Chapter 8
X and Shortcut entered the briefing room at the same time. Shortcut was covered in dirt and had grass stains all over his face. X’s suit was still ripped.
Fahrens, who was studying a string of data, looked at them quizzically. “What happened to you two?”
X and Shortcut looked at each other, surprised, and then said at the same time, “Nothing, sir.”
“We deciphered the data,” Fahrens said. “Nice job, Mr. Aaronheart. Your theory was correct. I’ve just ordered the engineering team to upload the data to the big screen.
Shortcut took off his coat and said in a subdued tone, “Glad it worked, sir.”
“We’ll have to act quickly,” X said as he changed into a new suit. “The data probably won’t be relevant for much longer.”
“Indeed,” Fahrens said. “We can’t say for sure how many android
