Now they would decide:
Escalate…
Or disengage.
Morning came without further incident.
But the system had shifted permanently.
By noon, the call came.
From the regulatory authority.
“We’ve verified enough to proceed.”
That was the turning point.
Once official systems activate…
Private systems lose control.
Daniel released the second portion of the data.
Not everything.
Enough.
That triggered action across multiple points.
Accounts frozen.
Investigations opened.
Movements tracked.
The network Leo had exposed…
Started collapsing.
And with that collapse…
The threat changed.
No longer stable.
Now desperate.
That was the final risk.
