Chapter 212 - A Trap (2/2)
As her eyes opened, she saw a person looking at her curiously. Her vision was cloudy, and she thought that it was her brother immediately tearing up happy to see him, but soon her vision cleared finding the person to be Bruce Kane.
”You!” she exclaimed. ”You're not Toby,” she continued dispiritedly as she realised that her brother might have already been captured by her employer. ”My brother,” she sobbed uncaring for her current situation. She was laid down on at table, her limbs and head held in place by straps. Bruce let her cry and decided to let her a few minutes of respite for her to come to her senses. He saw her yelling in sleep and wanted her to get into her proper senses before questioning her. He had already injected a picovolts into her that would prevent her motor functions other than her head.
The straps were considered a decoration by most who used such picobots and didn't use them, but Bruce was not one of them. He understood that the tech he used is not fool proof and had her held down with use of them. Moreover, in some situations, he preferred if person being interrogated didn't have their motor functions arrested. It gave them a sense of hope which he could use to his advantage.
”I am done with mine. They yielded no information at all. I doubt they knew anything of value,” came the voice of Barbara. She came close to Bruce and kissed him on his cheek as she inspected him. ”That was risky on your part to go as a bait. Was it necessary?” she asked.
”It was not much of a risk. I did worse,” said Bruce calmly. Though he knew that his words didn't provide much of an explanation, he hoped that his calm demeanour would pacify Barbara's concerns and she would concentrate on the mission on hand.
”I know, but you are not the same man you once were,” she said. ”As you have once told me, none can escape the ravages of time. Even the gods will have to bow down to it in failure.”
”Well, it isn't my time anytime soon,” said Bruce as he turned towards the woman who was tied down and had ceased her sobbing. She had realised that it was a nightmare and her first priority is to find a way to save her brother and family. She didn't care much about the matters of her employer anymore. It was clear that her employer's enemies were already aware of them.
She believed that her employer would have more pressing concerns than her family. Her employer would only injure them to set an example to others in her death squad, but it would depend on the situation. She failed miserably and was caught by the enemy. So, she was sure that there was no chance of redemption from her employer. Her only chance was to talk to Bruce and try to escape and help her family before anything befalls them.
”Hi, I am not Toby,” said Bruce. He looked at a small tablet placed beside the table onto which the woman was strapped. ”But I believe I can help you if you are concerned about Toby.”
”I don't know any Toby,” she denied flatly. One of the privileges of being a death squad was that her identity was closely guarded. Her employer deployed her on extremely critical missions, and she couldn't have her enemies using them to get to her.
”Your brother?” said Bruce. ”You were yelling in sleep,” he said sure of the fact that it wasn't just a nightmare. His confidence surprised her. ”You might be thinking that they would probably be safe for now as Parvati, your employer would be busy dealing with me, but you should understand that a single person is enough to kill your family.”
Though Bruce hadn't the slightest idea about her nightmare or about Toby or her brother or if they were the same, he decided to talk about it like he was alive. He was unable to find any details about her and she was a member of death squad. So, he was sure that Parvati hid her details and would know about her loved ones. If she had any person that she valued and her employer knew of the person, he was sure that she would take the olive branch extended by him, else it would only waste a bit of his time.
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