Kwaya Sinchi had to act fast, the pressure was on. Somehow, he had to neutralize the intergovernmental request from the Mars Republic. And neutralize his hacker if possible.
He called in all favors owed him. He didn't ask any of the government operatives to lie or obstruct but just apply the usual governmental incompetence. Slow response, no response or wrong response would work. This was what most people expected from the government so no one would suspect a thing.
His efforts paid off. What had at one time been a high priority request by the Mars Republic for information slowly sank into the morass of government officialdom. The clerks would pass the request in an endless circle until no one remembered such a request ever being made.
Kwaya was sitting on his balcony feeling quite pleased with his efforts when his Annie announced a caller. On the line was his banker begging Kwaya's forgiveness but saying that his estate would be in foreclosure within a week unless Kwaya could come up with the multi-millions necessary to stop the proceedings. Kwaya was disturbed and confused.
Then a call from the marina saying that his eighty-foot yacht had been repossessed and that they had been unable to stop the repo company's operative. Another call informed him that his corporate jet would be held until the back payments were made up. Kwaya was now yelling into his Annie that he owed no back payments.
It wasn't long until his Annie announced another caller. Kwaya was reluctant to answer. It was his personal banker informing him that Interpol had seized all his bank accounts and that they would be inaccessible until an investigation into the source of his funding was completed. When asked how long it would take, his banker only begged his forgiveness and suggested that with the number of Kwaya's holdings it might take several months.
Kwaya let the Annie drop from his hand. He stared at the setting sun.
Evram knew he wouldn't be able to retire soon but he also knew of one former customer whose future looked a lot bleaker than Evram's.
He monitored the chatter over the secure government networks until he was sure they had no idea who was involved in the Martian incidents. Moreover, his former customer had done a good job blocking any inquiries, at least until Evram got finished with him.
Overall Evram was pleased with the operation. He had broken into the colonist's network twice and created the pre-planned incidents without being caught. And when the colonists did try to trap his intrusion, he was able to get out and away without leaving a trace.
Of course, he owed a lot to his new Em. It had picked up on Evram's “methodology” quickly and had no qualms about their work. But that was to be expected, after all, Evram was also a great teacher.
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