Chapter Twenty-Five
January 28, 2229, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Commerce Tower 45
“All camera feeds to the target area have been rerouted,” Emma announced to Jia and Erik. Despite her existence being an open secret among the 1-2-2, she still spoke almost exclusively to the two detectives, especially on raids. It cut down on operational confusion.
“They shouldn’t see us coming,” Erik reported to the men and women following him. He jogged through the wide metal tunnel with his TR-7 in hand, extra magazines jostling in his pockets with each step. “But keep alert. They might have some guy standing in front waiting for us.”
Jia patted her tactical vest and took a deep breath.
She and Erik led a column of a half-dozen officers through back cargo tunnels that led to the abandoned zo
