They got in the car. Sohel was in the driving seat, Naomi beside him, and the other two in the back. Sohel wore the glasses and started the car. While driving, Sohel asked, "ARIA, Is the backup ready?"
Aria answered, "A 30-man squad of the Bangladesh army is on standby. Once they receive our signal, they can airdrop in 15-20 minutes." Sohel chuckled.
He said, "So they won't act before something happens?"
ARIA replied, "They can't raid a place on just assumptions. So they want to wait until something happens."
Naomi looked at Sohel and said, "ARIA's helping you a lot, huh."
Sohel replied, "Yeah. Annabelle did a pretty good job."
Mitali asked from the back, "Who's Aria?"
Jacob laughed at the question. He then replied to Mitali, "It's a what, not a who. Assault and Reconnaissance Intelligent Assistant. In short, ARIA. It's that pair of glasses that he's wearing. Our other squadmate Annabelle made it for us."
"So where are yours?"
"Ooh. It's only a prototype. The one he's wearing is the only glass she could make in a short time. Originally, all of those glasses functions were only available in our battle helmets. Annabelle made that glass so that he could use the helmet's recon properties even while undercover."
"That's some pretty hi-tech stuff."
"Yeah, I know."
Sohel suddenly interrupted them, "Sorry to interrupt, but we are here. Everyone, on guard."
Aria asked, "LT, should I switch to assault mode?"
Sohel replied, "Ne. Stay in recon mode for now."
Their car stopped at the entrance checkpoint. An armed guard came to the driver's window. Sohel rolled the window down. The guard said, "Sir, this is a KPI property. Please turn around."
Sohel showed the guard the fake IDs SNA prepared for them and said, "We know. We're engineers sent as backup."
The guards took the IDs and went to the guard room. A few minutes later, he came back and handed the IDs back to Sohel. As he handed back the IDs, he said, "Your IDs have been verified. You are good to go, Mr. Chowdhury."
Sohel took the IDs and nodded. He rolled back the window and entered the power plant.
Jacob said, "Really? Proxy engineers? Do any of us know shite about nuclear technology? What was the general thinking?"
Sohel replied, "Don't worry. We shouldn't even have to touch the control panel. If we do, I have ARIA with me here. I'll handle it then."
"Okay, boss. Counting on you."
They reached the parking area and parked the car. As they were getting out of the car, Sohel noticed three trucks leaving the plant. After that, two cars entered the plant. Sohel didn't think much of it, and they went inside. They entered the main lobby. A man in his early 50s and wearing a black suit came up to them. He asked Sohel, "You must be Mr. Chowdhury." Sohel nodded.
"And they are?"
"My partner Naomi Kobayashi and our assistants Mitali Roy and Jacob Williams."
"I'm Mahmudul Hasan. I'm in charge of the power plant today. Ms. Kobayashi and Mr. Chowdhury. Can you please come with me? We are having problems with the backup storage device. Your assistants can wait in the cafeteria."
Mitali looked at Sohel. Sohel said, "Wait in the cafeteria with Jacob." He then went close and whispered, "Also, keep an eye on everyone."
Sohel then turned back and said, "Lead the way, Mr. Rahman." While following the man, Sohel whispered, "ARIA, I want a surveillance UAV in the air."
ARIA replied, "I've requested the UAV. It should be available in three minutes."
The man led Sohel and Naomi to the storage area. Sohel fixed the storage system in 30 minutes, thanks to ARIA. After that, they return to the cafe with Mr. Hasan.
08:31
Mr. Hasan said, "Thanks for the help. You can get some food here and then go to your office. It's in the west admin building. Just ask the receptionist when you get there, and she'll show you the way. I'll call if you're needed again."
Saying this, Mr. Hasan turned around and started going back. Suddenly an AK47 cracked from the yard, and Mr. Hasan's dead body dropped in front of them.