Chapter 6 - Toby Uncovers A Hidden Flash Drive Inside His Toy Box
By sunset, the suburban home had finally returned to a quiet, peaceful atmosphere as federal forensics teams concluded their initial search.
Sarah sat on the soft living room rug, gently helping Toby build a tall wooden block tower to keep his young mind occupied.
Mark sat nearby at his laptop, reviewing corporate audit files provided by his firm’s forensic accounting team in downtown Chicago.
Suddenly, Toby reached deep into his wooden toy chest in the corner of the room, pulling out a small, blue plastic storage box.
“Dad, look,” Toby said innocently, walking over to his father and holding up a sleek, encrypted metallic micro flash drive.
“Aunt Chloe put this inside my toy fire truck last week and told me to never let Mommy see where she hid it.”
Mark took the small drive from his son’s hand, his heart pounding against his ribs as he recognized the high-security military-grade casing.
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He plugged the device into his laptop, entering his security clearance codes to bypass the secondary firewall protection systems.
A list of hidden audio files appeared on the screen, detailing recorded phone conversations between Evelyn and an unknown corporate rival.
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