Chapter 386: planting a spy

Due to the emotional reunion that just took place before him, Clark remembered something and therefore was unable to leave immediately. Seeing him stay, Captain Drake didn’t ask for the reason, he just waited.

Seeing that Clark was still not leaving after so long, Ares knew that the powerhouse had something to say so he took the cue immediately.

“Moana”.

“Yes, dad”.

“Please, can you follow this aunty? She’ll lead you to your room”.

The girl looked at her father with big puppy eyes. “Daddy, do you want to leave me again?”

“No, no, I’ll be there in a moment. I just want to personally thank the uncle that saved you, he’s our friend now”.

“Go on, don’t you trust me?”

The girl looked at her father, then turned to look at Albert who smiled back at her, before turning to look at her father again. Then, she firmly nodded her head.

“Yes, daddy, I trust you”.

Without saying anything else, as soon as her dad rubbed her hair fondly, she turned and follow the said aunty inside the mansion cheerfully.

Ares looked on with a smile until his daughter disappeared from his sight, then he turned to face Clark with a look of determination on his face.

Clark coughed. “Sorry, I just remembered something”.

“We are all in this together now, and I just recalled a way in which you can vastly help us. Though a few hours already passed, I believe that the Radan army is still searching the public development building for survivors”.

“If you go back, you can easily act as a spy for the old warriors club if you play your cards smartly”.

Hearing this, Captain Drake and Daniella’s eyes glittered as they finally came to an understanding. And almost at the same time, they turned their head expectantly to look at the middle-aged soldier.

Ares closed his eyes, took a deep breath before opening them again. “I’ll love to do this, but my daughter…, I don’t want to be separated from her again”.

“You’re doing this for her”. Clark replied without a change in expression.

“If you become a useful spy for this club, think of the possibilities that may emerge from it and think of how much easier the work for freedom will be”.

“You can decide to stay with your daughter now, but you still have no guarantee that one day you won’t be separated from her if the Radan government attacks and wins”.

“But if you become a spy and we strike first, I promise that this battle can be won. Then, you’ll have no other obstacle stopping you from staying with your daughter”.

“In fact, if you want, you can travel to Mars with her and build a lighthouse there to spend the rest of your lives living the sweet life that you always envisioned”.

“Your wife is dead and there’s nothing you can do about it. But the future of your daughter is now in your hands, all you need to alter it is to make a decision”.

“Choose”. Clark spread his hands to emphasize what he said.

Captain Drake directed at Clark a surprised but knowing look. “I never knew this guy was such a good orator, he’s probably very popular with girls”.

Feeling the weird gaze of the Captain, Clark’s face almost twitched but he managed to keep a calm face as he looked on at Ares.

His words probably stabbed Ares in the heart at that most sensitive point as the middle-aged soldier currently had his eyes closed like he was fighting a tough mental battle.

Then, he suddenly opened his eyes. “I’ll do it”.

“Good”. Clark clapped for him.

“Wait for me, I’ll be back in a moment”. He suddenly sighed. “I want to speak with my daughter first”.

Seeing Clark nod at him, he finally turned and left.

When he arrived at the door, he raised his hands to knock but he suddenly felt like all strength left his body. His hands fell back down, and his eyes became blurry as he looked at the door in a daze.

He didn’t know when he staggered forward, hitting his head on the door.

“Dad?” Moana opened the door inquisitively.

“Hey, baby, I’m back”.

Ares immediately snapped out of his daze and hugged his daughter tightly.

The girl melted in her father’s arms as she revealed undisguised happiness. “Daddy, can we stay together now?”

Ares took a deep breath. “Honey, I want to tell you something…”

In a few breaths that strangely felt like lifetimes to him, he finally revealed his decision to his daughter in a simplified manner.

What surprised him was that Moana didn’t burst into tears as he expected, nor did she punch him angrily, nor did she even fall into a sad daze. She instead directed an understanding look at her father.

“Ok, daddy, Moana understands”.

That was all she said, but that was enough to pull Ares into another daze.

He didn’t know when tears started pouring from his eyes despite all his efforts to avoid it, he instinctively hugged his daughter closer.

“Tha…, thank you, Moana”.

At this moment, only one thought was on his mind. “Moana grew up!”

…

After settling everything with his daughter, Ares finally came back to the large sitting room in a completely different bearing and in his Radan army uniform. His sharp gaze was back, accompanied by his confidence.

Corporal Ares was back.

“I’m ready”.

“Ok”. Clark calmly nodded. “I’ll take you there personally”.

After adding a few more touches to the soldier’s look to make his fabricated story seem more true, Clark took him out before they both entered his exotic car.

This time, Clark used a function of his car that he hardly used, its stealth function. With this function activated, he left the Oliver mansion and drove into the streets without drawing any attention.

With much more familiar steering now, he pressed hard at the accelerators and quickly navigated his way back to Arial City, precisely the public development headquarters.

The surrounding area of the headquarters was already sealed off by the Radan soldiers, but he was able to easily infiltrate with his means.

And the Radan Captain was no longer here, making things much easier.

He stealthily dug a deep hole into a part of the headquarters that have not been searched yet. He made it seem like a hole caused by a bomb, then Ares walked down there after getting his consent.

“How successful our attack is lies with you”.

After solemnly saying this, as Clark was about to leave, Ares suddenly held his hand.

“Lieutenant Colonel, thank you for everything”.

“If anything happens to me, please, please promise me that you’ll take care of Moana”.

“I will”. Clark nodded solemnly.