Imagine by David E. Stevens

Author:David E. Stevens [Stevens, David E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Military, Science Fiction, Technological, Thriller, Genetic Engineering, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Visionary & Metaphysical, Thrillers
ISBN: 9780998980867
Google: x9R0DwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Cambridge Free Press
Published: 2018-01-01T12:18:15+00:00

27

SUSPECT

Dr. Jessica Lee drove to her parents’ house on the outskirts of Shanghai. Located in a gated community, their home was a beautiful, two-story, contemporary house with a Frank Lloyd Wright look. It sat in the middle of a large, perfectly manicured lawn. Surrounding the property was a black, wrought-iron fence, ornate but tall enough to provide security.

As she drove up the driveway, she was impressed with their home, particularly considering they were government employees ... but it wasn’t her home. Not only didn’t she grow up here, she’d never even seen pictures of this place. Although she talked to her mother several times a year, the last time she’d actually seen her was 14 years ago.

Taking a deep breath, she gathered up her courage and headed for the front door. Before she could knock, Dr. Li Sun opened the door. She came out and cupped her daughter’s hands in hers. Seeing the tears in her mother’s eyes, Jessica hugged her. Hugging definitely wasn’t traditional, but her mother returned the hug. They clung to each other for quite a while. It felt good.

As they separated, Jessica saw her father standing just inside the door. He was watching her intently with an inscrutable expression. Relatively tall and solidly built, he had close-cropped, salt-and-pepper hair and a handsome but serious face. The one thing she remembered about him was his ramrod-straight posture. Jessica acknowledged him with a simple nod. He nodded back, turned and went inside.

Jessica took off her shoes and followed her mother down a tiled hall into the living room. It was a mix of traditional and contemporary. The floor was light-colored marble. The walls were simple white, contrasted by beautiful painted landscapes, hung close to the ceiling.

Looking further into the house’s open floor plan, she saw large windows overlooking what appeared to be an open central courtyard. The courtyard was right in the middle of the house. With a small garden and the sun reflecting off a little pond, it looked very tranquil. She didn’t have the patience for gardening, but that didn’t stop her from appreciating it.

As she sat next to her mother on a plush leather sofa, a servant put tea on the small table in front of them. Her father, who hadn’t said a word, sat in a chair opposite them.

She exchanged small talk with her mother for several minutes. Jessica found her Chinese a little rusty and was sometimes at a loss for the right word. Except for talking to her mother on the phone, she’d hardly spoken Chinese since she graduated from high school, and only then because the Chinese relatives she lived with insisted.

After a natural pause in the conversation, Jessica got to the point. Turning to face her father, she said, “In answer to your unasked question of why I’m here,” she took a deep breath, “I received a visit from a couple of NSA agents, Tim Smith and Josh Fuze, and an engineer named Greg Langlois. They all but accused me of creating the BOTIC chip to allow a backdoor for hackers.

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