Chapter 38: Spot On Part 4.
’I wonder if there’s anything here that could increase my chance more,’ he muttered, scanning the room again.
His eyes landed on a smaller metal container, different from the others. It had a single drawer built into its frame, secured with a digital lock instead of a key.
Neo crouched down, inspecting the interface. The screen was scratched but functional, displaying a simple four-digit keypad.
He didn’t know the password, but an idea came to mind.
"Tracker."
His eyes glowed faintly, and latent fingerprints appeared on the keypad, some fresher than others.
Using this, he analyzed the prints by pressure and clarity, determining which keys had been pressed the most.
The darker, more defined prints indicated recent or frequent use, while the lighter ones suggested they had been touched less often.
It was still a long shot, considering a four-digit code had 10,000 possible combinations (0000–9999), but narrowing it down to four commonly pressed numbers significantly reduced the possibilities.
He began running through the most probable sequences, prioritizing the most smudged and deeply imprinted keys—the ones that had likely been pressed in order.
If he was right, the lock would open within a few tries.