His Devious Rule

At dawn,

Anya woke up on the bed alone. Since she had slept at sunset, she nearly slept for nine good hours. She felt more energized and completely woken up but hungry.

Stretching herself on the bed, she remembered she had dozed off in Alvin's arms in the middle of the night. Her eyes quickly shifted to the couch, there was no one. She looked to her left, the bed was untouched on her left, even the pillow hadn't sunk. For a moment, everything felt like a dream.

She laid back and looked at the ceiling in a daze. Her lips faintly curled up. 'A heartwarming dream.'

Shaking her head in resignation, she sat up on the bed while wondering why Alvin made a fuss to cuddle her and leave her on the bed after she dozed off.

'Did he think I wasn't getting sleep?' She wasn't certain. However, she didn't know if she should call this crossing their lines.

Going to the ensuite, she easily found fresh toiletries. Used warm water for a shower and stood in front of Alvin's closet. There was nothing to shy away from, she has already worn his clothes in his mansion. And it was better to wear his clothes than walk around in a bathrobe. She picked a sweatshirt and sweatpants.

After drying her hair, she went back to the bedroom. Her eyes scanned around and found the mini-refrigerator. She was getting to know the luxury of the rich and their lifestyle so it wasn't difficult for her to find some energy bars and chocolates for some sugar to the body.

She made her way to the study room and saw a laptop on the desk. Even the yacht has a radio system for communication with the other water vehicles and shore communication center. So it took her barely a few minutes to hack everything and take it under her control. First, she thought to contact the P-S-R cruise ship, since she wasn't sure where was the yacht, she checked the technology of the yacht.

Soon she was lost in the network. The yacht wasn't more than six months old hence the technology in it was more advanced than the cruise ship. But Anya knew far advanced technology that wasn't available for the public. Hence it was a piece of cake for her to take the public and private networks under her control.

If the P-S-R had sensing capacity for a four-mile range, the Yacht was capable of finding huge water animals, submarines in the water, and sensing capacity about 7-10 miles on the water surface. She was sure it could sense the vehicle or firearm movements in the air just like naval technology.

Thus, she easily spotted the P-S-R ship in front of the Yacht at four miles away. She quickly checked the coordinates and the direction. She was relieved that the ship was moving towards the country so the ship wasn't hijacked.

Since the guests will be asleep, the ship's speed is high and it is the best time to speed up and cover a large distance. She quickly calculated the speed and distance, even if the ship slows down after sunrise, they could reach by noon.

If the speed was so high, the Captain couldn't neglect but be attentive. So she quickly contacted the P-S-R ship. She used Anya Collins as the name as she was sure Stefan would have told everything to the captain by now.

Establishing the communication line from ship to ship was easy and quick. She heard the Captain question her immediately, [Ms. Collins, how did you manage to get out of the water?]

Anya was calm and responded promptly. It was very rare to meet people who worry about strangers. "Captain, we are right behind the P-S-R on a yacht. We two are safe." Unlike how she goes crazy or is casual around Alvin, her calm voice was distant yet authoritative.

Anya continued without making a radio call about them, "Captain, I would like to know the situation on the ship." Then her fingertip tapped on the desk.

'Tap, tap, tap…. Tap, tap.' Thrice tap, she took a pause and tapped twice. It was a signal language, it meant, 'signal me if there is any danger.'

Anya didn't rule out the possibility of the ship being hijacked and Harper's men might control the Captain.

There was a pause after her signal before the captain's light and friendly voice sounded, [The security officer is right. You are an officer from the country.] There was a hint of admiration.

Anya: "..."

If these two people could identify her job, she was sure Alvin would have long back deduced it. Now he wouldn't let her escape. Will he?

However, she didn't accept that she was an officer. There were still complications that she needed to solve, "I am the assistant general secretary of President Collins." This job wasn't any less than an officer.

[Oh.]

Anya was sure the captain didn't believe her. Taking the captain's years of experience, she hadn't even lived that long time. Anyway, she stayed calm.

[Ms. Collins, thanks to your timely alert, the situation here is under control. The security officer and his team has saved innocent people from crew space. However, Manager Payne and his men are trying to find ways to enter the public space and engine room.]

Anya nodded to herself. She was sure the ship staff in the engine room probably ate nothing after lunch on the previous day. "What about the casualties?"

[The maximum casualties are crew members who were attacking people in the public space. A few security staff are being treated by the doctor. There are no critical casualties.]

Anya made a note of it. She was about to continue related to the further procedure when the Captain suddenly continued, [Ms. Collins, we have found out that four guests are missing. The three are missing from yesterday evening, they had entered a steam room in a spa and vanished from there. And another person who was alone is missing from before that day. There is no clue about him.]

Anya could guess the first person was killed by Berwick and his two men who were masking the surveillance video. But the three men… How could somebody vanish from a Steam room? This is truly suspicious.

She didn't let Harper's men pass on any instructions to Berwick so the latter probably didn't have his hand in this. The crew space people won't kill people as they need hostages.

So who is behind this?

Or is it Manager Payne?

She was sure the security team was efficient on the ship, they probably checked every corner. However, they lacked a few expert skills. They can't find out if the surveillance footage is cleanly replaced.

Her eyes shifted to the door of the study room. She will have to go on the ship to investigate and examine the footage. She can easily find out if the tape has been tampered with. Then she could fix the tamper and find the mastermind.

Anya quickly shook her head to get rid of her thoughts on going on the ship. If she goes, Alvin will follow her. She didn't want to put his life in danger. And anyway Alvin won't let her get on the ship so easily.

If the ship reaches the country waters, then the case will be handed to the cops. A normal cop could investigate it easily, her expertise wasn't required unless the cops requested her department for assistance.

"Noted. Thank you for the update. Tomorrow once you enter the country waters, the naval officer will contact you. And guide to the safe slot of the port." Taking the identities of the guests, she was sure the navy would have to be involved instead of sea patrol officers. "If there is any problem before that which the security officers couldn't control, contact me immediately. Or the fire flash signal will do too." Her job habit, to be cautious and be prepared for the worst.

[Roger that.]

The call ended.

Anya didn't waste time. She immediately contacted her chief, Chief Jason. She heard him sigh as soon he heard her say, "Chief."

[Happy to know you are kicking and alive.] He sarcastically pointed out that she didn't contact him the previous day.

Anya almost rolled her eyes before controlling. He was her chief after all. She blankly reported, "A lot of men were appointed as sweepers and for other labor works. The manager of the cruise vacation is the leader of them. They tried to hijack the ship, thanks to Alvin, the security took the measurements on time." She wouldn't take the credits of Alvin's deduction.

The other end stayed silent to catch up with her and make a note of everything. Chief Jason was used to her working style without beating around the bush so he didn't interrupt.

Anya continued without a break, "The guests are in a hall, the engine room staff are working overnight without food. Please do the needful. There are no critical casualties but it's better to be prepared." The 'needful' was food and a place to rest. There will be ambulances and doctors so the injured will be treated.

She didn't forget to mention another situation, "The vice-captain of the ship is working for Harper Johnson. There are spy cameras in every guest room. They have killed a person and three more people are missing from yesterday." It was enough for Jason to know the reason behind those cameras. These kinds of cases were like ants on the street to them.

Her chief was a smart man. Hearing the summary, he was able to deduce, Harper's main aim was to gather the private videos of the minister to use against them. [This Harper Johson is disgusting.]

Anya didn't react to it, she came to the main point, "There are the chances Harper will try to destroy the ship on the way, So the security is a must." She stressed normal patrolling boats weren't enough.

If the ship is seized, Harper will be in another deep trouble. So his move might be the smartest but the failure of his move was hefty.

Her chief knew the criticality of the situation, [There will be navy ships protecting the way.]

"Keep an eye on Harper Johnson. He will try to flee."

[On it, Little Brat.] The chief knew she was going to rip off Harper so she wasn't ready to leave any small leeway for him to escape. Well, that's what he admires about this subordinate. She was kind and compassionate, at the same time, she could be fierce and sharp-witted.

Since Harper's actions put her and her family life in danger, she would make sure Harper either counts the bars of prison in his remaining lifetime or the chief justice announces the death sentence of Harper Johson.

Now it wasn't just a job to her anymore, it was going to be a battle with her grudge.

Jason was being proud of his subordinate without knowing she was going to give him a mini heart attack next.