Part 114 (1/2)
”What of it?”
”Remember that van, the one that blew up and”
”How can I forget”
”And then my Tempest article”
”Yeah I know, I'm sorry,” Tyrone said sincerely
”fuck it It's over Wasn't your fault Anyway, I saw the equipment in actual use I saw them read computers with anten- nas It was absolutely incredible It's not bullshi+t It really works” Scott spoke excitedly
”You say it's Teot it down Regardless, the stuff works”
”So what? It works”
”So, let's say, if the hackers use these computer monitors to find out all sorts of dirt on cohts ”Then they issue demands and cause all sorts of havoc and paranoia They ask for money Then they don't come to collect it So what have they achieved?” Scott asked rhetorically
”They tied up one shi+t load of a lot of police time, I'll tell you that”
”Exactly Why?”
”Diversion That's where we started,” Ty said
”But who is the diversion for?”
The light bulb went off in Tyrone's head ”The hackers!”
”Right,” agreed Scott ”They're the ones who are going to do whatever it is that the diversion is covering Did that ot it Why would the hackers have to be covering for the for someone else?”
”I doubt it This is one independent bunch of characters,” Scott affirmed ”Besides, there's more What happened in DC”
”Troubleaux,” interrupted Ty
”Bingo And there's so about a co specific, just that everything about it sounds too good to be true”
”It usually is”
”And one other thing If there is some sort of hacker plot, I think I know so?”
”No, nothing But, well, we'll see” Scott hesitated and stut- tered ”Troubleaux, he said so to ht his brains were leaking out”