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."

team. "It's keyed to

moment of stunned

whispered. "As in, the

"That's the one. Can you

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

furiously on her tablet, Leo's voice came through again. "Guys, the cleaner's inside the building. You've got maybe ten minutes before they reach the

her tablet to the voice recognition panel. A slightly robotic but recognizable version of Anya's voice emanated from the device. "What do you mean?

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

swung open.

it!" Rico

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

feeling around.

is it?"

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

silence fell over

"After all that

shook his head. "Nothing. Not a

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

Jack cursed. "Alright, we're leaving.

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 faint sound of a vacuum starting up inside. Once they were safely away from the bank, huddled in their

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

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

far more questions

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

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

team was lost in

did not have time to process what happened when a dark van slammed into their vehicle, flipping them several times and

and a row truck replaced it, and the entire crew was

starting their day, unaware of the drama that

of tension. Rumors of a major restructuring had been circulating for weeks, leaving agents and analysts alike on edge. Today, those rumors would come to fruition in ways no one could have anticipated. Chapter 128 The agency makes as

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