The Unknown by Brett Battles

Author:Brett Battles [Battles, Brett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Audible
Published: 2020-01-07T05:00:00+00:00

Jar rebooted her laptop, wondering if it still worked.

It wasn’t that she felt any potential sense of loss. The computer was merely a portal. She could easily get another machine to replace it if need be.

What she was interested in was seeing what Brunner’s stick had done to it. She hoped it might give her insight into the massive data dump—or whatever that was—that had attacked her machine.

Yes, starting her computer again would come with risks, but she was being smart about it. Her machine wasn’t an off-the-shelf, everyday laptop. It was designed so that certain functions, such as disconnecting networking abilities, could be achieved by the flick of a switch on the back. This particular function was useful in hacking situations gone bad, where getting offline in a hurry could be the difference between being identified or not. She now turned that switch off and pushed the power button.

“Are you sure that’s a good idea?” Kincaid asked. He was sitting in Daeng’s seat across the table from her.

“Are you not supposed to be watching for trouble?”

He grunted a laugh. “You don’t like me very much, do you?”

“That is not true. I do not know you so I have no feelings one way or the other.”

“So, after you gather enough data, you’ll make some sort of decision?”

“Yes.”

The log-on window appeared on the laptop’s screen. Before she had a chance to input her password, though, it was automatically entered for her and the window vanished. Next, instead of her normal desktop screen, the monitor turned a glowing black.

“You are…different, aren’t you?” Kincaid said.

“If you do not mind, I am very busy right now.”

Another chuckle. “I guess that answers that.” He turned his gaze out the window.

Jar typed in a command that should have reset the screen, but nothing happened. She tried several other commands. They were just as useless. Even pressing the power key did nothing.

She sighed. It looked like the machine was going to be a total write-off.

She flipped the computer on its side to access the battery, but before she could dislodge it, a dialogue box appeared in the middle of the screen. She set the laptop back down.

The words were in Thai.

Who are you?

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