Chapter 6 - Agent Vance Realizes His Direct Superior Is Corrupt
The doorknob of the morgue rotated slowly, the metallic click sounding like a gunshot in the tense silence.
Vance stepped away from Clara, his eyes fixed on the heavy frosted-glass door as it slowly drifted inward.
“Vance... report status on the asset recovery,” a deep, authoritative voice called out from the darkened hallway.
It was Director Sterling, the head of federal internal operations and Vance’s direct superior at headquarters.
Vance looked back at Clara standing beside the gurney, then down at the silver micro-drive clutched in her hand.
“The asset has expired, Director... there’s nothing left to recover in this room,” Vance lied smoothly to his boss.
Director Sterling stepped through the doorway, his eyes scanning the stainless-steel tables and the empty gurney.
“Don't play games with me, Vance; my telemetry trackers show active pulse signatures inside this specific sector,” Sterling said.
Sterling stepped closer, his dark trench coat brushing against the edge of the surgical tray Dr. Miller had prepared.
Clara held her breath, pressing herself flat against the tall medical supply cabinet behind the examination lights.
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Vance stepped directly into Sterling’s line of sight, blocking the director’s view of the dark corner entirely.
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