Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Black Box Arrives At Their Doorstep
Late one quiet Friday evening, while the mountain winds whispered through the pine trees outside, the penthouse doorbell chimed softly. Ethan walked down the hallway, opened the heavy oak door, and found a small, unmarked black box resting on the welcome mat.
There was no return address or postal stamp, only an embossed metallic seal from an international Swiss bank archive. Ethan brought the package inside, placed it on the dining table, and used a silver letter opener to break the heavy wax seal.
Inside lay an old encrypted flash drive and a handwritten note in ink that made his blood run cold instantly:
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“Arthur, the Sterling family was only hiding the surface... the true owner of the hidden land grants is coming to claim the resort next week.”
Ethan slowly raised his eyes toward the dark glass balcony doors as a pair of black luxury sedans rolled silently up the private mountain driveway...
