"Vane L. Thorne," the corporate investigator announced coldly, his voice echoing sharply across the shattered glass littering the floor. "By order of the Aegis Tech Board of Directors and the Federal Audit Bureau, you are under immediate arrest for high corporate embezzlement, treason, and unauthorized asset liquidation."
Vane sat frozen in his leather executive chair, his eyes wide with unadulterated terror as four heavily armed internal security guards surrounded his desk. The red emergency lights from his terminal monitors reflected off their polished tactical helmets, casting long, menacing shadows across the office walls.
"This is an absolute mistake!" Vane shrieked, his voice cracking as he raised his trembling hands into the air. "I am being framed! Someone hacked into my centr
