2026-08-06 18:00:22The apartment was silent.
Asher stood beneath the hallway light, staring at the old envelope in his hands.
The handwriting was unfamiliar, but something about it felt strangely personal.
When he fully opened the envelope, he found a single folded sheet of paper: An old photograph slipped onto the floor.
Asher bent down and picked it up.
Four soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder, smiling con
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105: Real Invitation
The black card lay on the table; nobody touched it again. After a long moment, Lucas spoke about the question lingering in everyone's mind."What now, commander?"Asher picked up the card again and turned it over slowly, paying attention to every corner."We answer."Nathan looked at him. "You really think it was an invitation?"Asher nodded. "It wasn't a warning or a threat but an invitation."Arthur crossed his arms. "How can you be so sure?"Asher held up the card. "If he wanted to scare us, he would have stayed hidden. If he wanted to kill us, he had the chance to shoot through before he identified him.""He did neither. I believe he wanted me to know he was there."The more they thought about it, the more Asher's words made sense.Lucas placed a cup of coffee on the table. "I still don't like him."Nathan smiled. "I don't think we're supposed to."Lucas shrugged. "Exactly
104: The Black Suit Man
The charity gala continued as if nothing had happened. Music played softly in the background. Guests laughed, shook hands, and talked about business. Waiters moved between the tables with trays of drinks.To everyone else, it was just another successful event. Only Asher's team knew the real reason they were there.Lucas stood near one of the pillars, pretending to check his phone. His eyes stayed on the man in the black suit.He spoke quietly into his earpiece. "He's still there."Nathan answered from the other side of the hall. "I have him."Arthur was watching from the balcony. "So do I."The man seemed relaxed. He smiled when people spoke to him.He accepted a drink from a waiter and looked like an ordinary guest. But there was one strange thing, like Asher had observed, the stranger still hadn't looked at him.Lucas inquired. "Should we grab him now?"Nathan almost laughed. "For what? For... acting
103: "The Man Yet To Look At Me.”
Lucas stared at Asher. “Commander, where's this wrong gate?"Asher calmly picked up his coat and clicked his tongue. "I don't know."Lucas almost dropped his coffee. "You don't?"Nathan chuckled. "I wasn't expecting that answer."Lucas inquired once more of Asher. "Then where are we going?"Asher’s expression was calm. "I'm not looking for a place. I'm searching for a man."Arthur nodded slowly. "That makes more sense. The commander doesn't just chase places, but mostly finds people."Serena was observing, studying the hacked file, and she zoomed in again a couple of times She stopped typing. "Asher."He drifted his attention to her. "I figured something out."Everyone quickly turned.Serena pointed at the screen. "He didn't steal anything. There were no files, passwords, or company secrets."Lucas leaned closer. "Then why hack us?"Serena took a deep breath. "He was
102: Let The Best Players Win!
"Asher."Serena hurried into the strategy room with her laptop. "It worked."Lucas immediately stood up. "They took the bait?"Serena nodded. "Not one but three different groups."Nathan looked up from the map. "Three?"Serena connected her laptop to the large screen. "I sent three versions of the fake Phoenix file; they all looked the same, but each one had one small change."Lucas smiled. "I knew you were cooking something."Asher folded his arms. "Show us."Three documents appeared on the screen.[Version A, B, and C]Nathan looked closely. "The meeting time is different, and the meeting place is different too."Serena nodded. "And each file was leaked through a different secret channel."Lucas slowly understood. "So if one version comes back, we'll know who leaked it."Asher smiled. "Exactly, we're not chasing the enemy; we're making them identify themselves."
101: Ethan's Son
Morning sunlight shone across the city; cars filled the streets, people hurried to work while children laughed on their way to school.No one knew that under their feet, a forgotten city had been awakened. No one, except the few who had walked its silent streets.The elevator doors opened, and Asher stepped out first while Lucas stretched his arms."I didn't think fresh air would feel this good."Nathan nodded softly. "You say that every time we survive something."Lucas grinned. "Because every time we survive something. I appreciate oxygen a little more."Even Arthur chuckled at the brief conversation. The tension of the underground city slowly dropped off, but not for Asher, who stood quietly looking toward the new day.Samuel walked beside him. "What do you see, Commander?"Asher answered without turning. "For too long, we've followed the trail they wanted us to see."Lucas stroked his beard. "What d
100: Father's Last Advice
The photograph of young Ethan and young Victor Lang in military uniform was still there.Lucas looked from the photograph to Victor. "You really knew Commander Ethan?"Victor's eyes remained fixed on the picture; his voice was calm. "We survived things together that most people never should."Arthur folded his arms. "They trusted each other."Noah Graves slowly shook his head. “I would say they trusted each other with something far greater than their lives."The aura of those words echoed in their heads. Victor slowly walked deeper into the Hall of Records; his footsteps echoed softly across the floor.He stopped before Ethan's empty frame. For several moments, he just stood there. Then he smiled. "It's been several years."Noah walked beside him. "You finally came back."Victor nodded. "I promised Ethan that I wouldn't return."Lucas’ brow furrowed. "Why didn't you?"Victor looked toward Asher
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