No point denying it. Truth was he did still have contacts on the other side. A few. He was just no longer one of them. The monthly paycheque saw to that. But his former contacts didn't know; anonymity worked both ways. To them he was just Firestarter, hacker and occasional presence on forums. They didn't know who he really was.
“Just people I used to know. People I haven't spoken to for years. It's worth a shot. If we can get a handle on this, XOr can get ahead of the curve. Before our competitors do.
As expected, that worked beautifully.
“OK, Jay. See what you can find out. But I want you back in here with a full update tomorrow.”
“Sure, Karl.”
Jay washed paracetamol down with more black coffee while he tried to think straight. He really hadn't spoken to his old contacts for a long t
