"Vincent Halbert is the owner of Future Technologies. He's powerful and protected at every level. He's been using the Beta version to milk the market, thinking he has the full picture," Jason explained grimly.
[Oh, look at the little market app doing its little market tricks. So cute! My pet rock has more processing power!] The System scoffed in Ethan's mind.
"His son, Lucas Halbert, is the weak point," Jason continued. "He manages a shell consulting firm that funnels government money. Lucas's company is systematically inflating the stock of a defense tech supplier to defraud taxpayers on government contracts. Vincent is still doing the same illegal schemes, only with inferior code."
"If we call the authorities, they'll deny it. They'll cover it up," Jason observed.
