Amanita: Poison Shot

Chapter 57: Caught

A few minutes later, we reached our destination. K8 and I entered Amanita and went down the stairs in a hurry. We were the first to arrive. Agape was sitting on her stool, noticeably brooding over some nasty thought in silence.

Not long after our arrival, everybody was gathered at Agape's office. I was nervous. Being in close vicinity of people who might've framed me to get me arrested and sentenced to death by the clone police wasn't something I looked forward to. That, of course, if it hadn't been the Secretary of State. Only when Gabi, Cian, and Siegfried came in I felt a bit more at ease, though. I still wondered whether Agape knew about the mutiny and, if so, whether she had done anything to steer this vehicle in the right direction.

I might not trust her deviant ethics, but I did trust her leadership.

"What's wrong, Agape?" Cian asked her with worry.

"The mosquito operation has been a complete failure," she replied, disappointed. Her frown had never been so deep. "They've found absolutely nothing. No androids, no 3D printers. I should've gotten notifications through the alternative network, since I've made them also part of it, like our hacked chips. But nothing."

"Impossible, but..." K8 complained with a frown.

"Are the mosquitoes defective?" Taro asked, not letting K8 finish speaking.

"No. They are in complete working order," Agape replied sternly, more frustrated at herself than anything. "I've been making tests with K8 as a target. Since she's the closest to those androids I can think of and have access to, I told her to go and hide in different parts of the club, your home, the cellar, and out in the open even. The mosquitoes were able to find her every single time."

"Then, what's the problem?" Taro asked while he crossed his well-built arms over his chiselled chest. That pose enabled me to take a good look at the Maori tattoos on both his arms. They were breathtaking.

"The androids and the 3D printers aren't in the City Centre, which means..." Cian replied, realising the truth.

"Which means we're fucked," Agape concluded with a sarcastic smirk.

"Then, where are they?" Ray asked then.

"I haven't the foggiest idea," Agape replied, pissed off.

"Great!" Vera exclaimed with sarcasm and defiance. "Not only have we lost a precious amount of time, but also you've been playing with our chances of survival, Daphne! Nice one, bitch."

I couldn't believe she was blaming it all on me. I stared at her with bewilderment.

"Stop it right now, Vera!" Agape shouted at her before I had time to reply. "That's not true. Besides, I've been thinking. But I want you all to tell me what you think. Do you believe they could be hidden in the Tsu Community neighbourhood?"

"Lots of factories and warehouses. It could be," Ray replied as if he thought it was a good idea. "Shall we get ready to repeat tonight's op there tomorrow night, Agape?"

"Yes, I was thinking about that. What do you guys think? Has any of your mosquitoes flown in the direction of that neighbourhood instead of going into the City Centre by mistake, maybe? Any weird behaviour?"

"I was the closest to that area. And no, not that I've noticed, at least," Sven replied seriously.

"Agape," Momo intervened then. Her green eyes were loaded with restlessness. "I insist on attacking the clone authorities before they launch that project. We could kill..."