The upload finished at 6:47 a.m.
No dramatic music. No thunder.
Just the quiet click of the Enter key and the soft hum of the computer.
Mirae stared at the progress bar until it turned green.
On the screen: Transfer Complete.
The files — hundreds of them — were gone, scattered into encrypted channels that led to one destination: Choi Hana, senior reporter, Seoul Daily.
Rihan stood beside her, eyes fixed on the same screen. “Once they go live, you can’t undo it.”
“I don’t want to,” she said.
He exhaled slowly. “Then brace yourself.”
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By 8 a.m., Seoul was burning with the news.
Screens in subway stations flashed with the headline:
> YOO INDUSTRIES DEATH MERGER EXPOSED – LEAKED FILES LINK SEO GROUP TO ILLEGAL ACQUISITIONS
Comment threads exploded before breakfast.
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