The Grand Conspiracy (The Last Hunter Book 6) by J.N. Chaney & Terry Mixon

Author:J.N. Chaney & Terry Mixon [Chaney, J.N.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2022-12-18T00:00:00+00:00

14

Lisa listened to the commodore speak and fell into the cadence of his words. Even dressed in that ridiculous uniform, he exuded confidence and determination. The glitterati around her—politicians and wealthy individuals all—looked like they wanted to accept what he was saying, but many were afraid. Others were obviously dismissive and prepared to ridicule the man they likely had no respect for.

While she didn’t know any of them, she was willing to bet a few of the latter were probably members of the Poseidon Group. Or maybe they were smarter than that and blended better with the crowd. It was always hard to tell what one should believe about the members of a conspiracy. Were they all-knowing and all-powerful? Probably not, yet as they were hidden from sight, one never truly knew.

She’d go over the recordings of the crowd and identify everyone. There were sophisticated programs she could use with facial recognition algorithms and access to official databases. Under other circumstances, she’d had to worm her way into those databases, but with President Ibarra’s support, she could speed the process along.

Whether that information would prove interesting or reveal any secrets, she didn’t know. Hopefully, when her prospective assistants arrived from Port Royale, she could put them onto this.

Once Commodore Romanoff finished speaking, the applause and cheers were quite loud. Even the obvious doubters clapped along. The only person she didn’t see clapping was Rear Admiral Allen. She couldn’t see his face, but based on his posture, he was outraged.

Big surprise.

If President Ibarra did come through with a promotion for Jack, maybe that would take that particular obstacle out of their path. Was it legal? Did it matter? Allen could throw a fit, but she suspected Commodore Monahan wasn’t going to tell the leading political body in the cluster they had no authority over the Navy. There were processes, Lisa was sure, and there would undoubtedly be lots of screaming and shouting, but that particular fight was a losing one.

Of course, that was before President Ibarra stepped up and began the second part of her speech. There was no telling how the revelation about the Poseidon Group would affect everyone. This was when she truly wanted to see everyone’s faces because someone in this room was a high-ranking member of the organization—probably several someones—and if they had any lapses in control, she might well be able to narrow down who deserved a closer look.

Lisa expected a relatively generic briefing about the conspiracy and was shocked when the politician launched into a detailed explanation of just about everything they knew at this point. She laid it right on the table. The conspiracy wanted to take over and replace the Confederation government by force. This was, in fact, an armed insurrection. One whose timing was truly execrable.

President Ibarra promised that the video of the attack on the government center would be released that evening. She warned it would be extremely graphic because she wouldn’t hide anything. She wanted the citizens of the cluster to know precisely what these people were capable of doing.

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