Alan exhaled slowly, tension finally leaking from his shoulders as he realized that they had indeed lost their marker. Della let out a shaky laugh as she held onto the dashboard. They were at the edge of death and for the first time in what looked like an hour, they were safe.Alan added. “Yes, the cops. They are the ones we have to hope we don't encounter now.”“They will delay our mission. “Don’t worry about the cops. Let’s just find how to get further from this damn assassin.”Alan’s eyes widened in disbelief as he scanned the rearview mirror over and over again, half-expecting the assassin to reappear. Whatever had happened that made the assassin’s pursuit must not have been of his own will, he reasoned.He knew that he had to gain as much pace as possible far away from the previous point. He thought about routes to take before remembering his tech crew who had previously given him directives.But he turned back for a moment and noticed that Brody was too awkwardly quiet.Brod

“There’s a narrow construction split up ahead, barely wide enough for this car, and I’m going to thread us through it fast so he either backs off or smashes straight into the barrier.”“Oh—oh—oh,” Jackson jolted in tension. “It looks like Zongo Zimba wouldn't finish us off so you’ve decided to do his job for him.”“But what other chance do we have?” Della queried. “Alan, go on with that please. If we die, we die.”“But—but—” Jackson attempted to raise another objection.“But what?” Della flared up. “Will you prefer that Zongo—or whatever you guys call him should kill us?”Alan continued. “Enough of the bickering guys.”“When I count to three, I’m cutting hard left and then snapping right through that gap, so brace yourselves and don’t fight the movement — if you panic and grab the wheel, we’re finished.”“Della, hold on to the dash and keep your head down. We are about to finish this.”“Fred, sit back and strap in but keep your head lowered. Once I commit to this turn, there is no cor

Della turned up the volume, her teeth gritting as she realized that the earlier frenzy had completely fizzled into a very serious atmosphere.The voice of the reporter through the tablet continued. “CEOs from the state’s most dominant technology firms, defense contractors, energy giants, and financial institutions have all taken their seats.”“Well, it's clear that many of them haven’t been seen together before. Figures who shape the entire market are all here.”“While the emphasis is on unity and long-term prosperity, it is clear that there has been a lot of —-”Every mile that Alan drove felt like the distance was widening between him and an opportunity he couldn't afford to miss.He had just been deemed the biggest player in the economic sector of the state subject to further confirmation. How much of a setback would it be if it were discovered that the man who had just been touted as subject to official appointment as the biggest economic player in the state was absent from the b

Alan’s jaw tightened as he wondered what could be the reason behind it.Seated in the front seat just beside his personal driver, he lowered the device onto his lap and looked out the window for a second. The engine hummed steadily as Alan tried to refresh the page again. He had to be online so that he could be kept updated with everything that was happening at the summit.But there was still nothing after Alan refreshed the page. “Now, this is serious,” Alan said calmly. “Is this a deliberate move or something. How can I be locked out of network access at this time? It’s impossible.”Alan’s team stayed quiet as they avoided eye contact with each other.Alan turned his gaze to his team, his face contorted with a slight frown. “What’s going on here?”Everyone else seemed to have had something zip their mouths. “Errm, sir, I think we will get over this soon.”“Get over this?” Alan’s frown was more obvious.Just as Alan was still dealing with the network issue, the vehicle started maki

“Yeah, I smell it. It could be overheating. Let’s give it some time.”“Yeah, yeah, let’s not rush it. If we push it now and something worse happens, we will have no chance to leave here.”“Let’s better slow it down and make sure everything’s in perfect condition.”“Sir, I’m just saying we don’t want to take any risks…we will just double-check everything and I am sure we will get going soon enough.”Alan clenched his jaw, his patience thinning with every shaky excuse they threw at him. He let out a slow, sharp sigh that revealed his inner condition. He was both disappointed, angry, and irritated. Nothing was going to quench his emotion at that point and he was having a great deal trying to maintain some composure.Alan’s team held their quiet deception firm. Things were going as they had carefully thought out and they were expecting the news they were waiting for to arrive.They knew it was only a matter of time before there was going to be a big breaking news at the Capitol and at le