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Dr. Wayne stepped forward, pulling a pair of white inspection gloves from his pocket and slipping them on with slow, deliberate precision. He cleared his throat loudly, adopting the haughty, condescending tone of an untouchable authority."My name is Dr. Leonard Wayne," the man announced, looking around at the gathered crowd. "As the chief technical checker for the National Science Review Committee, my office received a report late last night about a possible theft of an invention. We compared the public designs of Miller Tech’s light-charging cell with the private records of the Blackwood Group’s Project Sunfire."Dr. Wayne paused, letting his harsh gaze rest directly on Chloe."Our first check showed that the main structure used in this sample is exactly the same as Blackwood Group’s own design, even down to the smallest details. Blackwood Group registered this research more than eighteen months ago. Miller Tech only made small changes to the outside cover and rushed it to this expo
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The massive glass doors of the Capital City Technology Expo Center swung open at nine o'clock sharp, and within minutes, the wide walkways of Hall B were flooded with crowds. Thousands of tech investors, foreign trade buyers, and industry journalists moved through the aisles, stopping at different booths to look at the latest microchips, electric engines, and commercial drones.Yet, by ten in the morning, the biggest crowd in the entire hall was packed around space B-18.The titanium modular frames that Director Morris had brought the day before gleamed brilliantly under the exhibition lights. On the massive overhead screens, clear digital charts displayed the live test data of Miller Tech’s core project: a sleek, dark smartphone prototype equipped with their proprietary light-charging energy cell.Standing behind the central glass counter, Chloe held the prototype in her hand, her face bright and full of confidence."As everyone can see on the monitor behind me," Chloe explained clea
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"That is our sincere compensation, Miss Miller!" Morris explained quickly, talking as fast as his mouth would allow. "To make up for the terrible stress and delay caused to Miller Tech, the European Port Authority's London head office ordered us to provide the finest exhibition gear in the capital! We didn't just bring your light-charging battery units. We brought four sets of our private, top-grade titanium modular display frames!""Titanium frames?" Chloe asked, her breath catching. "Those cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to rent. Only the main stage sponsors get access to those.""They are not a rental, Miss Miller," Morris said, bowing again. "They are a gift! Fully paid for by our regional development fund! We also brought eight ultra-bright commercial LED display monitors, two heavy-duty industrial power converters, and fifty certified electricians who are waiting at the bay right now to build your booth in less than two hours!"Chloe looked at the shiny metal trusses stack
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Mark pulled his phone from his pocket with shaking fingers and stared at the screen. His eyes widened when he saw the caller ID."Miss Miller," Mark said, his voice cracking. "It's the dispatch manager from the freight terminal. Why would he call me back?""Put it on speaker, Mark," Chloe said quickly, stepping closer. "Let's hear what they have to say."Mark tapped the green button and held the phone between them. "Hello? This is Mark from Miller Tech.""Mark! Are you still at Hall B?" the voice on the other end yelled. The man sounded completely out of breath, as if he had been sprinting across a parking lot. "Tell your crew to clear the main freight corridor right now! We are pulling into the bay this very second!"Chloe blinked in confusion. "Wait, who is this? We were told our containers were seized for three days.""Miss Miller? Is that you, ma'am?" the dispatcher gasped into the phone. "Please, ma'am, forget everything you were told earlier! It was all a horrible misunderstandi
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Alex raised an eyebrow. "What is it?""Damian Blackwood really thinks he controls that facility?" Silas asked, his voice filled with laughter. "The Blackwood Group only holds a minority share in the local ground-transport contract. They do not own that terminal. In fact, they do not even own the land it sits on.""Who owns it?" "You do, boss," Silas replied smoothly. "Remember what happened days ago in London? When Lord Edward’s empire collapsed, Ascendant Holdings took over the entire European Port Authority network. That network did not just include ships and docks in the North Sea. It included their international logistics holdings, intermodal shipping hubs, and long-term operating concessions across Asia and North America."Silas tapped his screen again, reading directly from the legal filing. "The Capital City Central Freight Terminal is a primary overseas asset of the Trans-Oceanic Port Authority, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the European Port Authority. The entire fac
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Chloe stared at her phone as the call ended, her chest rising and falling with sharp, uneven breaths. Her face was pale, and her fingers gripped the device so hard that her skin turned white.Mark wiped the cold sweat from his neck with his sleeve and took a step toward her. "Miss Miller, what did he say? Did Director Morris agree to hear us out?""No," Chloe said, her voice shaking with quiet anger. "He did not care about our permits or the government seal. He told me that if we want our containers released, I have to go to Damian Blackwood in person and beg for them."Mark let out a miserable groan and sat down right on the dusty floor. He buried his head in his hands. "We are finished. Damian controls every hardware shop and every rental firm in the city. If we cannot get our own crates out of the terminal, we have nothing to put on display. When the expo inspectors walk down this aisle at noon, they will cancel our space on the spot."Celine stood beside Chloe, holding her tablet
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