Hollywood Zenith

What they wanted to achieve was simple. There were somethings that they wouldn't be able to find out through hacking.

With the advert of technology, most of the smart Elites understood what would happen if their dirty laundry got exposed.

Even with all their connections and power there was nothing like facing a onslaught of public that were affected by them and them finding out about it in this way which made them feel like they were betrayed at the highest level.

It wasn't just limited to finance, many powerful people would collect 'material' on others in case their identity is threatened.

There were no enemies or friends at such a high level. They could flip sides if it meant for them to gain more ground or power that's just how the world worked.

Normal people might have gotten complacent but these people who had a lot to lose knew it was a classic case of 'survival of the fittest'. Their only way to survive was to loop in as many different parties as possible making themselves too big so that even the governing body would think twice before acting against them.

There were entities that were too big to fail, most of them were hidden in the dark. Greens were definitely a tier below but they could topple many people while they go down.

Samuel wanted to be mindful and discreet so that these forces wouldn't blame him for them taking loses. He had found many discrepancy in the corporate structure but he wanted more evidence for him to force the people in power to take action.

Now that they were approaching busy section of the city, his driving was a lot more smoother so as to not arise any suspicion. The whole surveillance field would be scrounged after their mission.

Fortunately, the busy section only last for few minutes before they got off the main road to take a narrow street which went parallel to many of the wealthy people's home.

Those who didn't know how this city works would never guess that there were many places like Beverly Hills at the outskirts of the city.

With city having some of the most strictest landscaping rules, these people would find loop holes and even going as far as to register their place as a green land so that no one could built close to them.

The quality of life in the city had been deteriorating for last few decades but now, it was hanging by a thread. With the financial center label of London, it was even possible that the whole country would have collapsed by now.

But it was never a concern for those who had money. They could hire people to lobby for their cause of spread propaganda to pass specific bills that would help them. It was a give and take relationship, sadly it was too common throughout the world.

Samuel scanned the whole surrounding parking the vehicle in a bush before saying," Just give me the stuff. Move according to the plan and finish your objectives. If situation do get out of hand, you are allowed to protect yourself but I prefer you to be careful not to be seen."

He got out of the car as this was his stop. Each member except Jane who was suppose to stay in the vehicle haf different things that they needed to take care of.

Arthur, Steve and Samuel had the most tough objective while Cho and Drake had it easier in charge of some distraction. Jane would be communicating with everyone while transferring the data that they were going to obtain.

She could have done it from the base but with their special equipment the distance dictated the speed. She knew that therewas going to be a lot of data as these things were never simple so she wanted to come with everyone so that they could finish the job early.

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" Catch you on the rebound." Samuel said with a smile leaving with his gear. They didn't have time to respond before he vanished from their eyes.

Steve immediately took to the wheels heading toward their next location while Arthur and others started unloading their equipments and other gears.

The feat and laughter on their way here completely disappeared. They knew it was a dangerous mission because he told them and even gave them a choice to join or abstain from it.

Although, Ze was missing from their roaster. They never really informed them or else they knew he would make the same choice.

But since, Samuel had said his presence would not affect the outcome of the mission, it was only right for them to leave him alone and let him enjoy the company of his family.

After few minutes, Arthur jumped out of the vehicle with his gear. The old man was still agile as a cheetah that Steve didn't even had to slow down the van for him.

Steve took one more stop where he dropped Cho and Drake together. Jane was adamant on going with him as he was one responsible for getting to the digital files.

They might not find anything substantial as this was just a residence but they had to start from somewhere. It was also dangerous for Jane because she would be alone and if Steve presence was discovered they would surely search their immediate vicinity and they could easily find her.

She might be tough but in the black van, she was a sitting duck waiting to be slaughtered! Despite Steve's disagreement, she stood firm to follow him to which he could reluctantly agree.

The newly married couple also geared up after he skillfully covered the van to camouflage it to the background. With little moonlight, their jet black figure were like ghosts descending into the mortal realm.

" Are you ready to do this?" Steve asked.

" Are you still worried about me? I know how to hide so just come back safely." She rolled her eyes thinking Steve should worry about himself instead of her who would be here doing recon.

" I know but you have to promise after this we will have that 'talk'. "

" What talk?"

" You know what I mean. You have been putting it off for years. I don't think I can wait any-" Jane shut his mouth by a well timed punch. She couldn't believe he was going on about such things during the mission!

Later, she was even more embarrassed when she found out everyone heard their little talk through the common bandwidth! Steve was kicked out of the van but he was grinning toward the whole way. Nothing beats teasing his wife especially when she tries to act all serious around him.