{"id":7154,"date":"2026-09-12T14:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmnews168.store\/?p=7154"},"modified":"2026-09-12T14:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:10:15","slug":"two-traffic-police-officers-detained-a-young-girl-without-reason-pressed-her-against-the-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmnews168.store\/?p=7154","title":{"rendered":"Two traffic police officers detained a young girl without reason, pressed her against the car\u2026\u2026\u2026."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PART 2 \u2014 THE IDENTITY THEY NEVER EXPECTED<br \/>\nHis eyes moved across the photograph\u2026 then stopped.<br \/>\nThe name beneath it made his fingers suddenly go numb.<br \/>\nVICTORIA ELENA MORGAN.<br \/>\nOFFICIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT.<br \/>\nSPECIAL FIELD INSPECTOR.<br \/>\nAUTHORIZED LEVEL: BLACK.<br \/>\nThe first officer stared at the card for several seconds without blinking.<br \/>\nThe second officer leaned over his shoulder.<br \/>\nHis face changed instantly.<br \/>\n\u201cThat\u2019s impossible,\u201d he whispered.<br \/>\nVictoria remained completely calm.<br \/>\n\u201cRead the rest.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first inspector swallowed hard and continued reading.<br \/>\nThe card contained a government seal, a security code, and a photograph of Victoria that was unmistakably the same woman standing in front of them.<br \/>\nBut there was one line that terrified him more than everything else.<br \/>\n\u201cAuthority to investigate law-enforcement misconduct\u2026 unrestricted jurisdiction.\u201d<br \/>\nThe second officer stepped backward.<br \/>\n\u201cPut the cuffs back on,\u201d he whispered.<br \/>\nThe first inspector looked at him in disbelief.<br \/>\n\u201cAre you insane?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria raised her eyebrows.<br \/>\n\u201cInteresting. A few seconds ago you were both very confident.\u201d<br \/>\nNeither man answered.<br \/>\nThe first inspector slowly reached for the handcuff key.<br \/>\n\u201cMiss Morgan, there seems to have been a misunderstanding.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria gave a quiet laugh.<br \/>\n\u201cA misunderstanding?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYou were driving. We stopped you. Things got out of hand.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYou dragged me from my vehicle.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI apologize.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYou threatened to take me to the station.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIt was a mistake.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYou put handcuffs on me without giving me a reason.\u201d<br \/>\nThe officer\u2019s face became pale.<br \/>\n\u201cI said I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria looked directly into his eyes.<br \/>\n\u201cYou\u2019re not sorry because you hurt me. You\u2019re sorry because you finally discovered who I am.\u201d<br \/>\nSilence fell over the roadside.<br \/>\nThe second officer nervously looked toward the patrol car.<br \/>\n\u201cMaybe we can handle this here.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s expression became colder.<br \/>\n\u201cNo. We can\u2019t.\u201d<br \/>\nShe turned her head slightly toward the dashboard camera mounted inside their patrol vehicle.<br \/>\n\u201cYour camera recorded everything, didn\u2019t it?\u201d<br \/>\nThe two officers froze again.<br \/>\nThe first inspector slowly glanced at the patrol car.<br \/>\nThe red recording light was still blinking.<br \/>\nVictoria noticed his reaction.<br \/>\n\u201cGood.\u201d<br \/>\nShe took a slow breath.<br \/>\n\u201cBecause I want the entire recording preserved.\u201d<br \/>\nThe second officer immediately stepped toward the patrol car.<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s voice sharpened.<br \/>\n\u201cDon\u2019t touch it.\u201d<br \/>\nHe stopped.<br \/>\n\u201cI was only going to check the equipment.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNo. You were going to turn it off.\u201d<br \/>\nThe officer said nothing.<br \/>\nVictoria continued.<br \/>\n\u201cAnd before you ask, yes, I already know exactly what happened to the last three patrol recordings from this stretch of highway.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first inspector stared at her.<br \/>\n\u201cHow do you know that?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cBecause that\u2019s why I was driving this road.\u201d<br \/>\nThe words landed like a hammer.<br \/>\nThe officers exchanged a terrified glance.<br \/>\nVictoria finally revealed what they had failed to understand.<br \/>\n\u201cThis wasn\u2019t a random traffic stop.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first inspector\u2019s expression changed.<br \/>\n\u201cYou were investigating us?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI was investigating someone.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWho?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria smiled faintly.<br \/>\n\u201cThat\u2019s the question you should be asking yourselves.\u201d<br \/>\nThe second officer looked genuinely frightened now.<br \/>\n\u201cWho sent you?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria slipped the identification card back into its leather case.<br \/>\n\u201cNobody sends me.\u201d<br \/>\nShe paused.<br \/>\n\u201cI choose where I go.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first inspector stared at the black case as though it were a weapon.<br \/>\nThen his eyes moved toward Victoria\u2019s car.<br \/>\n\u201cIs there something in your vehicle?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria didn\u2019t answer.<br \/>\nThe officer suddenly remembered something.<br \/>\nWhen they had first approached the car, he had noticed a small envelope lying on the passenger seat.<br \/>\nAt the time, he hadn\u2019t thought anything of it.<br \/>\nNow he understood.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat\u2019s in that envelope?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s eyes narrowed.<br \/>\n\u201cWhy?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cBecause if you\u2019re investigating something, then that\u2019s evidence.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cCorrect.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cEvidence of what?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria stepped closer.<br \/>\n\u201cCorruption.\u201d<br \/>\nThe two officers went silent.<br \/>\n\u201cDrug shipments. Stolen vehicles. False traffic reports. Bribes. Missing evidence.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first inspector\u2019s jaw tightened.<br \/>\n\u201cYou can\u2019t accuse us of that.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI didn\u2019t.\u201d<br \/>\nShe looked at the patrol car.<br \/>\n\u201cYou just did.\u201d<br \/>\nThe second officer immediately became defensive.<br \/>\n\u201cYou have no proof.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria smiled.<br \/>\n\u201cThat\u2019s where you\u2019re wrong.\u201d<br \/>\nShe pointed toward the road.<br \/>\n\u201cYou stopped me because you were told to.\u201d<br \/>\nNeither officer moved.<br \/>\n\u201cYou didn\u2019t know who I was. You didn\u2019t know what I was carrying. You didn\u2019t know what I had already recorded.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first inspector stared at her.<br \/>\n\u201cRecorded?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria tapped her phone.<br \/>\n\u201cYou thought I was trying to film you when you grabbed me.\u201d<br \/>\nShe raised the phone slightly.<br \/>\n\u201cI was already recording before you reached my window.\u201d<br \/>\nThe color drained from his face.<br \/>\nThe second officer whispered, \u201cTurn it off.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria shook her head.<br \/>\n\u201cNo.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDelete it.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNo.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe can work something out.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s expression became ice-cold.<br \/>\n\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what I was waiting to hear.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first officer suddenly realized his mistake.<br \/>\n\u201cYou set us up.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNo.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria shook her head.<br \/>\n\u201cYou set yourselves up.\u201d<br \/>\nShe turned toward her vehicle.<br \/>\n\u201cI gave you several opportunities to stop.\u201d<br \/>\nNeither man understood.<br \/>\nVictoria continued.<br \/>\n\u201cI asked why you stopped me. You refused to answer.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI asked you to identify yourselves. You refused.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI asked what law I had broken. You had no answer.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cAnd when I tried to document what was happening, you used force.\u201d<br \/>\nShe looked back at them.<br \/>\n\u201cEvery decision you made was yours.\u201d<br \/>\nThe second officer\u2019s breathing became heavier.<br \/>\n\u201cWho are you really?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria didn\u2019t respond immediately.<br \/>\nInstead, she reached into her pocket and removed another small object.<br \/>\nThis time, neither officer dared to touch her.<br \/>\nIt was a tiny black communication device.<br \/>\nVictoria pressed one button.<br \/>\n\u201cUnit Seven. Confirm status.\u201d<br \/>\nA calm male voice answered immediately.<br \/>\n\u201cUnit Seven online.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cTwo officers detained. Both subjects identified.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first officer\u2019s eyes widened.<br \/>\n\u201cSubjects?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria looked at him.<br \/>\n\u201cThat\u2019s what you are now.\u201d<br \/>\nThe voice continued through the device.<br \/>\n\u201cDo you want local authorities notified?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria paused.<br \/>\n\u201cNot yet.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first inspector stepped forward.<br \/>\n\u201cPlease.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria looked at him.<br \/>\n\u201cPlease what?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDon\u2019t ruin our lives.\u201d<br \/>\nHer expression hardened.<br \/>\n\u201cYou weren\u2019t thinking about my life when you put those cuffs on me.\u201d<br \/>\nHe lowered his head.<br \/>\n\u201cYou don\u2019t understand.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNo.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s voice became quieter.<br \/>\n\u201cI understand perfectly.\u201d<br \/>\nShe walked toward the patrol car.<br \/>\n\u201cThere\u2019s something else you should know.\u201d<br \/>\nThe officers watched her carefully.<br \/>\n\u201cYou weren\u2019t the only people being investigated today.\u201d<br \/>\nThe second officer frowned.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria stopped beside the patrol vehicle.<br \/>\n\u201cIt means whoever ordered you to stop me is already watching this conversation.\u201d<br \/>\nBoth officers looked around nervously.<br \/>\nThe empty highway stretched in both directions.<br \/>\nNo other cars were nearby.<br \/>\nNo buildings.<br \/>\nNo witnesses.<br \/>\nThen suddenly, Victoria\u2019s phone vibrated.<br \/>\nShe looked down at the screen.<br \/>\nOne new message.<br \/>\nUNKNOWN NUMBER.<br \/>\nHer expression changed for the first time.<br \/>\nThe first officer noticed.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat is it?\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria didn\u2019t answer.<br \/>\nShe opened the message.<br \/>\nThere was only one sentence:<br \/>\nYOU\u2019RE LOOKING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.<br \/>\nBeneath it was a photograph.<br \/>\nVictoria stared at the image.<br \/>\nHer heart stopped for a moment.<br \/>\nIt showed her own car from above.<br \/>\nSomeone had been watching them.<br \/>\nBut that wasn\u2019t what frightened her.<br \/>\nIn the photograph, Victoria was standing beside the patrol car with her hands cuffed behind her back.<br \/>\nThe picture had been taken less than a minute ago.<br \/>\nShe slowly raised her eyes toward the sky.<br \/>\nThe officers followed her gaze.<br \/>\nNothing was there.<br \/>\nThen the communication device in Victoria\u2019s hand crackled.<br \/>\n\u201cVictoria\u2026\u201d<br \/>\nShe froze.<br \/>\nThe voice on the other end sounded different now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>Distorted.<br \/>\n\u201cDo not trust the officers.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s eyes narrowed.<br \/>\n\u201cWho is this?\u201d<br \/>\nA long silence followed.<br \/>\nThen the voice whispered:<br \/>\n\u201cOne of them already knows where the missing evidence is.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria slowly turned toward the two officers.<br \/>\nBoth men stood completely still.<br \/>\nShe studied their faces.<br \/>\nThe first officer looked terrified.<br \/>\nThe second looked confused.<br \/>\nOr at least he appeared confused.<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s eyes settled on the second officer.<br \/>\n\u201cWhere is it?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWhat?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe evidence.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria took one step toward him.<br \/>\nThe first officer suddenly shouted.<br \/>\n\u201cWait!\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria turned.<br \/>\nHe looked at his partner.<br \/>\nThen back at Victoria.<br \/>\n\u201cYou need to hear something.\u201d<br \/>\nThe second officer\u2019s face became pale.<br \/>\n\u201cDon\u2019t.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first officer ignored him.<br \/>\n\u201cHe wasn\u2019t supposed to be on patrol today.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s eyes sharpened.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cHe replaced another officer at the last minute.\u201d<br \/>\nThe second officer grabbed his arm.<br \/>\n\u201cShut up!\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria immediately understood.<br \/>\nShe reached for the second officer\u2019s belt.<br \/>\nHe jerked backward.<br \/>\n\u201cDon\u2019t touch me!\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s hand stopped.<br \/>\nThere was something attached beneath his jacket.<br \/>\nA tiny electronic transmitter.<br \/>\nHer eyes widened.<br \/>\n\u201cYou\u2019re not traffic police.\u201d<br \/>\nThe man\u2019s expression changed.<br \/>\nThe friendly mask disappeared.<br \/>\nIn one sudden movement, he reached inside his jacket.<br \/>\nVictoria reacted instantly.<br \/>\nShe stepped backward and drew her weapon.<br \/>\n\u201cDon\u2019t move!\u201d<br \/>\nThe first inspector dropped to his knees.<br \/>\n\u201cI told you!\u201d<br \/>\nThe second man froze.<br \/>\nFor several seconds, nobody moved.<br \/>\nThen a black SUV appeared far down the highway.<br \/>\nIt was moving directly toward them.<br \/>\nVictoria looked at it.<br \/>\nThe unidentified man smiled.<br \/>\n\u201cYou should have left when you had the chance.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria tightened her grip.<br \/>\n\u201cWho are you?\u201d<br \/>\nThe SUV accelerated.<br \/>\nThe first inspector looked terrified.<br \/>\n\u201cVictoria\u2026\u201d<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t look away from the approaching vehicle.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThere are more of them.\u201d<br \/>\nThe SUV was now only seconds away.<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s communication device suddenly came alive.<br \/>\n\u201cVictoria, this is command.\u201d<br \/>\nShe answered without blinking.<br \/>\n\u201cGo ahead.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe have just identified the vehicle.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWho is inside?\u201d<br \/>\nA pause.<br \/>\nThen the answer came.<br \/>\n\u201cYour own department.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s face went completely still.<br \/>\nThe SUV screeched to a stop beside them.<br \/>\nFour doors opened at once.<br \/>\nMen in black tactical uniforms stepped out.<br \/>\nAnd on the chest of every man was the same silver emblem Victoria had seen on her identification case.<br \/>\nOFFICIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT.<br \/>\nBut then the leader removed his sunglasses.<br \/>\nVictoria recognized him.<br \/>\nHer own superior officer.<br \/>\nThe man who had trained her.<br \/>\nThe man who had personally given her this investigation.<br \/>\nHe looked at Victoria\u2019s handcuffs.<br \/>\nThen at the two traffic officers.<br \/>\nThen he smiled.<br \/>\n\u201cVictoria,\u201d he said calmly.<br \/>\n\u201cYou were never supposed to discover this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PART 3 \u2014 THE MAN BEHIND THE OPERATION<br \/>\nVictoria stared at her superior officer, Director Marcus Hale, as he stood beside the black SUV.<br \/>\nFor years, she had trusted him without question.<br \/>\nHe had recruited her.<br \/>\nHe had trained her.<br \/>\nHe had taught her how to recognize lies, follow evidence, and never trust appearances.<br \/>\nAnd now he was standing in front of her, surrounded by armed agents, telling her she had discovered something she was never supposed to find.<br \/>\nVictoria slowly lowered her weapon.<br \/>\nNot because she trusted him.<br \/>\nBecause she wanted to hear him speak.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat exactly wasn\u2019t I supposed to discover?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus removed his sunglasses.<br \/>\n\u201cThe truth.\u201d<br \/>\nThe two traffic officers remained frozen beside the patrol car.<br \/>\nVictoria glanced at them, then back at Marcus.<br \/>\n\u201cYou sent these men to stop me?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus shook his head.<br \/>\n\u201cNo.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThen why did they have orders to intercept me?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cBecause someone inside the department leaked your route.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s eyes narrowed.<br \/>\n\u201cWho?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus didn\u2019t answer.<br \/>\nInstead, he looked at the officer standing beside her.<br \/>\n\u201cGet away from her.\u201d<br \/>\nThe man immediately stepped backward.<br \/>\nVictoria noticed something strange.<br \/>\nMarcus wasn\u2019t looking at him with anger.<br \/>\nHe was looking at him with fear.<br \/>\nThat changed everything.<br \/>\nVictoria turned toward the suspicious officer.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat\u2019s your real name?\u201d<br \/>\nHe remained silent.<br \/>\nMarcus answered for him.<br \/>\n\u201cDaniel Cross.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first traffic inspector stared at him in disbelief.<br \/>\n\u201cCross?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus nodded.<br \/>\n\u201cFormer intelligence operative.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s grip tightened around her weapon.<br \/>\n\u201cFormer?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus looked at her.<br \/>\n\u201cOfficially.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria understood.<br \/>\n\u201cUnofficially?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus\u2019s face hardened.<br \/>\n\u201cHe never left.\u201d<br \/>\nDaniel suddenly laughed.<br \/>\n\u201cYou people really believe everything written on paper.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria took a step forward.<br \/>\n\u201cWhere is the evidence?\u201d<br \/>\nDaniel smiled.<br \/>\n\u201cYou\u2019re still asking the wrong question.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThen give me the right one.\u201d<br \/>\nDaniel looked directly at Marcus.<br \/>\n\u201cAsk him why your father disappeared.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria froze.<br \/>\nFor the first time that day, her confidence cracked.<br \/>\n\u201cMy father?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus\u2019s expression changed.<br \/>\nDaniel continued.<br \/>\n\u201cYou were told he died twelve years ago.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria stared at Marcus.<br \/>\n\u201cYou told me he died.\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus said nothing.<br \/>\n\u201cSay it.\u201d<br \/>\nSilence.<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s voice became sharper.<br \/>\n\u201cDid you lie to me?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus finally looked away.<br \/>\n\u201cI didn\u2019t have a choice.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYou always have a choice.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNot when your father was involved.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria felt her heart pounding.<br \/>\nHer father had supposedly died during a classified operation overseas.<br \/>\nShe had never been allowed to see the body.<br \/>\nNever been allowed to ask questions.<br \/>\nMarcus had been the person who delivered the official report.<br \/>\nShe had believed him.<br \/>\nFor twelve years.<br \/>\n\u201cWhere is my father?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus took a slow breath.<br \/>\n\u201cAlive.\u201d<br \/>\nThe word hit her harder than any bullet could have.<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s lips parted.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cHe\u2019s alive.\u201d<br \/>\nShe stared at him.<br \/>\n\u201cWhere?\u201d<br \/>\nBefore Marcus could answer, Daniel suddenly reached for the transmitter beneath his jacket.<br \/>\nVictoria raised her weapon again.<br \/>\n\u201cDon\u2019t.\u201d<br \/>\nDaniel stopped.<br \/>\nThen he smiled.<br \/>\n\u201cYou\u2019re too late.\u201d<br \/>\nA loud explosion suddenly echoed from somewhere behind them.<br \/>\nEveryone turned.<br \/>\nVictoria saw a column of black smoke rising in the distance.<br \/>\nHer car.<br \/>\nHer entire vehicle was engulfed in flames.<br \/>\n\u201cThe evidence!\u201d the first inspector shouted.<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s face went cold.<br \/>\nShe had left the envelope inside.<br \/>\nMarcus looked at the burning vehicle.<br \/>\n\u201cThat was the point.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria turned toward him.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe people who ordered this operation didn\u2019t want the evidence.\u201d<br \/>\nHe paused.<br \/>\n\u201cThey wanted you to believe the evidence was destroyed.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria stared at him.<br \/>\n\u201cThen where is it?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus looked directly into her eyes.<br \/>\n\u201cWith you.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria suddenly remembered.<br \/>\nThe moment she had been dragged from the vehicle, she had placed her phone inside her jacket.<br \/>\nThe recording.<br \/>\nBut there was something else.<br \/>\nA tiny encrypted storage device hidden beneath the phone case.<br \/>\nHer eyes widened.<br \/>\nDaniel saw the realization.<br \/>\n\u201cYes.\u201d<br \/>\nHe smiled.<br \/>\n\u201cThat\u2019s what they came for.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria immediately reached for her phone.<br \/>\nMarcus shouted.<br \/>\n\u201cVictoria, don\u2019t!\u201d<br \/>\nToo late.<br \/>\nHer phone screen went black.<br \/>\nThen a message appeared.<br \/>\nTRANSFER COMPLETE.<br \/>\nVictoria looked up.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat did you do?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus\u2019s face was grim.<br \/>\n\u201cNothing.\u201d<br \/>\nThe phone vibrated again.<br \/>\nA second message appeared.<br \/>\nYOUR FATHER IS WAITING.<br \/>\nThen a location appeared.<br \/>\nAn abandoned railway station nearly two hundred miles away.<br \/>\nVictoria stared at the screen.<br \/>\nMarcus stepped toward her.<br \/>\n\u201cDon\u2019t go there.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWhy?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cBecause if that message is real, it\u2019s a trap.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria looked at him.<br \/>\n\u201cAnd if it\u2019s not?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus lowered his voice.<br \/>\n\u201cThen your father has been waiting twelve years for you.\u201d<br \/>\nSuddenly, Daniel laughed.<br \/>\nEveryone turned toward him.<br \/>\n\u201cYou still don\u2019t understand.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria aimed her weapon at his chest.<br \/>\n\u201cExplain.\u201d<br \/>\nDaniel\u2019s smile disappeared.<br \/>\n\u201cYour father isn\u2019t the victim.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s expression hardened.<br \/>\n\u201cThen what is he?\u201d<br \/>\nDaniel looked toward Marcus.<br \/>\n\u201cHe\u2019s the reason this entire investigation exists.\u201d<br \/>\nBefore anyone could ask another question, the black SUV behind Marcus suddenly exploded.<br \/>\nThe shockwave threw everyone to the ground.<br \/>\nVictoria hit the pavement hard.<br \/>\nHer ears rang.<br \/>\nSmoke filled the highway.<br \/>\nShe pushed herself up.<br \/>\n\u201cMarcus!\u201d<br \/>\nNo answer.<br \/>\nShe searched through the smoke.<br \/>\nThen she saw him.<br \/>\nMarcus was lying several meters away.<br \/>\nBlood covered his shoulder.<br \/>\nVictoria rushed toward him.<br \/>\n\u201cStay with me!\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus grabbed her wrist.<br \/>\nHis breathing was weak.<br \/>\n\u201cListen to me.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m listening.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYour father\u2026\u201d<br \/>\nHe struggled to speak.<br \/>\n\u201cYour father wasn\u2019t kidnapped.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria leaned closer.<br \/>\n\u201cHe\u2026\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus\u2019s eyes filled with fear.<br \/>\n\u201cHe disappeared because he wanted to.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria stared at him.<br \/>\n\u201cWhy?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus looked toward the burning SUV.<br \/>\n\u201cBecause he discovered who was really controlling the Official Investigations Unit.\u201d<br \/>\nVictoria\u2019s blood ran cold.<br \/>\n\u201cWho?\u201d<br \/>\nMarcus opened his mouth.<br \/>\nBut before he could answer, a gunshot cracked through the smoke.<br \/>\nMarcus\u2019s eyes widened.<br \/>\nHis grip on Victoria\u2019s wrist went limp.<br \/>\nVictoria spun toward the sound.<br \/>\nDaniel was gone.<br \/>\nAnd on the ground beside Marcus was a single piece of paper.<br \/>\nVictoria picked it up.<br \/>\nThere were only four words written on it:<br \/>\nTRUST NO ONE, VICTORIA.<br \/>\nThen her phone vibrated again.<br \/>\nA new message appeared.<br \/>\nTHIS TIME, COME ALONE.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/taledropus.com\/archives\/11171\">Click Here to continuous Read\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b Full Ending Story<\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/dmnews168.store\/?p=7155\">PART 4 \u2014 THE SECRET UNDER THE STATION<\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PART 2 \u2014 THE IDENTITY THEY NEVER EXPECTED His eyes moved across the photograph\u2026 then stopped. 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