A TALL HORNY STRANGER
"For over forty years, Aleksander Markovic quietly gathered evidence."
My heartbeat slowed.
Evidence.
Not money.
Not jewels.
Not secret bank accounts.
Evidence.
"Evidence of what?"
"Corruption."
The word echoed through the tunnel.
"Governments."
"Corporations."
"Crime syndicates."
"Intelligence agencies."
He spoke calmly, but every sentence seemed heavier than the last.
"Your grandfather documented transactions, betrayals, murders disguised as accidents, illegal financial networks, and agreements powerful people believed would never see daylight."
Marcus stared.
"That's impossible."