Chapter 23 Frustration
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"Senator Diamond, I have to say that this is completely wrong, I haven't heard about or met this AI at all,"
Claire switched the audio for Shai, seeing the audio through her eyes.
"They wouldn't do that to me,"
Shai looked at Claire, shocked, listening to the voice once more. Before Claire shut off the video,
"That was the man who screamed,"
"His name is Yuval Bates the head of the lab in North Carolina, he worked with the creator of the AI Sidney Lincon, he was there when the AI went on his killing spree, he told the senate that he was able to hide from it while all of his coworkers where killed," Claire continued
Shai felt a shiver down her spine, taking in the information, if thatvwas the AI, why would Yuval still be alive. You would think that it would find him easily.
"If he was the last person to be there, then the AI would have a true intention to kill him. but why would he do it now? Why let him live after killing his coworkers? Unless he was stopped."
Shai turned to Claire, who thought the same thing,
"You would think he would have done it sooner,"
"We would think that, but no,"
Claire heard something go off in Judy's room hearing the voice come over it,
"Yuval incident,"
The voice went scratchy. Shai was watching her see Claire's eyes staring up at the ceiling. Her eyes glowed, having a hue to them. Shai touched her shoulder, saying,
"Claire, why are you l... "
She stopped hearing the same voice Claire heard.
"If Judy has already heard it, then it will be a matter of time before the news gets it,"
Shai let go of Claire and walked to the television, She touched the screen and turned it on, having the remote on the television grabbing it, Shai turned the news on,
"This has been the president's most concerning speech on the partnership of big companies working with government agencies, I find it to be beneficial to put that out there,"
Shai watched the screen, not knowing Claire stopped looking at the ceiling, Claire walked over to her staring at the television,
"I don't agree with you, Ted. has been so brash not reading what was given to him,"
"You mean what his writers wanted him to say,"
"There is no proof that they made his speech!"
"The president said that they wanted him to speak what they wanted. and it doesn't help that there been a leak with that,"
Shai felt a hand placed on her shoulder. She glanced over to her right and saw Claire. She saw that Claire
"I see you wanted to find out if they know," Claire said
"Yes, but they haven't,"
"I'm sorry to interrupt you too, but we just got some news from the great state of Georgia that Yuval Bates has been attacked,"
They moved away from the woman showing a grand house, they pan away from the outside into the office room,
"This is where it happened, coming back from the Senate hearings talking to someone on the phone, before his wife heard crashes and the security system went on,"
Claire and Shai looked at each other, they already knew.
"Yuval was cornered by the AI before it took his neck, knocking him out,"
They showed the footage of the AI, holding Yuval up and choking him out,
"How did they get the footage?"
"Because he did this on purpose,"
"To give a warning to his former controllers,"
"Yuval has been sent to the North Richmond hospital for his injuries. because of the AI,"
They went back to the two people telling their points, while not having to back their words with action, It's only the few who can back their words.
Claire and Shai listened to their argument but did not hear footsteps behind them,
"It could be a warning to them. but how would they retaliate from this?" Shai asked
"I'm not sure, Shai. there are ways for them to take this. It might be killing Yuval off, but he could still be valuable," Claire answered
A hand placed on Claire's head scaring her, she looked at the person behind her,
"Why are you guys watching cable news? Not that I assumeing anything, but Judy didn't say anything about this," Eurus interrupted
"We just wanted to see what's on, " Claire said
He glanced over at Shai, who was watching the debate on the screen. Now, he was intrigued.
"So it seems,"
Claire saw the way he was looking at Shai and was about to excuse herself to leave, but a voice called from upstairs,
"Claire, this is urgent. Get upstairs!"
"I will be right there!"
Note log, Main Intelligence Herman...
I watched them knock out Sidney and start to drag her away, I saw Yuval yelling out to her,
"I will have you under house arrest you insect,"
He glares in the direction they are dragging her, but I notice him assisting with my panel.
"Your luck. I won't have your... "
"I would advise you to shut your mouth,"
He turned to me with the most ignorant face I have seen.
"I don't have to listen to you,"
He grabbed my panel from his assistant,
"I have your existence in my hand, Herman," Yuval mocked
He glanced behind him,
"And seeing as how your creator acted so carelessly, you have a new creator now,"
He lifts the panel.
"The open for the world foundation,"
Yuval pushed the panel back into the assistant arms, making her lose her balance. But he caught her,
"And me,"
"Are you certain of that Bates?"
I smiled at him, I could see that bothered him, but he hoped that I didn't see it.
"What would make you think that Herman?"
"I already can move from here too,"
I pointed at the panel, which was still held in her arms.
"There,"
I disappeared from the display case and watched through the cameras, I watched as Yuval and the woman shot at each other,
"Where did he go? I thought there was a safeguard for this!"
"Yes, we did... "
He yelled out profanity while the woman shivered beside him, looking around. I saw in the corner of my eye a room that blocked out from my vision,
"So is that where you have taken her,"
I turned to it, having the camera blurred while the name of the room was on full display.
"You're hiding her in your office, Yuval,"
I hear Yuval threaten and scorn while a voice comes from the camera in the office.
"Nice to see that you got her,"
I snarled at this,
"Now that there is no choice, Miss Lincoln, I believe there will be no more struggle."
I recorded his voice before turning back to Yuval,
"Show yourself self Herman. I already have them hacking you out of the system,"
I move to the panel that the woman still holds, and I appear in front of her, scaring her.
"Y... Yuval,"
He turned to me stunned.
"I will let you know that their hacking won't keep me out for long Yuval,"
I felt a new sensation in my hands... They felt real.
"But I will get through it, and when I do,"
"You hope I won't come back,"
I went to grab his throat, but I felt my system shut down.
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