Chapter 12
Before the elevator doors could seal shut, Ethan jammed the barrel of the assault rifle between the heavy metal doors, forcing them back open.
He stepped inside the elevator, grabbing Senator Harrington by his cashmere collar and slamming him against the mirrored back wall.
The elevator descended rapidly toward the basement parking garage.
"You spent twenty years building a career on family values and civic pride," Ethan said, staring into the politician's trembling eyes.
"And you sanctioned the murder of a pregnant woman to hide your offshore bribes."
"Ethan... listen to me," Harrington stammered, sweating profusely. "I can make all of this go away! I can give you immunity! I can give you tens of millions!"
"I don't want your money, Harrington," Ethan replied softly. "I want you to experience absolute ruin."
The elevator doors chimed as they reached the subterranean parking garage level B3.
Ethan pulled an encrypted cell phone from his pocket, dialing a secure international number.
"This is Specter," Ethan said into the receiver. "Initiate protocol Blackout on Senator Robert Harrington's private files."
On the other end of the line, an elite dark-web hacker group Ethan had saved during his military days went to work.
Within five seconds, every major news outlet in the United States—CNN, Fox News, the New York Times—received unredacted video recordings and bank ledger transactions linking Harrington to the Vance syndicate.
Harrington’s phone inside his jacket began ringing frantically with hundreds of calls from campaign managers and federal prosecutors.
The politician pulled out his phone, his eyes widening in complete horror as he saw his secret offshore accounts liquidated and his crimes broadcast on national television.
"You... you destroyed me..." Harrington gasped, dropping his phone onto the concrete floor.
"No," Ethan said coldly, walking toward his waiting truck. "You destroyed yourself when you touched my family."
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"The FBI will be waiting at your home in thirty minutes, Senator. Enjoy the rest of your life in federal prison."
Ethan got into his truck, leaving the ruined politician broken on the garage floor, and drove out into the night.
