So the explosion? Andalas didn't have time to think. Luigi was completely unpredictable. What game was he playing?
Andalas asked all his friends to get into the elevator and explained that Luigi was fine. The incident was very surprising. Luckily, they were all out of the car before it exploded. Or maybe it was set like that by Luigi on purpose?
The night passed in silence. Each person slept with different dreams which had the same ending. Cities around the world had become piles of rubble. While in two separate places, the Organization and OWC celebrated together with a fanfare.
Bing. Cecilia stammered awake.
Bing. Cecilia fumbled where her X-One was.
Bing. Only then did Cecilia open the versatile device with her eyes half open.
Cecil, good news! A big progress! The spectrum of cosmic radiation and gamma radiation on Object X has been successfully separated! Tomorrow the serum induced with these 2 spectra will be tested.
Cecilia's eyes opened wide. This is really good news!
How about the mouses?
Out of 10 tested, 3 died.
What do you think of the induction of this latter spectrum might look like for the improvement of the Ice Virus healing serum?
According to Professor Sato and his team of scientists it's 100%.
Cecilia got up from her slumber. Fully awake. Her adrenaline was churning.
What about Tropical Bacteria serum?
The results of the extraction of the baby Leopard's chromosomes are still weak. But we have started to try it on living objects.
And the success rate?
Of the 10 mice, 9 died. One that lives can only last 2 days and then dies.
Whoops! Cecilia's adrenaline dropped again.
According to Professor Mbutu, this was because the baby Leopard's blood sample was too weak to produce the proper carbon chemistry. He suspected that this leopard baby was also the result of infection and not suspect 0.
Gosh! Cecilia's hopes soared again. Sefu! He must be found immediately!
I have a way out! Tell Professor Mbutu, we will bring him suspect zero when we visit the Gobi Facility. I just need your help to ask Professor Sato and Professor Mbutu about this; Should Suspect Zero be brought alive? Because there was also the possibility that he was already dead.
Cecilia paced the living room while waiting for the water to boil. She needed strong, bitter coffee. A mountain of plans nearly exploded inside her head.
Andalas, who had been awake because of the sounds in the room, glanced at Cecilia who was walking back and forth non-stop. Even though he was still sleepy and wanted to continue sleeping comfortably, especially because it was only 3 in the morning, Andalas intended to wake up and greet Cecilia, who seemed so deep in her thoughts.
Andalas was about to fall off the sofa when a voice screamed slightly above his ear.
"Why Cec? Is something bothering you?" Akiko's firm and clear voice. She meant to say hello to Cecilia and wake Andalas up because her mouth was so close to his ear.
"Hey, you guys awake? Come here! I'll show you what's bothering me." Cecilia opened her X-One and placed it on the table so Akiko and Andalas could read it. She hastily brewed coffee. She was craving for caffeine!
Akiko and Andalas looked at each other as soon as they finished reading the horrendous chat series. Half of their mission was almost a success!
Cecilia handed Akiko and Andalas a cup of coffee each.
"So before going to the Gobi Facility, after we finish our business in Geneva, we should fly to Pointe Noire and then head into the interior of the Congo Basin to find Sefu."
Andalas was shocked. Congo? He imagined fighting out a squadron of jet fighters hunting down a Gulfstream I-AA all the way through 30-hour journey to Pointe Noire. It would be suicidal!
At the same time memories flashed through Akiko's mind. Remembering the first time she met with Andalas after the stressful events situation at the port of Pointe Noire. Her first acquaintance with a top-class assassin in the world who was appointed by Doctor Aslan to be their bodyguard. It was the first time she ever met the first person who made her fall in love. Good grief!
Akiko was embarrassed with her own thought. But she turned annoyed when she saw Lian Xi had woke up and was sipping her coffee in front of Andalas at the table. Abazure!
It was 9 o'clock. Everyone immediately got down and out of the hotel through the basement. Andalas said Luigi picked them up there. Not in the lobby.
"Thank goodness you're safe Old Man!" Akiko immediately greeted Luigi as soon as she got into another waiting limousine. Luigi responded with a nod and a smile.
Andalas, who was still curious from last night, asked Luigi quickly.
"Who blew up our car last night? I'm not surprised you survived, but what happened to the driver?"
Luigi was smiling wide.
"The OWC. They are not as smart as the Organization's. The bomb has been under the body of the car since I rented it. I defused it on the way to the airport to pick you up. I reactivated it and detonated it as soon as you all entered the hotel lobby. "
"Then what happened to the rental driver? Did he get off too?" Akiko asked. She felt sorry for any collateral damage from this mission. Wow! I am thinking like Andalas! Akiko blushed. That man has penetrated so deep into her thought.
"Of course, the driver is okay. No one was driving the car. I had sent the rental driver away long before picking you up at the airport. After that I used SDC technology. Self-Driving Car."
Andalas looked at Luigi strangely. Who is this old man?
The conversation was stopped as they arrived at SNB office. Luigi asked Akiko to replace the SDC behind the wheel. He then followed Andalas into the SNB office.
As usual Andalas mentioned code 151-AA1414 to the customer service, she immediately contacted her superior who then escorted Andalas to retrieve a small deposit box.
Andalas thanked him and left the SNB office with the box.
Akiko was driving the car briefly when Luigi asked her to stop on the side of a deserted road. He typed GPS coordinates. Akiko frowned looking at the name of their next destination. She knew that the name was quite popular.
The separator glass was rolled down Akiko could see everyone from the rearview mirror.
Andalas opened this last deposit box anticipating the next surprise from Doctor Aslan.
No big surprises. It was just a key. There was a label with small writing on the key.
Everyone fell silent except for Luigi who smiled widely. Akiko who couldn't see clearly from the rearview mirror shouted back.
"What the label says?"
Andalas and Cecilia answered in unison.
"St. Moritz Castle!"
Akiko widened her eyes while looking at the monitor on the dashboard. St. Moritz? It was the name of the place that Luigi had typed in earlier.