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Chapter 120 – The Edge of the Inferno
Author: Oluwatomilola361
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The storm outside had only worsened, rattling the glass panels of the Crimson Vault’s observation deck like a warning from the heavens. Chike stood by the panoramic window, his reflection a tall, unyielding shadow against the swirling dark clouds. The map of the city was still lit in crimson and gold on the holographic display beside him, every marked point a reminder that The Red Ledger was moving faster than anticipated.

The information drop from the previous night had been brutal in its clarity names, dates, hidden safehouses, and, most disturbingly, the coded phrase that had been whispered by the captured courier before he bit down on the cyanide pill: “The Vault burns at dawn.”

Chike’s fists tightened at his sides. Dawn was less than six hours away.

“Sir.” Adewale entered quietly, but the urgency in his eyes betrayed the calm tone of his voice. “We’ve traced the signal from the encrypted channel. It’s coming from within the industrial sector… the old Solarin Steelworks plant.”

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