"I am Ambrose Ward, Team Leader of the Joint Investigation Task Force and the Grade IV — Junior Administrator overseeing the OIG — Second Division," Ambrose said, his voice ringing through the gold-leafed bedroom like a strike of cold steel against a bell.
He didn't just stand there; he acted with the practiced precision of a man who had choreographed this moment a thousand times in his mind. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his smartphone, the screen glowing in the dim, amber light of the Golden Sanctuary. With a quick thumb-swipe, he activated the high-definition camera, the red recording light blinking like a silent witness to a fallen king.
"Director Crawford," Ambrose continued, his tone shifting into a sharp, mocking edge. "The game of hide-and-seek is over. Stop cowering
