Chapter 9 - The Federal Intervention
The older corrupt officer aimed his service weapon directly at my forehead.
"Looks like we have a tragic murder-suicide to report," he sneered, preparing to pull the trigger.
They fully intended to frame me for the explosion, murder Leo, and steal the remaining cartel money for themselves.
I closed my eyes, preparing for the absolute worst.
Suddenly, Leo reached into his blood-soaked jacket and pulled out a small, metallic beacon.
He pressed a glowing blue button on the device and smiled weakly at the corrupt cops.
"You really should have checked my credentials a little closer, boys," Leo coughed.
The approaching helicopter did not belong to the cartel or Trevor's escape plan.
A massive spotlight suddenly illuminated the entire yacht, blinding the corrupt officers completely.
Heavily armed tactical agents repelled down ropes from the hovering black helicopter.
They were wearing dark Kevlar vests clearly marked with the bright yellow letters of the FBI.
Leo was not just a private investigator; he was a deep-cover federal agent who had been building a RICO case against this specific cartel for three years.
The tactical team swarmed the deck, disarming the corrupt police officers and forcing them violently to the ground.
Other agents swept the lower decks, arresting Mateo, the cartel guards, and my terrified parents.
Two divers plunged into the ocean and dragged a coughing, sputtering Trevor out of the freezing water.
He was severely burned but entirely alive to face justice.
As they dragged Trevor past me in heavy iron handcuffs, he spit blood onto the wooden deck.
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"You haven't won anything, Clara," he laughed through broken teeth.
"I triggered a massive malware attack on your company servers the second I got on this boat, and your empire is already burning to the ground."
