Unparalleled by D.S. Smith

Author:D.S. Smith [Smith, D.S.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Mystery, Science Fiction, Fiction
ISBN: 1689754532
Publisher: Clink Street Publishing
Published: 2018-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Lin Lee decided the best solution to her dilemma was the one that had always served her best in the past. Deceit! Anything but positive news at this stage would be unacceptable to the Director and the consequences would be grave. So, when the Director’s phone eventually rang he was delighted to hear the test had been successful and they were now ready to transfer a human through their Harmoniser. He called the Chairman immediately and informed him the machine would be tested using a human subject that very evening. “Excellent news”, the Chairman declared. “My son and I will join you for the test,” he added, to the surprise of the Director.

When Lin Lee learned of this, she became incredibly anxious. She had managed to convince the scientists to go along with the lie, but on the proviso they would be given time to slip in another animal test. Now there was barely time to clean out the remains of the last one. She approached the Senior Engineering Officer ready to use her whole repertoire of emotions to get the desired result. She did not know the man’s name so she addressed him as sir in order to appear subservient. He was different to the rest of the engineers on the team. Heavy set with chiselled features and a slim but muscular frame, he had an air of confidence about him that was not evident with the others. Her usual routine was to start off as the helpless female before leading into seductive persuader. If neither of these routines worked she would resort to threats.

“Excuse me sir,” she shouted as she walked toward him. He was busy showing one of the other engineers scrolling data on the screen of a laptop. He looked up as Lin Lee approached. “Sorry to interrupt,” she offered, “but I have just learned we have a very high profile guest joining us this evening to witness the next test.”

The engineer nodded slightly saying nothing more than a simple, “ok” before turning back to face the laptop. Lin Lee was somewhat put out by his casual response but she kept her cool.

“The problem is, I believe he expects to see a human subject go into the machine and he is not the kind of man we want to disappoint.” She lowered her voice at the end of the sentence for effect before adding, “So if there is anything at all I can do to help make this happen just let me know.” The man turned to her and smiled. “That shouldn’t be a problem, Ms Lee,” he offered. His voice was gentle and seemed out of character considering his physique. “We found the problem was a simple bug in the code. My colleague here is just about to rewrite it and I am confident we will be ready for Mr Milton to step in.” He offered her another smile before turning his back on her again to address his colleague.

She was dumbfounded by the way he delivered this information so calmly, but at the same time she found it reassuring.

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