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Trying not to get too far ahead ofmore you can tell me?”

“No” He shakes his head, shoulders curled “That’s really it Soh my email, then FedExed the video and instructions on who to send it to”

Frustration bites through h away the irritation Roadblocks are just part of this job, sadly

Jeff suddenly snorts and rises from his chair “I need to take this back to headquarters” He begins unhooking the wires froh, and I’d rather not do it surrounded by dirty underwear”

I nod “I’ll meet you back there soon”

Jeff turns to Caleb “Word to the wise, kid, keep doing the shit you’re doing and you’ll go to jail faster than you can take a piss” Caleb frowns at him, and Jeff continues, “And believe me, it’d be your fellow hackers ould send you there”

“Why would they do that?”

Jeff’s threatening s people, you’re hurting them, and that’s just shit we don’t do You want to do this as a job? Find a hs and adds, “And no, that mentor isn’t me”

“Hey, wait!” Caleb exclai that back, right?”

“That’s highly unlikely,” says Jeff, placing the laptop under his arm “And if I were you, I wouldn’t touch a co to be on the radar of the CIA and FBI Do you really want to have a face-to-facewith them?”

Caleb’s eyes cast doard as his only answer

Jeff shakes his head in obvious disappoint else you need of me, chief?”

“Find where that eet you a bonus at Christmas”

“Consider it done” Jeff ducks to avoid the low ceiling and trots up the thin stairs

His heavy footsteps bang above my head before I move to Caleb “Come on, kid” I take him by the arm and lead him out in silence, with Shawna and Lee on my heels