Charlie laughed and said, “It might take an ordinary plane ten hours, but five hours is enough for the Concorde.”

“F*ck…” Hamed exclaimed, “You even have a Concorde. I am truly filled with extreme admiration for you now…”

Charlie said indifferently, “It’s not mine. I borrowed it.”

Hamed blurted out, “You’re also very capable to be able to see such an awesome plane!”

Charlie declined to comment as he smiled and said, “You should set an alarm clock to wake up in five hours. Hurry up and get some rest. I’ll see you in five hours.”

“Okay!” Hamed said with extreme excitement, “See you in five hours!”

Very soon, the Concorde flew up into the sky at over ten thousand meters against the backdrop of the rising clouds as it flew toward the west at great speed.

***

More than four hours later, the Concorde landed smoothly at Beirut Airport in Lebanon.

The person waiting to greet Charlie at the Beirut Airport was still Gary, the same man who was under Jeremiah’s command the last time.

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