Chapter 8 - The Abandoned Airfield

The abandoned military airfield was completely dark and entirely silent as I parked my stolen car near a rusted hangar.
The desolate runway was overgrown with tall weeds, and the cracked concrete perfectly reflected the pale moonlight above.
I stepped out of the vehicle and held my newborn son incredibly close to my chest to keep him perfectly warm.
I nervously scanned the dark horizon, desperately praying for the sound of military helicopters to break the silence.
Suddenly, a pair of bright headlights swept aggressively across the cracked tarmac and illuminated my exposed position.
A sleek black sedan sped across the runway and came to a violent, screeching halt just a few yards away.
My supposedly dead brother, Marcus, stepped slowly out of the driver's side door holding a heavy assault rifle.
My father emerged from the passenger side, completely out of breath and looking incredibly desperate and pathetic.
Marcus aimed the heavy weapon directly at me and loudly demanded the encrypted hard drive containing his entire life's work.
I stood my ground firmly and told him that General Vance was already on his way with an entire military platoon.
My father laughed nervously and proudly admitted that he had personally intercepted my encrypted message to the General.
He had completely rerouted the extraction team to a fake location over fifty miles away from this abandoned airfield.
I was completely and entirely alone with the ruthless monsters who used to be my family.
Marcus stepped closer, the horrible scars on his face twisting into an incredibly cruel and mocking smile.
He coldly stated that he was going to take the baby and leave my lifeless body on this abandoned runway.
I slowly reached into my jacket pocket and proudly held up the black encrypted hard drive for both of them to see.
I casually informed them that the drive I was holding was completely and entirely blank.
My father's arrogant smile completely vanished as pure confusion and absolute terror violently washed over his face.
I explained that I had actually uploaded the entire master ledger directly to the Pentagon's highly secure mainframe an hour ago.
The Department of Defense now had absolute proof of their treason, fraud, and illegal mercenary funding.
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Marcus let out a terrifying scream of absolute rage and aggressively raised his rifle to shoot me dead.
Before he could pull the heavy trigger, a massive sniper bullet suddenly completely shattered the weapon in his hands.