MISTAKE 128

Chapter 128: The agency makes its move

For the next hour, Rico and Mia worked in tandem, trying every trick in their considerable arsenal to bypass the box's security. The tension in the vault was thick; every failed attempt pushed up the stress.

"Guys," Leo's voice came through their earpieces, "we've got movement. A car just pulled into the parking lot."

"Shit," Jack hissed. "How many?"

"Just one person. Looks like a cleaner."

Jack ran a hand through his hair. "Okay, we've still got time. Rico, Mia, where are we at?"

Mia looked up, frustration evident on her face. "We've bypassed the biometrics, but this voice recognition is killing us. It's like nothing I've ever seen before." "Wait a second," Rico said, his eyes lighting up." "What if we don't need to bypass it? What if

we could trick it instead?"

"What do you mean?" Jack asked.

Rico grinned. "Mia, pull up that voice modulation program you used on the Stephenson job. If we can get a sample of the right voice, we might be able to synthesize it."

Mia's eyes widened. "That... that might actually work. But we'd need to know whose voice it's looking for."

Jack thought for a moment, then pulled out his phone. He dialed a number, speaking quietly

Chapter 128. The agency makes its thave

when it connected. "Sir, we're at the box, but we're stuck on voice recognition. Any ideas. whose voice

it might be keyed to?"

He listened for a moment, then his face paled. "Are you sure? Alright, we'll try it."

he turned to the team. "It's

moment of stunned

Mia whispered. "As in, the actual

the one. Can you

some public speeches of his in my

voice came through again. "Guys, the cleaner's inside the building. You've got maybe ten minutes

A slightly robotic but recognizable version of Anya's voice emanated from the device. "What do you mean? Password: Dad," the first sentence was pulled from the government

a heartstopping moment, nothing happened. Then, with a soft click, the safe deposit

swung open.

did it!"

team," Jack said, reaching into the box. "Now let's see

feeling around. His brow furrowed. "What the

it?"

empty. "It's... There's nothing here.

fell

said. "After all that security?

his head. "Nothing.

cleaner's almost at the vault. You need to get out

cursed. "Alright, we're

bank as they made their way back to their entry point. As they slipped out into the night, they could hear the faint sound of a vacuum starting up inside. Once they were safely away from the bank, huddled

said when the call connected, "we got into the box, but... it was empty. There was nothing there."

the team. "Change of plans. We're not going

started the van, the team exchanged worried glances. The night's mission had raised far more questions than it had answered, and they all had a sinking feeling that

van pulled away from the curb, disappearing into the darkness. Behind them, the bank

oddly suspicious about how easy this was-no ordinary bank. This was bank operated by the

the quiet streets, each member of the team was

happened when a dark van slammed into their vehicle, flipping them several

and a row truck replaced it, and the entire crew

began to wake around them, early risers starting their day, unaware

agency's headquarters buzzed with an undercurrent of tension. Rumors of a major restructuring had been circulating for weeks, leaving agents and analysts alike on edge. Today, those rumors

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