Chapter 5 - Uncovering Corporate Espionage Inside The Family Empire
Marcus slipped the silver handgun back into the holster beneath his charcoal-gray jacket with practiced mechanical precision.
He reached into Jason’s breast pocket, pulling out a sleek silver smartphone with an encrypted titanium casing.
“Let’s see what kind of digital souvenirs you were planning to take back to your handlers in downtown Los Angeles,” Marcus said.
He tossed the device to Chloe, who caught it effortlessly with her right hand despite her soaked silk sleeves.
Chloe unlocked the phone using facial recognition, swiping swiftly through the hidden system folders and background processes.
“The master decryption keys to our port terminals in Long Beach were synced to an external server two minutes ago,” Chloe reported.
“Who was the recipient IP address?” Marcus demanded, stepping closer to inspect the glowing screen.
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“A shell corporation registered under Vanguard Capital—the same firm trying to hostile-takeover our shipping lanes,” Chloe confirmed.
Jason squeezed his eyes shut, knowing that dropping Vanguard’s name meant he had crossed a point of no return.
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