บททั้งหมดของ The Spy Who Left: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

The safe house was supposed to be secure.Aria kept telling herself that as she sat in the converted warehouse, surrounded by faces she'd never met but who shared her nightmare.Dr. Kim's warning, "They're coming back," had triggered an emergency evacuation. Sophie and Marcus were extracted from the Morrison Institute by international authorities. Leon was transported under heavy security. And now, six hours later, they were hiding with forty-six other families who had been targeted by organizations like Margaret's."My name is Dr. Yuki Tanaka." A Japanese woman in her early forties stood at the front of the room, her expression carrying the weight of someone who'd been fighting this battle longer than anyone else. "Three years ago, my son showed exceptional pattern recognition abilities. Within months, we were being courted by a research institute promising to help him reach his full potential."Her voice cracked slightly."It took me two years to get him back."Aria felt Marcus's ha

The convoy of vehicles raced through the city streets toward Vale Tech headquarters, sirens wailing behind them but never quite catching up.Sophie had been right about one thing: going public was their only protection.But Marcus couldn't stop thinking about Elena's message from Rebecca. His supposedly dead ex-wife was alive, working undercover, and about to expose a facility in Berlin."Marcus, talk to me." Aria's voice cut through his spiraling thoughts. "I can see you processing something."They were crammed into Dr. Kim's vehicle with Leon's medical equipment taking up most of the space. Sophie sat between them, monitoring multiple devices tracking the pursuing helicopters and the approaching media presence at Vale Tech."Rebecca," Marcus said quietly. "If she's been undercover for years, that means she chose this. Chose to disappear from my life, let me think she was dead, all to infiltrate these programs.""She chose to fight them," Aria corrected gently. "There's a difference.

The parking structure beneath Vale Tech headquarters had been evacuated for "structural concerns."Sophie watched security cameras as Dr. Kim's demolition contact placed carefully measured charges at strategic points. Not enough to cause real casualties. Just enough to create convincing destruction.Ninety minutes until the agencies arrived with custody orders."Everyone is in position," Elena reported, checking communications with the forty-seven families scattered throughout the building. "Extraction vehicles are ready three blocks away."Aria held Sophie's hand, feeling her daughter trembling despite her composed exterior."We can still find another way," she whispered."There is no other way, Mama. We both know that."Marcus was watching the security feeds showing news crews outside, government vehicles positioning around the perimeter, and helicopters circling overhead."Once we do this, there's no going back. No returning to our lives.""What lives?" Sophie asked quietly. "The o

The decision was made in their small kitchen at three in the morning."We can't go to Tokyo," Aria said firmly. "Victoria's warning is too specific. Amanda is dead. That's not speculation."Marcus paced the tiny space, his scientist's mind working through probabilities."But what if Victoria is compromised? What if they're using her to stop us from helping the real families who need us?"Sophie sat at the table, her laptop a cheap model bought with cash, displaying Victoria's encrypted message alongside the Tanaka family's plea for help."The verification codes match what we established," she said quietly. "Both messages use protocols only our group knew.""Which means either both are legitimate, or someone has compromised our entire system," Aria said."There's a third option." Sophie's fingers moved across the keyboard. "We verify in person. But not in Tokyo.""What do you mean?""Victoria's message says she's running. She didn't say from where or to where. But her encryption signat

Fifteen Hours RemainingThe meeting place Shadow chose was deliberately public: a busy market square in downtown San Miguel, surrounded by tourists and vendors."If this is a trap, at least there are witnesses," Victoria said, scanning the crowd through binoculars from their hotel window.Sophie studied her tablet, analyzing patterns in the crowd movements that normal observers wouldn't notice."Shadow is already there. Third café from the left. Teenager, maybe sixteen. Sitting alone but watching everything.""How do you know it's Shadow?" Marcus asked."Because they're doing exactly what I would do. Positioned with multiple exit routes, monitoring everyone who enters the square, displaying enhanced situational awareness."Aria gripped her daughter's hand. "You're not going alone.""I have to. Shadow specifically requested I come without obvious protection.""Absolutely not.""Mama, if Shadow is genuine, they're risking exposure by meeting me. If they're a trap, having you visible wil