Chapter 6 - The Digital Trap
The heavy vehicle slowly rolled to a complete stop on the desolate, winding road.
Marcus frantically twisted the ignition key, but the engine remained entirely dead and silent.
He punched the steering wheel in sheer frustration, realizing someone had hacked the car's computer.
Hannah quickly locked the doors and stared anxiously into the dense, terrifying woods surrounding them.
She knew Julian and his hired mercenaries would be tracking their location at this very second.
Marcus opened the red ledger and placed it carefully on the dark dashboard.
He explained that they needed to manually upload the financial data to a federal server right now.
He pulled a highly encrypted satellite laptop from beneath his seat and connected it to the book's hidden microchip.
The screen illuminated their terrified faces with a pale, ghostly blue light.
Hannah watched the progress bar slowly creeping across the screen, praying for a miracle.
Suddenly, a massive spotlight flicked on from the trees, completely blinding them both.
Two black military trucks surrounded their disabled vehicle, trapping them perfectly on the road.
Heavily armed guards poured out of the trucks, aiming assault rifles directly at the windshield.
Eleanor stepped gracefully out of the darkness, entirely unfazed by the freezing rain.
She held a small remote control that had completely disabled their armored car.
She commanded Marcus to surrender the laptop immediately or face a brutal execution.
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Marcus looked at Hannah and firmly shook his head, refusing to give up the evidence.
He pressed the final enter key to transmit the files just as Eleanor raised a pistol and fired.
