Crisis Zero by Chris Rylander

Author:Chris Rylander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 34

DEEP STAR 7

THE CONSTRUCTION SITE LATER THAT NIGHT LOOKED A LOT LIKE it had the other morning except for three things:

The hole was deeper and wider as they had demolished a lot more of the parking lot.

There were a few new construction equipment machines, a small utility shed near the pit, and what looked to be a power drill of some sort like they use to find oil underground.

Danielle was with me this time, which made the whole scene of destruction in the darkness look a lot less ominous.

We worked our way around the huge pit of broken-up concrete toward a small mobile shed that the construction crew had apparently installed the past few days to house some of the supplies. We pressed our faces to the window on the door and then shined our flashlights inside.

Jackpot.

The tube of blueprints sat leaning against a small desk. Additionally, a laptop computer sat on the desk and several folders stuffed with papers lined a small shelf behind it. There was a treasure trove of targets inside that might end up proving useful.

I was just about to get started on the shed lock, when Danielle suddenly pulled me aside.

“Someone’s coming!” she hissed, her eyes wide with panic.

We quickly ducked behind a nearby bulldozer.

The beam from a flashlight showed up on the ground right where we’d been standing just a few moments before. It shrank and condensed as the person holding it neared. The question was, Who else would possibly need to be at a school parking lot construction site at 1:00 a.m.?

Before we even saw the guy, we heard whistling. It wasn’t menacing or taunting in any way. It was cheerful. Almost pleasant. And the dude was a pretty good whistler.

He switched off the flashlight when he got to the shed’s front door. It was a large guy wearing jeans, a Carhartt jacket, and work boots. He looked exactly like you’d expect a guy visiting a construction site to look—except that that’s exactly how an enemy spy cell would want it to look, so we both knew it meant nothing.

Danielle and I watched quietly as the guy entered the shed and flipped on a flashlight. He came out several minutes later holding the laptop, the roll of blueprints, and several file folders. They’d beaten us to the punch! Had Medlock known about our mission somehow? I supposed it was possible, except, if that were true, then we’d both probably be dead or captured by now. If they had known we’d be there, they likely wouldn’t just let us go like this. They’d have waited and then nabbed us red-handed in the act of stealing.

“What do we do now?” Danielle whispered.

“I don’t know,” I admitted. “But he’s walking toward the school now . . . which is weird, right?”

Danielle nodded. We stayed behind the bulldozer for now but kept an eye on the man as he carried what was supposed to be our score toward the school’s front entrance. He had a set of keys and unlocked the front door with them.

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