Chapter 15
Julian printed out David’s updated passport records and recent flight manifests, walking over to Prosecutor Miller’s makeshift desk. "Miller, take a look at this; the man behind the Apex Global attacks isn't a stranger—it's my cousin David," Julian announced.
Miller adjusted his glasses, scanning the manifest data with a critical eye. "David Vance? We thought he died in a boating accident off the coast of Marseille three years ago," Miller noted skeptically.
"It was a staged disappearance designed to liquidate his debts and build an underground mercenary syndicate," Julian explained bitterly. "If David is running Apex Global, then he’s the one pulling Bianca’s strings from the shadows," Miller realized aloud.
"He wants control of Vance Industries, and he’s willing to kill anyone in his family to get it," Julian confirmed grimly. "We need to lure him out into the open, Julian; we can't hunt a ghost in the Adirondacks forever," Miller suggested.
"How do we draw him out?" Julian asked, raising an eyebrow. "We announce a public restructuring of Vance Industries, stating that the missing 1998 vault files have been submitted to the international press," Miller proposed.
If David believes his secret is about to be broadcast globally, his ego will force him to make a desperate move. Julian nodded slowly, recognizing the strategic brilliance of using public media as bait to catch a predator.
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Within six hours, the press release was dispatched to every major news network across North America and Europe. "VANCE INDUSTRIES TO UNVEIL DECADES-OLD CORPORATE CORRUPTION FILES IN GLOBAL PRESS CONFERENCE."
Now, all they had to do was wait in the snowy mountains and watch the trap spring shut.
