The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 770

Chapter 770

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Poppy opened the video and found the moment Camila and Irene reached for the soldiers’ rifles.

“Look, sir. She kept telling her daughter to calm down, but she was getting in the soldiers’ way. She wanted to start a fight so you’d think we were attacking you and then shoot us.”

Nicole was impressed. She didn’t expect Poppy to keep such a cool head or figure out what Irene was planning. She couldn’t have handled it better.

Ross watched the footage several times, his expression growing grimmer with each replay.

He saw what happened the first time. But Irene was related to Arthur, and he needed to be certain.

With Arthur’s family involved, Ross searched the footage for another explanation. The more he watched, the harder it became to deny what Irene was trying to do.

Then came the most damning evidence. Analysts isolated Camila’s voice from the video and compared it with the recording.

The voices matched.

No one handling the case wanted to risk getting this wrong. They were still discussing how to report their findings when Trevor called. 1

“Do you have the results yet?”

The four of them waited in an interview room.

Poppy looked worried. “Nicole, will Camila get punished?”

Nicole wasn’t too concerned about the answer. Whatever the base decided, she wasn’t letting either woman get away with this.

Ross eventually returned. “We have your statements, but we’ll need more time to investigate. You can go back to your quarters for now. Stay on base and make sure we can reach you if we have more questions.”

Nicole agreed and got up to leave for Zone B.

Meanwhile, Simon drove to the hospital to take Irene and Camila home.

Camila lost three teeth in the beating and needed several stitches in her face. With medical supplies so limited, she would probably have permanent scars.

Survival came first these days. Camila was devastated by what happened to her face, but the thought of being exposed scared her far more.

She could be executed for hiring someone to kill Nicole.

When Simon arrived, her face went white. Irene went pale as well, her whole body stiff with fear.

Simon offered no explanation. He simply said Arthur sent him to drive them home.

When they reached the family housing area, Simon said, “Mrs. Hunt, Commander Hunt is tied up at the

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moment. He’ll be home later.”

Then he drove off.

As soon as they stepped inside, Camila couldn’t hold back anymore. “Mom, do you think…”

Irene pressed a finger to her lips.

Camila froze, more frightened than ever. Her mother’s warning made her wonder if someone had bugged the house.

Irene said nothing and searched the house from top to bottom.

She found no cameras or listening devices, but the way Ross and Simon treated them left her badly shaken.

She had misjudged the situation. She had been wrong from the start.

Irene had underestimated how perceptive Arthur was. Part of her still saw him as the man she knew 30 years ago, someone who would believe her and forgive her without question.

Now, he was cold, distant, and impossible to read.

Irene had no idea what to expect when he came home.

Even after 30 years, she didn’t really know him. Now, she was afraid to speak in her own house. If the military planted listening devices, she couldn’t count on finding them.

She shuddered as she recalled her recent conversations with Camila.

Within minutes, Irene seemed to age ten years. She sank onto the couch, her usual composure gone.

She and Camila stared at each other in silence, waiting for their lies to catch up with them. Neither could do anything now but wait for Arthur to decide their fate.

Every minute was agony.

If Arthur wanted to protect Irene, he would’ve swept the whole thing under the rug. Instead, he ordered a full investigation.

Irene wasn’t sure she meant anything to him anymore.

Camila was just as rattled. For the first time, she was truly afraid.

They waited from noon until late into the night, their nerves fraying with every passing hour. Just when they thought they couldn’t take any more, the door opened. 1

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