章 3: Interrogation, Sting Operation
... Washington Base...
... "The infamous hacker known as Ghost is back once again, and this time he successfully infiltrated the servers of the Mars Revolutionary Company...."
Silver sat behind his computer with popcorn as he watched a local news station. " Hehehe. " He laughed as he checked the reactions and comments of people on the internet.
" Good morning. " Anderson immediately arrived behind him with a smile, fully dressed in his school uniform and ready for school. " Here. Make sure you take care of yourself. If there's anything you can't handle... just run as far as you can." Silver reminded as he handed him his bag and couple of dollar bills for use.
" Don't worry. I'll be fine." He smiled enthusiastically and blitz out like a lightning bolt. " Why do I suddenly feel uneasy?" After Anderson left, Silver sat with a frown.....
.... Arcanist School of America.....
Anderson arrived in school a few seconds after leaving the house. Immediately he got there, he run to his class. Upon arriving he sensed the gazes if every one on him as if he had done something wrong.
" What? You guys are jealous that I was able to do the assignment on my own?" He asked with a smug smile and took his seat.
" Hey man, do you know why everyone is glaring at me like that?" He looked to his left and asked a dark haired distracted boy about his age. " Sigh. I think you're in big trouble my friend." The dark haired boy spoke with a slight frown.
" Why do you say that? Was my answer wrong?" He asked with an intrigued expression. " That's the problem my friend. No one actually did the assignment because the Mars Revolutionary Company was hacked by the one they call Ghost. " He said. " Wait what? So no one did the assignment? What's the big deal then? " Anderson asked as he felt trepidation.
" Well the big deal is, the time you submitted the assignment was exactly a minute after Mars Revolutionary Company was hacked." The dark haired boy spoke with a frown.
Anderson's mind began to race as millions of thoughts run through his mind at light speed. He had given the assignment to Silver to do for him.
" No fucking way!!" He exclaimed as the pieces began to join themselves in his mind. There was only person in his mind who had the brains and capabilities to hack Mars Revolutionary Company in his mind; no one other than Silver.
" Hey what the fuck? Do you guys think I'm Ghost? The Ghost? I'm a fucking 11 year old boy dammit!!" Anderson immediately calmed down and began to curse out. He couldn't allow himself to falter. He knew who Ghost was but he wasn't going to reveal anything. His mind began to race as he thought of countless evidences and alibis to prove that what happened was a mere coincidence.
" Mr. Anderson. Would you please join me in my office." He heard an old yet calm voice from the speakers in the classroom after which he sighed, fixed his uniform and walked to the headmasters office confidently. He couldn't falter, because if he did, it would be the end of the world for Silver and him.
Upon entering the office, he saw an old man sitting at the main desk with several men in suits standing with intimidating gazes as well as an extremely beautiful young woman sitting with a small smile.
" Mr. Anderson, I called you here to be questioned. Don't be scared. If you're innocent which I know you are, no one, I mean no one can harm you." The old headmaster spoke, as an aura burst out of his body causing the lady to frown.
" Okay before we begin, let me introduce myself, I'm Jessica and I'm the Director of Internal and External Affairs for the Mars Revolutionary Company." The beautiful young lady smiled and introduced herself.
" This man over here is August and his Arcana allows him to detect truth and lies. He'll be in charge of the questioning you, young Anderson." Jessica added with a small smile.
" Alright alright. Let's get this over with, I'm kinda hungry." Anderson spoke with a bored expression which caused the old headmaster to chuckle.
" Alright young man, your were given an assignment yesterday to hack an unused database from Mars Revolutionary Company. True or False" The man called August was a blonde haired man with slight Asian features. His voice sounded like an aphrodisiac, however Anderson was not affected.
" Well, I didn't know the database was unused but True." He said.
" Okay. Cameras and drones caught you leaving the school premises around 12:00 pm in the afternoon, and also caught you going home at exactly 3:45pm. True or False?" August asked once more.
" True." He answered. " If my guess is right, then you submitted the assignment exactly 20 minutes after you reached home. Mr. Anderson if I may ask where did you go after leaving the school premises or better still who did you go to?" August asked with a crafty smile.
" Well, it's true that I left the school at 12 noon, and I went to a secret hideout near the train station where me and my friends usually play to do the assignment by myself. I did not meet anyone or go anywhere. In fact the headmaster can vouch for me. Me and my friends usually leave at noon to do our homework together at the playground. In fact multiple teachers have caught us before." Anderson said with a smile.
" The young man is right. I've caught him and his gang of rascals severally playing at the abandoned warehouse beside the train station." The headmaster spoke with a smile.
" Great. So you have an alibi." August said with a smile. " I heard that hacking and coding is a topic that your teacher hadn't yet treated with you. In fact it's supposed to be treated in grade 8? So how were you able to infiltrate the database so silently and excellently. Something even the most experienced of our agents would have a hard time doing?" August asked as he felt Anderson's heartbeat increase suddenly.
" Answer me young man. How did you do it? Or no, who helped you? From what I know you have only two friends in the school, and the only person or family you have is your big brother, no neighbors, nothing. Did he do it?" August asked as he felt Anderson's heartbeat increase at the mention of his brothers name.
" Enough!!!" The old headmaster raised his voice and suddenly, the temperature dropped. A green mark on his neck lit up, the entire place was transformed into a icy blizzard. " My student has nothing to do with this. He's just a simple 11 year old. I don't want any of you around him again, so please leave!" The headmaster stood before Anderson who was shivering in fear.
" Calm down old man, we're leaving anyway." Jessica spoke and walked out into her car. She sat at the beach seat as August sat beside her. " The little boy is not responsible. From the little interaction, I'm 75% sure that it was his brother or at least someone his brother knows." August spoke with a sneer.
" Hello Randy. Get me your most experienced agents. I think we're on the cusp of finding out the identity of Ghost after all these months. Not openly, a sting operation." Jessica picked her mobile device and called a number, after which a hologram of a tall man appeared and she spoke with a wicked smile.
.............
Back at the abandoned shack, two military trucks parked several miles away from Silver's home in camouflage. From such a distance it was virtually impossible to see them from the shack.
" Target confirmed. He seems to be doing some mild stretches and cardio" A military personnel holding a pair of binoculars spoke as he saw Silver stretching himself lightly outside the shack.
" Are you guys sure this is Ghost? The Ghost? He looks like a AIDS patient." The soldier chuckled to his comrade beside him. " Planting recording devices." The other comrade controlled an invisible drone which entered Silvers shack and planted a few recording devices stealthily after which they left without his notice...
.....
" Hey guys something is coming towards us at Super sonic speed." One soldier among the five spoke with a shocked expression. " It should be the targets brother."
The leader who was spying on Silver earlier got out of the truck looked with his binoculars and saw Anderson who was rushing to his home with super sonic speed.
" Stop right there!" Bringing a small banner to cover the road, Anderson immediately came to halt as he panted.
" What do you want?" He asked as he straightened himself. " This is a crime scene kid, you should go back." The man approached him and placed a hand on Anderson's shoulder. " Fuck off!" Anderson brushed his hand off him and sped off toward the shack.
" Why did you stop him Sir? " One soldier asked him in an Irish accent. " I planted another recording device on the boy. We don't know. If he really is Ghost, then he'd probably have a few security measures in place. Be open minded Gaz." The Captain spoke smugly and entered the truck...
....
" Silver! Silver! "Anderson screamed out for Silver as he entered the shack with in a rush. " Hey are you alright little guy?" Silver approached him and hugged the boy in tears as he patted his back.
" I thought something had happened to you?" Anderson sniffed as he hugged Silver once more. " What could possibly happen to me? Have you forgotten who I am? " Silver asked as he patted his head with a smile.....
...
" Sigh." The Captain sighed with a bored expression as he listened to the recording he had planted.
" It's alright. " They listened to Silver talk as he hugged his brother. " Here. I want you to run to the Washington mall and get me these things. Tonight I'm gonna cook your favorite dish for you." Silver spoke as the soldiers listened.
" C'mon it's going to take a few hours for me to go there and back." Anderson retorted with sniffs. " No retorts young man. " Silver spoke sternly as they listened on. " Alright Alright. " Anderson spoke and rushed out of the house at fast speeds. Immediately he got past the truck, he accelerated and broke past the sound barrier, leaving a sonic boom behind him. " Alright now that the kid is gone let's enjoy some pizza." Silver laughed before turning on his electronic stereo and playing some music as he danced and ordered pizza.
" I smell something fishy going on Captain Price." Gaz spoke in his Irish accent. " Relax Gaz, he can do whatever he wants, by night it'll be game over." Captain Price spike with as he smoked a large cigar.
A few moments later, a pizza delivery guy appeared and they stopped him, took a look at his face and allowed him entry.
" Alright buddy, take a seat down there, I'll bring you a tip." They listened to Silver's voice from the device.
" Thanks man." The pizza man replied and walked out as he got on his bike and rode past the trucks.
" Why didn't we stop him Captain Price? " Gaz asked once more. " You're being overly paranoid Gaz, we saw his face when he came to pass, it's the pizza delivery guy, in fact I know him pretty much." Captain Price spoke calmly. " Relax Gaz, by midnight, he'll be ours." He added.
.......
" Alright team, it's time to go for the prize." Captain Price and his team walked out of the trucks at midnight and prepared for an ambush or possible assassination.
" Remember we are going in to capture him, however if he resists he dies. Be as stealthy as possible so as to not alert the prey." He smiled and activated his Arcana. A gust of wind surrounded his body and he took to the skies.
Behind him, Gaz and the others followed with silent steps.
.....
Upon reaching the shack, they all stood behind the door. Performing several hand seals, they all understood and nodded.
With a step forward, Gaz raised his hand, and a shadow engulfed them teleporting then directly into Silvers room.
Immediately they got there, they found his body covered in bedsheets.
Slowly turning the body around, Gaz saw a face he immediately recognized. " Fuck!! Captain Price. " He immediately called out as the Captain rushed in, his body accompanied by a gust of wind.
" Fuck he played us!!!!" Captain Price immediately saw the body and identified it as the corpse of none other than the Pizza delivery guy.
" Fuck!!!" Roaring out in anger, a tornado formed around his body which completely decimated the shack.
" Damn kid, he planned this all along." Gaz spoke as he sighed and walked out. It turned out that his paranoia wasn't for nothing.
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