TERRA EMPIRE: ON THE EVE OF WORLD WAR

Episode 39: PROFESSOR McQUEEN IN ACTION

The dimness of the night made Jordan unable to see clearly the body language of Lana or Professor McQueen when the two were talking, but he felt something was wrong. Sure enough, five minutes later the girl left her father sobbing. The man just stood looking at his son, apparently unable to do anything…

Lana walked with wide strides, half in haste, and only stopped once she arrived at the place where the helicopter that picked up President Tramp came down. The girl stood looking up at the sky and her cries grew. His shoulders are moving downhill. Jordan didn't want to bother him for a while until the boy just stood there in the back.

“You've been there a long time?” Lana reprimanded as soon as her crying subsided and realized Jordan's presence.

“Since you arrived at this place.”

“Sorry if you have to see me like this.”

“I don't want you to be alone in such a state.”

“Didn't he think about my situation when something bad happened.”

“I think your father wants the best for everyone...including you..”.

“He intends to commit suicide..”

That speech left Jordan in shock, “What ideas does he have now?”

“He wants to change himself, ask ****** to remove all hostages. Instead he will give what they want.bring President Tramp back to Machina Factory.”.

“What can your father do that?”

“That's just subterfuge, he intends to trick the *****, making them think Machina Factory keeps some kind of drone or missile that could be used to shoot the President's helicopter, when otherwise….” the girl was unable to continue as she sobbed back.

“Instead he sacrificed himself to go in there and confine himself with the *******, waiting until the SWAT team stormed and arrested******* with a brutal attack. The risk is smaller, because no more hostages are to be wagered.it is indeed a desperate plan...he could have been killed there if********would have realized they were being cheated. Lana's right, it looks like Professor did intend to commit suicide,” Jordan said in her heart.

She understood why Lana was so sad and handed her bulletproof vest to her father. But if he's in Professor McQueen's position, maybe it's something he'll do. Jordan finally said, “We'll get in there.”

“What did you say?” Lana was shocked to hear that.

“You know the place very well, we can find a safe way to enter and bring your father out as we did before.”

“Are you crazy?”

“I'd rather do something crazy than stand idly by knowing our loved ones are in danger,” Jordan replied.

Lana was speechless hearing that before nodding, “Let's do that!”

When Jordan and Lana agree to make a rescue they themselves don't yet know exactly how, the man they want to save, Professor McQueen, goes, there was nothing to suspect and was walking back to the waiting police line on the front page of Machina Factory.

There was a bit of guilt in him knowing his daughter should see him in this kind of situation. Which father was not heartbroken to see his daughter crying like that, and what he said earlier did sound like a farewell or a suicide statement…

Maybe he's a bad father, he admits it. Maybe he should think more about Lana with the prospect of a future without a father figure, but it is inevitable if he feels responsible for all this. He'll be haunted by the guilt of a lifetime if he doesn't do this. So the professor wanted to focus on his goal of freeing the hostages inside the Machina Factory. Funny thing is that Lana actually took the initiative to pay attention to it by giving her a bulletproof vest that she wore.

“Terrorists just contacted again. They said they were ready to make the exchange when Professor was ready,” Lieutenant Mills reprimanded once the man joined the police crowd.

“Tell them I'm ready.”.

Professor McQueen swept the surrounding landscape, the place became more crowded than ever, not only police reinforcements arrived but some media were also there. Standing behind the yellow lines of the police with their newly prepared cameras and reporters dressed up for the live broadcast. Finally, the viral news on social media met its peak in the form of live coverage of TV stations.

“They will make it even more difficult for you to act wrongly,” Professor dedicated to the media team after Lieutenant Mills finished communicating with *******.

“Very!” sahut Lieutenant Mills with a frown. “Para ****** have been waiting for you.”

“They've prepared hostages to come out?”

“Together with you login.”

“I hope everything goes according to plan,” Professor McQueen sighed.

“Trust me, we all hope the same as you. Therefore, let us give you a Kevlar vest,” Lieutenant Mills thrusts a vest commonly worn by officers in the field.

“Oh, I've been wearing it,” Professor McQueen opens his suit to show him his homemade vest in there.

Lieutenant Mills frowned, “Is that thing to be trusted? I've never seen anything like it?”

“Trust! This vest saved my son's friend when it was shot *******. I'm safe with him,” the scientist smiled in reply.

“As far as you are concerned, Professor,” the policeman pulled the vest and handed it back to his men. “As my promise, I will accompany you.”

“President Tramp has landed at LUX airport and is waiting for Air Force One to land. All thanks to you, Professor!” Jack Higgins rebuked while shaking the scientist's hand. “I hope everything is fine.”

“It's great to know good people like you,” said Bill Sandford.

Professor McQueen smiled and responded after replying to Bill's hand post, “Deliver my greetings to Presidents Tramp and Duncan.”

The two men stepped towards the front of the Machina Factory which was partially destroyed by the bomb but the front door was still functioning. Dozens of eyes, both police and media crews with their cameras, followed with bated breath. As instructed, the three snipers who were in three locations also waited with bated breath, waiting in their respective positions to get the right moment to shoot the leader ******* in addition to securing the two men in order to reach the front door of Machina Factory safely.

As far as the situation is under control, Professor McQueen and Lieutenant Mills arrived at the entrance and*******out welcomed them. In addition to wearing a military uniform with a strange mask, he also appeared dangerous with a machine gun. The raising of the hand as a sign so that the two men keep their distance.

“Professor McQueen?” she asked.

“I!” professor McQueen came forward.

“No need to answer I already knew it was you,” si ****** trying to be funny while pointing at Lieutenant Mills police uniform. Unfortunately, the two men were in no mood to respond to his bad jokes.

"You're the one talking on the walkie-talkie with me?” Lieutenant Mills asked.

“Happy to know you, Lieutenant Mills!” the man answered. “While I thought Professor McQueen would come alone.”

“I will escort the hostages out of this place,” Lieutenant Mills said.

“So tell me what is Fire Ball? And what are your plans with him?”

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