The Zetta Sonic
High Grade

As Tiger said before, Nadira's face was already plastered on the big screen in the command room. The woman growled while twitching her temple. He's an impression and dizzy, of course. Even so, Nadira strayed from her heart's vexation.

[Are you okay, Alex?] Nadira tries to open the conversation with a gentle question.

“Still intact,” replied Alex briefly.

Alex doesn't want to talk about himself. He took his place on one side of the table. Jayden sat right next to him and Caitlin sat at the other end of the table. They waited a little while until everything was present. Emil and Tiger were sitting next to Jayden. Doctor Vanessa would usually sit next to Caitlin to support the girl's psychic. But he didn't do it this time. Doctor Vanessa chose to sit next to Alex even though it made it a little difficult to see the screen.

Doctor Vanessa throws a smile at Alex. He was quite relieved when he saw Alex smiling back. Only then did he turn the chair around so that he could look at the big screen.

[Good. This morning was something I never imagined would happen. I imagine it could happen at Alex's house but not at his school. Do you understand what that means? The culprit's not necessarily after Alex.]

Nadira's words made Tiger immediately snort.

Nadira hurriedly added. [But, seeing the bomb go off while Alex was inside is worth taking into account. If the culprit just wanted to destroy Wood Peak, it would be more effective if he did it during the lesson. As we speak, this case is also being discussed in foreign news. It's very interesting and at the same time terrible.

The international community is highlighting this issue. The police will definitely be charged with immediately arresting the culprit. I'm sure the higher-ups will also urge the ICPA to move quickly. Fergus himself will ask for our help. Because if we forget there's a Zetta Sonic in it, then it's a regular bomb case.

But, what kind of perp bombed a school like that? If the goal is money, it is more possible to take hostage. Imagine how much money he would earn by holding one school hostage. Why should a bomb? To finish off Zetta Sonic? That's not effective, ‘kan? It makes me dizzy.] Nadira was upset.

“Isn't that simple?” said Alex. “The culprit knows who Zetta Sonic is. He blew up Wood Peak because of me. Wh why? To make me suffer. Simple, right?”

Alex said it flatly. He did not even stare towards the screen, only towards his own clenched hand on the table.

[It makes quite a lot of sense.] Nadira did not deny it. [You have to be careful, Alex. We don't know anyone who knows the identity of Zetta Sonic. Jayden, program our robot to keep an eye on Alex.]

“I'll be fine,” says Alex.

[You might be fine, but your house people aren't. Jayden, do my bidding.]

Jayden nodded with his eyes on the tablet PC. “While I did.”

[Emil, Fergus' contact. Make sure you keep sharing the latest information on the case. I want to find out who did it. The faces of law enforcement are at stake here. We should have prevented this kind of incident. Who checked the Wook Peak surveillance camera? Jayden's? Emile?]

“Emil. I went with Tiger to the location to control the robot,” Jayden replied. He looked at his partner. He could see Emil himself staring blankly at his own tablet PC. “Emil. Emil's? Hey!”

Hearing her name mentioned several times, Emil finally responded. “Hah? Whahuh? You guys ask something.”

“Camera supervisor.”

“Oh. Wood Peak surveillance cameras. The system's been paralyzed since last night. I meani. The system keeps replaying. The same picture. Like stuck. From last night. Until this morning. Until the system dies. Because of the bomb.”

“There's a clue? You can check who hijacked the system?”

“Not yet. I'm working. But, the culprit is near here. In this town. The source of the system tamper is near.”

Finally Caitlin said. “Baron is not in this city. He's thousands of miles from us and you still suspect him?”

“Ya.” Emil gave an answer that made Caitlin snort in annoyance. “Taking over the system can be done from anywhere. From this city. From another country. Even on the plane. Enough computers. A strong network. Shrewdness. And, courage.”

“I don't think he did it.”

Emil's spontaneous speech made all eyes on him.

Before Jayden reacted, Emil had already continued. “A hacker. Maybe his men. Probably not either. Wood Peak System is slightly different.”

Emil touched the tablet PC and a new screen appeared next to Nadira's screen. The screen shows a company profile of a security company with a white round emblem and shield.

“Basdontech. Wood Peak security system,” Emil said again.

Tiger whistled hearing that name. “Very suitable with expensive school image. Military level security. Expensive price. High-quality. They have their own hacker.”

“Cracker,” error Emil.

“They are security companies, Emil, not biscuits,” Tiger said. Emil and Jayden didn't bother to explain. Tiger continued, “I know they also provide security services. His training was military level. I don't know how about their surveillance network.”

Emil nodded. “Quite difficult to penetrate. But, make Jayden, it's a children's toy.”

“So, there is another Jayden who outsmarted the security system while there are people who planted the bomb?” guess Tiger.

“Or,” Further Emil, “ada involved insiders.”

Emil added one more screen next to Nadira. List of company names and shareholder names. Everyone catches Emil's point. There's a Baron's name in there.

Caitlin was upset. His hand was breaking the table. “I cannot help if you continue to suspect Baron. I'm out of here.” Caitlin stood up and walked away until Jayden called her.

“Hei, Cait!” call Jayden quick. “Free to remind, the security system here is better than Basdontech's. I'll give you four choices of places to look. Aisle, dining room, bathroom, or your own room.”

Caitlin remarks Jayden by squandering out of the room. Had the command room door not been a sliding door, Caitlin would have slammed it.

Jayden is back on Nadira, “Now, how can we catch Baron?”

[Can't. As long as we can't get any concrete evidence or anything linking it to the case, we can't catch it.]

“Can we get him caught by another case?” Tiger gave me an idea. “Hal trivia. For example, parking carelessly or what?”

Emil shakes. “Jayden never checked his records.

Jayden added. “He's a type that complies with the rules. Or rather, the type of person who understands the law. He wouldn't be stuck breaking such a trivial thing.”

Alex stood up suddenly. “I'm a little tired. I think I better rest in my room too.” Without waiting for a response from anyone, Alex left the command room. Nadira. Nor did he ask anyone to prevent Alex's departure.

Upon seeing Alex out of the room, Jayden let out a long sigh. “He was devastated like that. Now, what should we do?”

[Observations Alex. I don't like the look on his face.]