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Chapter 534: The Rats in the Wall
Chapter 534: The Rats in the WallThe air in the abandoned textile mill was thick with the smell of damp rot and old grease. At 2:00 AM, the only light came from the moon filtering through the jagged remains of the window panes, casting long, skeletal shadows across the floor. Kane sat on a rusted crate, his hand gripping the cold steel of a pistol. Across from him, Dorian was trying to light a cigarette with shaking hands, while Tom lay on a pile of moldy burlap sacks, his eyes closed in a fitful sleep.They have been on the run since Marcus had been taken, the world had shrunk to the size of this crumbling room."We can't stay here much longer," Dorian whispered, the flame of his lighter flickering. "The cops are everywhere. I saw a cruiser circling the block three times before midnight.""The cops aren't the problem," Kane replied, his voice a low, gravelly rasp. "The cops want to talk. It's the people who want us dead that I'm worried about."Suddenly, the si
Chapter 533: The Scent of a Ghost
Chapter 533: The Scent of a Ghost The penthouse was silent, save for the low hum of the city breathing sixty floors below. Liam Carter sat in a high-backed velvet chair, swirling a glass of amber liquid that caught the dim light of the room. Across from him sat his new lead investigator, Vance. Vance was a man who looked like he had been forged in a furnace and quenched in ice water. He was a seasoned veteran of corporate espionage and private intelligence, with a face mapped by small, jagged scars and eyes that never seemed to blink. Unlike Gregor, who relied on tech and distance, Vance was a man who preferred the weight of a physical file and the grit of the street. He didn’t wear a cheap suit or carry a bulky camera. He was a seasoned, hardened professional with a face that looked like it had been carved out of old granite. His hair was a military buzz-cut, turning silver at the temples, and his eyes had a flat, cold stillness to them—the
Chapter 532: The Counter-Move
Chapter 532: The Counter-MoveThe afternoon sun hit the glass facade of the EMC building at a sharp angle, turning the executive floor into a greenhouse of redirected light and simmering anxiety.James stood by the heavy oak desk in his office, his eyes fixed on the digital ticker of the company’s internal server. He could feel the vibration of the building—not from the machinery, but from the people. The air was heavy with the collective breath of five hundred employees who felt the floor slipping out from under them.A soft knock came at his door. Ana, his dedicated assistant, stepped in. She didn't have her usual brisk, professional smile. Instead, her shoulders were slumped, and she was clutching a tablet to her chest like a shield."Sir," she said, her voice barely rising above the hum of the ventilation system. "The breakroom is a disaster. People aren't even pretending to work. They’re talking about mortgage payments and school tuitions. Someone started a rumo
Chapter 531: The Whispering Gallery
Chapter 531: The Whispering GalleryThe eleventh hour on Monday morning at the Emerald Multisource Corporation (EMC) headquarters felt like the inside of a pressure cooker. The air conditioning hummed, but it couldn't cool the rising heat of anxiety radiating from every cubicle.Alisha Carl walked through the HR department, her heels clicking a rhythmic, sharp cadence against the marble floor. She held a stack of "Employee Assistance" brochures, but her mind was focused on the cold, calculated instructions Liam Carter had given her at the Riverside Hotel.She stopped by the breakroom, where two junior HR coordinators, Sarah and Mike, were huddled over the coffee machine. Their faces were pale, their eyes darting toward the executive elevators every time the bell chimed.“What do you guys think about Eric’s leadership?” She asked them after they exchanged pleasantries."He looks worse every day," Sarah whispered, stirring her sugarless coffee with a plastic stick.
Chapter 530: The Arena of Wolves
Chapter 530: The Arena of WolvesThe boardroom of Emerald Multisource Corporation felt less like a meeting space and more like a Roman amphitheater. The air was thick with the scent of expensive cologne and the metallic tang of cold sweat. Sunlight poured through the panoramic windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing over the long, polished obsidian table, but the warmth did not reach Eric Wood.At the very center of the table, flanked by the most powerful directors, sat Thomas Sterling. As the Head of the Board, He sat perfectly still, his hands folded over a leather-bound folio, his face a mask of disappointment.Eric sat at the other end of the table, his hands clasped tightly in front of him to hide the slight tremor in his fingers. To his immediate right sat James. James was a study in stillness, his face an unreadable mask of professional neutrality. He held a tablet, his eyes occasionally flickering toward the data streams, but he remained silent."Shall w
Chapter 529: Shadows and Silver
Chapter 529: Shadows and SilverThe air in the derelict boatyard was thick with the scent of salt, rust, and the low-tide rot of the harbor. It was 8:00 PM on Sunday, and the only light came from the swaying sodium lamps of the nearby pier.Gregor leaned against a stack of rotted timber, his hands buried deep in the pockets of his heavy coat. He watched a black sedan roll to a stop fifty yards away, its headlights cutting through the mist before clicking off.James stepped out of the car, his movements fluid and precise. He didn't look like the stressed accountant Ellen saw at brunch; he looked like a man who owned the night. He walked toward Gregor, his eyes scanning the perimeter before he stopped a few feet away."Report," James said, his voice cutting through the sound of the lapping water.Gregor pulled a small, encrypted tablet from his pocket, the screen glowing dimly against his weathered face. "The heat is rising, James. Nathaniel Grey’s people at the fi
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Your writing syntax is not good. You are using present tense where it needs a past tense. It looks like a bad translation. Short sentences without elaboration. Disappointing