been going about this all wrong. We need to agitate them somehow in a way that they will be aware of their surroundings and be thinking a bad thought at the same time.”
“Yes,” Lily responded. “But I have no idea what that would be.”
“Just leave that to us.”
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“I think it would be best to create two different disturbances,” the tech explained as each team member listened in through their ear pieces. “Each disturbance will need four people. There will be one person as bait and the others to overtake the guard. One team of four will go in the south entrance and the other go in the north. The bait will break in any way they can and make a lot of noise. Then run and hide in an area that will lead the guard to a position that will be ideal for the others to come in from behind and grab him. Lily will be listening for info on location and anything else that might be valuable.”
“It sounds like you have everything planned out,” Mr. Turner said over the earpieces everyone was wearing.
“Lily was the one who knew what we were doing wrong to begin with sir.”
“Well done, Lily,” Mr. Turner said proudly. Lily couldn’t help but beam from her seat in the van. What made it even better was that everyone else in the van was just as happy for her.
“Alright,” Mr. Turner said. “Let’s do this.” The street men divided up quickly into the two teams and casually made their way towards the warehouse. Once everyone was in position, the two people chosen as bait forced their way inside. One was able to pull the lock off of the door with the small set of tools he had on hand, and the other ended up breaking in through a window. Both made enough noise to wake the dead.
Finally after an hour on the job, Lily heard the buzz in her head she had been expecting.
“What the,” a man’s voice said surprised. “Must be Johnny, he always said he would get in here someday. He won’t last a minute against my glock.” The voice laughed sadistically. “I’ll send the little idiot to the south entrance. The sound was smaller, probably Johnny’s dumb mutt diggin’ around outside. He better be able to handle it. Surely the squid can actually shoot if he needs to. He better, or I’m gonna wring his neck.”
“What’s a glock,” Lily asked.
“A handgun,” a guard said alarmed.
“Well, one of the guards has one,” Lily declared. “And he plans on using it. It’s the one going to the north entrance. He’s sent the smaller guy to the south entrance. I think he is also armed, but it sounds like he isn’t as confident in his shooting skills.” Everyone in the van sat staring at her in awe. Then one of the van men pulled himself together and relayed the information on to the street men. Lily listened as another buzzing voice entered her mind.
“I can’t believe I have to do this,” it said annoyed. “I’m better than this run down dump. Uncle Vince only put me here to test me. I’m sure of it. This is so dumb. It was probably just some punk kid. I think I’ll just see if I can scare the punk away. If uncle Vince keeps me in this dump any longer then I’m gonna bash that precious Van Gogh of his over in the corner.”
“It looks like the one to the south is going to try to scare the intruder somehow,” Lily said wishing he had given her more.
“If you can find out what he will do, it would be really helpful,” a guard said.
“Sorry,” Lily apologized. “Listening is all I have power over. Everything I get is from what they happen to think in the moment. I will keep listening, but there’s not much I can do beyond that.”
“It’s okay,” another guard said consolingly. “You’re doing great. We’ve never had this much to go on before. Everything you have already given us has been very helpful. Keep up the good work.” The other guards nodded in agreement. Lily smiled at them, but still wished there was more she could do.
“Ha,” it was the first man’s voice again. “If I can just get my foot in this hole, I’ll be steady. Johnny won’t be expecting me to shoot from above, will ya Johnny boy.”
“Wait,” Lily said almost jumping out of her seat. “The first one, he’s already somewhere near the