The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 763

Zeph reached into Craig's pocket and pulled out a pen. Sure enough, it had a built-in recorder.

Nicole played the recording several times. At first, she didn't recognize the woman's voice.

But ever since Jet mentioned someone hired them, she suspected one person.

With that person in mind, the voice began to sound familiar.

Zeph had a better ear for voices. He said the woman deliberately changed hers and even spoke with something in her mouth to distort it.

She clearly went to a lot of trouble to keep anyone from recognizing her.

"It's Camila," Zeph said.

Nicole agreed. After so much time together, they often reached the same conclusions. Besides, she couldn't think of anyone else at the base who had a problem with her.

The surprise was Camila's claim to powerful connections. Apparently, someone in her family ranked pretty high.

Nicole couldn't imagine how someone like Camila had that kind of pull.

The military base had better equipment for monitoring disasters, but that wasn't enough to make Nicole put up with this. She already had the submarine. She could leave if she needed to.

Letting Camila get away with it would only make her bolder.

Nicole pocketed the recorder and told Zeph to tie Craig and Jet up.

"Wait, you said you'd let us live!" Jet protested. "Come on, don't go back on your word!"

Zeph knocked him out with a single blow and shoved him into the trunk.

With both witnesses in the trunk, the four of them headed back to the base.

Nicole was angry, but she wasn't reckless. She spent the drive thinking through her next move.

Since the guards searched every vehicle entering the base, she parked outside.

Amy would have loved to see someone finally stand up to Camila.

Unfortunately, some people were simply born lucky. Camila's father was Arthur, so most people knew better than to cross her, however much they disliked her.

Nicole was paying for an answer, though.

After a moment's hesitation, Amy said, "Her dad runs the base. I'd leave it alone if I were you. It's not fair, but it's not worth dying over."

Camila pulled this sort of thing for years, using Arthur's name to threaten people and make their lives miserable.

A few tried to fight back. What happened to them taught everyone else to stay quiet.

Nicole frowned. "Who's her father?"

"Commander Hunt." Amy lowered her voice.

"He's a decent man, but his wife never misses a chance to remind people who she's married to, and Camila acts like that makes her untouchable."