SITA
Minutes ticked by, then suddenly, a small green notification blinked in the corner of his screen. A backdoor vulnerability in an outdated server. He knew that the government never took the time to change their sever and he quickly exploited that ignorance, slipping past the first layer of defense.
Inside the network, he navigated through directories and subdirectories, searching for any files related to "Kouadio" and the undisclosed facility. He typed in keywords and ran searches, his heart pounding with each potential lead. Most files were encrypted, but he had anticipated this.
He launched his decryption tool, a program he had written himself, capable of breaking complex encryption algorithms. The process was slow, each percentage point of progress feeling like an eternity. After a few minutes of waiting, a decryption alert pinged. One of the files was unlocked. I quickly stood up when I saw the interesting look on Ismaël's face.
Ismaël quickly opened it, eyes scanning the text. It was a report detailing the transfer of a high-profile inmate to a "facility undisclosed by order of higher authority."
"This should be it!" I exclaimed.
He leaned forward, his breath catching. Kouadio's name was mentioned, along with coded coordinates.
"Coordinates," he breathed, quickly inputting them into a mapping tool. The location popped up, it was deep in a remote area, located in Koumassi.
"This was it. This was where they had taken Kouadio." I exclaimed.
"And you have to tell me?"
"Thank you."
"So how do you go from here? I can see you didn't bring any toys."
"Do you happen to have any?"
"I know what you like." Ismaël took me to a table that stood at the center of the room and opened it. I smiled.
"You've got style." I picked up some guns and began removing them from safety and aiming.
"I learned from the best. Serve yourself." I took two 4.5 calibers and tugged them in my back pocket. "Seems you are ready to leave." Ismaël escorted me to the front door and I left.
I immediately bought a flight ticket as I made for the main entrance of the building. I stopped a cab and made it straight for Felix Houphouet-Boigny International Airport.
I sat on my seat reading a magazine when I noticed a man in a black leather jacket staring at me. I was about to take it as an ordinary passenger who was interested in his surroundings when my eyes fell on his wrist. The tattoo on his wrist was a snake. I recognized that tattoo anywhere. I slowly stood up and made for the toilet. Unsurprisingly the man followed me.
I closed the door took the passage and by the side. As soon as the man entered, I hit him. The man fell to the ground. I tried to stump him but he quickly held my leg and threw me on the opposite side of the door. I quickly stood up. I threw my right hand aiming for his face but he dodged it effortlessly and punched me on the stomach. I went down in pain.
He grabbed my head and hit it on his knee. Blood started flowing slowly from my nostrils. I staggered back holding the empty seats for support. The man advanced menacingly towards me. I quickly grabbed the gun in my trousers and aimed it at the man but he swiftly hit it out of my hand. He grabbed me and threw me across the plane. I screamed in pain as my back hit hard on the floor. The man quickly rushed me and took a handkerchief folded it and wrapped it around my neck.
I began to struggle but I was powerless against the brute strength of the man. My eyes began to blur. I quickly stretched my hand and grabbed the knife in my pocket and stabbed the man on his side. He screamed in pain and quickly let go. I stood up coughing and made my way to the gun he had hit out of my hand earlier. Before the man could reach me, I fired three bullets one of which hit their target.
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"Attention everyone, put on your seat belts as we prepare for landing." The pilot said. I quickly made for my seat and hooked my seat belt. I closed my eyes and steadied my breathing. The mission was just about to start.
As soon as the plane landed, I hired a cab to a hotel. On arriving there, I quickly began unpacking. I reloaded my guns and packed some binoculars and night vision goggles. I waited impatiently for the night to arrive.
As soon as the clock hit 10, I wore a coat over my widow gown and made for the facility. It was located deep in an abandoned reserve. It was fenced by an electric fence but from the state of the fence itself, it was evident that there was no current passing through it.
I quickly climbed over the fence and made for the main building which stood at the center of the large compound.
I stealthily walked past the guards stationed. I stood at one window using my binoculars and night vision goggles, I began to monitor the inside. The building was filled with illegal weapons. I quickly returned to the fence and contacted Baba.
"" Hello? I've confirmed their location."
"Good."
"Let me send you the coordinates."
"No need for that, your mission has changed. I want you to end everything there." The line went dead instantly. I sighed heavily as I returned the phone into my bag.
I began to move in strategic positions around the building, planting bombs. I went to the roof of a building that was a few meters away laid low and observed the moment around the building. I saw Kouadio walking in with another man. As soon as they entered the building, I passed the activating button and the entire building exploded.