Assassination Protocol: An Intergalactic Space Opera Adventure (Cerberus Book 1) by Andy Peloquin

Author:Andy Peloquin [Peloquin, Andy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2020-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

“Confirming, suspects in custody,” the voice of some unknown officer squawked over the IDF scanner. “One male suspect DOA, three more alive. Have medical meet us at the precinct. Someone worked these White Sharks over good.”

Nolan felt a grim satisfaction at that. The bastards deserved no less. New Avalon would be a far better place with them off the streets.

“Any connection to the SST?” asked another voice.

“No link to terrorism evident at first glance,” responded the first speaker. “But forensics will crawl the scene and get what they can from it.”

Nolan racked his brain for any evidence he might have left behind; his combat suit shouldn’t have left even a trace of DNA for the IDF to find, and Taia would be scrubbing CCTV footage on his trail. Even now, as he raced across the rooftops of the Bolt Hole, he knew the AI was covering tracks behind him. Anyone searching for a suspect fleeing the scene of the assault would see nothing but clear skies and empty rooftops. Taia was just that good.

As he skim-skated across the rooftops at a blurring speed, he listened to the chatter over the IDF scanner. It seemed the Doofs, at least, were writing off the attack as nothing more than gang-related violence. Not exactly comforting, but the less they thought to connect it to him or the bodies he’d dropped in the alley, the better.

“Taia, what’s the word about the attack on the Spacer’s Paradise?” Nolan asked the AI. “What’s popular opinion calling it?”

The serious-sounding voice of a news anchorman echoed in Nolan’s helmet. “Sources within the IDF believe that the attack might be retaliation for the murder of German French, leader of the Rücksichtslos, two nights ago. However, with the identity and whereabouts of the suspects unknown, local authorities are still scrambling to find motive for this horrific attack.”

A moment later, a new voice came on, this one loud, strident, and driven by all the passion of a self-important windbag. “You’re hearing it here first, folks. This is the work of Terran League terrorists, plain and simple!”

Nolan grimaced; he’d never liked men like this bombastic, self-aggrandizing blowhard. They tended to use events like today’s to perpetuate their own opinions—opinions seldom based on anything remotely resembling facts.

“The Imperial Defense Fools will cover it up and spin it off by telling you that it’s nothing but local gangs acting up, but that’s just a ruse to conceal the truth. And the truth is that the Terran League is never going to let the war be truly over, not until they’ve freed themselves from Imperial rule. This is just the latest in a string of SST attacks that our government will never tell you about. Tune in to the Jonas Alex show again later tonight, and listen as I uncover the conspiracy to—“

“Switch that shit off, Taia!”

“Certainly.” The voice of the pundit fell blessedly silent, replaced a moment later by another newscaster reporting facts similar to the first speaker.

As the rooftops of Grove District’s

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