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Chapter 514: The Patient Hunter
Chapter 514: The Patient HunterThe city of Emerald Falls was still draped in a heavy, pre-dawn mist when James Wane stepped through the glass doors of the EMC headquarters. The lobby was silent, the marble floors polished to a mirror-like shine that reflected the dim security lights.To the skeletal night staff, he was just James Clarkson, the diligent Acting CFO arriving early to handle the quarterly crisis. They had no idea that the man walking past them carried a digital bomb in his leather briefcase.James entered his office and sat in the dark for a moment, the only light coming from the glowing status LEDs of his workstation. He opened his laptop and reviewed the final report he had compiled during the sleepless hours of the night.$8,000,000,000.00 OUTBOUND.The trail was beautiful in its complexity. It looked like a spiderweb spun across the globe—Panama, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, and small private banks in Eastern Europe.He picked up his pho
Chapter 513: The Taste of Victory
Chapter 513: The Taste of VictoryThe cold blue light of a specialized encryption tablet illuminated Williams Jesse’s face as he sat in the back of a darkened SUV. Outside, the industrial shadows of the Warehouse District blurred past the tinted windows. His fingers, steady and precise, tapped a sequence into a hidden banking app.The screen refreshed. A long string of digits appeared, followed by a balance that made his pulse quicken.$8,000,000,000.00 – CLEARED.It was only the first wave, the initial harvest from the digital seeds he had planted months ago. More would trickle in as the secondary shell companies processed the global hops he had engineered. He felt a surge of cold, intellectual pride. He had outsmarted EMC security, bypassed Eric Wood’s oversight, and used a "nobody" like Marcus to take all the physical risk.He pulled up his messaging app and typed a short, clinical text to Mr. Sterling.“Done. Check your accounts. The eagle has landed.”
Chapter 512: The Digital Trail
Chapter 512: The Digital TrailThe air in James’s private office was thick with the hum of high-powered servers and the smell of cold coffee. James sat hunched over a bank of four monitors, his eyes reflecting the rapid scroll of data. Beside him, Eric Wood stood with his arms folded tightly across his chest, his breathing shallow. The clock on the wall had just ticked past 9:00 PM.Suddenly, the silent office was filled with the sharp, rhythmic chirping of security alerts. Red windows began popping up across all four screens like a digital rash."It’s happening," Eric whispered, leaning in so close his tie brushed the desk. "James, look at the outbound ledger. The accounts are bleeding."James didn't respond immediately. His fingers flew across the keyboard, opening a specialized tracking software he had built in secret. On the central monitor, a live map of the world appeared. Glowing white lines began to shoot out from the Emerald Falls server node, stretching across oceans."Eight
Chapter 511: The Red Key
Chapter 511: The Red KeyThe interior of the "Neon Oasis" internet cafe was a maze of dim lighting and the low, constant hum of cooling fans.The air was thick with the scent of stale energy drinks and the metallic tang of overheated hardware. Neon blue strips of light ran along the baseboards, casting an eerie glow on the faces of young men hunched over glowing monitors.Most were lost in the chaotic world of online gaming, their fingers clicking furiously on mechanical keyboards, their voices rising in occasional shouts of frustration or triumph.In the far corner, tucked away in a booth where the shadows were deepest, Marcus sat perfectly still. He looked entirely out of place. While the teenagers around him wore oversized hoodies and bulky headsets, Marcus wore a cheap, stiff windbreaker zipped up to his chin. His hands, resting on the laminate tabletop, were trembling so violently that he eventually had to tuck them under his thighs to keep them still.He checked the digital cloc
Chapter 510: The Eyes in the Dark
Chapter 510: The Eyes in the DarkThe parking garage beneath the EMC building was a tomb of cold air and the smell of damp concrete. In the furthest corner, tucked away from the security cameras, sat a nondescript dark sedan. Inside, Gregor sat as still as a statue. He did not have the radio on, nor did he check his personal messages. His entire focus was on the digital tablet glowing in his lap.For twenty-four hours, Gregor had been a ghost, trailing Williams Jesse through the city. He had compiled a list of movements that painted a dark picture. Williams had not been at home last night; instead, he had been seen in the East District—a place where the police only went in pairs—meeting with some gang members. Furthermore, Gregor’s internal monitors showed that Williams had made three desperate, failed attempts to hack into the very servers he was supposed to manage. James’s new security blocks were holding, but the frequency of the attacks suggested a man who was running out of time
Chapter 509: The Countdown
Chapter 509: The CountdownThe heavy oak door clicked shut as Williams Jesse exited the chairman’s office. Mr. Sterling did not move. He remained standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, staring out at the sprawling skyline of Emerald Falls. The sun was beginning to dip, casting long, jagged shadows across the glass towers of the business district.Inside his mind, a storm was brewing. His heart hammered against his ribs, a rhythmic reminder of the gamble he had just accepted."Eighty million dollars," Sterling whispered to the empty room.He turned away from the window and looked at his desk. For decades, he had built his reputation on being a shrewd, untouchable leader. But today, Williams had stripped away his control. By nine o’clock tonight, the life he knew would either be amplified by unimaginable wealth or destroyed by handcuffs and a prison cell."There is no middle ground," he muttered, his voice cold. "Rich or ruined."He sat back in his leather chair and rubbed his temples
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