The Dark Past of Ahmed al-Arif

The Dark Past of Ahmed al-Arif is a chapter in When the Cold Breeze Blows Away. In this chapter, the crew of the Rah-Rah-Robot (or Black Wing by Polina Petrov, Arnold Perlstein, Carlos Ramon, Wanda Li, Ralphie Tennelli, Dorothy Ann Rourke and Keesha Franklin meet Su Ji-Hoon in the Matcal Tower in Tel Aviv, Israel and talk to him. The conversation eventually turns to the former crew of the Rah-Rah Robot telling Ji-Hoon about what he's done for the Battle of Kassala. He also says they've never obeyed only a few orders unintentionally regarding the protection of Kassala that Lincoln Loud gave them, and they need to apologize to Lincoln tomorrow. This saddens Ji-Hoon, and he responds with silence and the snapping of his pencil.

Later, they tell a story together about how Ahmed al-Arif was a civilian back then before they met him as a militia member, but he actually met the Nicktoon Girls in the First Battle of Aroma before the battle of Kassala.

After that, Arnold, Carlos, Wanda, Ralphie, D.A. and Keesha leave behind Ji-Hoon crying, exit the tower, and look back at it. They then leave to go to Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center to revisit Jyoti Kaur and Tim Jamal one last time (still dressed in normal clothes).

The scene ends with the Rah-Rah-Robot crew continuing their mission to stop the NRC by heading to Beirut in Lebanon as the North African Crisis continues.

Trivia

 * The beginning of the scene, where Ji-Hoon turns around to see Arnold, Carlos, Wanda, Ralphie, D.A. and Keesha in his dark room in the tower, was featured in the Tagalog trailer of When the Cold Breeze Blows Away on ABS-CBN.
 * The place where Arnold, Carlos, Wanda, Ralphie, D.A. and Keesha looked back for the last time is likely the the Marganit Tower.
 * This scene is notable for Ji-Hoon not violently ranting when one of his teammates fails or purposefully disobeys his orders. Instead, he silently breaks down, crying. It is also most likely one of the scenes that several people who had worked on the novel and the Korean drama series refer to as Ji-Hoon being portrayed as an actual human being and not a monster, as he is shown weeping.