Chapter 13 - Beneath the Floorboards
Agent Miller pulled his service weapon, clicking on his high-powered tactical flashlight as they descended the cold concrete steps.
The underground bunker was climate-controlled, lined with row upon row of steel filing cabinets and digital servers.
In the center of the room sat a massive steel vault door embedded directly into the solid rock wall.
Clara approached the digital keypad beside the vault, noticing a small card taped above the screen.
The card bore her late sister’s handwritten initials, sending a sudden chill running down Clara’s spine.
She carefully entered her sister’s birthdate into the numeric keypad, holding her breath as the mechanism hummed to life.
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The vault door unlatched with a heavy hiss of released pneumatic pressure, swinging open to reveal its contents.
Inside lay rows of safety deposit boxes filled with gold bars, encrypted hard drives, and classified government files.
