7 HOURS UNTIL TRIALS
The war room exploded into controlled chaos.
"One of our candidates is a Dragon's Gate plant," Sekar announced to assembled leadership. "False identity. Real mission: sabotage trials from inside. We have seven hours to identify and remove them before trials begin."
Hendra (Vice GM) pulled up the candidate roster. "Thirty-nine candidates. Yanto said male, twenties, excellent fake credentials. That narrows it to—" He highlighted profiles. "—eight possibilities."
Eight faces appeared on screen. All male. All early twenties. All with seemingly legitimate backgrounds.
"We can't cancel trials," Sri said. "Public commitment. Families already here. Media watching. Canceling looks like we're caving to Dragon's Gate pressure."
"And we can't openly accuse without proof," Johan added. "False accusation of one candidate destroys trust with all of them. Plus legal liability if we're wrong."
