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Chapter 64 THE MAN AMONG US
The room fell into a stunned silence. Nobody reached for the tablet; nobody breathed. Inspector Morris slowly took the device from the agent, his hands trembling violently."No..." His voice was barely audible. "This has to be wrong."Victor stepped up beside him. "Show us."Morris turned the screen around, revealing a personnel profile that filled the display:FEDERAL INVESTIGATION BUREAUName: Agent Daniel CarterClearance Level: Alpha SevenStatus: ActiveYears of Service: SixPsychological Evaluation: OutstandingRecommendation: Fast-track promotionBeneath the profile text, the photograph loaded completely. Selma froze. Samuel slowly removed his glasses, and Gabriel's jaw tightened.The face on the screen was painfully familiar. It wasn't because he was currently standing in the room, but because he had been right beside Inspector Morris throughout the entirety of the investigation. He had helped recover crucial evidence. He had interviewed key witnesses. He had carried re
Chapter 63 THE FOURTH FOUNDER
The leather journal slipped from the young woman's trembling hands, but Rafael caught it before it hit the floor. The instant his fingers touched the worn cover, a flood of memories rushed back. Twenty-five years earlier, four young men had sat around a tiny wooden table. Not three but four. Each possessed impossible dreams, and each believed they could change the world.Rafael slowly looked up, his voice barely rising above a whisper. "...Ethan."The young woman's eyes filled with tears. "You remember him."Samuel stepped closer. "How could I forget?" He gently took the journal from Rafael. "Ethan Brooks. The smartest engineer any of us had ever met."Victor frowned, looking between them. "You never mentioned a fourth founder."Samuel sighed heavily, a deep sorrow settling over him. "Because we believed he died."Silence filled the room. The young woman shook her head, looking at the gathered faces. "He didn't. My father survived. But he spent the rest of his life hiding."S
Chapter 62 INSIDE THE INSTITUTE
The photograph lay on the hood of the police vehicle, and no one spoke. The children in crisp blue uniforms smiled as they walked through the gates, greeted by teachers while parents waved goodbye. It looked like every prestigious boarding school in the country—clean, safe, and respectable. It was a perfect disguise.Selma looked at Rafael. "How many people know what this place really is?"Rafael’s eyes remained fixed on the photograph. "Very few."Samuel took a slow breath, his voice heavy with regret. "When we built the Kane Legacy Research Center, we wanted it to become a place where brilliant young people could solve problems that governments ignored." He looked away. "Vivian turned that dream into a weapon."Inspector Morris folded his arms. "We’ve already checked the institute."Everyone looked at him. "What did you find?""Nothing," Morris replied.Victor frowned. "What do you mean, nothing?""The classrooms are real," Morris explained. "The teachers are licensed, the
Chapter 61 THE MORNING AFTER THE FIRE
The sunrise should have brought peace, but instead, it revealed the true cost of the night. The once-majestic estate was now nothing more than blackened ruins, with smoke drifting lazily into the pale morning sky. As firefighters continued spraying water over the smoldering debris, stretchers lined the road, and doctors moved from one rescued child to another. For the first time in years, the children slept without chains.Selma stood quietly, watching them. One little boy clutched a worn teddy bear a firefighter had found in the rubble, while another little girl refused to let go of Serena's hand. She looked up every few seconds, as if afraid this freedom was only another dream.Serena knelt beside her, gently brushing the child's hair back. "It's okay," she reassured her. "No one is taking you away again."The little girl nodded, then whispered, "You promise?"Serena smiled through her tears. "I promise."Nearby, Rafael sat inside an ambulance while a doctor stitched the wou
Chapter 60 THE FIRE THEY ESCAPED
The bunker groaned as steel twisted and concrete cracked. The entire underground facility was collapsing around them. Selma tightened his grip on the little girl in his arms and shouted, "Move!"Victor climbed the emergency ladder first, carrying one frightened boy on his back, with Gabriel following close behind with two more children. Samuel climbed behind them, coughing heavily as thick smoke poured into the shaft.Rafael remained at the bottom, looking up as Serena turned back to him. "Dad!" she cried.Rafael smiled despite the blood running down his face. "You first.""I'm not leaving you," she insisted."You already waited twenty-two years," his voice softened. "I'm not making you wait another second."With tears in her eyes, Serena began to climb. Selma stayed beneath her, keeping one hand on the ladder and the other supporting the little girl.The Narrow EscapeAbove them at the shaft's opening, Inspector Morris shouted, "We've got you!" Strong hands reached down, pul
Chapter 59 SUBJECT ZERO
The laboratory fell silent. Only the shrill alarm continued to echo through the underground facility as the countdown ticked away: 07:58... 07:57...Nobody moved. Nobody breathed. Every pair of eyes remained fixed on the computer screen, where the smiling face of a teenage boy stared back at them. He looked entirely ordinary and calm—the kind of face anyone could pass on the street without a second glance.Selma frowned. "Who is he?"Vivian's recorded voice answered from the speakers, as if she had anticipated the exact question. "His real name no longer matters."The Perfect InfiltratorThe screen shifted to surveillance footage. The boy sat alone in a classroom, reading, listening, and smiling politely at his classmates."He was my first success," Vivian’s voice continued. More footage appeared, tracking his life over the years: graduating from high school, entering university, working in an office, and laughing with coworkers. He seemed completely normal. "He doesn't know wh
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