37 The code and the task team

Kadin and Billy excitedly look at each other when Michael re-enters the sitting room. They all waited anxiously while he was gone. Michael stops as if a better idea has just dawned upon him. "Wait people; let’s rather go to the dining room. There is a big, round table where we all can sit down and look at the code together.” Impatiently Kadin jumps up and follows Michael closely. Billy follows and they sit down on either side of Michael. Michael puts the page with the deciphered code on the table in front of him and immediately two heads bow over the page. Rene and Jack peep over their shoulders. At last, they are going to see what it’s all about after all the drama they have encountered. "So, the code is written in Afrikaans,” Jack says. Michael confirms. "Yes, the enemy wouldn’t decipher the code by themselves if they found it, because they don’t know Afrikaans. I think that’s why the professor chose to write it in Afrikaans. Let me quickly translate it for you: ‘TWELVE FORTY PM