Chapter 6 - Noah Uncovers A Hidden Smart-Home Maintenance Panel
Daniel sprinted across the slick concrete floor, sliding slightly on the damp surface before dropping to his knees beside Noah.
Embedded flush into the brickwork was a small, locked metal box marked with the estate’s corporate insignia.
“It’s a biometric maintenance terminal, but the digital scanner has been smashed from the inside,” Noah observed accurately.
Daniel inspected the panel closely, noticing exposed copper wires sparking faintly within the damaged housing unit.
“Julian must have sabotaged it remotely so we couldn't cut the power from the outside,” Daniel muttered angrily.
“Can you fix it, Daddy?” Lily asked, peeking out from beneath the heavy folds of Daniel’s wool jacket.
“I’m going to try, my brave girl,” Daniel said, pulling his heavy metal signet ring off his finger.
He jammed the edge of the thick gold ring into the narrow seam of the metal housing panel.
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With a sudden, powerful wrench, the rusted hinges popped open with a shower of tiny, glowing sparks.
Inside lay a tangled nest of fiber-optic cables and circuit boards humming with high-voltage electricity.
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