Agent Chetiri

Chapter 26

Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

-Captain Edward Murphy

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(December 4, 2013- 1:15 PM)

Alexa and James sped through the streets of Kiev, Ukraine in a sleek black sedan that M had arranged for them to use. They had landed in Kiev about three hours ago and were heading towards their hotel.

"How long do you think we'll be here?" Alexa said.

"That all depends on you and how you wish to execute this kill," James said, drumming his fingers against the steering wheel.

"Well, Q texted me earlier and told me that the party's been rescheduled to tomorrow, seven o'clock. That's actually better, so we have enough time to finalize everything," Alexa said.

"Alright. What exactly is the plan?" James asked as he turned the car into the roadway. He swore loudly, realizing that they would be caught in traffic and leant his head against his hand as they waited in the crowded street. Alexa pulled out her laptop and brought up a screen with the blueprints of Kozlov's house that Q had given her.

"Kozlov's house is a two-story, manor style home with a surrounding wall and a back entrance. His house is equipped with a top-of-the-line security system and has four armed guards stationed at each corner of the house. Each guard's shift ends at 7:00, and new ones come in at around 7:05. There are security cameras at each entrance and exit. At the party, security will be guarding one focal point of the house- the ballroom. We need to speak with her privately before killing her which means leading her away. How can I draw her away without attracting attention?" Alexa said as she went through the various locations on her laptop.

"I could always just lead her away. Don't forget, I am quite persuasive with women," James pointed out.

"Oh. Well, I was thinking of putting laxatives in her food, but that seems like a more feasible option," Alexa said, blinking in surprise.

"Laxatives?" he said, raising an eyebrow.

"Don't look at me like that. If I'm going to kill someone, I might as well do it creatively," Alexa muttered.

"How unorthodox. So that's why Q likes you so much," James muttered. "After we lead her away, where do we take her?"

"We bring her to the warehouse district. We can interrogate and kill her there," Alexa said, shutting her laptop.

"But remember, that's if everything goes perfectly," he pointed out. "And what have I always told you about that?"

"Missions are never flawless, otherwise they would be much too easy. I have to plan for all of the possible scenarios with the mindset that something will screw up somewhere," Alexa said, sounding bored.

"Precisely. So, let's start from the beginning. Are there any prerequisites we have to deal with before the mission starts?" James said.

"Q is going to hack into the system today and later, he'll tell me where exactly I can tap into the wire that directs the security cameras' feed. Once I tap into that wire, I can set up a mirror image to cover our tracks as we sneak into the party tomorrow through the surrounding wall. Naturally, he'll give me the pass code to the door so we can get in. While we're there, Q will disable the camera systems with a similar sort of technique so nothing will be traced to us," Alexa said.

"In the improbable event that Q fails to hack into their system, what are you going to do?" James said.

"Seriously? James, this is my boyfriend we're talking about. He's the same man that hacked into Russia's government database several times with little to no effort. I honestly doubt he would fail at hacking now," Alexa said, with a roll of her eyes.