Chapter 8 - THE TRAP SPRUNGJulian Sterling stood up frantically, clutching his phone as his stock trading app flared bright red!
ELLSWORTH DYNAMICS STOCK SURGES 210%! STERLING ENTERPRISES LOSSES: $1.4 BILLION!
"No! No! This is impossible!" Julian screamed in the middle of the quiet aisle! "Aris! You said the telemetry code was broken!"
Dr. Aris Thorne, sitting two rows back, turned deathly pale.
Two federal agents in dark suits stepped out from the back doors of the auditorium, walking directly down the aisle toward Julian and Thorne.
"Julian Sterling? Dr. Aris Thorne?" the lead FBI agent asked loudly.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Julian demanded, backing away.
The agent pulled out a pair of steel handcuffs. "You are both under arrest for corporate espionage, illegal stock manipulation, and federal wire fraud."
The agent held up a recording device.
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"Dr. Vance installed a keystroke tracker on the laboratory server before Thorne resigned yesterday," the agent explained. "We have high-definition video and audio of you purchasing stolen corporate secrets in exchange for two million dollars."
The entire audience gasped, snapping photos as federal agents snapped handcuffs onto Julian Sterling and Aris Thorne, dragging them away through the shouting media crowd!
