Chapter 8 - The Federal Raid
The billionaire’s gunshot fired wildly into the dark sky as he crashed hard onto the gravel shoulder.
Liam instantly sprang to his feet and tackled the closest mercenary, wrestling for control of his assault rifle.
I grabbed the encrypted laptop and scrambled behind the heavy steel wheel of the parked catering van.
The remaining mercenaries raised their weapons to fire, but a blinding spotlight suddenly illuminated the entire highway.
The deafening wail of police sirens echoed from both directions as a massive convoy of armored vehicles approached at high speed.
The FBI had finally arrived, operating completely outside the corrupted jurisdiction of the compromised SEC officials.
Dozens of federal agents in tactical gear poured out of the vehicles with their weapons drawn and ready.
They ordered everyone on the highway to drop their weapons and get on the ground immediately.
Martin Ellis cursed loudly as he was forcefully shoved to the pavement and placed in heavy iron handcuffs.
Vanessa sobbed uncontrollably as an agent read her her Miranda rights and led her toward a waiting cruiser.
I slowly stood up from behind the van, raising my empty hands to show the agents I was unarmed.
A tall, distinguished man in an FBI windbreaker walked through the chaos and approached me with a warm smile.
He identified himself as Special Agent Carter, the honest contact who had originally messaged me to set up the sting.
He thanked me for my incredible bravery and confirmed that the nuclear protocol had successfully secured all the stolen money.
I let out a massive sigh of relief, truly believing that the long nightmare was finally and completely over.
I asked Agent Carter if my parents had been arrested back at the Rhode Island estate.
His smile faded quickly, and he looked down at his clipboard with a grim, serious expression.
He informed me that Richard and Elaine Vale had completely vanished from the property before the FBI could secure the perimeter.
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They had escaped on a private jet with a physical briefcase containing five hundred million dollars in untraceable bearer bonds.
Agent Carter then revealed that my parents had successfully forged documents framing me as the primary architect of the entire embezzlement scheme.
