Chapter 16 - Ominous warnings arrive from federal intelligence agencies regarding hidden offshore accounts tied to fugitive members of the shattered corporate syndicate today.
The morning briefing in the secure Department of Defense intelligence room started with alarming news.
Agent Miller placed a classified intelligence dossier on the briefing table in front of Colonel Vance.
"We tracked a secondary offshore trust account linked to Eleanor Vance's brother overseas," Miller reported.
Colonel Vance opened the folder, scanning satellite imagery of a private compound in South America.
"He's trying to liquidate remaining corporate subsidiaries to fund a retaliatory campaign," she noted grimly.
"We cannot let him rebuild that criminal network from international soil," Miller agreed firmly.
General Harrison entered the room, locking the heavy steel door behind him to ensure absolute security.
"The Joint Chiefs have authorized a covert intelligence-sharing operation with local foreign authorities," Harrison stated.
"I want to lead the extraction team myself," Colonel Vance demanded without a moment's hesitation.
"That's outside your normal jurisdiction, Colonel, and it puts you directly in the crosshairs," Harrison warned.
"That man threatened my daughter, and no border or ocean will protect him from my wrath," she replied coldly.
Miller looked between the general and the colonel, recognizing the unbreakable resolve in her eyes.
"Let her go; nobody knows their operational playbook better than she does," Miller advised the general.
Harrison nodded slowly, signing the emergency deployment authorization order with his fountain pen.
"Bring him back to face American justice, Colonel, and make sure you return safely to your daughter."
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Preparations for the international mission began immediately under strict classified protocols.
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