Chapter 9 - THE HIDDEN VAULTS
Jack walked deliberately toward the back of the conservatory, stopping in front of an ornate mahogany display cabinet.
He pressed the matte black smart card against the wooden panel, triggering a hidden pneumatic hiss.
The cabinet slid sideways into the wall, revealing a concealed steel safe embedded deep within the structural foundation.
The older woman gasped, her face draining of color as she realized her most heavily guarded vault had been compromised.
"You... you found the ledger," the older woman whispered, her voice reduced to a dry, horrified rattle.
Jack swung the heavy steel door wide open, revealing rows of encrypted hard drives and signed illegal transfer documents.
"Everything your family built on extortion and violence is right here, cataloged down to the last penny," Jack said smoothly.
He pulled a master storage drive from the safe, slipping it securely into the inner pocket of his distressed leather jacket.
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The young husband stared at the open safe in absolute disbelief, realizing his grandfather's entire empire was built on quicksand.
"There's nothing left," the young husband muttered blankly, staring mindlessly at the empty metal shelves.
