(eng) Patrick Lee - Sam Dryden 02 by Signal (aka Only to Die Again)

Author:Signal (aka Only to Die Again) [Signal (aka Only to Die Again)]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

The third burner phone on Mangouste’s desk rang again. He grabbed it.

“Tell me you have something.”

“It’s not about the trailer,” the caller said.

“What, then?”

“One of the trip wires caught something.”

Mangouste was silent a moment, taking in the news. The so-called trip wires were a series of routine searches to be carried out using the system, once an hour by default. Mangouste had come up with the idea not long after getting the system up and running, weeks before. These routine searches were defensive in nature—a quick digital survey of his own bank accounts, and certain accounts belonging to the Group at large, to see if any outside party had tried to gain access.

To see if someone was snooping around—and getting close.

Banks and other companies had used such technology for years: flagged files and the like. What made the system’s trip wires special was obvious, of course: If somebody tripped one of them, you could learn about it in advance.

“Tell me,” Mangouste said.

“Tomorrow morning, just before ten o’clock, someone at a private security firm in Las Vegas tries to access one of our offshore holdings.”

Mangouste sat down. He took a notepad and pen from the tray drawer and set them in front of himself. He said, “Do we have a name? An IP address?”

“Not yet, but we’re narrowing it. We’re hoping to get something actionable on a tighter timeline—something we can move on today instead of tomorrow.”

“Tell me everything,” Mangouste said.

He picked up the pen and began writing notes as the caller spoke.

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