Chapter 8 - THE PUBLIC EXPOSURELorenzo led Emily directly toward the center stage, stepping up to the podium as the live television broadcast cameras zoomed in on his face.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen," Lorenzo’s deep, resonant voice echoed through the grand hall. "Thank you for celebrating innovation with us tonight. But before we discuss our new quantum initiatives, we need to address a slight... security breach within our corporate family."
Howard Vance pushed his way frantically through the crowd toward the stage. "Lorenzo! Have you lost your mind?! You're making a public spectacle!"
"Am I, Howard?" Lorenzo asked smoothly. He pressed a button on the podium console.
The massive LED screen behind the stage flared to life.
Instead of corporate slides, the screen displayed high-definition security camera footage from Manhattan General Hospital: Dr. Richard Vance accepting a briefcase filled with cash from Howard Vance, alongside encrypted email chains detailing the bio-band assassination plot!
Audible gasps and shouts of outrage echoed through the ballroom! Reporters began flashing cameras furiously in Howard’s direction!
"That’s a forgery! Deepfake technology!" Howard shrieked, backing away as security guards in federal tactical gear stepped out from the shadows of the pillars.
"The FBI has already seized your Swiss bank accounts, Howard," Daniel Brooks announced loudly from the side of the stage.
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Two federal agents walked up behind Howard Vance and snapped heavy steel handcuffs onto his wrists.
"You have the right to remain silent, Mr. Vance," the lead agent declared, dragging the kicking and screaming executive out of the ballroom through the flashing media lights.
