The Fall of Isaac Johnson Part 17

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Bang!

One shot sounded relatively different from the others, I felt a warm feeling in my hand and when I took my face away from the scope and looked at my hand, two fingers were gone along with the trigger of my rifle. "Ahh!! Damn it! Where are my fingers, whoever fired the shot!"

I ducked down quickly so as not to get shot in the skull or any vital point, I focused my vision on the floor trying to find my middle and index finger, the smoke was getting worse and my eyes watering, the pain is driving me crazy.

If I had to bet on who made this shot I would bet on Bob Lee Swagger, this guy is in a secluded spot, and with little shot vision if he was in a good spot this shot would be to my head.

I looked around for my fingers and with the pain level decreasing I started to think where this shot came from and which way my fingers fell and when I was finally going to give up I saw one of my men fall to the left vertically, I calculated the trajectory of the shot based on the fall and where I was when I got shot, I found my fingers.

As I approached my index finger, I heard a scream, one of the decoding team members got up from his chair screaming.

Hacker B. "Boss! I got it! I erased the data! Erased everything! Hahahahaha..."

The other members started the celebration together, I approached one of my fingers and when I took it I yelled in a hoarse voice. "Information, let's retreat! Team Hacker, go to the center! Defensive team, retreat formation!"

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The balance tipped our way, in a short time this situation will end and this will be the kick-off of my plan to end the conspiracy, while I focused my shots on Jack, I heard one of the enemies yelling something and when I focused my hearing on the soldier's words, I realized that the mouse had finally taken the bait. "Nadine, get ready! It's time for the finals!"

Nadine Memphis. "All right! I'm in position, I've done everything you said!"

"Bob Lee, how are things on your side?"

Bob Lee. "I've done my part, they only have a few mercenaries, I'm ready to infiltrate!"

"Phase two starts now!"

I watched the mercenaries retreat towards the exit, focused my shots on the hackers as I waited for the targets to clear the way, and when one of them leaned against the door, I took shelter at one of the tables away from the windows, as I covered my ears.

Good!!

The door exploded and with it, all the mercenaries flew away, those closest to the exit died, and half of the hackers died or were seriously injured.

I came out of my hiding place and looked around, the room was destroyed, completely unrecognizable, there was blood everywhere and people moaning in pain.

I ignored them all and concentrated on the radio. "Bob Lee! Bob, you're fine, answer!"

I was almost despairing when I was going to freak out. "Relax brother! I'm fine, I followed the plan, when they approached the door, I took shelter.

Aside from a few bruises, I'm completely fine, don't worry!"

"Thank God! Nadine and you?"

Nadine Memphis. "Okay here!"

Seeing that everyone was ok I focused on the mercenaries and surrendered them one by one, most are injured or dead, I started a count and took off their masks one by one, even the dead and the bad news is Isaac and Jack are not among the dead or apprehended.

"Nadine! The targets are not among the captives, have you seen any suspicious movements?"

Nadine Memphis. "When the explosion stopped three men passed me, I tried to buy time but the men were good!

They headed towards the front gate!"

Hearing her say that, I smiled. "Relax, we got them!"

Nadine beamed and said. "You mean..."

"You're right, the plan worked!

Gina, you're on the wire, how are things out there?"

Ginny. "Yes, the suicide bombers stopped blowing themselves up.

I'm repelling the stragglers!"

"Use only half of the men! Take the other half and come to me, use all possible non-lethal means to catch the three men heading your way!

Be careful, one of them is Bob."

Ginny. "Yes, boss!"

I dropped the radio transmitter and walked towards Nadine, as I approached, I said. "Alright, let's go fast because you don't want to miss this show!

Nadine Memphis. "The show is secondary, what I want is answers!

Listen here, man! In the meantime I've been out here planting the explosives, I've thought about everything you've told me and it's all a lie!"

I walked towards the exit with a smile under my mask and asked. "Why do you say that?"

Nadine Memphis rolled her eyes. "You didn't even put in the effort in your lie, if it had been with anyone else it might have worked but not me!

I studied quantum and my class was one of the last to study the ancient method of setting up an information network in a foreign country created by Earl Swagger!

I have a deep admiration for Cold War hero Earl Swagger and have studied his life."

"Fine, but where does that classify me as a liar?"

Nadine Memphis pointed her gun at me and said. "If you want to impersonate someone, you should study your target at least a little!

Earl Swagger died in 1991 and his son Alexander Charles Swagger disappeared two weeks later, to this day no one knows if he is dead or alive.

Now tell me, how can you be Alexander Charles Swagger if no one has seen or heard from him in over 20 years?"

I put my hands behind my head and said. "oh! I didn't know that after so many years the old man would still be known, That's good!

You may not know Alexander Charles Swagger, but you must have heard the name Alexander Bell, right?"

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(A/N: Pass your POWER STONES or Jack will storm your house and steal your cookies!)