Chapter 9 - Jason Tries A Desperate Bluff That Fails
“If you kill me or hand me over to the feds, Vanguard’s cleanup crew will release a dead-man switch data dump!” Jason yelled.
“What kind of data dump?” Marcus asked, his voice remaining dangerously calm and composed.
“Financial ledgers linking your syndicate accounts to half the municipal politicians in Southern California!” Jason bluffed desperately.
Marcus let out a low, cold chuckle that echoed chillingly across the quiet courtyard space.
“Every single politician on those ledgers has been paying protection fees to my organization for thirty years, Jason,” Marcus revealed.
“You think a public scandal scares a man who built this city’s foundation from the ground up?” Marcus challenged.
Jason’s jaw went slack as he realized his final card had been called and beaten without hesitation.
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“Take him down to the subterranean vault until Chloe finishes analyzing his phone logs,” Marcus instructed the guards.
The enforcers dragged the kicking, screaming corporate spy away toward the discreet elevator hidden behind the cascading waterfall.
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