and Jennie, 26 years old, are both from the aircraft logistics department. And lastly, Kamal, 42 years old, is the doctor for the spacecraft crew.
"This," Kamal said, "is a very risky move. Cout d'etat this plane?"
"I think it's worth it," said Guntur. "If our captain can be betrayed by that fat ruler, imagine what he would do to our family!"
"Well," Indra said after a few seconds of silence. He stepped towards the main door of the cockpit behind Dharma. "I'll go with our captain's plan," he watched outside the glass door. "I don't know about you guys?"
Dharma looks at their faces one by one. Well, although there were still one or two faces that looked so anxious to follow his plan, in the end, they all agreed. As stated by Guntur earlier. It's probably only they will be taken, while their families will disappear somewhere.
So, rather than having to regret it later, it's better to gamble to get a little chance. At least, that's what they thought.
TO BE CONTINUED ...