Chapter 10 - The False Victory
My elite tactical team arrived in helicopters moments later, completely surrounding the grounded jet.
The cabin door slowly opened, and my men dragged Elena out onto the wet tarmac in handcuffs.
I confiscated her encrypted laptop, successfully halting the transfer and recovering my two billion dollars.
I looked at the woman who had betrayed my trust, feeling a profound sense of absolute victory.
I had defeated my treacherous brother, exposed a master thief, and protected my entire syndicate.
I ordered my men to take Elena to a secure black site for intense interrogation.
I drove back to my mansion with Lily, offering the innocent child a permanent, luxurious life under my protection.
I walked into my master bedroom, feeling a deep, comforting sense of peace for the first time in years.
The threats were neutralized, the traitors were captured, and my empire was safer than ever before.
I lay down on my expensive mattress, finally allowing my exhausted body to welcome the embrace of real sleep.
I closed my eyes, drifting into a heavy, dreamless slumber.
Suddenly, my phone buzzed with an incoming message from the Swiss bank manager.
I forced my heavy eyes open and read the notification displayed on the glowing screen.
The message stated that my heart rate dropping into deep REM sleep had just authorized a secondary protocol.
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It was a dead-man switch that automatically transmitted all of my criminal ledgers directly to the FBI.
I looked up in sheer horror as the red and blue lights of fifty police cruisers suddenly illuminated my bedroom window.
