Chapter-31 London, 51° 30′ 26″ N, 0° 7′ 39″ W Heathrow Airport

Just before landing, Cecilia contacted Doctor Aslan. She told him about the failed assassination attempt using arsenic and the two fake flight attendants who were unconscious in the first-class cabin.

Don't worry Cecil. We'll take care of it. You guys continue with the original plan.

According to Andalas, these two women were ordered by the Executor.

Andalas has sharp eyes and a strong memory. Most likely he was right.

Can you extract any information from the two killers about whose behind them besides the Executor and what is his plan?

I'll let you know when you're in DC.

The three got off the plane and waited for their connecting flight in three hours. They did not know how Doctor Aslan's men handle whatever they left in the plane they were flying in.

Time to take a break from it all. Cecilia invited her two friends to sit and relax at a special tea cafe at the airport. Coffee might boost adrenaline. But drinking tea was the best way to stabilize it.

Akiko and Andalas tried to enjoy the tea like Cecilia.

At least they had three hours to free themselves from anxiety. Cecilia chose the cafe because it was not too packed.

Cecilia considered her next move. She was not convinced by the absence of news of infectious disease started to spread. It was like a slow melting continent sized iceberg consumed by global warming. It melted so slowly until it would be too late for people to realize that the great flood had come and it would not subside.

That was what had been looming in Cecilia's mind and materialized in her dreams.

The key in finding a way to culture Mollivirus sibericum for the anti-virus was probably in the chip in her shoe. At the same time, the key to deal with Bacillus anthracis was within the baby leopard which was on its way to Pandora. And both Fabumi and Andalas had it as well.

As a virologist, Cecilia knew that creating a serum or vaccine would require months or years of research. But at the moment they had options instead of going blind.

It was time for a race to prevent the deaths of millions globally. She committed herself to the race. Unfortunately, other parties would do anything at any costs for her to fail. Marc, Ivan, The Executor, and God knows who else.

Luckily she had the two people with her. They came from different backgrounds, but always ready to protect her in any way they could. Even by killing and stealing if they had to.

In about 12 hours they would begin to unravel the mystery around Object X. If she was able to persuade Willy Booth to help. Even then, they still needed to find a way to read the enigmatic chip. Providing that they survived all attempts by their opponents until the chip could be deciphered. Cecilia sipped her chamomile tea absent mindedly.

Andalas took out something from his bag. It was a small tablet. Akiko gaped and Cecilia almost laughed. It turned out that the rugged Southeast Asian hero was also familiar with technology other than weapons.

Andalas could't care less about their reactions. His eyes were fixed to the screen, scrolling, looking for something.

His brow furrowed slightly as he found what he was looking for. He tapped the screen again, then waited. He typed something and observed. Akiko was observing the whole thing while holding her tea cup. She was intrigue that "the iceberg" apparently also had brain.

Andalas stared at his tablet for a while and went back to typing something. He paused again.

Cecilia could not contain her curiosity.

"What are you doing, Andalas?" Cecilia tried to reach the tablet. He moved the tablet away from Cecilia's reach but Akiko grabbed it.

Akiko placed the tablet in front of her and Cecilia. It was a hit man database. There were rows of faces on the screen. Good grief! Akiko immediately returned the tablet to Andalas as soon as she saw the first face was Hitoshi Nakamura. Her father.

Cecilia was no longer interested in finding out further. But Andalas's low cry when he looked at his device made her curiosity rose again. Cecilia held out her hand to signal Andalas to hand his device to her. They agreed to have no secrets when it came to the interests of the mission.

Andalas sighed as he handed over the device to Cecilia.

You know the people who have been hired by the Executor?

Yup, some! Open the hit man database. Go to page 1 to 10. The Executor used them before.

Do you have any idea who exactly is behind the Executor?

I am not sure. But rumor had it that the Executor was funded by The Organization.

Where should I look for the Organization's people?

You won't find them. They are angels and demons at the same time in one face.

Cecilia was confused. She handed the device to Akiko who immediately stared at the screen. She immediately returned the device to Andalas. Her father turned out to be on the number 1 list that the Executor often used.

"Who are you communicating with, Andalas? Is the information reliable?" Cecilia wanted to settle her curiosity before they had to get back on the plane.

Andalas only answered briefly.

"The Consultant."

"Who is it?" Cecilia pressed on.

"The Consultant. Grim reaper."