Chapter 30: Tomato Soup II
Previously
Levi saw the panic on her face, and moments later they heard her front door slam open, followed by heavy footsteps from the corridor. Sam knew it was too late and dropped her hand with her mobile. Levi turns at the exact moment to see two armed men, pointing semi-automatics at him.
"HANDS UP!" One commanded loudly, ramming him to the nearest wall seconds later. His arm twisted behind his back harshly. Levi groaned at the impact, that would leave a mark he thought.
"CLEAR!" Charlie’s voice reverberated after surveying the north of her flat.
"CLEAR!" Beta echoed on the other side.
"Stop! damn it! Alpha, you know who he is. Release him!" Sam directed, glowering at the leader with a shaved head standing by her bedroom door.
Alpha nodded to his subordinate Delta, the beefy man released Levi. Levi took note of Sam’s words, ’you know who he is’, indicating he may have been under their surveillance. Levi turned, rubbed his aching jaw that made contact with the wall seconds before and studied the two men, clad in tactical suits. He could tell by the way they handled themselves they were military trained, most likely security contractors. "Mr. Jackson used an unregistered key," Alpha notified Sam, earning a sigh from her. Levi noted his accent, ’American security contractor’ he mentally corrected.
"I know, register him," Sam instructs, earning a curious look from the man. Then she shifted to stare at Levi and said, "give it to him."
Levi fished the key out of his suit pocket and handed it to ’Alpha’, "Mr. Jackson, follow me please." Alpha instructed as he exited Sam’s bedroom. "Echo, bring me the machine," Meyer said over his earpiece as they made their way towards her front door. Another man joined them by the door, Levi noted there were five of them in total, all fully equipped and armed.
The man called ’Echo’ handed a device to Alpha. "Your hand, please," Alpha asked, and Levi presented him his right hand. Alpha pressed his hand on a screen, a geometry and biometric machine he assumed. While the scan proceeded he watched as Echo made his way to the door, knelt with a device in hand. The man was seemingly programming the door thru Bluetooth Levi reckoned. Then he inserts a key similar to Elle’s through the keyhole.