The Unseen by Jake Lingwall

Author:Jake Lingwall [Lingwall, Jake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Spies & Politics, Espionage, Technothrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Teen & Young Adult, Thrillers
Amazon: B017MI2DW0
Publisher: Kindle Press
Published: 2015-12-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Kari mentally crossed her fingers as she tried to access the CIA’s database one more time. Access denied. Oh, come on! She slammed her head into the pillow several times before giving up. I’ve been at this all stinking day, and I’m no closer to getting in than I was before!

In fact, the odds were that she was even further away from gaining access than she had been when she started. It was unlikely that her attacks on an internal priority database had gone unnoticed. I need to get in there! After weeks of hacking into computers that brought her no closer to figuring out whom the shadowy third party behind the assassinations was, she had finally found the files she had been looking for. At least she thought she did. It was impossible to know without breaking into them.

I need help. It was painful to admit, but if she wanted to gain access to the database that contained all of the files on the US investigations, she would need some assistance. Typically, she would go to the hacker community and ask for tips, but that was both impossible and unnecessary now.

Lars was sound asleep, so she left her room on her own. It didn’t take her long to find someone who might be able to help her get through security sooner rather than later.

“What’s going on, Motorcad?” Kari said. He was seated on a chair in the great room, looking determined and intensely focused.

“Playing a tournament,” he said.

“Oh, nice. I assume you’re winning.”

“Always.”

“Nice.”

Motorcad didn’t respond, which was odd because usually he was more than happy to talk about his exploits. Must be a close game. She thought it might be best to leave him alone, but she tried anyway. “Hey, I was wondering if there was any way you could give a system I’m working on a second pair of eyes when you’re done.” Kari said.

“What system?”

“The CIA’s”

“Why are you hacking them? Did Oedipus put you up to this?” He sounded like he wanted to talk about it, but he was also fully distracted by his game.

“Personal reasons.” Kari didn’t want to explain her theories to him, especially not right here or right now. “But, don’t worry about it.”

“We should talk, Freelancer.”

“Any time,” Kari said as she walked away. It didn’t take her long to find SeptemberMist outside on one of the decks. At first Kari thought she was asleep, but the subtle movement underneath her closed eyelids tipped Kari off to the fact that SeptemberMist was still awake.

“Hey, SeptemberMist,” Kari said. She hated bothering people.

“Freelancer, my dear.” SeptemberMist opened her eyes and sat up. “What’s happening?”

“Nothing much. Well, actually, I was hoping that you’d be able to help me with something.”

“Of course,” she said. She smiled at her with a good amount of empathy. Great, she thinks I want to talk about boys again.

“I’m trying to hack into a CIA database, but I’m not having much luck.”

“Oh. Yeah, of course, I can get you in. Just let me know what you need.

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