Chapter 4 - Federal Agents Arrive To Audit The Corporate Headquarters
Down at Vale Enterprise headquarters in downtown Manhattan, night security guards watched in utter disbelief as federal vehicles swarmed the building.
Men in dark suits bearing federal insignia strode through the glass revolving doors, bypassing the front reception desk completely.
The lead investigator flashed an emergency warrant directly into the face of the night manager on duty.
“Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice financial crimes division,” the agent announced loudly.
“We are executing an immediate asset seizure and corporate forensic audit under emergency national security statutes.”
Employees working late hours were ordered away from their computer terminals as encrypted drives were downloaded.
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Within minutes, the company’s digital servers were locked down tighter than a maximum-security military installation.
The corporate empire Adrian had spent a decade building was dismantled by federal decree in less than ten minutes.
