Phone numbers were useful in many ways. Even now, with the entire world blacked out, they were key to pinpointing a specific location.
Under normal circumstances, all it took was hacking into a telecom company and checking electronic contracts and records to find the corresponding address. People's landlines could lead straight to their homes.
In the information age, personal privacy was steadily dwindling. But compared with stolen credit card information, leaked emails, illegal Big Data collection, and the like, personal information leaks caused by the telecommunications industry were an old trick.
The spy chief had provided an address in Chicago. The trio's goal now was to go there, find the relevant telecom provider, and locate the exact address in the paper files.
Yes, they would use the classic old method: the Yellow Pages.
In the information age, aside from the comparatively nostalgic British, the United States had almost completely phased out antiques like the Yellow Pages.
But as a telecom company, even if it only kept one copy in the office building for appearances, it would definitely have one.
It was like the barber pole outside a barbershop, the neon lights outside a nightclub, or the shopping carts outside a supermarket. Even if customers had no use for them, these traditional fixtures representing the business had to be there.
In a city shrouded in darkness, breaking into a telecom company was hardly difficult. Besides, all the security equipment was out of commission now, so there was no need to hide anything.
Thus, the three of them broke in through a window. They were now sitting on the company owner's desk, drinking while frantically flipping through pages.
Things kept purely for show might not be found elsewhere, but they would definitely be in the boss's office.
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