Bayside Boom by Alex Cage

Author:Alex Cage
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alex Cage
Published: 2020-05-15T16:00:00+00:00

12.

“OKAY, I’LL BITE,” Toben said with a slight tremble in his voice. “So tell me, Black, how would you do things?”

“For starters, you’re going to stop treating me like a suspect. That means I go and do what I want, where I want, when I want, like any other law-abiding citizen,” Black said.

“I’m not sure what my superiors would think of that,” Toben replied with a nervous chuckle.

“Are you sure what they’d think of your son associating with terrorists?”

Toben sat quiet for a moment before saying, “You have information, and have witnessed things that can help our case. So we may need you around.”

“I plan on sticking around, but for my own reasons. Think of me as a… consultant for the DHS.”

“What?” Ashley blurted.

Toben took in a deep breath before exhaling, “Fine.”

“I don’t think that’s going to end well,” Ashley muttered.

“Now, Mr. DHS consultant,” Toben mocked, “you said you have one of the dirty guns. Let me have it.”

“I don’t have it on me.”

“Where is it?”

“In my car.”

“Your car? That’s still in Treasure Island?”

“Yep.”

“Well then,” Toben said, turning his attention to Ashley and Boyar. “Agent Chapp, Agent Boyar, head back to HQ, there’s a lot of work to do. Chapp, dig up as much as you can on this Johana. I wanna know everything. Boyar, check on the results of the image you sent to the graphic artist. I wanna get to know Mr. Ty. Also—when you have the information you need on those two—make sure you put out a BOLO on them and check if there are any activities for 324 near Fantastic Galaxy or Fantastic Universe. If they’re planning another attack, we need to know exactly where and when. Look into Reeves and Guo and see what you can find out. And run this through forensics.” Toben handed Ashley the evidence bag with the detonator in it. “One other thing: check into Stokes. I wanna know more about his past and his current team, but be careful, okay?”

“Sure thing, boss,” Ashley said, standing from the table. “Let’s go, Boyar.”

Boyar finished jotting in his notepad. “What are you going to do, Jake?” he asked, standing and dropping the notepad in his pocket.

“Black and I are taking a ride over to Treasure Island to retrieve the evidence that’s in his car.”

Black shrugged. I need a ride to my car anyway, he thought.

“Okay, be careful,” Ashley said to Toben before looking at Black and adding, “See you around, Black.”

Black responded with a half-nod.

Ashley and Boyar walked towards the door, dodging a few people and tables as they exited.

“Okay, Mr. Consultant, let’s take a little trip,” Toben said.

“Whatever,” Black replied, standing up and walking out of the restaurant with Toben following behind a few paces.

The two crossed the street and entered the unmarked car. Black sat in the front passenger seat and Toben behind the wheel. The first five minutes of the drive were silent. Toben was quiet, focusing on the road, and Black wasn’t one for small talk anyway. They had already said everything they needed to say, Black figured.

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