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Interrogation
The interrogation room was small and gray.Liam sat at a metal table, his hands cuffed in front of him. His whole body ached. His mind was still spinning from everything that had happened.Julian was dead.His father was dead.The door opened and a detective walked in. Middle-aged. Tired eyes. A coffee cup in his hand."I'm Detective Sarah Cole," she said, sitting down across from him. "I've been assigned to your case."Liam didn't respond. He just stared at the table."You're in a lot of trouble, Mr. Voss." She opened a folder. "Murder. Corporate espionage. The list goes on.""I didn't kill anyone," Liam said quietly."That's not what the evidence says." She pulled out photos. Mike's body. Marcus's body. "Two men are dead. And you were at both scenes.""I was trying to stop it.""Stop what?"Liam looked up at her. "Julian Croft. He killed Mike. He killed Marcus. He was trying to kill me.""And yet he's the one who's dead." Detective Cole leaned back. "Convenient.""He shot himself."
Dead
Three days passed.No word from Marcus. No word from anyone. Just silence.Liam was going crazy. He paced the basement like a caged animal, checking his phone every few minutes."He said he'd come through," Maya said. "Give him time.""We don't have time." Liam stopped pacing and looked at her. "Every day we wait, Julian gets stronger. He's out there right now, building his case, turning more people against us.""Marcus knows what he's doing. He's been working for Julian for years. If anyone can get us what we need, it's him."Liam wanted to believe her. He really did.But something felt wrong. A nagging feeling in his gut that he couldn't shake.---On the fourth night, Marcus called."I've got it," he said. "Everything. The financial records. The orders he gave me. The proof that he killed Mike."Liam's heart jumped. "Where are you?""Old factory on the north side. Come alone.""Why alone?""Because I don't trust your friends. And I don't want any surprises."Liam paused. "Okay. I'm
Accused of murder
The website crashed within ten minutes.Too many people trying to access it at once. Maya was already working on a backup server, her fingers flying across the keyboard."Keep it up," Liam said. "We need this to spread.""It's spreading." Elena was watching the news on her phone. "It's everywhere. Social media, news sites, everything."Liam looked at the screen. His heart was pounding. This was it. The moment everything changed.The headline on every channel was the same.ELYSIAN TECH CEO JULIAN CROFT ACCUSED OF MURDER, FRAUD, AND CORPORATE ESPIONAGE"Look at this." Maya pointed at her laptop. "It's trending worldwide. People are demanding answers."Liam watched the numbers climb. Thousands of shares. Tens of thousands. Hundreds of thousands."We did it," he said quietly. "We actually did it."But then his phone rang.He looked at the screen. Unknown number. He almost didn't answer. But something told him he should."Hello?""You think this changes anything?" Julian's voice was calm.
Huge risk
Julian's face twisted with rage.For a moment, nobody moved. Then Julian threw the laptop against the wall. It shattered into pieces."Find him," Julian snarled at his men. "Find him and bring him to me. Alive."The armed men surged forward. Liam grabbed Maya's hand and ran.They bolted toward the back of the warehouse, Elena already waiting by the service door. She'd been hiding in the shadows the whole time."Go, go, go!" Elena shouted.They burst through the door and into the maintenance tunnel. Liam could hear footsteps behind them. Shouting. Gunfire."This way!" Liam pulled Maya through the narrow passage. The tunnel was dark and damp, the walls covered in rust and grime."How far does this go?" Maya gasped."About two blocks. Then we're out."They ran faster. The footsteps were getting closer. Bullets ricocheted off the walls around them.Liam shoved Maya forward. "Don't stop!"They burst out of the tunnel and into the open street. A car was waiting for them. Elena's backup vehi
He’s gone
The next morning, Liam woke up to chaos. Elena was screaming. Maya was shouting. And Dr. Kane was gone. "What happened?" Liam jumped up from the cot he'd been sleeping on. "He's gone!" Elena pointed at the empty workstation. "Dr. Kane. He's not here. And the files are missing." Liam's blood ran cold. He ran over to the computer. The files were still there. But the USB drive with the original code was gone. "He took it," Liam said. "He took the code." Maya was already at the door. "I'll go after him—" "No." Liam grabbed her arm. "It's too late. He's already gone." "We have to find him—" "He's going to Julian." Liam's voice was flat. "He was always going to go to Julian. I was just too stupid to see it." Elena walked over to him. "Liam. This isn't your fault." "Yes it is." He pulled away from her. "I trusted him. Even after everything he did. I trusted him." "We all trusted him," Maya said. "We didn't have a choice." Liam shook his head. "We always have a choice. And I chose
Nightmare
The abandoned research facility was a nightmare.Broken windows, collapsed ceilings, and the smell of mold everywhere. Equipment that hadn't been touched in decades. Dust so thick it looked like snow.But it had power. And it had privacy.Liam stood in the center of what used to be a state-of-the-art laboratory. Dr. Kane was already at work, cleaning off old counters and checking the equipment."This place is a dump," Maya said, pulling her jacket tighter."It's perfect." Dr. Kane didn't look up from his work. "Nobody will find us here."Elena was checking the perimeter. She'd been on edge since the cemetery. Always looking over her shoulder. Always expecting an attack.Liam walked over to Dr. Kane. "How long until you can start?""Already started." Dr. Kane pointed at an old computer. "I've got power. I've got the files. I just need to recalibrate the equipment.""Recalibrate?""Your mother's research was cutting-edge. Some of the tools she used don't exist anymore. I have to adapt."
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