The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 904

Chapter 904

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Chapter 904

By the time Nicole and the others got back, more than a dozen soldiers were storming the recreation area, They had it secured within moments.

“They couldn’t leave a few for me?” Marcus complained. “I was hoping to get some credit for once.”

Nicole wasn’t sure whether to laugh or sigh. “You helped at the hospital. Ask Dale for a reward.”

Marcus nearly hid his face at the reminder.

Still, Nicole and Zeph saw him embarrass himself often enough. There wasn’t much pride left to salvage around

them.

Weasel perked up. “We get rewarded for catching pirates?”

“I don’t know. I’d think so.”

“Then let me handle it. I’ll make sure we don’t come away empty-handed.”

He trusted his negotiating skills to get them something worthwhile.

Even caught in the act, many of the hundred or so pirates refused to admit anything.

“We’re civilians! You can’t treat us like criminals!”

Others tried to enter the base posing as Yorwynians before. Usually, they came in small groups and targeted residents once they got inside.

This group came prepared to kill and loot the base itself. They chose the storm deliberately, hoping the confusion would give them an opening.

Fortunately, the base had people trained to handle interrogations. A few shouted denials wouldn’t get the pirates

out of this.

Dale didn’t waste time arguing. He ordered everyone detained for questioning the next day.

When he spotted Nicole and Zeph, he came straight over. “What happened at the hospital?”

“They went straight for us,” Nicole said. “If we hadn’t caught on, we could’ve lost more than the medicine. They might’ve killed the staff.”

The pirates looked and sounded like fellow Yorwynians. They even got through the initial questions at the dock. No one anticipated how much work they had put into their cover stories.

If the raid succeeded, the base would have suffered badly.

Dale couldn’t thank them enough. “You spotted what the rest of us missed and acted fast. I’ll make sure you’re both commended. I’ll send a report to my superiors.”

“Sir, there’s more to this than a commendation…”

Marcus couldn’t match Weasel’s nerve. He was still a soldier with a reputation to maintain.

Weasel had no interest in official praise, however. He wanted something he could use. To help his case, he smeared blood across his face.

“Sir, you have no idea how close we came to getting killed…”

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Nicole quietly edged away, hoping no one would associate her with his performance.

Weasel put all his trading experience to work. For more than ten minutes, he kept Dale cornered, making their fight sound more desperate with every telling.

Dale assured him over and over that he would request rewards as well as commendations.

Decades in military administration and logistics apparently weren’t enough to prepare him for one determined trader.

Eventually, Nicole took pity on him. She cleared her throat.

“Director Bowers has work to do.”

Weasel finally let him go, though not without reluctance.