Chapter 40: The CoreThere's no point in killing an innocent, no matter how evil his employer is.
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The door burst open, the sound echoing in the small bathroom of the Universal Dynamics lobby.
Heavy footfalls entered the room accompanied by the clanking of metal tools. “Son of a b***h. I'll bet that lazy s**t Brent left this for me.” The maintenance man's voice was tired and angry. “I bet he didn't even look at it.”
Scarlett crouched on the toilet, keeping her feet out of view from under the door. Not that it mattered. The maintenance man was about to open the door and get a big surprise. The augmented reality display projected from her contact lenses highlighted the man's likely location based on sound. She held her breath and lifted a small spray can.
The man outside the stall c
