Chapter 29 - The Final Purge
Two weeks later, Mark sat inside the main server room of the Pentagon alongside top Department of Justice officials.
He inserted the glass drive into the central console, executing Sarah's viral kill-switch program.
Across the globe, every private server, bank account, and classified file tied to Vance's syndicate was wiped permanently.
The stolen naval defense software was restored to full government protection, its encryption unbroken.
The Secretary of Defense walked into the server room, shaking Mark's hand with deep, profound respect.
"Your wife saved this country's naval security, Captain Sterling," the Secretary stated solemnly.
"And you brought her legacy home," he added, handing Mark a box containing Sarah's posthumous Presidential Medal.
Mark accepted the medal quietly, feeling a profound sense of closure wash over his soul for the first time in years.
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He walked out of the Pentagon into the bright morning sunshine, ready to return home to his daughter.
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