What can be exploited, will be exploited.

Day 26

All the soldiers and workers had resumed their tasks, remembering the incident from yesterday. It was an eye opener for a lot of them, as well as a introduction to how this world works.

Ivan on the other hand, was behaving strangely. He refused to talk to the people from the battalion, and spent most of his time alone in the cafeteria, with a solemn look on his face. Many of the soldiers noticed this, but all of them understood why he was acting like this. He loved his family a lot, so him being angry over chief's behavior was fair in their eyes. However, the most peculiar part was that Alex hadn't shown and his sisters hadn't shown up today. They used to be the first to reach the quarters, so their absence was noticed immediately.

When they tried to ask Ivan about this incident, he just said,

"They will be leaving this place soon."

All of them felt a twist in their stomach after his words. The tone he used implied that they had been wronged heavily, and that it was necessary for them to leave this place as soon as possible. Not because of discrimination, but something darker.

They still tried to persuade him to be a bit more open about what happened, but he refused all of their advances with a harsh proclamation,

"I won't risk my family just because of a Job."

He then left, without any more explanation.

Then, the rumors started. Because many of the workers there were from the Kramer family, they had successfully spread a lie.

Something else happened in that chamber.

Many theories came up, all of which were dark and spread by the family themselves. Alex knew that all the people that resided here trusted Fedir completely, so this was going to be a challenge, but he was sure that he would be able to get a desired outcome.

This also played to his advantage, because Fedir almost never made an appearance to connect with his followers. He was a person who garnered respect through power, not through connection. And as for Andriy, they had made sure that he was kept out of the cycle. They had already gathered information about all the informers in the base, so they made sure that the information didn't spread out too fast. They needed Andriy for Climax.

Day 27

People were waiting for more gossip about the situation. They were soldiers, sure, but they had been away from home for a long time. Any event that was good or bad could excite them in these peaceful times. Alex still didn't make an appearance, but his sisters did. Their face was similar to that of their brother, and they tried not to make conversation with anyone. Yes, no, okay, sorry, these were all the words that they used.

Finally, an incident happened that made all of them rethink the current situation. Even some informers were present, so this incident was bound to reach Andriy this time, but this was all according to plan(Keikaku:).

When they finally had to clean his quarters, Alice and Zira bluntly refused, their faces red with anger, and their feet shaking. They said,

"We will not clean his quarters. Please ask a male attendant to do so. We still have to live for our brothers, so we beg of you, anything but that!"

Their acting was on point. People genuinely saw fear in their eyes, which could be translated as,

"We are not safe."

The rumors started spreading like wildfire. Alex used this exact day to make it official,

something did happen in that chamber.

Andriy was then informed about this situation.

At first, he didn't believe that his friend could commit any crime that would harm his objective, but when showed the video regarding the incident, his expression changed. All of a sudden, he wanted to ask his friend about this matter, but that has to wait. He first needed to ask Ivan what happened.

Day 28

The day before the climax.

Ivan had been called early in the morning, regarding the incident. Alex was yet to make an appearance, so they all assumed that they won't be seeing any more of him.

Andriy was seated in his office, sipping on some brandy. He might have to make a decision today, regarding what was to be done about his friends behavior, if he actually did anything.

Ivan was standing in front of him, with a look of disgust in his eyes. He was going to end this today, regardless of the consequences, was the vibe that he gave everyone.

"Tell me, what happened that night in the chamber. I know that you and your sisters have been distressed over something, so what is the issue?"

Ivan looked at him straight in the eye. A good while later, he spoke up.

"I just want the safety of my family. I want to resign from my post immediately, and so do my sisters."

"We both know that can't happen. This is a base filled with people whom the government want dead. If you come here, you only leave when we allow you to, otherwise we find you, hunt you, and then kill you."

He said in an icy tone. They had come this far in their plan. He wasn't going to allow any mistakes.

Ivan smirked. He then started smiling. After a while, he started laughing. From a very light tone, then more towards a psychotic one. His eyes were filled with tears, and this was the face of a man who had seen enough.

"Sure! What do I have to lose anyway? MY FAMILY GETS KILLED EITHER WAY, SO I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT ON MY TERMS!"

Hearing his voice Andriy suddenly shuddered. He was finally able to realize one thing, that his friend might truly be in the wrong this time. Being a son from a poor family, he was compelled to make sure that the man in front of him gets his deserved justice.

"Don't worry. I will take care of it if something is truly wrong. You just need to tell me about everything that is going on."

He took the bait. From now on, it's show time.