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."

to the team. "It's keyed to Anya Shaw's

a moment of stunned

whispered. "As in, the actual

one.

took a deep breath. "I think so. I've got some public speeches of his in

Mia worked furiously on her tablet, Leo's voice came through again. "Guys, the cleaner's inside the

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

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

swung open.

it!" Rico

team," Jack said, reaching into the box. "Now let's see what all this fuss

feeling around. His brow furrowed. "What

is it?"

out, empty. "It's... There's nothing here. The box

fell over

said. "After all that security? There's got

head. "Nothing.

voice cut in urgently. "The cleaner's almost at the vault. You need

cursed. "Alright,

their footsteps echoing in the empty bank as they made their way back to their entry point. As they slipped out into the night, they could hear the

box, but... it was empty. There was nothing there." He

he turned to the team. "Change of plans. We're not

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

away from the curb, disappearing into the darkness. Behind them,

ordinary bank. This was bank operated by

each member of the team

what happened when a dark van slammed into their

row truck replaced it, and the entire crew was

risers starting their day, unaware

circulating for weeks, leaving agents and analysts alike on edge. Today, those rumors would come to fruition in ways no one could have

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