Chapter 18 - THE REVERSE HACK
Mr. Cole didn't panic; instead, he pulled a small USB device from his burgundy tie clip and jammed it into his computer keyboard.
"Clara, hold this wire against the secondary terminal under the desk," Mr. Cole instructed with laser-like focus.
Clara quickly crawled under the mahogany desk, pressing the copper wire firm against the terminal leads as instructed.
On the screen, lines of green military code began rapidly overwriting Victoria’s security lock program.
"What are you doing, Cole?!" Victoria demanded over the speaker line, her confident tone cracking into sharp anxiety.
"I was a communications specialist in the Special Forces for six years, Victoria," Mr. Cole informed her coldly.
"I’m not just unlocking this door... I’m uploading Richard’s backup files directly to the Federal Reserve Police Department."
Victoria gasped as her laptop screen in the bank vault flashed bright red with an immediate system breach warning.
"You fool! You'll destroy the entire Vance family legacy!" Victoria shrieked through the computer speakers.
"The legacy was destroyed the day you tried to murder an innocent child for money," Mr. Cole stated with absolute authority.
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The heavy iron door of the office clicked open as the ventilation system reversed, flooding the room with cool, fresh air.
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