"First Lieutenant Hafiz is here sir!"
Colonel Paul look at him
"Ahhhh you just came here to show you now a First Lieutenant eh a big shot huh?"
Colonel Paul get to Hafiz and pat his shoulder
"Are you still with those people?" Ask Paul
"Yes sir"
"Cut the crap of formality here son well now did everything changed after i leave?"
"Nope all same those people are crazy as usual"
"Now you the one who command group bunch of lunatic I'm impressed"
"Well after with them too long I guess it really shape me"
Paul look at Hafiz
"Don't let your heart corrupted remember it when you think you already had enough money to started the business leave the merc do something else return to your old country"
"I also thinking about that don't worry"
Hafiz smirk and smoking and hand one of the cigarette to Paul that he accepted
"Well this cigarette is good stuff"
"Huh i know those Indonesian know how to make it"
After few conversation Hafiz ask something to Paul
"Hey actually i wonder how you end up in that battalion? You must did something right after all those people are former criminal and insane person"
"You finally had gut to ask huh"
"Yeah"
"I'm not a good person that for sure my past had a lot i don't know if heaven accept me even after i escape from prison and join the merc I'm just same after all but now i think it late to change but i stil try to do it and I don't want do same mistake again"
"So what you do?"
"Well I'm use to be call as The Traffickers"
"I don't understand"
"I use to trafficking everything from drug to organ to weapon which highly illegal don't said I'm also use to handle organ harvesting operation when i were in underworld"
Hafiz gulp
"That sound horrible don't you feel nothing that time?"
"Who care that time i got money and power and power is corrupt but absolute power gonna absolute corrupt but luckily i got arrested and i made my escape and join merc"
"Are you regret it?"
"Why i should?"
"With do those things"
"If i regret what i get? Can i undoing it? No! Heck no people just drown in regret without trying to be better in future because they think nothing can be done anymore and they gave up"
"I see"
After few more conversation Hafiz get out from the tent and look at his man
"Okay get in the car and drive me back to our unit"
"Yes sir!"
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Hafiz punch one of his man and even stomp on him when he fell
"I said don't touch the fuckin children is that hard to understand?!"
Other just see what Hafiz do until Hafiz being stop by other lieutenant
"Hey hey hey what going on here?!"
"Hafiz stop it"
They grab Hafiz hand and his arm just to being push and Hafiz continue to stomp on poor guy and Hafiz pull out his pistol from his holster that time without any thoughts one of Lieutenant knock Hafiz out
"Ha fuck this guy really gone crazy"
"Well what you do?"
They ask to beaten man
"Hihihi i just grab those children out from our captive and having some fun"
Other lieutenant look in disgust
"You really fuck in the head"
"Because this is battlefield you think yoy can get away with anything?"
"Just see at your superior he not amused well just wait he wake up again he probably gonna kill you"
One of Lieutenant kick the beaten man
"Stand up and go away before Hafiz wake up and started go crazy again we can't lose a man right now the war gone worse to our clients and it effects us"
The beaten man run away
.........
Hafiz pet one of children head
"Eat until you guys full okay?"
"No i don't want to eat i want my daddy!"
"He not here for now so please eat your food okay?"
"No!"
Hafiz sigh and ask
"What your name?"
"My name is Farah"
"Okay Farah this is me and you okay? Don't told anyone about this"
Hafiz gave Farah some sweets candy and leave the prison camp
One of officer look at Hafiz
"Huh never thought you good with children"
"Well they still a child they shouldn't going through this but we the one who destroy it we failed as human"
"Well what more impressed me you speak to the kid in her native language"
"Well get adjusted to local help us doing our job and speaking their language is good perk since not all local can't speak English"
Suddenly a fighter jet sound being heard and siren make noise it panic the entire camp and suddenly
Boom
The bomb hit Hafiz
....
"Huh!"
Hafiz wake up and lean towards his bed
"What a terrible dream i had huh"
Hafiz phone ringing and Hafiz pick it up
"Hafiz"
"Yeah Jon why you call me suddenly?"
"Well Jon it about Liya"
"What about her?"
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Hafiz eye widen and stand up and wear his clothes and get to his bike and ride away