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38. Phase Two Begins
The call ended before Sebastian could inquire further or ask any other questions. He kept the phone against his ear for another second before lowering it. There was no number flashed on his screen earlier when the anonymous person called him so he couldn't redialed it. There was no background noise beyond the faint hum of what sounded like an air-conditioning unit.He replayed the man's final sentence in his mind.You're watching the wrong bank.It wasn't a threat. It sounded more like... a correction.He resisted the urge to ignore the warning. Instead, he opened his father's notebook and wrote the sentence exactly as he'd heard it because he wanted to make sure he didn't miss anything. Then he drew a line beneath it.Question: If not Union Trust... then which bank?He stared at the page. Box 417 was stored at Union Trust. That much he knew. But the anonymous caller hadn't mentioned the box. Infact, he'd mentioned the bank.“Never assume the object of attention is the object of import
37. The Wrong Person
Sebastian stared at the empty inbox again and again.His thumb hovered over the screen.He refreshed it once and then again. But nothing happened.The email had disappeared as though it had never existed.Only the lingering memory of those four words as warning remained in his mind. The wrong person is watching.His first instinct was to try calling Arthur immediately. But it was exactly why he ignored the idea as his father had once told him, "When someone risks warning you, don't make them pay for it by reacting predictably."Instead, Sebastian switched off his phone and waited for thirty seconds calmly. Then powered it back on.But his mobile had no new notifications received nor any missed calls from Arthur. So he opened the banking app and to his surprise, everything looked normal.His balance remained unchanged.Forty-eight thousand three hundred and sixty dollars, minus the money he had already spent on practical necessities. There was nothing unusual there which only meant this
36. Message Deleted
Sebastian left enough cash beneath his untouched coffee cup to cover the bill and stepped out of the cafe to follow Calvin secretly.He didn't head toward City Hall. Not yet. Following Calvin through the front entrance would accomplish nothing except announce his presence. And he didn't want Calvin to notice his presence there. Instead, he circled the block.The municipal building occupied an entire corner, with a public entrance in front and a service alley running behind it. Delivery vans unloaded boxes near a loading dock where maintenance workers pushed carts stacked with file boxes.Sebastian slowed his pace.He wasn't looking for Calvin anymore as he was looking for information.An old aged janitor walked through the rear door carrying two overflowing trash bags. He muttered to himself as one split open, scattering crumpled papers across the pavement.Sebastian instinctively stepped forward. “Let me help.”The old man sighed with relief. “Appreciate it.” The old man smiled at him.
35. The First Move
Sebastian stared at the words on his phone until the screen dimmed.Emergency request submitted by: Blackstone Asset Recovery Division.He read the line again.Then a third time.The truck service depot had been invisible for years with no bidding war, no inflated valuation and no rumors. He had found it by thinking beyond the repair shop, exactly as his boss, Marcus had advised him in their previous meeting.So why had Blackstone suddenly stepped in?Now coincidence no longer deserved the benefit of the doubt here. Sebastian set the phone on the coffee table and opened his notebook.He drew two columns across a blank page with headings :1.Known Facts.2.Assumptions.His father had always insisted on separating the two. Under Known Facts, he wrote:~MetroLink Phase Three expansion was real.~Freight traffic would increase.~The depot supported future logistics.~Blackstone had requested the auction's withdrawal.~The request was submitted after his inspection.He looked at the second
34. The Court Order
Sebastian's grip tightened around the phone. “A court order?” he repeated.“Yes.” Arthur Collins lowered his voice even further. “I've worked at Union Trust for almost twenty years. I've never seen anything handled this quickly.”Sebastian glanced around the nearly empty industrial road before starting walking. “Start from the beginning.”Arthur took a slow breath.“They arrived shortly after the bank opened.”“How many?” Sebastian asked, clenching his fist.“Three.” Arthur responded immediately.“Were they police?” Sebastian inquired further.“No.”Arthur answered.“Then lawyers?” Sebastian asked.“I... don't think so.”Arthur stuttered and hesitated before continuing further. *They wore business suits, the expensive ones. One of them carried legal documents while another never spoke a single word. He just stayed silent and watched everything.”Sebastian rubbed his forehead with his free hand. “What did the court order authorize?”“It wasn't permission to open the box.” Arthur responde
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Everything inside Sebastian seemed to stop. The founder of Graystone Logistics, the man Marcus trusted and the man Sebastian had met inside warehouse 17. The old man who had quietly handed him a worn brass key. His warning still echoed inside his mind.“Never let anyone know you met me.”The words echoed through Sebastian's mind as clearly as they had that day. His fingers tightened beneath the table. He forced himself to keep his expression steady.If Edward had hidden himself...There had been a reason. Breaking that promise now could destroy whatever Edward had spent years protecting.Sebastian finally spoke. “Edward Gray… was your father ?”Evelyn nodded. “Yes. I changed my name to Evelyn Carter before becoming a journalist as I don't want to reveal my real identity. " A sadness settled across her face. “When Graystone collapsed...he disappeared.No goodbye. No explanation.One day he simply never came home.”She looked down at her hands. “The police searched. So did I. But no one e
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