Bitcoin Bandits by Chris Kale

Author:Chris Kale [Kale, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crimson Cro Publishing
Published: 2019-05-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

In the lobby down below the twentieth floor, Thomas waited for Soo-Jin to join him. There were no protesters this day, or perhaps they were waiting until later in the day to organize. Security was in full force out there though by the street, ready to keep them at bay if they did indeed gather.

He didn’t have to wait long for Soo-Jin, perhaps only fifteen minutes, and when Soo-Jin arrived, he wore a grin on his face that surprised Thomas. He’s really enjoyed something about that interview.

“You’ve got some balls,” he said to Thomas, “for someone sent to track stolen funds.”

Thomas flew past the detective’s enjoyment and asked, “What did you interpret from Li’s reaction?”

“He was pissed,” Soo-Jin said, letting the smile fade. “He could be telling the truth or lying. The phone records from Niklas’ phone will hopefully shed some light of what’s really been going on. But. . . if you accused me of killing one of my friends, I may have done more to you than just send you out of my office. I’ve got to make a call.”

He walked off, pulled his phone from his pocket, and pulled a piece of paper from his breast pocket.

The mystery remained in Thomas’ head. Did someone order Niklas to kill Joon, or was Niklas off the leash? He certainly hoped there’d be some texts, calls or voice mails they could get from his phone. But he thought of the encrypted phone he used with the SEC and he assumed Niklas wasn’t stupid enough to use a regular cell for his dirty business. Then he remembered Wyatt. There were things going on that he needed to inform his boss of, things not pertaining to Freyja.

He picked up the phone, walked outside to an alleyway to the right. After looking around and seeing no one except the people walking by on the busy sidewalk, he called Wyatt.

Thomas knew it would be roughly midnight in D.C., but he figured he’d call anyway.

“Hello,” Wyatt said, answering after a few rings. His voice was shaky, and he let out a loud cough after.

“Wyatt,” Thomas said. “Did I wake you up?”

“What’s up?” Wyatt asked, clearing his throat.

“They found out who murdered Joon, it was Niklas Wolf who you looked into for me.”

“No kidding,” Wyatt said, his voice now clear and his interest perked.

“Someone sabotaged him,” Thomas said, “or back-stabbed him. It’s curious really.”

“Any leads on how to get the crypto back?” Wyatt asked. “You think Niklas has it?”

He thought of the missing USB drive. “Maybe,” Thomas said, “but if he did, he’d most likely have moved the funds. Whoever finds out how to get to that money is going to move it instantly, to keep it safe.”

“Safe?” Wyatt asked.

“Joon left a trail to follow, a posthumous code for how to get the Bitcoin.”

“Do you know how to break the code?”

Wyatt paused. “I have some theories.”

“You let me know the instant you find anything out. I’m going to let our coders know about this, and they’ll get on it at once.

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