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access some of our network through a secure VPN connection from my computer here. But I don’t know where the rest of it is stored,” the fat man lied unconvincingly.
    The meat cleaver whistled satisfyingly, slicing through the air, severing the man’s thumb at the knuckle. The sickening sound of metal ripping through flesh, tendons and bone was drowned out as the fat man screamed.
    Trevellion whispered threateningly, closing his hand over the man’s mouth.
    “Well you’re not going to be able to jerk off anymore with just three fingers. And if you don’t start talking quickly you won’t have anything to jerk off with because I’ll cut your dick off and fucking feed it to you.”
    Removing his large hand from the man’s mouth Trevellion stood back and looked at the man’s bleeding hand.
    “Alright, alright,” Langley panted. “All of our developmental state network and intranet projects are stored and archived on a suite of secure remote servers. I can access all of it from my machine here. We don’t keep hard copy files at ACE Solutions. It’s not company policy. It’s part of our push to the paperless office and meeting the needs of the Freedom of Information Act.”
    Sweat continued to pour down Langley’s reddened face. A thin smile crossed Trevellion’s.
    Bending over the desk Trevellion deftly pressed the ‘On’ button of the elegant tablet computer. Within seconds an array of software options filled the uncluttered desktop.
    “Where am I going from your desktop? Via the VPN link?”
    As the man nodded Trevellion noticed the duct tape across his eyes beginning to work itself loose. It was probably the fat man’s sweat that had loosened it he thought.
    Motioning to his accomplice Kennedy quickly slapped a fresh piece tighter across the man’s eyes.
    Sliding his index finger across the glossy screen Trevellion tapped the VPN icon.
    “User name and password?” he demanded.
    The fat man flinched in anticipation of being maimed by the meat cleaver again.
    “Er, ‘ace497#dl’ and ‘home794#fv’,” he spluttered.
    Carefully keying in the details, the screen seamlessly changed, displaying two further options:

    1. Connect to ACE Solutions Email services
    2. Connect to ACE Solutions corporate LAN

    Trevellion grinned maliciously as his eyes scanned the screen. Within moments of selecting the second option the rapid VPN broadband link had connected to ACE Solutions LAN.
    A fresh menu of user options quickly appeared. In the corner of the screen the company’s logo, a neatly defined sphere, was smoothly rotating. Along the bottom of the screen were six buttons.
    Trevellion glided his finger silently over ‘Advanced user options’ and softly pressed the screen.
    His expectancy quickly faded and he sighed with annoyance as a further dialogue box popped-up. A cursor flashed eagerly in the centre of the screen.
    “What’s the PIN for Advanced user options?” he barked threateningly.
    The fat man’s resistance had been cut away as rapidly as his finger and thumb as he divulged the password. More waves of nausea swept through him as Trevellion entered the code.
    Trevellion’s gaze carefully scanned the new on-screen options:

    1. Upload information
    2. Copy information
    3. Help

    He smiled wickedly as his finger gently pressed for the second option.
    ‘Please specify destination drive and directory’ a further dialogue box insisted.
    Trevellion’s hand hovered over the on-screen keyboard. The fat man’s hand continued to ooze blood that dripped onto the dark blue carpet.
    Pulling a high capacity flash drive from his jacket pocket, Trevellion slid it into the USB port before turning back to Langley.
    “How much data is there on your LAN?” he demanded impatiently, casting a glance at the antique clock above the monitor.
    Langley jumped a little, stirred from momentary unconsciousness.
    “I don’t know, er, three or four terabytes I suppose,” he panted.
    Fuck it , Trevellion cursed