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Chapter 555: No Mole, No Guts!
The message contained a video file. Against every security protocol, against his better judgment, driven by a terrible certainty that he needed to see what this was, General Carl Gerald opened the file.The video showed a live feed from Sara's hospital room.The image was crystal clear, obviously from a hidden camera positioned somewhere that gave a perfect view of his sister's bed. Sara was there, asleep or sedated, connected to monitoring equipment, looking pale and vulnerable. The Tenth Guard soldiers were visible in the corridor outside her room, standing at their posts, apparently unaware they were being observed.Everything looked normal. Secure. Safe.Then text appeared overlaid on the video: "Beautiful sister you have, General. It would be a shame if something happened while you're... distracted. Pay attention to the eulogy. I wrote part of it. ...The Architect."General Carl Gerald's world narrowed to a pinpoint of rage and fear. The Architect had surveillance inside Sara's h
Chapter 554: Good News immediately.
"Mrs. Marcus, Victor, Mr. Marcus," General Carl Gerald said, "I need to attend to some security matters before the service begins. But I want you to know that I will be delivering a eulogy for Juliet, and I hope my words will do some small justice to her memory."Mrs. Anna Marcus reached out and took General Carl Gerald's hand, squeezing it with surprising strength for someone so consumed by grief. "Thank you. For everything you've done. For trying to save her. For being here today. For caring."General Carl Gerald nodded, not trusting his voice to remain steady if he tried to respond. He gently extracted his hand and moved away from the Marcus family, Debra Zachs falling into step beside him."Problem?" Debra asked quietly, having observed the exchange in his earpiece."Possible contact in sector seven," General Carl Gerald said, keeping his voice low. "Could be nothing. Could be our first indication that the intelligence about an attack was accurate."They moved through the gatherin
Chapter 553: Traitor, real or fake?
"Even if one of those people might be a traitor?" General Carl Gerald asked, voicing the fear that had been gnawing at him since The Benefactor's revelation about moles within the Elite Division."If there is a traitor, we'll find them and we'll deal with them," Debra Zachs said with absolute conviction. "But we can't let the fear of potential betrayal make us doubt everyone. That's exactly what our enemies want...for us to turn on each other, to fracture our unity, to destroy ourselves from within. We have to trust each other until we have concrete evidence otherwise."General Carl Gerald nodded, drawing strength from her confidence. "You're right. Thank you, Debra. For everything. For being here, for being someone I can be honest with, for being the kind of officer and friend that makes this impossible job slightly less impossible.""That's what partners do," Debra Zachs said, echoing the motto that she and Juliet Marcus had shared. "We protect each other, no matter what."The word
Chapter 552: Arrival at the Cemetery.
The morning sun cast long shadows across the manicured grounds of the National Cemetery, its golden light filtering through ancient oak trees that stood like silent sentinels over countless graves. The air carried that peculiar quality of enforced reverence that all burial grounds seemed to possess...a hushed stillness that felt almost sacred, broken only by the distant sound of cars arriving and the muted conversations of early mourners gathering for a service that would honor one of their own.General Carl Gerald sat in the passenger seat of the armored SUV, his hands resting on his knees, his tactical uniform immaculate despite the sleepless night and the emotional turbulence of the past forty-eight hours. The fabric was crisp, the insignia polished, the image of perfect military bearing. But inside, beneath the carefully constructed exterior of professional composure, he felt like he was being torn apart by competing obligations and crushing guilt.He had left Sara at the hospit
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"I'm ordering a comprehensive drug level analysis," he explained as he worked. "We'll measure the exact concentration of every medication in Sara's system...the physostigmine, the metoprolol, the pain medications, everything. If Doctor Wade administered dosages outside the therapeutic range, we'll detect it.""How quickly can we get results?" General Gerald asked."I'm marking this as a critical priority," Anderson said. "The lab will process it immediately. Fifteen to twenty minutes for preliminary results, maybe thirty for the complete panel."Sara looked between her brother and the doctor, fear evident in her pale face. "Carl, am I... am I going to be okay? Did those fake doctors poison me again?"General Gerald squeezed her hand gently. "We don't know yet. But Doctor Anderson is running every test possible to make sure. And if they did administer something harmful, we'll counteract it before it can do serious damage.""I'm scared," Sara admitted, her voice small and vulnerable in
Chapter 550:
Her phone buzzed with a text from Phineas: "TRACKING KEYCARD USED TO ACCESS STAIRWELL. BELONGS TO MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR ROBERT JENKINS WHO IS CURRENTLY ON VACATION. CARD WAS REPORTED MISSING TWO WEEKS AGO."Two weeks ago. Right around the time when planning for attacks on the Elite Division would have been intensifying.Debra headed for the parking structure entrance, moving fast but trying not to create panic among the civilians in the hospital. As she approached the entrance, she saw General Gerald's vehicle screech to a halt at the security barrier.General Gerald and Phineas emerged from the vehicle at a run, both armed, both moving with the practiced efficiency of experienced operators."Status?" General Gerald demanded as he reached Debra."Lost visual when they entered the service stairwell," Debra reported. "They're either still in the building or they've reached the parking levels and are attempting to flee.""Phineas, security lockdown," General Gerald ordered."Already imp
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