Deep End | Hyunlix

21

The sun had just begun to peek over the horizon when the team returned to the base. The adrenaline from the mission still buzzed in their veins, but they were all ready to get to work. Seungmin wasted no time, he plugged the drive into his computer and began decrypting the files they had stolen from the bank. Felix and the rest of the team started putting away their gear, quietly waiting as Seungmin worked.

"What happened?" Felix asked, looking over at Seungmin as he typed away.

Seungmin didn't glance up, focused on his screen. "I left them a little present. It must've triggered another firewall, but I set up a backdoor. We'll be alerted whenever this account is accessed."

Felix raised an eyebrow. "Are they going to know it was us?"

Seungmin shook his head without looking up. "I'll make sure they don't. Even if they do, it'll be near impossible for them to break through our firewalls. The backdoor's secure. We shouldn't have any issues."

Felix nodded, impressed by Seungmin's work. He glanced over at Chan, who had been watching him since they returned. He chose to ignore the older man, knowing he was just over-worrying, but it was hard to shake the feeling that Chan wasn't completely convinced about him going back out into the field.

"Hey," Chan's voice broke the silence.

"Hm?" Felix responded, still focused on the rest of the team.

"Did you ever find out if there was someone else there?"

Felix paused, thinking back to the cubicle. "Yes. There was someone working on something. I couldn't see much, and they ran out when the alarm went off."

"That's suspicious," Chan said, his brow furrowed. "If they weren't doing anything wrong, there would be no reason for them to run."

Felix nodded, agreeing with the assessment. "I thought the same thing. I didn't get a good look at him either—his back was mostly to me."

"I got it!" Seungmin's voice cut through their conversation.

The team quickly gathered around Seungmin's screen as he pulled up the decrypted files. Felix scanned the documents that Seungmin had opened, and his brow furrowed at the findings.

"Looks like this account is mostly used by someone named Lee Know," Felix said, reading aloud. "Can you dig up any information on him?"

Seungmin quickly started clicking through more files. "Already on it." He paused, then looked back up at Felix. "There wasn't much info on him until four years ago. It says he's the CEO of a company called Steel Works Group. They're in the construction business, but the company was only started four years ago, so we can assume it's a front for something else."

Felix narrowed his eyes. "Is he connected to the Snake Eye Clan?"

Seungmin clicked through more files, then paused again. "Umm...guys. It looks like he owns the warehouse where you were taken, Felix."

Felix froze, his eyes wide. "That doesn't seem like the leader, but it's definitely someone higher up."

Chan looked at Felix, his expression darkening. "We need to keep an eye on him. If he's connected to the warehouse, he could be a key player in the clan."

Felix nodded. "Agreed. This information came too easily. We need to be cautious in our next steps. I say we put a tail on him for now and see if we can learn anything more."

"I'll take care of it," Chan volunteered immediately, stepping forward. He didn't want Felix to take this risk.

Felix gave a small smile. "Thanks, Chan. Seungmin, can you get me his address?"