Extreme Measures (A Brady Hawk Novel Book 20) by R.J. Patterson
Author:R.J. Patterson [Patterson, R.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, Espionage
Publisher: Green E-Books
Published: 2020-04-09T22:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 19
THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION offices hummed that evening with activity as the team attempted to sort through intel it had gathered to find the group responsible for the slaughter of the Texas lawmen. With Mia relocating to Washington, Blunt felt confident theyâd be able to find the perpetrators quickly. And that was imperative given President Youngâs brash new video. Despite his rising confidence, he was more concerned than ever about the nature of the attack.
Alex assumed the role of operations director, handing out assignments to Hawk and Mia as well as Titus Blackâs handler, Christina Shields, to help with data analytics. Not that Alex craved to run point, but someone who knew how to conduct an investigation was required to head up the task. With Blunt bowing out to attend to other matters, she happily filled the void.
âThe first thing I need you to do, Mia, is find out who was behind the hack of the Texas DOT cameras,â Alex said. âThereâs no way that was just some random coincidence. Iâve given you access to their system, so you can sort through them and figure out what went wrong.â
âJust point me to a terminal,â Mia said.
âIâve got an extra computer and desk for you,â Alex said. âIâll take you to it when weâre done here.â
Alex asked Hawk to work with Christina Shields to see what they could find in the information gleaned on all of Nicoloâs customers and anything else the duo could unearth about the companyâs employees. They also went over the details of Blackâs special mission scheduled for the next morning. Once Alex finished, she led Mia to her office.
âSo, this is what itâs like to work for the government,â Mia said as she scanned the Phoenix Foundation headquarters.
Alex chuckled. âFar from it. This is an outlier, an unprecedented anomaly. And I know thatâs pretty much saying the same thing, but this is so drastically different, itâs worth underscoring like that.â
âWhatâs so different? Youâve got plenty of resources, state-of-the-art equipment, anything you could want at your disposal.â
âThatâs exactly what most government agencies donât have. They operate on strict budgets, which are subject to the whims of Congress. And in the intelligence sector, they have vastly overqualified and underpaid professionals. I canât speak for other agencies, of course. But thatâs the reality for most of the people out there battling crime.â
âThatâs why itâs so easy to pull off what I pullâused to pull off.â
The two women entered Alexâs office.
âDonât worry,â she said, gesturing toward the extra desk and computer. âYou wonât get any judgment from me about your past, even if that was just a few weeks ago. When you helped us, you made up for anything youâve ever done, at least in my book.â
âLetâs hope I can keep helping you because something strange is going on with all these hackers suddenly missing. And Iâm very uneasy about it.â
âAnd those Texas DOT cameras? What do you think happened there?
Mia sat down at the desk and cracked her knuckles. âLetâs find out.
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