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- Okay, work... down the corridor there's another one, he's listening to music right now, he's standing with his back to you.
- Got it.
And I immediately switched on the sandi to overcome the corridor Judy told me about and knocked out another bandit. Naturally, the splinter took its place in his socket. After that I looked around and making sure that there was nothing here, I continued on my way.
Judy was silent, which meant there were no enemies yet.
- Stop.
- Stop.
- There's two people. Both of them seem to be in manufacturing... be careful. There's also three laptops you can work on.
- You know the rules, I can't stand complicated technology. Chromium is still okay, it's hard to put a bug in it without breaking the design, and the signal from it in the disconnected from the system and as a consequence not working chromium is easy to catch. And after the chrome is already checked and even if there was a bug that should have been switched on later it will be simply removed and destroyed. But here's the Laptop...
I shook my head.
- Just a chip. And we'll have to work at a waltz pace.
- Okay, but we'll still need about ten minutes.
- Lu.
- Mentor, I'm Snowflake here....
- Grrr... Anyway, why do you let me talk to you like this, we have to wait more....
- Mentor, there's something you don't understand, you're only at risk if your skills are insufficient and you get spotted, and I understand you have the option to disconnect, unless the Voodooists get involved or the Network Watch....
- Shut up!
Kiwi seemed to be afraid of something, at least that's what the slightly hysterical voice said.
- Quiet, it's not a good thing to mention THEM while you're working....
Lucy decided to be a little calmer, but she could hear the excitement and apprehension in her voice.
- I'll remember that.
I nodded my head as I entered the room.
- I am physically at the enemy base and he can send reinforcements, unknown neither in numbers nor in training and chrome, which greatly increases the chance of failure. So you work as long as I say.
- Tz... too much of a thinker....
I activated the sandi and quickly jumped the fence of a small ladder to climb down from. After that, I disabled the last two bandits and put slivers in them and all the equipment that was here. And only then did I cut off the sandies.
- You have ten minutes... if you don't make it, I'll start the sweep anyway, and after that I'll blow the hell out of the place time's up.
- Tz...and how do you work with him? How do you all work with him?
- If you don't talk and do the work, you're fine.....
Judy was a little annoyed. But that was the end of it, as the girls got down to work. I think that now Judy handed over control of the cameras to Panam, as she used to do when the three of us were working together, and joined the break-in.
The silence.
The silence was tense and kind of eerie. If I was in a film from my past world, there definitely should have been this kind of quiet, very tense music playing right now. The floorboards would be creaking under my feet, and on the monitor of one of the laptops would be the face of the main glitter manufacturer telling me how stupid I was to get involved in his business.
Oh, yeah.
And I would have to have a daughter or a niece, whom they would kidnap and threaten to kill her... And for completeness of the collected stamps, I would have to be here without the help of the team, breaking hordes of enemies alone, carrying a heavy rifle in my hands and shooting from the hip without aiming at all, but all my enemies would twitch and fall to the ground. О!
I remember!
There has to be a final fight with the main bastard! It has to be with combat knives!
- Eight minutes.
- Damn it, we're running out of time!
- Do what you can.
I shrugged at Kiwi's shout and continued my mental countdown, I really wasn't going to give them a second of extra time. Though in reality they would still have that time, since they had to destroy everything with a guarantee.
- Okay, ten minutes had passed...
I've done the math.
- You have another seven to ten minutes to work on the laptops while I clean up the bodies and move them and their equipment into the chemical room. But no more. And yes, Mentor, I know I could have done it right away, but then you wouldn't have the extra time. Again, yes, I'm risking myself, but I VERY much hope I'm not doing it for nothing.
With a sigh I walked over to one of the bandits and took the rifle from him, then fired the first shot, ending the life of the drug making creature. Naturally the bodies of both of them were dragged closer to the reagents, and I also got the chips out of them, and then I quickly went through all the rooms....
- All right, I'm getting the chips out of the laptops...
When everything was ready I took the chips out of the laptops and then very quickly headed for the exit.
- Careful, a car pulled up to the entrance with four gorillas from Animals in it.
I got this message when I was already climbing the stairs and should have been in the garage where the car was parked, which was supposedly being repaired.
- Thank you, Smarty...
I turned on the sandi and walked upstairs, and then I walked past them without paying attention, I didn't want any more dead bodies. Regina wouldn't approve of them, and they might die if they went downstairs, but that's not my problem.
Once around the corner, I switched off the sandi and pressed the detonator button, followed by a rather loud explosion. The house where the lab was located blew out all the glass and cracked. But it's still intact. Chemical poisoning as well should not be, after all, I'm not a fool and checked through the network as the best way to carry out the explosion, so that the reagents were destroyed, and not reacted and began to poison the lives of ordinary people. But the power of the explosion... yes, I miscalculated here.
However, it's nothing unusual for Knight City, here solos usually don't take into account what happens to ordinary people at all....
- So.
I tapped into the account where our Ranters were withdrawing money and whistled.
- ...and you ladies did a good job....
And having said that, I divided up the funds and sent them to those who were entitled to them. And that's when I heard a surprised whistle from Kiwi.
- Boy, I'm not saying no, but--
- It's all right there.
Kiwi was interrupted by her student.
- ...he always pays like that, and here only he has a share almost equal to us, because he risked his own skin, if there were big problems his share would be bigger, but since everything went quietly... Cherry and Bookwoman got smaller shares due to the fact that one is a driver, the other is a cover, which was not needed at all.
- You're saying it's not unique that he's paying that much?!
- No... when there's good left earnings, he always pays good bonuses. The other thing is that the main amount of the order will be divided differently. He'll get a bigger share, we'll get a little less, Cherry and Book again the smallest.
- And they agree to that?
- Mentor, taking into account the left profit, they'll probably get at least fifty thousand in total... just for coming and standing, well, driving....
- Yeah, especially since Tihonja and I have a family...
Panam grinned and Tortik stopped in front of me so I could get in and we deltaed together from the first point. At the same time I quickly ran a glance at the data the girls had dug up and immediately dropped it to Regina along with the report. I also put in a request for a dossier, so I'd have to find out more about Kiwi. She seems okay, at least the pros... judging by the fact that Judy hasn't complained about her, and she wouldn't be shy about telling me about the new girl's unprofessionalism.
- Okay... that's it... we can go by names now.....
- Can I disconnect now?
Kiwi's voice was shocked.
- Well, if you're not interested in making money....
I shrugged my shoulders. This gesture must have been repeated by my avatar, but is it visible to Kiwi, or does she, like me, when there are a lot of contacts included in the conversation, just remove them?
- Isn't that all of them?
- Waiting for Regina's decision... she has the data, but in general she has hinted that this won't be the only point destroyed. So as soon as she gives the go-ahead for the next location, we'll go there.
- Hrm... I can drive up... still, working remotely isn't as convenient as a direct connection.
- Come on...
I nodded my head.
No matter what happens and no matter what is in the dossier on this lady, but this job is more profitable to finish together with her. So I gave her the address where she could come, and Panam quickly changed the direction of travel.
About two hours passed...
All of our company had gathered at a coffee shop, and we were all eating now. As we would definitely need our strength to continue our work. And it was at this point that the Kiwi dossier came to me....
And as it came in I frowned...
Slightly.
- Did something happen?
Panam looked at me questioningly and I sighed... seems like I'll have to change my plans a bit.
- Kiwi...
- What?
- What's your relationship with Faraday?
She flinched.
- I don't know what you mean...
I sighed again.
- 'You know, I had originally planned to run this operation with you all the way through, and only then decide something, but... Faraday...'
I shook my head.
- You're here now because Lucy vouched for you.
Lucy looked at me with disbelief and displeasure that I had started to tell her mentor, but she nodded, confirming my words about vouching.
- And this assignment I still plan on doing with you until the end....
- But?
- But I just don't want to create misunderstandings and unnecessary expectations. Faraday is not a figure I want to have anything to do with. So I'll ask you again, what's your connection to him? Too often you've worked for him, even on less than lucrative assignments that hurt your reputation.
She sighed.
- And if I don't want to answer?
- I won't force you to, but this order will be the first and last one I bring you in on. Then even a recommendation from Lucy, or even if she and Becca both start asking for you....
I shook my head.
- ...even then, I won't put you to work.
- Kiwi... please...
Lucy looked at her. I saw in her gaze a plea, even a plea, a plea for us to trust her, but the older Ranera's gaze remained cold and unapproachable. Not for long, though. Lucy's eyes glittered for a few seconds, as did Kiwi's, and she trembled.
- I... owe him...
- Owe him what?
- Money...a lot of money....
I sighed and closed my eyes. This is both easier and more complicated at the same time.
- I won't go into the reasons why, you can tell me if you want to, I'll just ask you what kind of contract you have?
- I... have to pay a monthly instalment and interest. If I don't have the right amount, he can call on me five times for absolutely any job.
I closed my eyes.
- This month?
- Just transferred... I didn't expect such a large instalment, but receiving it immediately closed this month's debt.
- How long do you have to pay?
- Seven years.
I whistled.
- Do you have any money left for food and shelter?
- Yeah, a little.
She nodded.
- 'Okay, anyway, we're going to loot at least one more glitter spot today, so you'll get some more quid. And yeah, I really want to trust you, but... info I'll still check....
- I understand.
- Mm-hmm.
- David?
- I don't mind...
With a sigh, I nodded my head. To the question Lucy asked me.
- ...I don't mind involving your mentor in your work.
- Why are you sighing?
- I'll have to go to Regina again to find a job where I need a team of pro runners, as well as quiet infiltration... though. That's even better...oops.....
I reacted to Regina's email and rubbed my palms together.
- We have a new target, going to...