Short chapter today.
Still trying to get over passing the 1000 review mark (thank you) and as nuttyeyes pointed out – I've almost been writing this tale for a year and I will soon be reaching the 300th chapter mark as well in a few weeks – Crikey where has the time gone?
Okay back to it…
SPOILERS – this week – David discovers the truth about Mr Campbell, Bianca is still fighting to escape her dreams, and the hostage situation at the hospital comes to a head…
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"All teams evacuate the building. I repeat, all teams to immediately evacuate the building!"
When the chief's voice came over the radio Sergeant Defoe couldn't quite believe it.
"Sorry could you confirm that order?" he asked over the radio.
"Order confirmed - immediate evacuation." The chief himself replied.
The leader of Gamma team was already mustering his men; the sergeant however couldn't understand why they were being given the order to leave when they were so close and the poor stoned nurse was still determinedly sawing away at the cable tie with her increasingly blunt scissors. Surely he couldn't be being asked to leave a civilian in danger like this.
He was about to protest the order when he heard footsteps approaching behind them up the stairs. It was Detective Brot Monroe, the chief's right hand man.
"I take it you've received your orders." He asked, keeping his voice quiet.
"Yes sir," said the Gamma team leader.
"We have, not that I approve of them." replied Defoe.
Brot smiled at him.
"I like your attitude." said the detective. "Now I need a team to volunteer to disobey the chief's direct order."
"Sir?" asked the Gamma team leader, confused.
"We volunteer sir." replied Defoe just as quickly.
"Good man." said Brot, "The hijacker, if that is the correct term, has requested the evacuation of all police personnel from the building. We have to be seen to be obeying those instructions; at the moment we don't want to give him any reason to doubt us. However we would also like a team to hold position. A standby to move in if we get the chance. We also have no way of knowing if he has a way of listening in so the remaining team will have to maintain radio silence. In other words we will be on our own."
"Understood, detective." said Defoe. "And the 'we'? I take it you will be joining us?"
"Insubordination is catching today." said Brot with a grin. "So Gamma team move out. And make it sound like there is a lot of you. And Alpha team, we wait for our moment…"
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