Arthit and his friends all reported to the location sent by inspector Lee on Monday morning. It was a closed warehouse, or rather looked like it, as on the inside there was a glass cube shaped room ,the 4 walls fitted with one way glass. Anyone who looked in through the warehouse windows could only see the empty space reflected by the mirror surface outside..while anyone on the inside of the cube can see wat s happening outside clearly...like in those magic trick boxes where u hide the rabbit behind a mirror in the box, making the box look empty.

They entered through a sliding door on the back after scanning their fingerprints which had already been programmed into the biometric lock.

Once they were in, they stood in awe looking at the interior..the entire space was divided into 4 glass cubicles. The warehouse was huge and so was the space inside the cube. It was entirely sound proof.. The 4 cubicles were each set up with different equipment. One had a set of targets against one wall with a wall rack filled with guns of different sizes and models in the adjacent wall
..the next had a set up fit to host a wrestling match with a boxing ring in the middle, it also had all kinds of martial arts material like nunchaku sticks, belts, sand bags, fencing swords, boxing gloves, rattan poles and even a free standing wooden dummy...

Of the remaining 2 cubicles one was set up with various machines and computers..the last one had an array of shelves with everyday things right from shoes to chocolates...the boys now currently stood in a foyer like area connecting the outside to these cubicles also separated by transparent glass.. P' Lee stood in the computer room talking to two men..one was built like a wrestler while the other looked like the class nerd..both were quite young and were nodding at wat the inspector was telling them..when he saw the boy's had arrived he waved and came to meet them with the other men.

" Sawadee boys...so are u prepared to give ur everything?" He asked smiling..

" Yes P'.." they said together waiing him..

" See nongs, let me warn u..You are going to be taught in one month wat others take atleast 3 months to learn, so it won't be easy. Consider this a warning tat u may be hurt, u will feel pain and face my anger if u don't concentrate and follow the rules. This s no game and I want u to take ur job seriously as ur lives depend on it along with the lives of many others, if u don't succeed in ur mission..so give it ur all..I am proud u all volunteered and I hope u don't back out after seeing how hard u need to train..so help each other too."

Arthit and his friends nodded with a somber expression at the warning given...

"So this here s P' Victor, he ll be ur trainer for martial arts and other self preservation fighting skills..he's friendly but a task master so try to listen, watch and learn from him well, also try not to break any bones as we don't have back up to replace u guys..." Lee said pointing to the well built man on his right..then he turned to the one on his left..

" This s P' Mek, he ll be training you on the technology and communication side. How to use equipment, gadgets and code breaking. He may fry ur brains but learning from him is crucial for u to pick up any clues.. U ll be divided into 2 groups one set will be with each trainer at a given time so we get to cover this fast and ur schedules are filled so make sure u eat healthy and build ur energy...u can get started according to the schedule I sent u already..wishing u all the best and make me proud.."he finished..

They then split into their groups.. Arthit was with Prem and Knot and their schedule this morning was with P' Victor...Bright, Tew and Tay got to be with P'Mek and give their brains some work..

Arthit, Knot and Prem changed into the workout clothes tat were given to them in the washrooms at the basement, then they walked into the room with the wrestling ring..

"Sawadee boys, I am happy to be ur trainer and feel free to let me know if ur uncomfortable with anything, we ll try to figure out the best possible technique for u..if u are already trained in any form of fighting we ll build on tat..if not I ll teach u the easiest one..so are any of u trained?" Victor asked them..

Knot and Prem raised their hands.. The former had trained in boxing while the latter had dabbled in Kung fu and Muay thai during his high school years.. they were not professional but knew the basic..Arthit though had never needed to learn self defense..

So P'Victor asked if Knot and Prem were willing to continue to perfect their knowledge in the same skill which they knew..and both agreed. He set them to warm up and practice the basic moves while he started with Arthit's training.

"So N'Arthit u have no basic knowledge of self defense right?" Victor asked..

"Khrap P'..I am clueless..so please be kind and teach me something easy. " Arthit said..

"Ok, for ur build I recommend u learn jiu jutsu as it teaches u to overcome ur opponents, even if they are bulkier than u, easily. Are u willing to learn tat?"he asked..

"Anything you think is suitable I am wiling to learn P'.." Arthit replied with a smile..

And so Victor started by teaching him to warm up and relax his muscles..then he taught him some basic moves giving him a dummy to practice with he moved on to see how the other two were progressing..

Meanwhile in the techie cubicle the three boys were learning how to plant a bug, use button camcorders and mics..they would then move on to learning Morse code and basic code breaking methods..if time permitted they would even touch on hacking...

Their schedule was such tat they switched between the two trainers after lunch each day..

Bright learnt karate, while Tay already knew Krav Maga and Tew was a kick boxer from school..thus each got their own self defense technique..

The teams were exhausted by the time they made it back home in the evening..Arthit didn't even have the energy to eat, but Singto always made him gobble something before he fell on the bed and passed out from fatigue...Singto had healed enough to hobble around without crutches and he tried to do the house chores for Arthit and sometimes he cooked too..

The month was a grueling time for all six seniors..they were grumpy and snapped at the slightest irritation or annoyance from others..but their juniors made sure they were able to get through with excellent progress in the training  by cheering them when they had time..

Arthit practiced his Morse codes by teaching them to Singto..the younger eagerly supported him with tat, also suggesting tat he could help if he needed to practice something else too.

After the teams has learnt about all the gadgets they were taken into the cubicle which had shelves of objects..Once inside they gathered around a centre table with Lee while Mek went to the shelves and picked a few gadgets and placed them on the table...

"Well boys, here we have a few things with the latest technology to support ur mission and make it easy..ur next round of training will be in learning how to use them for our spying mission." Lee explained.

The boys nodded..

"So here we have thermal imaging cellphone camera, hidden pen voice recorder, network jammer, electric shock chewing gum, photonic disruptor, wallet pick, card knives, hidden cam finder, encrypted flash drive, button mics, bug listening devices, tiny hidden cameras, digital lock code breaker and gumball smoke bombs." Mek explained lifting each object as he named them and explained their functions..

"So u ll all be given a set of these and ur encrypted drives will have nord VPN software too which ll help u to check for digital traces without being caught. Make sure u don't mix them up with the regular stuff and end up getting electrocuted.." he smiled..

They examined each gadget learning how to use them in the field..the gumballs and chewing gums were perfect to the dot tat if they had any real ones they'd definitely mix them up.

The last part of their training was learning to fire a weapon.. and tat was done in their last week as it was necessary but not mandatory..they may not come in contact with weapons but Lee was not going to take any chances..

So they were asked to practice to the extent tat they were able to hit the target at any point in the body. They just had to avoid hitting the walls and make the bullet touched the cut out...then again each one tried to push themselves to reach the closest to point blank in their target aims..

By the end of the month each of them had been trained and tested as to the skills they learnt from P' Mek and P' Victor. Only when he was satisfied tat they could survive did Lee give them their work I.d's..this had been King's request and he had agreed to it...

Each were also given a new set of cellphones with trackers and bugs installed to help find them incase of emergencies. They also got their own gun. Small and easy to hide they were to keep them in their socks and only use them . If absolutely necessary.

They were instructed to be very discrete, trust no one and give in daily reports..to note even the smallest suspicious activity..

They had to report to their respective places of internship from Monday. They would join as new interns, get their I.d's and then replace them with the one's Lee had given them to avoid suspicion.

After giving them all instructions Lee let them go to rest and prepare for the coming week..

A few of those spy merchandise which our boys are gonna use in their mission so u get the general idea of how they look..

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Hi all..

Hope you are all well..I see tat it has been crazy this week..I  feel sad to see this happening..Like some said this s our alternate universe where we come to de-stress ourselves so hope things sort out soon..

Hope u like this chapter..

It's just a technical one as we go on to the serious part of the story..I ll try to update at regular intervals as I am feeling better now..

I would like to thank all of u who were patient enough to wait for my update..all those who asked if I am ok..and all those authors whose books kept me going through my hard times..thank u for everything..