Heavy mahogany doors of the VIP holding room slammed shut, cutting off the deafening roar of the chaotic convention hall outside.Director Kang ripped his silk tie from his collar, his face still a dark, unnatural shade of purple. He threw his expensive navy suit jacket across the room, smashing a crystal water pitcher off the side table. Shards of glass exploded across the polished hardwood floor, but the violence did nothing to soothe his frantic mind."How did this happen?!" Kang screamed, his voice cracking as he turned on his chief legal counsel, who was trembling near the window. "My data was encrypted on a private military-grade server! How did a penniless clerk get his hands on my personal digital token signatures?!""We don't know, Director," the lawyer stammered, adjusting his glasses with shaking fingers. "The financial authorities are already freezing our domestic corporate accounts. The International Financial Regulatory Association issued a formal warrant for a full asse

Morning light flooded the living room of the Ahn family residence. Min-ah sat on the edge of the velvet sofa, her eyes glued to the wide-screen television. Beside her, her mother nervously paced back and forth across the rug, clutching a cup of tea with hands that wouldn't stop shaking. Ever since Director Kang vanished after the disastrous summit, their phones had been ringing non-stop with calls from anxious debt collectors and relatives. "Did Kang call you back yet?!" her mother demanded, her voice rising in panic. "He can't just go missing! Who is going to pay off the mortgage interest this month?!" "He turned his phone off," Min-ah muttered, her heart heavy with dread. "He's hiding from the police." "That useless coward!" her mother shrieked, slamming her cup onto the table. "After everything we did for him! We threw out that penniless clerk Jin just so you could be with a billionaire!" Before Min-ah could respond, a loud breaking news chime sounded from the TV. The screen