Chapter 366.

Chapter 366.

Chapter 366. Operation: Fatman (8/10)

A minute later, nervously keeping an eye on the cruiser and the surroundings, the cruiser took off. I breathed out a sigh of relief.

“Alpha One, they’re rounding the block now and heading for the front entrance. Still only one threat. Over.”

I still didn’t know how things were going inside. Had they secured the goods yet, or not?

One minute later the cruiser rolled to a slow stop. They positioned their car diagonally in the middle of two lanes before they stepped out.

“Alpha One, they’re on the ground headed to the front doors now. Over.”

I remained calm. I trusted in Rosa’s abilities and continued to fulfill my duty of relaying their position.

“Alpha One, they’ve got their flashlights out and are clearing the surrounding perimeter. One is at the front entrance and the other is clearing around the sides of the building. Over.”

“A-Alpha Two here. Control Tower, I’m sorry!”

She hadn’t even said, ‘over.’ My heart stopped for a moment before I nervously sought clarification, “Alpha Two, what’s wrong? Did something happen to Alpha One?”

“Control Tower, nothing happened to her. I just messed up.”

I was relieved when she confirmed Rosa’s safety.

I gave a quick response, “Alpha Two, forget that for now. If you didn’t get it, it’s fine. Get out of there now. I repeat, get out of there now. They’re coming in. Abort. I repeat, abort. This mission is over. Over.”

“Control Tower, we did find it. I’ll explain what happened later. Sorry for worrying you. We’re headed for the back exit now. Over.”

“Alpha Two, roger that. I have lost eyes. Last known whereabouts, the front entrance. They entered together. Over.”

From this point on, it was really up to them. The only thing I could do now was to sit tight and await the result.

The seconds ticked by. They felt agonizingly long. Being out of the loop unable to see what was happening inside was the worst.

Five minutes later I noticed the car turn on. They’d used the remote starter. It was a good sign. It meant they hadn’t been caught. According to the plan, Izora should be the first to run out. When she did, I had to lower the drone so she could put it in the car.

Until she exited I kept a close eye on the surroundings for any more cruisers.

A few seconds in a transmission came in, “Control Tower, extraction successful. We’re heading your way now. That cop who got shocked should buy us more than enough time. The second officer in that cruiser will have to dump their paralyzed partner into the car and switch over to the driver’s side to take over the wheel. Over.”

“Alpha Team, great work out there.” I couldn’t deny, she looked pretty badass there.

Thirty seconds later, a car rounded the corner and stopped directly in front of me.

Izora hopped out from the back seat in black short shorts and... a pretty skimpy dark gray top. A bit below armpit level, the top formed an upside-down V off-center, covering more of her left breast. By the point of the upside down V was a thin strap over her shoulder connected to a small trapezoid-shaped metallic ring. Her shoulders were fully exposed, but the top had long sleeves, styled similar to the ones I usually saw her wearing, but these sleeves were part of the top itself. The sleeves ended a few inches below her armpits which were also exposed. Her midriff was similarly bare.

She ran into the bush laid down next to me. Well, there wasn’t very much space. Half her body was on my back. Her face was also too close for comfort.

Rosa didn’t stick around and drove further down the road.

“Hah... hah... hah... that was hah... absolutely hah... crazy hah...” She was hyperventilating trying to catch her breath after experiencing such an adrenaline rush. Her breath had a sweet scent to it and I could smell it distinctly because of how close she was to my face.

“Your hair stands out too much.”

I raised my left arm and wrapped it over her head to pull her down to my chest so I could hide it while we waited for the police to catch up.

I looked through the bush to our left to watch out for them. Twenty seconds later, a police car slowly drove by our side. It abruptly stopped a bit past the road for a moment. It seems they’d spotted Rosa further down this road.

I covered Izora’s mouth with my left hand as I kept my eyes locked on the cruiser. The two of us held our breath and didn’t move an inch.

The cruiser quickly reversed while turning to face our direction.

The light was blindingly bright.

I was terrified we’d somehow be spotted by them in spite of how thick the bush was.

However, that fear was unwarranted as they quickly accelerated forward down the road. The car passed right before our eyes. Thankfully, they hadn’t noticed us at all.

“Alpha One, they’ve spotted you and are headed your way. Over.”

“Control Tower, I know. I’ve already turned off. Get out of there now. You should be in the clear. The first cruiser should only now be starting to move. They should now be heading my way to cut me off. I’ll text you later when I’m out. Over.”

“Let’s go.”

“Yeah.” Izora nodded in agreement close to my chest.

With that, the two of us stood up and hopped onto the motorcycle behind us. I turned the key in the ignition and took off without hesitation. I naturally drove the speed limit to avoid getting pulled over and questioned by any police though.