Name: Henry Paul
Status: Former Classified Unit. Quit under questionable circumstances. Known for tricky border-zone operations and also labeled a traitor. Last seen: disappeared.
Mateo let out a frustrated sigh. "These two again…"
Peter rubbed his jaw, looking concerned. "This is not good."
Sia was still focused on the screen, her expression serious. "Two ex-military ghosts. That makes sense."
They weren't shocked, just a bit annoyed; these names had shown up in a few underground cases before.
Then, the machine processed the third fingerprint, revealing something unusual—a ghost among ghosts. The device paused for a moment, as if weighing its findings.
Then it displayed:
SCAN COMPLETE, NO MATCH FOUND.
NO FEDERAL RECORD.
NO STATE RECORD.
NO PRIVATE RECORD.
NO FOREIGN DATABASE MATCH.
And then it threw up something alarming:
HINT: POSSIBLE ERASURE TRACE DETECTED.
Sia's expression turned steely as she took this in.
