After finishing the call with Milosh, Song Heping sat in the dark, watching the hands of the luminous wristwatch on the table.
The second hand moved with each tick, each second like a heartbeat, steadily and inexorably advancing towards some unknown conclusion.
After sitting briefly for three minutes, he decided to go to the briefing room to look over the entire operation process.
Although he sensed that something would definitely go wrong.
5:25.
Baghdad time 5:25 AM, Washington time 9:25 PM.
The lights in the circular hall of the Pentagon's National Military Command Center were set to a soft amber hue.
Twelve senior military officers and civilian officials sat in front of the arc-shaped control panel, each with multiple screens in front of them.
The central big screen displayed real-time footage from Mosul Base command, Duke's video window, and an overhead drone view of Badi Town.
