Manuk activated the remote control she had tuned to the frequency of the insect transmitter.
“Listen carefully,” the bug sent a synthesised voice to the earpieces worn by the conspirators, all of whom traded wide-eyed looks.
“Here’s what you need to know. There will be no negotiations. No petitioning. They’re going to start a shooting war.”
Absorbed in what she was hearing, the woman used her right forefinger to tilt the ear cuff for clearer reception. Manuk replayed much of what she’d previously recorded.
“This will escalate. Someone with real foresight could build a better organisation from the dregs. There is information in their hands of the hyperspace route your ships are going to take and the precise re-entry coordinates.” She repeated them for proof of her intelligence.
The four agents were continuing to stare at the bug they themselves had installed. The woman’s mouth was slightly ajar.
Manuk was pleased to hear the woman say, “This has to go directly to the top and I mean now.”
“Listen carefully,” the bug sent a synthesised voice to the earpieces worn by the conspirators, all of whom traded wide-eyed looks.
“Here’s what you need to know. There will be no negotiations. No petitioning. They’re going to start a shooting war.”
Absorbed in what she was hearing, the woman used her right forefinger to tilt the ear cuff for clearer reception. Manuk replayed much of what she’d previously recorded.
“This will escalate. Someone with real foresight could build a better organisation from the dregs. There is information in their hands of the hyperspace route your ships are going to take and the precise re-entry coordinates.” She repeated them for proof of her intelligence.
The four agents were continuing to stare at the bug they themselves had installed. The woman’s mouth was slightly ajar.
Manuk was pleased to hear the woman say, “This has to go directly to the top and I mean now.”