Chapter 4 Lyon, 45° 45′ 36″ N, 4° 50′ 24″ E Interpol Headquarters

"What message do you want to say to Cecilia and Akiko? Where is Professor Lian Yang now?" Andalas asked.

Lian Xi looked suspiciously.

"Why should I tell you? Maybe you are the same as them, right? Digging for information then killed me and dumped my body in the Seine."

Andalas rolled his eyes.

"If I want to kill you, why did I bother saving you? You know, those who are tracking you are among the best assassins in the world."

Lian Xi pondered for a moment. That was true.

"My brother sent a message from Cathy to not worry about MS-BA-30. We are in a safe place and are still trying. That's the message."

Andalas nodded. Cecilia and Akiko must have lost track of them all. Their X-Ones must have been confiscated so they had no access to communication device in detention.

"Okay, you need to go back to Moscow now. I'll drop you off at the airport. It's very dangerous here." Andalas said quickly. It would be unfortunate if she had to become an innocent victim of all this.

Lian Xi was about to object. But Andalas laid out a reasonable argument to persuade her.

"They were after you because they expected you to bring important message to Cecilia and Akiko. They're making sure it won't get through. But now they will turn to me because they assume that you must have told me about it. Do you understand?"

Lian Xi answered lightly.

"Have you forgotten that I am Professor Lian Yang's sister? Maybe they're still after me to find out where my brother is now right?"

Andalas was taken aback by her answer. She was right. The Organization would do anything to find any information on the whereabouts of Professor Lian Yang and his team. It dawned on Andalas that they were the Organization's henchmen after all.

Obviously the Organization wanted to get rid of any obstacles to the roots. They needed to know the whereabout of the MS-BA-30 team and Professor Lian Yang so they could be eliminated at once.

The Organization had commandeered Pandora's important assets. Including Object X and baby leopard. They moved them to a secret place. The Chairman didn't want to destroy them because he felt that the two objects could be very important assets in creating biological weapons if their pandemic plan failed.

"You're right, Lian Xi. Returning to Moscow is a suicide. So you're not going back there anytime soon. So, you are going with me. By the way, what subject are you teaching?"

"Molecular Biology." Lian Xi replied. Her mind drifted to her work at the university. Now she was caught in this dreadful situation.

"There is a perfect place for you! But I must finish my first task. Only then we'll meet with Doctor Cecilia and Doctor Akiko."

Andalas asked the taxi driver to stop at a busy shopping center of Paris. The city also seemed to be on alert for the ongoing pandemic. Everywhere people were wearing masks and gloves. And the average person wore long sleeves and a scarf around the neck. It was the most practical way to prevent from being wounded. MB was transmitted through bloody and exposed body tissue.

The two of them got out of the taxi and walked into a clothing store. Andalas asked Lian Xi to act as if she was looking for clothes. He hid behind a mannequin displayed on the shop's window and watched.

A taxi sped away to catch the taxi they were in. Andalas told the taxi driver to go straight to the police station and file a report about everything that had happened. Except about them of course. The driver nodded and glanced at a bunch of Euros on the seat next to him.

Andalas was about to turn when he saw a motorcycle zig zagging not far behind the taxi that Isamu and his colleagues were on. Hmm, the assassins from the Baltic didn't give up either.

Andalas gestured for Lian Xi to follow him. He slipped a few tens of Euros to the shop assistant to show him the back door. The door led to a wide but quiet alley. Andalas fiddled with a Renault sedan parked there. It wasn't long before the two of them were driving in the opposite direction from Isamu and Helda.

Paris to Lyon would take about four hours by car. Andalas switched car in the basement of the shopping center then drove to Lyon via highway A6.

Lian Xi just kept quiet and followed what Andalas signaled to her. It was only when Andalas stole the car that eventually took them to Lyon, that Lian Xi couldn't help but ask.

"Do you always steal people's cars to get around? I see you have enough money to rent a car."

Andalas shrugged.

"And make it easier for the police to follow our tracks? No way!"

Lian Xi pouted her lips and shrugged. She didn't say anything further.

They were mostly silent along the way to Lyon. Lian Xi was still trying to wrap her head around what was happening or what would happen. At the moment, all she knew was that she was with someone who acted like criminal.

Meanwhile Andalas continued thinking about the breakout plan later. He hopped that Brando and Marcos wouldn't mess up the plans. Sometimes these people wanted to be recognized by going a little too far.

The car entered the crowded city of Lyon. Andalas deliberately drove slowly because based on the map, Interpol's headquarters was not far ahead. It was 3 p.m. The Consultant told him that Brando and Marcos would start their action at 4 p.m. Andalas got ready after parking his car not far outside the peaceful looking Interpol headquarters. He could see a dead-end alley next to the building from where he was.

Andalas told Lian Xi to leave the car engine running and get behind the wheel. He had told her quite a bit about Cecilia and Akiko and what exactly they were doing right now. Lian Xi had already gotten part of the story from Professor Lian Yang, so there wasn't much to question. Even though her heart was pounding fast. She was involved in a series of extraordinary events. Lian Xi suddenly felt very excited.

The anticipated explosion was finally heard. Followed by several explosions afterwards. Andalas got out of the car and sneaked into the gate, which was covered with thick smoke and among the cacophony of officers running around on alert. On the way before entering the city of Lyon, Andalas had time to paralyze a security in the rest area, took his clothes and put them on.

The smoke provided cover for Andalas and made it easy for him to enter the door of Interpol headquarters. Moreover, the next explosion in succession occurred on the right and left side of the Interpol building. The officers ran out with their guns cocked. Andalas was pointing and shouting outside about the terrorist attack.

Andalas acted as if he was frightened and ducked into hiding at the reception desk. A young policeman holding his baretta while looking down. Explosions were heard successively in several places. Not only in this base but also in several other places. Shit! They're overdoing it!

Andalas acted quickly. He spoke in French to the young policeman saying that outside needed a lot of help. The young policeman nodded and ran outside. Andalas pressed the computer keyboard looking for cells 48 and 50. Cecilia and Akiko. England and Japan. Prisoners of The Hague Trial. Got them! But where are the prison cells?