Chapter 646: [Bonus Chapter] Tandem (1/2)
Darsi smiled sweetly like she was discussing plans to order a pizza. ”Yulime Garrotte is the dregs of humanity. She traffics in anything that will make her money; drugs, weapons, people. This will be a straight-up robbery.”
The newly minted partners were playing cards on Dex's bed; both sat cross-legged and facing each other.
Dex didn't state the obvious; banks had some of the best countermeasures in the world. Otherwise, their money would have already been stolen. ”Which bank? If it's Heltier & Fianti, you should pick another target.”
Darsy winced slightly. ”It's H & F… You could be the door breaker; let me worry about search and retrieval.”
”Show me the brief, but no promises.” Dex waited a moment for his hud to pop up.
[Yulime Garrote aka Yuli]
Age: 33 years old. Gender: Female
Nationality: French.
Criminal Background. Kidnapping, extortion, drug trafficking, illegal weapons dealing, murder.
Current Warrants: United States, Great Britain, France,
Misc: Interpol has named her to their top ten most wanted.
Estimated worth: 730 million Euro.
Banking: Heltier & Fianti, Geneva, Switzerland.
Nothing in the brief caused him to change his mind. ”Maybe we could do it, but not in the short term.”
”Do you think Yuli is pretty?” Darsi sent a few more pictures of the target to his virtual interface. They were from her social pages, apparently being an international criminal gave her a large following.
Dex ignored the bait and closed his hud. ”Do you really want to hit H & F?”
Darsi paused for a moment before shaking her head. ”No… I was testing to see what your judgment is like. Frankly, I'm surprised that you didn't outright reject it.”
Dex shrugged slightly. ”A company like H & F is always upgrading their firewalls; they have some of the best in the world. However, that doesn't mean they are untouchable.”
”Does Sexy Dexy have an idea?”
Dex nodded. ”It would take a while to implement. Before I was arrested, I was doing some work on a firewall security buffer. I called it Armageddon.”
Darsi gathered up the cards and reshuffled them. ”I like the name. How does Armageddon help us?”
”It isn't quite finished, but H & F might be interested in the software when it is. So that would be our way in.”
”How long will it take you to finish?” Darsi's hud buzzed, but she ignored it and dealt the cards.
”One week if I focus completely.” Dex paused to consider the long term. ”I'd need some alternate identification.”
Darsi nodded. ”No worries, I've already worked up three sets for you. Going in hard or soft?”
”Neither... We go invisible and lay the blame on someone else.”
”Let's start prepping! First, I'll dive deep into this bitch's financial and business transactions.” Darsi glanced up from her cards. ”You never answered the question. Do you think she's pretty?”
”I guess… But just on the outside.” Dex' glanced toward the stealth pod. ”I'm going to need a pod to jump with.”
Darsi brought up a hud window that was labeled as Hive Inventory. There were nearly two dozen pods in storage, everything from the current standard to older 1st gens. ”Pick one you like, and we'll get it installed up here.”
”I'll take those two Brandish pods.” Dex zeroed in on the pods that were top-end right before he was arrested. Brandish pods were easy to modify, and they could be installed in either the horizontal or the vertical position. There was a small alcove opposite his bed, plenty of room for them to remain upright.
”Really? I thought you'd go with something newer.” Darsi keyed her hud a few times before closing it and sliding off the bed. ”Let's keep moving forward. Gotta make you some money.”
The Brandish pods were brought up within the hour; Dex helped the two men pull the dolly up the stairs to his bedroom. The alcove was indented about a meter and could easily store anything up to three by three meters in height and width. Judging from the space, Dex guessed some sort of built-in shelving unit had once been there. He stood both pods upright in the Alcove and started to disassemble them.