Black Mist (Corps Justice Book 19) by C. G. Cooper

Author:C. G. Cooper [Cooper, C. G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JBD Entertainment, LLC
Published: 2023-01-09T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

DANIEL BRIGGS

They split up. Cal went left and he went right. All for the best. It was in solitude that he felt the most connected to his environment and the most useful to his team.

The structure was much bigger than it looked from the road, which was really saying something. There were multiple buildings connected by interlocking walkways. Dim lighting illuminated the way for the lazy guards walking their posts. Pleased that he didn’t see spotlights or anything motion-activated, Daniel crept forward.

It was a snooping expedition. Get eyes on Prescott, see who he was meeting with, and then drive home.

Daniel checked his cell phone. The signal was gone again. That was fine. Cal could take care of himself.

Quiet but quick, he walked over the rows of prepared earth. Soft beneath his feet, the bare plots smelled of fertilizer and fresh-turned soil.

As he closed the distance to the guards, he had to duck down low, chest to the ground. He took some earth, covered his hands in it, and then rubbed all over his face and neck. There was nothing he could do about his hair. Hopefully, it wouldn't matter.

Hidden in the shadows of the field, he watched for a few minutes, learning the guards’ intervals. He then used the information to maneuver close to one of the buildings. He'd timed it perfectly. A guard walked past, cigarette dangling from his mouth. The trail of smoke wafted his way. Daniel winced. It wasn't a cigarette, but a potent, skunky strain of marijuana. Maybe that would work to Daniel's advantage. Dulled senses on the defense.

Only a few of the windows in the buildings showed lights on. Cleaning crews, he imagined, or someone burning the midnight oil. There were still cars here, though not many. He crept toward the parking lot and found a position that gave him an expansive view.

Prescott was leaning against his car, his stance and expression casual as he talked into his cell phone. How was he getting a signal? Some local provider? Daniel made a mental note to consider this later.

Still in conversation, Prescott began to move. This was the tricky part. Daniel didn’t know the layout, so he couldn’t guess what kind of situation Prescott would lead him into. If his destination was one of the fields, there was no way Daniel could follow. If he was going somewhere with just one way in and out, well, that posed a problem too. Unable to prepare, Daniel’s only option was to go in blind and stay smart about it.

Prescott entered the main building. Daniel started to follow, but was interrupted as another car pulled into the lot. Three men dressed in guard uniforms piled out. The night shift. The on-duty guards left their posts to greet their compatriots. Daniel used the distraction and slipped into the building.

It smelled like the inside of the reptile exhibit at the zoo: wet and a little moldy. Unfortunately, automatic lights flickered on as he entered. He looked ahead. As he’d feared, he saw only one path in and out.

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