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“I didn’t think it through, that’s what happened.I got lucky when I took out that son of a bitch three months ago.He was stupid and arrogant, so he didn’t make the same moves this guy did.There was a backup generator that was protected against my EMP.I was still trying to complete the mission, but that generator really fucked up my plans.It allowed him to get into his panic room where he was able to contact the police.Either that, or he has his panic room set up to contact the police as soon as the door is opened.Regardless, there was no way I was getting to him tonight.”
“This is bad news.There’s got to be another way, maybe his home isn’t the best snatch and grab location.You might even have to put your stealth away and go for a full on attack,” Jordan suggested.
I turned, looking at him.“You mean take him out on the street?”
He shrugged and nodded.“Why not?”
I shook my head.“I’m not ready to be on the news yet.But what I could do is maybe get him while he is leaving his home.It would be a bold assault, but I’m guessing I can take out his security and get to him before the police can come to his aid.”I walked over to Jordan’s computer station.“Can you, I don’t know… piggyback on someone’s satellite and zero in on his house?I want to see if he’s going to stay there or leave.I need to know his every move.”
Jordan nodded.“I sure can.”He walked over to his station, taking a seat.His fingers flew across the keyboard, which meant he wasn’t playing around.As I watched him in action, I wondered why I hadn’t thought of this in the first place.I looked up at all the screens and, truth be told, didn’t know what the fuck I was looking at, but I was sure something magical was happening.
“Got it,” Jordan said and pointed to one of the screens that gave me a bird’s eye view of Walter’s mansion.Police cars were on the property and officers were investigating the premises.I was sure they would tell him they didn’t find anything or anyone, but with the guards I’d injured, they’d know there was an intruder.Precautions would be taken for sure.
“I’m going to need some coffee,” I said as I pulled a chair over to the station.“Can we keep this going all night?”I asked.
“I’d rather not keep my location up that long on the CIA’s spy satellites.Let me see if I can break into his security feed.That way, we can at least see what his cameras pick up on his property,” Jordan explained.Again, his fingers flew across not one, but two keyboards, and then he smiled.“We’re in, and it was easier than I thought it was going to be.”
“Awesome!Have I told you how fucking amazing you are?”
“Not today, you haven’t.”
“Well, you are.Thank you.”I slid up closer to the monitors, happy to get my in-depth view of Walter’s home.It looked like I was going to be watching this all night and coming up with a plan B.
“I’ll get a pot brewing,” Jordan stated, then stood up and walked away.
A few minutes later, I could hear the sound of him sweeping.I turned to see him cleaning up the mess I’d made.“You don’t have to do that, I’ll clean that up.”
“No, you need to keep your eyes on that screen.I’ve got this.You also need to be thinking of a way to get that son of a bitch.I don’t want him killing anyone else,” Jordan said.“He was logged in tonight, but then logged out.I guess that’s when you were attacking.”
I nodded.“Most likely.”I turned back around to look at the screen.It also gave me a better lay of the land, which was something I should have done prior to carrying out my half-assed strategy.Lesson learned.Patience and plotting was the name of the game.“I need to know everything you can get on this guy, J.I need to know what he eats, where his other properties are, what floor his office is on.I need to know his security team and where they come from.I need to know if he has anyone special in his life, shit like that.”
“Some of that I’ve already gathered for you,” Jordan said as he tossed the last of the glass into the trash.“Look at the folder over there.”
I looked to my left, then right, and saw the folder in question.I opened it up and there were numerous files on some of the people Jordan had uncovered who patronized the site.He currently had three targets for me.Walter, the mayor, and another mogul.I looked over Walter’s information first because he was the man I was focusing on at the moment.I made sure to keep checking on the monitor in between reading the file.I now knew more about Walter than I’d care to know, but it was enough for me to come up with another idea.
“I’ve got a plan B,” I said, then turned to see that Jordan was on the sofa fast asleep.I smiled, then rose out of my seat.It felt good to give my ass a break and stretch my muscles.I walked over to Jordan, scooping him up and placing him in our bed.Then I put on some civilian clothing in the form of a business suit.I took out my contacts, replacing them with my eye glasses.I wanted to look as unassuming as possible.I put my vigilante outfit inside my bag, which was also full of weapons and other necessities, and climbed back into my car.The best place I was going to capture this bastard was at his place of employment.With him beefing up security at his home, I hoped his business wasn’t going to be as tight.
I drove to his company, Darring Inc., and parked my car a mile away where there were no street cameras.I then took a quick nap because soon, Mr.Darring, aka Mr.Jingles, would be pulling inside the underground parking lot of his place of employment.Something he had done faithfully for the past fifteen years, never missing a day, save vacation time.Some might find that admirable, but I just thought he was a fucking control freak and wanted to keep his eye on everything and everyone under his employ.I was counting on his need to micromanage right now.
I took a quick three hour nap and was up bright and early to get to the extraction point in time.I called Jordan and it took him a little while to answer, but he did.
“Is everything okay?”he asked.
“Yeah.Listen, I need you to tap into the security at Darring Inc.If you can control what the cameras see, I’ll be able to sneak in better.”
“I’m on it.Just give me a few minutes,” he said.“You should start making your way there.”
“I’m already on my way.”I walked there with my guns under my suit in a double holster.One was my real gun loaded with human killing bullets and the other had the tranquilizers.I really wanted to avoid killing his guards.I didn’t have any proof that they deserved to die, so if I could take them out peacefully, I would.“Okay, I’m in the alleyway.”
“Yeah, I see you.”
“On satellite?”Damn, Jordan was a fucking computer genius.I was always left in awe by his superpower.
“Yeah, I want to be able to be your eyes and ears, if I can,” he said.
“That’s why I love you.”
“You also look really fucking hot in that suit with your glasses.”
