Chapter 11 - Marcus Intercepts Daniel’s Secret Corporate Buyout Emails Tonight
Back at the woodland hideout, Marcus refreshed his monitoring terminal as federal compliance algorithms locked down the target servers.
“Prosecutor Miller didn't waste any time,” Marcus laughed, watching the digital barricades slam shut around Daniel’s accounts.
“Daniel is currently standing in my downtown penthouse trying to illegally sell it to Arthur Vance,” Victoria said, watching the security feeds.
“He’s sweating bullets right now,” Marcus observed, zooming in on Daniel’s panicked expression through the penthouse lobby camera.
“Send him a little reminder,” Victoria instructed, sliding a flash drive across the table toward Marcus.
“What’s on this drive?” Marcus asked, plugging it into his master terminal.
“A single audio file of my voice recorded three weeks ago, routed through an encrypted burner number,” Victoria replied coldly.
Marcus executed the script, triggering an automated call directly to Daniel’s personal cell phone while he stood in the lobby.
Down in Chicago, Daniel’s phone rang with a restricted caller ID just as he tried to escape the angry cash buyer.
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He answered with trembling fingers, bringing the phone slowly to his ear as panic tightened his throat.
“Hello?” Daniel whispered hoarsely.
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