Reboot: Mechanic

Chapter 314 Spyware

Otis was a military commander, but insiders know that was merely a title. 

He was like the domestic affairs military, in charge of the safety of Gearits City.

Despite that, Otis doesn't have much authorization to access most confidential areas unless he obtained permission from the higher-ups.

Hence, not one of them had taken Otis seriously nor was he important enough to be included in anything. Only the lower citizens without power might fear Otis and his superficial power.

"Otis wished to gain some control by doing such action, right?" Damon asked. 

"He certainly does, but only a bit minimally. He's not stupid enough to demand outrageous things." 

"Heh, he's clever indeed to know his limit. If he dared to demand something more, then I might as well send him to sewage duties." Damon snorted coldly. 

The ambiance outside was thick with both tension and the faint scent of strategy. Damon's expression carried a mixture of irritation and anticipation.

"Anyway, I didn't show you the video to degrade Otis further, given that we know he's garbage," Nancy said, standing up and zooming in on the two figures.

With a few taps on her tablet, the images on the screen became clearer, revealing the figures of Vanessa and Shi Tian.

"I suspect that the videos on the Darknet have something to do with them. Given that they have secretly left the camp, coincidence with the time footage of this video and the fact that Theobold had an abnormal relationship with them." 

"There's no time footage in the Darknet video, so how did you know the time matches?" Damon questioned.

"Do I look incompetent to you?" Nancy sneered coldly in response. 

"Even without the time footage in the video, a bit of investigation in the surrounding atmosphere, and the weather-like, I can easily determine the time. Mix and match, and we'll get a hit." 

Damon nodded his head, agreeing to her claim. "So you're suspicious of them, and now you're telling me this to capture them?"

Nancy shook her head and sighed. "If I wanted you to capture them, then I might as well do it myself. What I want you to do is provoke Theobold and question his integrity in public." 

"Question his integrity?"

"Mhmm, shady relationship with these people, along with his conduct in sending his elite soldiers to somewhere else. I want you to make sure everyone knows Theobold is not as honorable as he seemed on the surface." 

It was finally now that Damon understood Nancy's goal. She made all these connections and through speculations, she created a deadly hole for Theobold to fall in.

Theobold's influence and power come from the citizens' trust in him.

However, with so many doubts and suspicions suddenly coming to the surface, questioning his motive, Theobold's reputation would be ruined. By that time, removing him and stripping his power would be a cakewalk. 

With that goal set, Damon wasted no time and ordered his soldiers to stop the training drill and get ready for a battle.

"Very shrewd of you to use me as a pawn, but seeing his downfall is satisfying." Damon grinned sinisterly. 

He knew Nancy was unwilling to go to the front as the initiator, so she came all the way to him to make him the initiator. 

And with such conclusive and juicy evidence, even if Damon doesn't say it aloud, he would be willing to do it. 

"I'm just helping you achieve vengeance." Nancy smiled brightly, acting as if she was merely lending a hand. 

"Oh please, as if you don't have a nefarious goal in doing all of these." Damon rolled his eyes and snorted. 

Did she want to use that as a pretext for him owing her a favor?

Fat chance! 

It was a win-win situation that benefited the two of them, so there was no way he would allow her to gain an advantage over him.

"What a stingy and rude man as always." Nancy shrugged but didn't press on the matter. 

Obviously, it would be great if Damon would owe her a favor from this, but that was just a bonus addition. She didn't actually have much hope in scheming him. 

It would be too easy if she was able to earn a favor from him. There's no challenge in that. 

Sometime later, Damon's soldiers all gathered in three straight lines, ready to be deployed at a moment's notice.

"Let me guess, you won't go with me?" Damon asked, despite having an answer in his mind already.

Nancy grinned but didn't say much. The silent response was evident enough.

Damon shook his head and raised his hands, signaling his soldiers to advance forward. It was time to make some moves after being cooped up here. 

While this was happening, back at the Iron Sentinel, Mary giggled softly. 

"Looks like your video is really causing quite the storm, Nathan," Mary informed him.

Shi Tian, who was chatting with Vanessa regarding something, turned around and looked quite confused. 

"What do you mean, Mary?" He asked softly. 

"Look at the scene happening right now." Mary waved her hand, echoing him to go toward her, and glanced at the computer screen.

Although unsure of what was going on, Shi Tian quickly went over to Mary's side and glanced at the screen. 

"What the–"

Shi Tian's mouth was wide open, almost like an "O" shape, given that he did not know when or how Mary accomplished such a thing. The scene on the screen was transmitting a live recording of Theobold and his soldiers. 

While Shi Tian was dumbfounded by the scene, Vanessa calmly walked over and rubbed her chin. 

Her brows knitted slightly as she deduced, "Based on the camera angle and how it's recording, I think you must have done this when you purposely went to Commander Theobold enthusiastically regarding his FTAV Mark X vehicle." 

Mary seemed surprised when it was Vanessa who had managed to deduce how she had done it.

"I really can't tell when you are naive and when you are clever, Vanessa. You are surely one hard-to-read individual." Mary exclaimed, essentially admitting to having planted spyware. 

"You were pretending to be excited by the vehicle and were in fact planting spyware?" Shi Tian was stunned by the revelation.

"Just when did you think of that? I thought you were really a fanatic at that time."