The Black Card System

Chapter Hundred And Seventy Eight

Charles heard the strange scrambling noise in his head, louder than ever, and his head jerked to the left. The team leader began his speech, but Charles couldn't concentrate. Everyone's eyes were focused on the team leader. It was just like they didn't hear the noise he had heard.

“Is everything okay?” Vera, who had noticed his head jerking, and his expression stiffen, asked, and he looked at her.

“There was a kind of noise. A… a loud, uh… what's the word for it? A loud scrambling noise. I heard it loud and clear, but no one else seemed to have heard it.” He explained, still looking over at the people who listened to the team leader, as he briefed Charles on the qualities of the robot once more.

“Uh… maybe we missed it. You know, the team leader was talking.” Vera replied, and gave a little smile, before giving back her attention to the team leader.

Could it really have been misheard? How possible could such a sound have been misheard? It had been loud and clear when he heard it.

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