Caged (The V to Z Trilogy Book 1) by J.P. Robinson

Author:J.P. Robinson [Robinson, J.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-10-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

It wasn’t the entire database, of course. That would probably take days to back up. They were stealing names and addresses of agents, as well as information on all suspected vees. That was one part of it. The other part was data associated with the research no one knew was going on here. That would all have to change.

The public hated when poor innocent monkeys were tortured for science. There were a lot worse things going on at the old NVIA, and no one would ever know about them if Daniel didn’t help that information get out.

“So, you just copying files?” Jerome asked.

“Copying and deleting, yes. Wouldn’t want them to be able to access that information again, would we?” At least, not to the files they only kept here.

Jerome thought for a minute and then asked, “Don’t they have backups?”

Daniel smiled. “They do. We’re going for those next.”

The problem with buildings like this one is that they kept their own backups secure by keeping them on the premises. They couldn’t be “hacked” from outside, at least so far as Daniel understood it. Of course, he wasn’t on the outside.

Daniel glanced over at the monitors. The carnage in the lobby seemed to be wrapping up so Daniel said, “Unlock the front doors.”

A few keystrokes later and Daniel saw a couple of the vees trying the doors. When they opened, most of the vees started to leave, though a few hung around, checking bodies for loot.

Stephen, apparently bored with Carl’s typing and with the winding down of action in the lobby, started playing with the handcuffed guard’s hair and neck, running his fingers over him. The guard started sniveling.

“Leave him alone.”

Stephen glared at Daniel. “He’s in my way.”

Daniel ordered, “Then handcuff him to the rest of the guards.”

Daniel was surprised that Stephen looked willing to comply. He unhooked the guard and walked him over to the cluster of chained up guards. The one Stephen was escorting started yelling.

“Hey. No way. I did my job. I did my job.”

Daniel looked over to see what he was so upset about and realized Stephen was handcuffing him to the guard who was mid change. Ah. That would explain his willingness to cooperate. He was designing his own show. Still, the guard had done his job.

“Put him at the end.” Daniel called to Stephen.

Stephen stopped, mid cuff, and without a word, moved the guard to the end. The guard, for his part, looked mollified, but also like he felt too guilty to face his fellow guards. None of them said anything to him, though. Perhaps they realized they would’ve done the same.

Stephen began pacing in front of the guards. Daniel wasn’t sure why he cared one way or the other about what happened to Lisa, who was still hiding in her corner. Strangely though, he was relieved they weren’t going to have to have another talk about her.

The guards, on the other hand, deserved a little torture. They knew better than to make eye contact with Stephen.

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