The Zulu Virus Chronicles Boxset (Books 1-3) by Steven Konkoly

Author:Steven Konkoly [Konkoly, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-07T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Larsen crouched next to David, scanning the digital image displayed on his visor’s heads-up display (HUD). David was playing it safe, sticking the camera the bare minimum required to get a picture beyond the edge of the ramp. Working carefully, they’d taken close to ten minutes to clear roughly half of the garage. He hadn’t expected to find anyone hidden in the areas they’d checked, but he wasn’t taking any chances. For all he knew, Rock could be hidden in the backseat of a tinted SUV. It would probably take them three times as long to scan the rest of the garage. Maybe longer.

He tapped David’s right calf, indicating he wanted him to move the camera a little to the right. The system they had devised for communicating silently was simple. He tapped his right thigh, asking him to raise the view just a tad. The foot would have lowered the view. Perfect. He studied the image again, zooming in and out on cars and shadows, still not spotting anything suspicious. Another tap to the right thigh got the view closer to the end of the parking lot. Nothing stood out.

A tap to his left calf shifted the view slightly left, followed by a tap to the left thigh, bringing the far wall of the parking level into view. The door to Chang’s apartment building was barely visible in the far right edge of the image. He studied the picture for what felt like an eternity, shaking his head. Fifteen minutes later, having digitally scoured the entire parking level, he still had nothing. What was he missing? Or was Rock inside the building, with a motion sensor guarding the door? If that was the case, they had a problem.

He tugged on David’s vest, and the police officer retracted the camera, crawling backward until he was back on the third level.

“Nothing?” said David.

Larsen shook his head. “Nada. Fuck.”

“Did you record the video?” said David.

“Thirty-three minutes,” said Larsen.

“Let me take a look,” said David. “Can I skip to the last part?”

He unstrapped his helmet. “Fast-forward. Rewind. Zoom in and out. Everything.”

While David leaned against a concrete support, watching the video, Larsen kept a close eye on the bottom of the ramp. If they couldn’t locate Rock, the mission was too risky.

“Got him.”

Larsen backed up until he stood next to David, who had removed the helmet. Howard took his place at the top of the ramp.

“Where?” said Larsen, taking the helmet.

“Minivan parked facing Virginia Avenue. Second vehicle from the end,” said David. “Don’t get too excited. We still have a problem.”

He knew what it was before examining the paused video. There was a third vehicle from the end, blocking their shot. Well, not exactly blocking it. Complicating it. He took a close look at the video, running it backward and forward a few times. David had a good eye. Larsen had missed the difference in window texture between the minivan’s front passenger window and sliding passenger-side door. The front window was lowered.

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