2026-05-19 10:31:29Leaving now would obviously make things even worse. Especially because, from the reflection on the dark glass wall behind the CSO desk, Gavin could already see two security guards approaching.
Ding! [ Side Mission Triggered ] Gavin’s pupils instantly widened. This was the first time he had ever seen a notification like this. Meanwhile, Leon Briggs remained silent for several seconds, wondering whether this young man was playing some kind of joke Or perhaps just another victim of the countless rug-pull scams spreading lately, someone who ended up completely delusional afterward. “Your full name?” [ Institutional Recognition ] Reward: Special Point x1 “Reward?” “Sir?” “Huh?!” “Your full name, please.” Gavin genuinely didn’t expect that coming here would suddenly trigger a Side Mission. “G-Gavin... Gavin Valerio.” Leon gave a small shake of his head, subtly signaling the security guards to wait while he activated the thin tablet in his hand. “Date of birth?” The moment Gavin answered, Marcus suddenly stood up and walked closer. “Mister Briggs, come on...” Marcus laughed lightly. “You know this is bullshit, right?” His eyes shifted toward Gavin, who clearly looked nervous. “Hey.” Marcus smirked. “What exactly are you trying to pull here?” He glanced around the lobby. “What? You and your friends filming some prank content or something?” “Mister Hale, please don’t create a disturbance,” Leon said calmly while continuing to swipe across the tablet screen. Marcus frowned as if genuinely offended. “Mister Briggs, I’m trying to help you.” “Lately I’ve seen a lot of college kids making insane content just to boost engagement.” The instant Marcus mentioned that word—Engagement— Gavin visibly flinched and turned toward him. “What?” Marcus smirked wider. “I’m right... aren’t I?” Gavin said nothing. Because the moment he heard the word engagement, Brandon’s face from two nights ago instantly resurfaced inside his mind. “Mister Briggs, this brat is obviously—” “Mister Hale?” “Yeah?” “I’m working.” At last, Marcus finally fell silent. Leon resumed typing. For the first few seconds, Nothing happened. Then suddenly, Leon’s expression changed. And immediately, both Marcus and Gavin sensed something was wrong. Leon typed again. His eyes moved rapidly across the screen as he read something. Then, the tablet display shifted into a dark crimson interface with two bold lines displayed at the center. TIER BLACK COMPLIANCE FLAG ENHANCED DUE DILIGENCE REQUIRED Leon unconsciously stopped breathing for a fraction of a second. Because he knew very well, That kind of flag did not appear for low-level scammers. He immediately opened the deeper detail layers. And the more he read, The less sense everything made. (Dormant fiduciary linkage.) (Cross-border institutional routing.) (Legacy trust compatibility.) (Pre-cleared liquidity architecture.) Slowly, Leon lifted his gaze toward Gavin. He genuinely couldn’t understand how a nervous young man wearing a cheap black hoodie could possess a capital structure that appeared unbelievably clean from every angle. Even more terrifying, The global financial backend systems were treating Gavin like someone who absolutely should not be touched carelessly. Meanwhile, after seeing the way Leon was staring at him, Gavin began feeling that perhaps everything he was doing right now was happening far too quickly. And potentially dragging him toward dangerous territory. “Hey, you two!” Marcus suddenly called toward the security guards. “Looks like you’ve got something to deal with over here.” “Mister Valerio...” “Y-Yes?!” Gavin answered in surprise, already feeling cornered after Marcus called security over. “We need to move this conversation to my office.” “Huh?!” Even Leon himself hadn’t expected this outcome. But eventually, he gave Gavin a small smile. Though notably, Not Marcus. “Mister Hale,” Leon spoke calmly, “please refrain from interfering with my work.” At the same time, he gave a subtle signal toward the two security guards standing nearby. Both immediately understood and stepped back. “Mister Valerio,” Leon gestured politely. “Please.” “Alright...” Gavin swallowed lightly. “Thank you.”
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CHAPTER 20 — One Hundred
“Profit?” Gavin asked, half under his breath. “Yeah.” Caleb immediately leaned forward. “How much?” Honestly, Gavin himself didn’t really understand crypto that well. The basics weren’t hard to grasp, but he had never actually bought a single token before. He didn’t even have an exchange app. He had only heard other people talk about it. “You guys are still here?” Gavin asked when he realized Nina and the others were still standing behind him. “W-We...” Nina stammered slightly. “Just tell us already!” one of the girls behind Nina shouted. “Yeah, we wanna know too!” another added shamelessly. There was no way Gavin could escape now after starting all this. He glanced left and right. Every eye was still locked onto him. So after thinking for a few seconds, he finally answered casually. “One hundred.” Adam frowned. Dylan tilted his head slightly. Nina and almost everyone else in The Yard also seemed confused because the number was way too short. “One hundred what?” “One hu
CHAPTER 19 — Commons Market Theory
Gavin blinked several times. “Rumors?” he muttered before looking at his three friends. “Robbery?”The three of them stayed silent, making Gavin slowly furrow his brows.“Oh, shit...” he cursed. “What the hell is wrong with you guys?”“No need to pretend you don’t understand.” Nina snorted softly before pointing at the items on the table.“Because even an idiot can tell none of that stuff is cheap.”Adam, Caleb, and Dylan immediately nodded in unison.“True.”“Yeah.”“Exactly.”Gavin stared at them in disbelief. “Shit... whose side are you guys on?”But he ignored the three of them and turned back toward Nina.“Fine. You can think whatever you want,” he said. “But who exactly are you?”Nina slightly pulled her head back, but Gavin still wasn’t done.“And why is whatever I do any of your busine—”His words suddenly stopped when his eyes landed on one of the girls standing beside Nina.“Oh...” Gavin slowly nodded. “Alright. Now I get it.”At that moment, he finally realized where the ri
CHAPTER 18 — Rumors
CHAPTER 18 — Power RangersThe Yard was still fairly crowded that night. The sounds of student conversations, clinking utensils, soft music, and occasional bursts of laughter blended together in the air.Although students from South Block and North Tower occasionally showed up there, nothing particularly interesting had happened today, leaving most of the seats occupied by Commons residents who treated the place like their shared living room.At one of the tables in the middle of the food court, Adam leaned back in his chair while staring at Caleb and Dylan sitting across from him.“No matter what happens, we can’t just delete it.”Caleb immediately frowned.“Why not?”Adam let out a slow sigh and rubbed his face.“Because it’s not our responsibility. We only built the place. We’re not the ones who uploaded it, and we’re not the ones creating all that bullshit on there.”Dylan, who had been busy stabbing fries with his fork the whole time, finally looked up. But before he could say anyt
CHAPTER 17 — The Nest
Gavin walked slowly along the campus pathway with his phone pressed against his ear. Several shopping bags were still hanging from his hands, swaying lightly with each step. The night air felt colder now.“Olivia...” Gavin frowned slightly. “What exactly did you mean earlier?”Several seconds of silence passed before Olivia’s voice finally came from the other side of the call.“Gavin, if your goal is simply to start a business, then everything is fairly straightforward. We choose an industry, find a good location, and start investing.” Her voice remained calm as usual. “But if what you want to build is your own network, then that becomes a different problem.”Gavin stayed silent as he continued walking, waiting for Olivia to continue.“We need information,” Olivia finally said. “We need to know which networks are beginning to weaken, who’s fighting who, who’s losing money, and who’s becoming desperate. In Northgate, some of the people I’ve already met are willing to dig into things l
CHAPTER 16 — The Stage
“Dean Sterling, what a coincidence. I was actually just about to contact you about—”“This isn’t a coincidence.”Sarah Ellington stopped mid-sentence.The woman slowly leaned back against her office chair, her voluptuous figure relaxing into the leather as she watched Wesley calmly pull out the chair in front of her desk and sit down without waiting for permission.“You want to talk about Gavin Valerio.”For a moment, Sarah simply stared at the dean. Then she glanced toward the monitor on her desk before slowly closing the financial report still displayed on the screen.“…Yes.” Sarah replied. “That transfer triggered an internal review.”Wesley gave a faint nod. “One million dollars.”“Yes.”Sarah slowly crossed her legs. “I assume…” she said carefully, though her tone carried an almost teasing undertone, “you already spoke to the student directly?”“I did.”“And?”Wesley fell silent for a few seconds before finally answering.“He didn’t negotiate.”“He didn’t even want to know how mu
CHAPTER 15 — The Wrong Way
At this point, Gavin truly had to accept that all these years, he’d been completely deceived by Bella’s pretty face and sexy body.Because if he actually paid attention to the way she talked, He never should’ve fallen in love with her in the first place.Right now, in Gavin’s eyes, Bella genuinely looked like a shameless woman who had no idea where her limits were.But this time,Gavin no longer thought the same way he used to. He refused to be humiliated simply because these two believed they could do whatever they wanted to him.The moment he saw Brandon’s condescending smile, An idea suddenly crossed Gavin’s mind.“Yo, Brandon.” Gavin smirked faintly. “Shopping today? Guess you’ve got a lot of money to throw around.”Gavin’s intuition started working again. At this point, he was convinced that no matter how arrogant Brandon was, he still wouldn’t do something reckless enough to create legal trouble over someone like him.And Gavin himself fully intended to take advantage of the ch
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