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CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE: THE RELEASE

Auteur: Frank Cannon
last update Date de publication: 2026-01-22 04:32:45

I called Victor. Put him on speaker so Colt could hear.

"We are releasing the database. Publicly. Tonight. Everything."

Silence. Then, "Are you insane?"

"Possibly. But it is our only move. The FBI is decrypting it. They will use it against all of us. This way, we control the narrative."

"You are signing death warrants. Mine. Yours. Hundreds of others. People will come after us. Criminals. Law enforcement. Everyone."

"I know. But they are coming anyway. At least this way, we expose the corruptio
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