Thomas played a dirty trick and put Colonel Brown on the hot seat.
Now, Brown was caught between a rock and a hard place.
Since he had killed the target without confirmation, it was a done deal.
Thomas wouldn't have dared to take such an action without the support of Langley.
Now wasn't the time to assign blame, only to accept reality and clean up the mess first.
At least it wouldn't look too bad when explaining to the superiors afterward.
"SIR, the frontline team requests further instructions."
A subordinate asked Colonel Brown for orders.
"Have them secure the area; we must retrieve Sayif's body."
"What about the girl?"
"She's not important, let her go."
"Yes!"
The order was quickly relayed.
Descending rapidly with Angel from the 30-meter dam was an experience Song Heping had never tried before.
With their combined weight nearing 300 kilograms, it was fortunate they had a figure-eight descender to slow down, or else they would have slipped from his grip.