The Heart Never Forgets
Beneath the bar, a thumbnail image appeared the real video.
It showed my father’s face, but this time, the man leaning over him was unmistakably, undeniably Pierce. No masks, no code, just the cold, naked face of a murderer.
"The Scorched Earth protocol," Daniel whispered, his voice trembling with a sudden, sharp realization. "I looked into the sub-routines while I was hacking the door. It’s not a security measure to keep people out, Jane. It’s a delete key. It’s a failsafe designed to incinerate the physical and digital heart of this building if the truth ever started to leak."
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