The silence in the grand hall was a physical weight, thick with the scent of expensive cigar smoke, stale air, and the metallic tang of oncoming violence. Silas Vane, the man who had styled himself as the savior of the Vultures, stood at the head of the table, his face a mask of twitching, pale fury. He stared at the drive Julian had tossed onto the mahogany, then looked up at his son, his eyes darting toward the armed guards standing—or rather, hesitating—along the walls."You think this changes anything?" Silas sneered, his voice thin, lacking the resonant authority it once held. "These men don't care about your digital ghosts, Julian. They care about the money in their accounts. And as of this morning, those accounts were still flush.""Check again," Julian said, his voice calm, terrifyingly level.He didn't move. He didn't blink. He simply stood there, a predator watching a wounded animal thrash.Silas’s fingers trembled as he reached for the small, encrypted burner phone he kept
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