LINKAGE (boyxboy)

CHAPTER 30: TENSION BALLAD

Isaac and Lola had the car in a parking lot inside a plaza near the police department, where they could watch it from afar. The station was not busy at all. From the time they arrived, they didn't see any people going in and out, but the patrol cars were all out around the city. The department was placed in a corner inside a residencial neighborhood, which the two-story building was made of light-gray metal with digital signs showing positive stats about the police work during that month. The yellow letters travelled the rectangular panel over and over and illuminated the street a bit.

They were stepping in dangerous place at the moment. The surroundings of a Guard department had a lot of face-recognition cameras and even in the dark they could see a person's information clearly. The duo was discussing what they could do about it because they decided to go there without thinking about a proper plan. While the street on their side had a couple of cars passing by, Lola was explaining something to Isaac. "Do you understand why the packages were transferred to this unit, Isaac?" She had her eyes over the station, watching the movement around there.

"I have an idea about that, but now I can only think how I am wasting time looking at nowhere without knowing what to do." He responded sharply. Being stuck in one place without moving forward was something that pissed him off in the highest ways possible.

Lola decided to ignore his complaint and continued on the matter she mentioned first. "Do you remember when I started law school at the university but I couldn't pass the first year? Well, I learned that there is a specific procedure when loads are intervented like that. They must deliver it to the closest police department inside a residential neighborhood until the moving documents are totally done. It happens because a law states that performing crimes within a residential neighborhood results in an immediate death sentence inside the Cube, in case of getting caught, obviously."

"Great strategy."

"It is. So we have to watch out while doing this today."

"I did not come here to be caught by those fuckers."

"Me neither, but what are we doing?"

"I got us some stun grenades. I think it is enough for us to put the first level down and get some time to learn about the place, like how many underground floors it has." Isaac grabbed his backpack on the backseat and opened, strangely staring at two black masks inside of it. He took them out and questioned Lola about it. "Whose is this?"

"Ours. I put it there. We can't be seen remember?" Lola responded.

"The cameras have an iris analyzer, remember?"

"You're making things more difficult than it already is, Isaac."

"And we should have a proper plan before coming here."

"There is your fucking plan!" She excitedly pointed out to the sky, seeing an airplane flying over the station and landing on the roof quickly. "It must be here to get the packages."

Isaac turned his Lenses on and zoomed his vision a bit, visualizing two people in black military uniforms, with helmets compacted with an air filter mask. Isaac watched them being greeted by a Guard officer and going inside the building later. He turned his device off and quickly thought about how they could step into the transference. He saw that the military had the Federal Opus logo on their helmets and shoulder, so Isaac wouldn't think twice before attacking those two.

"Those are Federal Opus militaries." He said. "We can kill them while they get the boxes inside the plane."

Lola furrowed her eyebrows, not understanding it because they said no one would be harmed that night. "I'm sorry. You said yourself you weren't hurting anybody?"