This equipment required specialized instruments. While the reconnaissance device was tiny, the receiver was quite large. Transporting it from the Kylin research base to Artendri by air would take over ten hours.
Furthermore, they couldn’t use a Kylin aircraft. That would immediately alert Luis to their presence. Luis undoubtedly knew about Lena’s connection to them, so they had to be discreet. Suess was entrusted with the arrangements; he had ways of getting the equipment to them.
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While waiting, father and son continued their online investigation of the Mortis. Finch cracked an encrypted file classified as top secret, his small brow furrowing. “Biochemical experiment report...”
“Daddy, biochemical experiments... aren’t those prohibited black technology?”
Kylin’s gaze remained fi
