Chapter 162: Inside the Walls
For several long seconds, no one in the operations center spoke.
The blinking signal on Marcus's map continued pulsing calmly.
Location confirmed: Kane Group Headquarters
Adrian stared at the screen as if the system itself had betrayed him.
"That's wrong."
Marcus didn't look away from the map.
"I checked three times."
Elena stepped closer to the display.
"Trace the signal again."
Marcus ran the diagnostic once more.
The network trace moved through the city's communication grid, passed through several encrypted relay channels, and then stopped at the same location.
The signal origin didn't move.
It remained fixed.
Inside the building.
Marcus swallowed slowly.
"It's not a routing error."
Adrian's jaw tightened.
"You're telling me someone inside this building is controlling the entire Phase Two trigger?"
Marcus answered quietly.
"Yes."
The timer kept falling on the corner of every screen.
03:29:47
03:29:46
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