THE UNEXPECTED DETOUR Glande's POV "Mr. Dallas." The IT technician lowered the laptop onto the conference table they had temporarily set up inside the site office. "I'm afraid that's all we managed to recover from." Alex remained standing with both hands resting on the edge of the table, his eyes fixed on the frozen image of the hooded figure. No one spoke for several long seconds. Finally, he straightened. "We're done here for now." The site manager looked uncertain. "Sir?" "The investigation continues, but not in front of everyone." His calm voice immediately settled the tension in the room. He looked at Jacob through the video call still connected to the office. "Jacob." "I'm here." "I want you to coordinate with Legal and IT. Keep this confidential." Jacob's expressio

