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95. The senate floor battle
The New York State Senate chamber in Albany was alive with tension on the morning the Economic Growth and Fair Development Act reached the full floor for debate. Sunlight streamed through the tall arched windows, illuminating the polished wood desks and the state seal carved into the dais. Senators filed in, some clutching printed copies of the bill, others whispering in small clusters near the cloakroom. The gallery above was packed with lobbyists, reporters and a handful of interested citizens. The air smelled of fresh coffee from the staff carts and the faint polish of the chamber’s historic benches. This was the moment Lucas Stevens had been maneuvering toward since the bill left committee, it was the chance to carve out permanent loopholes that would shield the Jordans and their allied real-estate families from Bradley Turner’s sweeping reforms.Lucas sat in his assigned seat in District 28’s section, he was wearing a charcoal suit with a tie knotted with precision. He had spent
94. Loophole strategy
A couple of days later, when the media was beginning to calm down about the assassination attempt on senator Bradley and the apprehension of the culprit, even though the authorities continued their investigations quietly. But this wasn't going to stop life from moving on with the regular routine, taking hold once again.Senator Lucas Stevens stood at the podium in the New York State Senate chamber in Albany, the grand wood-paneled room filled with the low murmur of his colleagues settling into their seats for the afternoon session. The air was thick with the scent of polished oak and the faint aroma of coffee from the staff carts outside. It had been three weeks since Bradley Turner’s reforms ‘the People’s Protection Act’ had begun to bite. The Real Estate Transparency Act was already law and it was forcing Jordan-linked LLCs to reveal hidden owners. The Lobbying Reform Bill had passed committee and it was threatening their influence networks. The Anti-Corruption Housing Act still loo
93. Evidence chain secured
An hour and thirty minutes later, Bradley still couldn't close his eyes to sleep. He had left the room after 15 minutes of watching Maya sleep, and now he just stood at the window of the safe house watching the streets. The night had been long, but the system had kept him alert through every hour. The quest to hunt the sniper called Reaper was complete. The assassin was secured, heavily sedated and guarded by Alex’s team. Then Maya stirred in the next room as she called softly in her small voice, “Daddy?”He turned, forcing a gentle smile as he walked in. She sat up, rubbing her eyes, the unicorn keychain was still looped around her wrist. “Are we going home today?”“Yes, princess,” Bradley said as knelt beside the bed. “The bad man has been caught, so we are safe now. Pack your things, we leave in thirty minutes.”Maya’s face lit up at the sound of that. She bounced out of bed, grabbing her small backpack, Bradley helped her arrange her stuff. His movements were calm on the outside
92. Breach
Bradley sat on the edge of the couch in the safe house living room with the glow of the television casting soft colors across Maya’s sleeping face. She had dozed off halfway through the unicorn movie, her small body was curled against him and the unicorn keychain was still clutched in one hand. Despite the calm, the weight of the unfinished hunt still pressed on his chest like a physical force. The sniper who had been identified as Reaper had slipped away again and was relocating out of the state with a new ID and cash from a Jordan fixer. Still the system kept the quest active in his vision with the progress stuck at 47%[Hunt the Sniper – Ongoing.][Capture probability 19%.][Threat remains elevated.]He gently lifted Maya and carried her to the small bedroom, and while tucking her in with the blanket, she stirred, murmuring “Daddy… safe?” before settling.Bradley kissed her forehead instead of replying with words, the fear of losing her the way he had lost Nick Payne was still ra
91. Next time
Bradley Turner closed the laptop with a deliberate click after receiving the report statues from the team on the field. Then the safe house apartment fell into a heavy silence which was broken only by the distant hum of the city outside the reinforced windows. The weight of the day pressed on him like a physical force all because of the failed interception at the warehouse, the empty motel room in Staten Island and the taunting note that was left behind saying “Next time.” Maya was safe for now, she was sleeping in the next room under the watchful eyes of Alex’s team, but the sniper who had nearly ended everything was still out there, so far he was a ghost hired by the Jordans to finish what they had started years ago in Rikers.Although he was exhausted, the system remained active in his vision with the new quest pulsing like a heartbeat.[Quest: Hunt the Sniper – Progress 28%] [Sub-objectives][1. Trace partial fingerprint from motel (current match probability: 41%).][2. Analyze
90. The hunt begin
The following day dawned with the sky thick with low clouds, yet there was this weight pressing down on Bradley Turner’s chest. He had barely slept because of the echo of the rifle crack which was still ringing in his ears and the image of Maya’s terrified face burned into his memory each time he closed his eyes. The safe house where they had spent the night was a nondescript apartment in a secure building owned through one of Isaac’s trusts, it had reinforced doors, Elena’s cameras were on every angle and two of Alex’s men were posted in the hallway. Maya had finally fallen asleep around 3 a.m., curled against him with her unicorn keychain clutched in her small fist. But he had stayed awake, staring at the ceiling, replaying every second of the speech and every fraction of a second the system had given him to move.Now, it was 7:15 a.m. and he was seated at the small kitchen table with an untouched coffee before him while watching the morning news on mute. The screen showed looping f
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