The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 769

Camila could barely stand from the pain, but she kept talking through her tears.

"That woman is violent and unstable! If she'll attack Commander Hunt's family, imagine what she'll do to everyone else. You need to lock her up and investigate before she hurts someone else!"

Several people in the crowd spoke up. "She's right! That woman attacked her for no reason."

Some of them witnessed the beating firsthand.

Nicole grabbed Camila by the hair and repeatedly slammed her face into the glass. It was brutal. When she finally stopped, Camila's face was covered in blood.

Others took Irene and Camila's side the moment they learned of their connection to Arthur.

Ross thought for a moment, then slipped the recorder into his pocket.

"You're right, Ms. Clark. It doesn't sound like you, but we can analyze the recording. Changing your voice doesn't mean we can't tell who's speaking. We'll have someone check it."

Camila's stomach dropped.

Disguising her voice might not have been enough. They could still prove it was her.

"You're telling us two different stories," Ross said firmly. "You'll all need to come with us so we can sort this out. These people need to get back to business."

Camila missed it, but Irene picked up on the shift in Ross's attitude immediately.

He was looking out for Nicole. Only an order from Arthur could explain why he would go out of his way for a stranger.

Arthur never let his personal life influence his work. He wouldn't even help Camila get a job, but apparently, Nicole was different.

A chill ran through Irene.

She didn't know how much Arthur knew. For all she knew, he was aware of the truth all along.

If he ordered his people to dig into this, there was little they wouldn't find.

Camila could be in serious trouble.

The men were so terrified after their encounter with Nicole that they confessed before the investigators could ask much of anything.

They told them everything, even things that had nothing to do with the case. They would take whatever punishment the base gave them. They just didn't want to end up back with Nicole.

The investigators needed a sample of Camila's voice to compare with the recording, but she and Irene were still at the hospital.

Then Poppy took a phone out of her pocket. "Sir, I recorded her talking."

Nicole gave her the phone a while ago. Poppy usually just played offline games on it when she got bored.

But when Nicole went after Camila and Irene, Poppy stayed out of the way and quietly filmed the whole thing.

Ross stared at the phone.

Nine years into the apocalypse, and they still had a working smartphone. He could hardly believe it.