The Viper's Successor by Somsiddha Saha (ebook reader play store .txt) 📗

“Don’t forget that Switzerland was also marked in Viper’s blueprint. We cannot keep Lucatrion on the reject list. And notice the pattern, the specific headquarter is been attacked where the number of deaths in Dermatoxia is incessant and formidable. India had the largest number of mass affected last year end. Followed by Greece and Italy. Don’t know who it is behind the façade and why this execution, but this is exacerbating each hours passing. We must stop the future events to take place.” Hudson introspected

“Ohh..right, I didn’t see that coming! Sam yelled.

“The execution is in anticlockwise direction starting from India, followed by Greece, Italy and US. Lucatrion is the new addition to the list. If I speculate OKAMI will be next, then what about Lucatrion of Switzerland? It comes amidst Italy and US, so why the skipping of Lucatrion?” Navan was in a dilemma.

“Maybe because he didn’t wanted to attack Lucatrion after events of Italys are still condescending.” Sam chortled a bit.

“Viper protocol is not kids playground Sam! And Navan and Armun I don’t know the viability of your prediction but still I am enforcing command on task force for protection. Every loophole we are covering.”

“Navan, you got the call from that unidentified several times. Why on earth does he calls you? And how can you corroborate that the Samurai and the voice behind the call, both are same? COD is not the only Investigation agency in the world. RAW, ISI, MI6, and Mossad are prowling everywhere including other spy agencies. Out of all, why he targeted you only? Its because you are Gilman’s son, the great Navan Gilman? Who couldn’t even saved his own company and Sidius?”

“Behave yourself Armun. You are crossing your limits! This is not acceptable; Everyone is working on solving intractable problems to find the Viper’s successor and it not you who is aggrieved because of this situation.” Hudson said sternly. Navan was not wistful at all. He stood at his place unruffled.

Armun ignored Hudson and said “What happened Navan? Has the cat got your tongue? Or you want to boast about your achievement about killing Jade Viper? Coming out seeking adulations, but listen , COD can operate with or without you too. Just by stopping an explosion don’t think that youre the boss, supervising others.” He stomped his foot on the ground.

“Enough is enough! This disdainful attitude of yours cannot be tolerated anymore. Out of the room Armun!” Hudson enraged.

“It seems my endeavours are not fruitful for COD. And why it wouldn’t be? You’ve got your superhero, The great Navan Gilman, who can run faster and jump limitlessly. Whats the need for us then?”

“Armun!!!!” Hudson was infuriated. He slammed the tablet on table. Navan, still was calm. He slowly moved out from the conference room. Sam accompanied him out, he looked despondently.

A conspiracy?

Location: COD Headquarters

Time: 8:09pm

“Don’t lose your hope Mr. Navan. By our synergy we can accomplish the protocol. Im still working on getting the van drivers ID. Have kept our subordinates to keep in contact with every police officels over the world. And as Red alert been heralded, clues and hints cease to exist now. Don’t know why Hudson had done this.”

“Thats needed to be done. We are unaware that only 27 of Vipers men are there or more, eradicating the malignant will make the contender futile. And Sam, leave me alone for some time.”

“Will you be okay, sir? You seem stressed.” Sam was concerned about Navan.

“And before you go, leave me some investigative details. Need to work on something.”

“What Mr.Navan? Don’t make me access the classified information like the last time. You almost had putted me in criminal list that day at the airport.”

“ Lemme have a look at the ID of Jilly Mckenzie. Need for biomapping her face  with suspect lists. Share the file,Sam.” Navan was phlegmatic and composed. He was exposed to some glint of hint, so he didn’t want any intervention of anyone, so he took those files and continued the biomapping process in his cubicle. Before coming he asked Sam, “Sorry for interruption, but Ms.Lucy is present today at the office?”

“Don’t know about that, Lucy might be at her Laboratory. But I think itll be a waste of time to research about Jilly. I had biomapped her face, but the result says, there’s no existence of her. It is a farce to operate such executions. Im sending those in a minute.”

Navan proceeded at laboratory to have a conversation with Ms. Lucy. There’s some dilemma Navan wanted to clear out but it needed cooperation from Lucy too. Searching for her, he asked one of the scientist’s “Excuse me, where’s Ms. Lucy? Need to talk to her.”

“But sir, Ms. Lucy is on a vacation right now, 3 weeks before. Said she’s on some important project right now and should no be disturbed. I could give you her number but its useless to call her, its switched off.”

Important research? 3 weeks? Means from the week their mission at Albama started? He came to his cubicle and started biomapping Jilly McKenzie’s face. During the process he tried to gain access the official’s identity of COD by because of encryption he could not do so. Navan thought, should he call Sam for additional support? “Nah, he might be jittery again and could make the whole process meandering. Its better to continue myself.”

He had mild scruples about his team. Are all diligently performing their duties being patriotic? What about Hudson? Yes, he does stipulate the red alert but his immense disposition on himself is a bit exaggerating. Why beforehand at the point when Bhavishya Group got destroyed the team didn’t researched about its connections with others?

And Armun? He holds professional jealousy about Navan, thinking he might outflank him. He is deranged because of Sidius’s death and holds accusations about Navan. Just by premonitions he stated that Lucatrion also needed to be protected other than OKAMI? And Sam, he looks nerdy, but holds much sense where situation demands. Otherwise how he holds information about