All Chapters of The Invisible Employer: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"What? That's impossible! I was working overtime at the office yesterday, finishing project reports. My department manager, Mr. Leonard, was even pushing me for a progress update in our work chat before I left home this morning!"The two police officers exchanged worried looks."Mr. Clarke, we need you to come with us to the police station for questioning."I panicked, but I had no way to argue, so I got into the police car.As soon as I sat down at the station, I quickly said, "Sir, I'm telling the truth. I can prove I'm innocent right now!"I hurriedly pulled a folder out of my work bag. Inside were my job offer letter, employment contract, pay stubs from the past six months, and my Social Security contribution records."This is my offer letter. It clearly says I started working six months ago, and it's verified by the company. Here's my employment contract. We each kept a signed copy. My pay stubs and Social Security records prove the company has been paying my salary and making my

Chapter 2

"To be honest, part of this is our fault. The company has had some internal problems over the past six months. Things got disorganized, so it took us this long to notice that your records didn't match."My mind went completely blank."Then are you saying the badge I used and the employee apartment I lived in were fake too?"Without thinking, I reached into my pocket and touched my employee badge. It had the Synapse Future logo, along with my name and job title. It looked exactly the same as Juniper's and the administrative specialist's badges.Seeing how shaken I was, the officer softened his tone."Mr. Clarke, please stay calm. Can you tell us the exact location of the office where you worked? We'll go there right now and verify everything."I gave them the address. But when we got there, I was stunned.The office in front of me was exactly where I had worked every day. My desk was there. My computer was there. Even the photocopies of my mother's medical records that I had kept in my

Chapter 3

At the time, I thought the company was just giving its employees special treatment. But now, the more I thought about it, the less it made sense."Wait! We also had medical checkups!"I quickly added, trying one more time to prove I was telling the truth, "Our company had amazing benefits. Every month, they scheduled a medical checkup for us. "Sometimes it was even a full-body exam, and the company paid for everything. During my last checkup, they found I had mild fatty liver disease. Mr. Leonard even talked to me about it. He told me to eat healthier, stop ordering takeout all the time, and even recommended a few healthy meal plans..."As I spoke, I suddenly froze.What kind of company would be that generous?Monthly medical exams were already expensive. Full-body exams every so often would cost even more.And Gavin's concern for me had gone far beyond what a manager normally showed an employee. He had cared about every little detail.The officer's expression turned even more serious

Chapter 4

"The number you have dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later."I tried calling Maverick next. The result was exactly the same.My voice trembled as I looked at the officer beside me. "Sir, what's going on? Why can't I reach either of them? Who have I been working for these past six months?"The officer handed me a cup of hot water and spoke in a calmer voice."Mr. Clarke, please try to stay calm. Based on what we know so far, your situation is very unusual. But we don't have any direct evidence that this is fraud or any other crime. Your salary payments and Social Security records are genuine. The project files you worked on are also real Synapse Future materials. So far, no one has caused you any direct harm.""But they faked the employee housing and the medical exams. They even used the company's name. Isn't that illegal?" I asked anxiously.The officer nodded."Those things are definitely suspicious, but we need more evidence before we can reach any conclusions. We'v

Chapter 5

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down.I quickly unlocked my phone and sent my location to Mark Castro, the detective who had been handling my case, telling him that Gavin was standing outside my front door.Only after the message was successfully sent did I slowly unlock the door.Gavin looked exactly as he always did. He wore a neatly pressed dress shirt, and his hair was perfectly combed.He was carrying a shopping bag, and his expression was as warm and caring as ever."Jason, I heard you haven't been feeling well, so I brought you some health supplements."He stepped inside and glanced around the living room. It looked as though he was searching for something, or maybe it was just a casual look.I closed the door behind him. By then, my back was soaked with cold sweat. Even so, I forced myself to stay calm."Mr. Leonard, what brings you here? You didn't have to bring all this for me.""I noticed you've been taking a long time to reply to my messages these past few da

Chapter 6

His answer avoided the questions that mattered most. That only made me feel that something was even more wrong.But he looked far too calm.Just then, there was a knock at the front door."Jason, we're here." It was Mark.I immediately got up and opened the door.Mark walked in with two other officers. The moment he saw Gavin sitting on the couch, his eyes turned sharp. "Are you Gavin Leonard?""I'm not."Gavin calmly stood up and looked at Mark.He handed me a small piece of paper with a phone number written on it.Then he quietly left with the officers.I stood there holding the note, my mind in complete chaos.As I watched Mark lead Gavin away, my fingers trembled around the slip of paper.I couldn't understand what was happening.Then Mark called me from the doorway. "Jason, we need you to come back to the police station to give an additional statement."I nodded, grabbed my jacket, and followed them out.The police car sped through the streets. The ride was completely silent.I tu

Chapter 7

Mark sighed helplessly. "We also contacted Synapse Future. They confirmed that the files you worked on were compiled from publicly available industry data. They weren't confidential company information, so they didn't cause any real damage."Over the next several hours, I gave the police a detailed statement. I told them everything I could remember about my time with Victor.Now and then, I caught sight of him through the window.He sat quietly in the interrogation room. He even looked a little bored.The police questioned Victor several more times. They verified every detail of his story and even contacted his family.His father rushed to the police station with a dark expression and scolded him in front of everyone. However, Victor didn't seem to care at all.In the end, the police confirmed that everything Victor had said was true.He really had no criminal motive. He had created the entire ridiculous scheme simply because he was bored.From a legal standpoint, although Victor had d

Chapter 8

People like Juniper, who were middle managers, handled supervising the mules. The lower-level employees became part of the fraud scheme without ever knowing it.Over the years, the organization had stolen nearly a million dollars through this operation.After their latest successful scam brought in a huge amount of money, Timothy tried to keep most of it for himself. He gave Juniper and the administrative specialist only a small share. That was why they became furious and decided to expose the organization using their real names.When I reached that part of the article, I finally understood why Synapse Future had reported me as a missing person.They hadn't been worried about an employee at all. Juniper and the others were using me to send Timothy a warning.They wanted him to know they already had evidence against the organization. If he refused to split the money fairly, they would expose everything.The reason they waited exactly six months was because the group had a hidden rule. E

Chapter 9

"Sir, what exactly is going on? Why is Victor here?" I couldn't hold back any longer and asked.Mark sighed and handed me a file."Take a look at this first. These are the detailed statements from Juniper and the administrative specialist, along with the evidence we've collected."I took the file and quickly flipped through the pages.The statements described the way the Synapse Future fraud organization operated. Most of it matched what had been reported in the news. However, they mentioned one important person who was connected to Timothy. That person was Timothy's childhood friend, Victor.The moment I saw his name, I looked at Victor in disbelief.Mark nodded."That's right. Victor really is Timothy's childhood friend. According to Juniper's statement, Victor learned about Timothy's fraud plan six months ago. At the time, Timothy asked him to invest, telling him it was a guaranteed money-making opportunity. Victor didn't know it was a scam at first. By the time he discovered the tr

Chapter 10

Victor looked up at me with bloodshot eyes. His voice was hoarse."Jason, I'm sorry. I never expected Timothy to go this far. And I never thought Juniper and the others would expose him because of a fight over the money. I thought I could keep this hidden from you forever and let you continue working peacefully. After everything was over, I planned to give you and the others a large compensation payment so you could start a new life. But I failed..."He looked filled with guilt and helplessness.I wanted to say something. But no words came out.My mind kept replaying everything that had happened over the past six months.Victor's unusual concern for me and his calm attitude when he admitted the truth finally made sense.The conference room fell silent. The only sounds were Victor's suppressed breathing and the occasional sound of police sirens outside the window.Mark finally spoke, "We have now arrested Timothy and all the core members of the Synapse Future fraud organization. Based o

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