CHAPTER 53
NOAH HUGGED HIS BROTHER tightly, as he hadn't hugged him in a while, he knew better than anyone that even if he had any kind of aversion to his promiscuous attitudes, he was still his older brother and he needed to fulfill the promise he had made to her mother on her deathbed, when she was overcome by a terrible breast cancer that took her life in a few weeks.
— I almost thought I would have lost you forever, Erick.
— Me too, brother, I was so scared when I saw those cabins exploding below us.
— I imagine, but now everything will be fine, okay?
Erick nodded, clearly relieved.
Noah looked at his secretary who was there, Ian Clark, who, as usual, didn't seem to show any reaction to what was happening around him, whatever it was.
Glad it arrived quickly...
— You already know what to do, Ian.
— It will be done, sir.
He condescended in thanks.
— Did they arrest the person responsible? — asked Eric.
— Not yet, but we lost Ben Morant, he…
Eric nodded.
— Dude… I don't even know what to say, he was an excellent agent.
— Don't even talk to me. In addition to being an excellent agent, he was also my friend, now we are in the dark again within all this.
'And his team?'
— I've already arrested the man who killed him, the American special agent, his name is Gregory Evans, there's nothing against Father Zumerick and Dr. Yuliya Barah, I believe this has our hands tied in this case.
— I see... and where are they now?
— I honestly don't know, I imagine it's at MI6 headquarters, why?
— It was to be expected that they would collect them to collect their depositions.
— I think so.
— And as for Gregory Evans, wouldn't that put us up against the wall of the American government, which has lent us its best agent?
— He killed an Englishman, Erick. As much as I did it to save other citizens, including you, it's still a crime, I can't forgive someone after committing such a crime.
— Even if it was a kind of self-defense.
— Ben was, he was on his knees...
— But self-defense was in our favor, Noah, you know that self-defense can be in self-defense, third-party or putative, undeniably was defending us.
— I know but...
— No but, Noah, he's an innocent man, he's a hero in his country and now he's a hero in our own country.
Noah knew his brother was right.
— We don't have that much time now, it wouldn't be more prudent if we first arrested these terrorists and then resolved this little inconvenience.
— I can't afford to release a killer, even if it was in the name of our country.
— No problem, my brother, whatever decision you have to make I'll be here to support you.
Noah hugged his brother again.
— As long as you're here by my side, I'll feel safe.
— Then you will be eternally safe, I'd bet my life on it.
They just couldn't imagine that this would be the last time they would make a promise to each other.