The Enforcer kicked the laptop off the desk, glass shattering. "Thirty-three megabytes for a wallpaper? You’re a bad liar, Elias."
The router chirped, a frantic yellow blink. Outside, the low hum of a hovering drone grew louder. They were triangulating the signal. He could almost feel the static electricity of their scanners crawling up the walls. Download 33.1 MB
The front door splintered inward just as Elias yanked the drive from the port. He didn't run for the fire escape. Instead, he dropped the tiny plastic stick into his cold cup of coffee and held up his empty hands. The Enforcer kicked the laptop off the desk,
"Maybe," Elias said, watching the dark liquid submerge the drive. "But I’m a very patient downloader." Elias." The router chirped