191 Why I Became A Contractor: Part 28 (1/2)

On that rainy night, four of us weren't exactly enjoying the night as a regular person would do. The apartment building was shining among the other buildings in the city. Most likely to be the tallest building around, this building would be our next target.

Aline and I stood up in front of the emergency door of the apartment. That was the only entrance that didn't have many security guards. Sierra and Echo were waiting in the private parking garage to make sure that Julian didn't escape if we chased him down.

They hacked into the camera and put it on the loop in every room that we were going to enter. The job was easy for them. Sierra only had to hack into the security system while Echo stood by as the driver.

As for us, the job wasn't that simple. We have to go to the emergency door first to avoid the security guards. After that, we had to go to any nearest elevator that would take us to the 18th floor. On the 18th floor, the shooting would begin. Aline had finished her preparation by putting a suppressor in her Galil.

Lynn: ”Harren 1 is on position. Entering the building now.”

I pried that green emergency door open with the crowbar that was placed on my back. The emergency door's lock was very strong. It required both of us to push the crowbar to open it.

”One... Two... Three...” Together, we pushed the crowbar and the door was finally opened.

Aline aimed her assault rifle at the hallway of the first floor. She gave the all-clear sign and both of us walked into the apartment building and Aline closed the door behind us although it had been broken.

”Harren 1 has entered the nest. Echo team, please stand by for hacking,” Aline said.

Aline led the way with me following her from behind. She was as vigilant as ever. Her eyes were sharp as she looked in many different directions. She took her time in her surroundings even to the point where he stopped because of footsteps that she heard from another direction.

”Clear.” Aline peeked and ran to the elevator. She pressed the door multiple times. Her expression clearly told that she really wanted the elevator to go down faster, but she couldn't since it was something out of her control.

Aline pressed the radio button on her tactical rig. ”Echo, this is Harren 2, the elevator seems to be very slow. Can you make It faster?” Aline looked at the floor indicator. It went very fast. The number went from 16 to 1 very quickly.

The elevator door rang and the door opened. The elevator was empty. I followed Aline shortly after she entered the elevator. She pressed the button to the 18th floor. I radioed Echo through the radio on my tactical rig.

Lynn: ”Sierra, Harren 1, status report on the 18th floor? In front of the 5th Southwest Elevator.”

Lynn: ”Loud and clear Sierra. Harren 1 out.”

The display on top of the elevator door went to 18 real fast. Aline had checked her rifle and her NVG had already placed in front of her eyes. I put the NVG in front of my eyes. The elevator lights suddenly darkened as the door was opened. Aline took the lead by firing his Galil at the three hostiles that were located in front of the elevator door.

”Let's move. Maintain silence, no talks allowed.” Aline moved outside the elevator with her assault rifle in front of her. I kept an eye on her hand in case she gave another signal since a voice beside a mere whisper wasn't allowed.

Echo: ”You have moved past the first waypoint. More guards are in front of you. Six of them are staying in a guest corner located on your left. ETA 30 seconds.”

Aline and I used synchronized shots to shoot six of them together. We continued walking in the dark hallway until we saw very bright lights from our left side. It might come from the phone of the security guards since the NVG amplified light by thousands.