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00:00Zane Smith announced in front of everyone that he was going to hand my private satellite station
00:04On my wedding day, my fiancé Zane Smith announced in front of everyone
00:08that he was going to hand my private satellite station to his first love, Vivian
00:13and rename it Vivian's Heart
00:15Right there, I didn't hesitate
00:17I just put my signature down and transferred the facility straight to the Deep Space Exploration Charity Foundatio
00:23After the ceremony, Zane stopped me in the bridal suite
00:27Vivian needs this project to complete her astronaut dream
00:30Can't you be a little more generous?
00:32My station is mine
00:33If it's going to be used to fulfill someone else's dream
00:36then it proves it no longer belongs to anything between us
00:44Enough, the wedding is over
00:45Don't give the guests something to laugh about
00:55Half an hour later, a brutal white glare stabbed my eyes
00:58Rust red wastelands stretched in every direction
01:02and grit whipped across my cheeks like metal filings
01:05My wedding dress was sunk deep in the sand
01:08Every time I tried to move, it felt like fighting my way out of a bog
01:12The hatch opened
01:13He lounged against the doorway with a champagne flute in hand
01:17A mocking smile on his face
01:19The encrypted dark web livestream was already running
01:22More than a dozen hidden cameras had me boxed in from different angles
01:26Trained on every second of my humiliation
01:28Aren't you the one who cared most about principles?
01:32So how does it feel to be dumped out here by the person you trusted most?
01:37Does this make sink in?
01:39Whoever controls the resources is the one who gets to talk about principles
01:45The simulation system was activated remotely
01:48A dust storm slammed into me
01:50Iron oxide powder blasting my face
01:52The metallic grit flooded my mouth and nose until it tasted like pennies
01:57I threw both hands up to shield my face
01:59And without changing my expression
02:00I pressed a button hidden on the necklace at my throat
02:03Then I lifted my head
02:05Locked eyes with one of the cameras
02:07And snapped
02:11You done get your ass down here and pick me up
02:13Right now
02:14The livestream chat went feral
02:17Dust spilled into my collar, rough against my skin
02:22Then, the low-temperature system engaged
02:25The air dropped fast
02:27Down to minus 20 Celsius
02:28Back then, just to get close to Zane
02:31I'd gone undercover at Star Trek Exploration as a cleaner
02:34I told him my parents were gone
02:36And all I had left was this satellite facility
02:39My family inheritance
02:47You think I'm doing this to punish you for refusing to give the facility to Vivian?
02:53He said
02:53You're wrong
02:54I'm teaching you reality
02:56Besides that inheritance
02:57What do you have?
02:59A cleaner's identity
03:00Average understanding
03:02And you still act like you're above everyone
03:05Vivian needs resources to reach her dream
03:08And you rushed to donate the facility
03:10The second you realized someone else might benefit
03:13I stared at him
03:14And suddenly felt how unfamiliar he looked
03:16Zane
03:17I said
03:18You're a disappointment
03:19The wedding's off, we're done
03:27Calling it off?
03:28Laura
03:29Three years
03:30You're really going to throw it away?
03:33Laura
03:33Besides that inheritance
03:35What do you have?
03:37He said
03:38Cancel the wedding?
03:39You think I care?
03:41You walk out of here and you're nothing
03:43Then he ordered the pilot
03:45Drop lower
03:47Wake her up
03:51The shuttle dropped
03:53More than 10 meters in a single lurch
03:55A blast of hot exhaust hit the ground
03:58And exploded into a storm of sand
04:00Slamming into me head on
04:02I turned my face away
04:04My body shaking uncontrollably in the cold
04:07The footing I'd fought to find on the loose soil
04:10Vanished in an instant
04:11And I lost balance again
04:12Half my body sinking into the soft simulated ground
04:17Night fell
04:18On Zane's command
04:19Every searchlight snapped on
04:22White light knifed through the dark
04:23So bright I couldn't even force my eyes open
04:27Laura
04:27Is your pride really worth it?
04:30I don't even care what the facility's called
04:33Zane just needs to see your goodwill
04:35As soon as she finished
04:36The shuttle dropped another 5 meters
04:38The engine wash pressed down like an invisible hand
04:41Forcing me deeper into the sand
04:43The rock I'd been gripping shifted
04:46Just enough
04:47Sand surged up to my chest in a heartbeat
04:50Cold grit poured into my dress
04:52And every breath turned heavy
04:55Thick
04:55Claws to suffocation
05:00Zane's laughter carried across the range
05:03Laura
05:03He said
05:04Voice amused
05:05Aren't you the one who cares most about dignity?
05:08Now you can't even breathe unless I feel like letting you
05:11How's that feel?
05:12Vivian chimed in
05:13Gentle as a knife
05:15Laura
05:15Seeing you like this is heartbreaking
05:18Then
05:19Zane said
05:19If you transfer the foundation's management rights to me
05:23And apologize to me
05:25In front of everyone
05:26I'll forgive you too
05:27She added
05:28For secretly tampering with my training report
05:31Zane's shout detonated through the speakers
05:33You messed with her training report
05:35I stared at the nearest camera
05:37Disbelief flooding my chest even harder than the sand
05:41I didn't
05:42My voice cracked apart in the wind
05:44But
05:45He didn't care
05:46Activate the waste dump protocol
05:48Zane snapped
05:49Let's see if she can think straight after that
05:55Coolant mixed with sand slid off me in slow filthy drips
05:58Pooling into a murky puddle at my feet
06:01For a few seconds
06:02The dark web stream went quiet
06:04The laughter inside the shuttle cut out like someone had snapped a wire
06:08Laura
06:09I'm giving you one last chance
06:11Bake right now
06:12And I'll shut everything down
06:14If I hadn't needed to get close to him
06:16Why would I ever have learned extreme environment survival in the first place
06:20Vivian gasped
06:21All sugar and alarm
06:22That was when everyone finally noticed
06:25After peeling off the ruined outer layers
06:27All I had left was a slip underneath
06:30Zane's face flushed red in an instant
06:33He snapped
06:34Vivian said
06:35You're shameless down to your bones
06:37And I didn't believe it
06:38But you
06:39His accusations came down like punches
06:41Anger blew through the last thread of restraint
06:45I shouted at the camera until my throat burned
06:47Zane
06:48For three years
06:50When have I ever wronged you?
06:52Without me
06:53Your company wouldn't have made it past seed money
06:55Anyone can judge me
06:58Anyone but you
07:03Zane's face twisted on the monitor feed
07:05You help me?
07:07Besides that busted satellite facility
07:09What have you ever given me?
07:11Vivian's voice slid in again
07:13Soft as a hand on his arm
07:15Zane
07:16Laura might be in shock
07:18She's saying things she doesn't mean
07:21Besides she's always known I'm the one in your heart
07:24Other voices on the shuttle chimed in
07:26Low and uneasy
07:27Something in Zane snapped
07:29Activate the XB7 test arm
07:32Let's see how long she stays tough
07:34Vivian rushed in with practice concern
07:37Zane
07:37That's too dangerous
07:38She may not like me
07:40But it's not like she deserves
07:41Off to the side
07:43Somewhere in the dark
07:44A sharp screech rose
07:46Like rusted metal being twisted by force
07:48It wasn't a factory robot arm
07:50But more like the boom of a construction crane
07:52At its end was not a gripper
07:54But a three claw grabber big enough to clamp a car
07:57The arm swung through the dust and locked onto my position
08:00Under the lights
08:00The steel flashed like a blade
08:03Zane's voice came again
08:04And this time
08:05There was a tremor buried under it
08:07Then right at that moment
08:09An electromagnetic pulse buzz ripped through the air
08:12She did nothing wrong
08:14You are the ones truly at fault
08:21I turned toward the voice
08:23At the edge of the range
08:24Three all-terrain assault vehicles were already in position
08:27A man jumped down
08:29Moss Sterling
08:30In his hands was an electromagnetic sniper rifle
08:33So cold and severe
08:35It looked more real than anything in a sci-fi movie
08:37Zane's voice shook through the shuttle's comms
08:40Disbelief cracking it
08:41What?
08:42What are you doing here?
08:44Moss didn't spare him a glance
08:45His eyes swept over me
08:47Anger controlled to the point of being lethal
08:50He strode to the edge of the range
08:52Miss Green
08:53Take my hand
08:55Stepped into the sand without hesitation
08:57And held a hand out to me
08:58I didn't hesitate for a second
09:00His team moved fast
09:02In under 30 seconds
09:04They had me out of the sand
09:05With professional rescue gear
09:06Above us
09:08Zane's shuttle still hovered in place
09:10The loudspeaker went dead silent
09:12Moss lifted his head
09:14His gaze was a blade
09:15Who are you?
09:17This is private property
09:18You're trespassing
09:20I was wrapped in a thermal blanket
09:22And sheltered in the middle of the crowd
09:24Then he looked up at the shuttle again
09:26And when he spoke next
09:27Every word landed like a verdict
09:30I'll make him pay
09:35Inside the assault vehicle
09:36The ballistic armor sealed out the wind
09:39But the cold still crept up
09:41From somewhere deeper than skin
09:42It was the kind of cold betrayal leaves behind
09:45Seeping out of your bones
09:47Out of your soul
09:49Moss sat across from me
09:50And pulled professional monitoring gear
09:53From a medical kit
09:54Your vitals are stable
09:55But your core temperature is still low
09:57We need continued monitoring
09:59He paused
10:00Lowered his voice
10:01I shook my head
10:02Let my gaze drift to the night
10:04Racing past the window
10:05Zane's eyes
10:06Whenever Vivian's name came up
10:07How he couldn't hide the nostalgia
10:09How he'd pour everything out
10:10Without hesitation
10:11The contempt in his face
10:13Every time I tried to set a boundary
10:15Every detail linked up now
10:16Clean as a single line
10:18A three year substitute game
10:20My voice came out hoarse
10:21Moss stopped what he was doing
10:23And looked up
10:25You're not a joke
10:26You trusted the wrong people too much
10:32He brought up a tactical tablet
10:34And unlocked an encrypted file
10:35I scrolled
10:36Each piece of evidence
10:37Landed like a punch
10:38Vivian had been using
10:39Zane's obsession
10:40With his first love
10:41To demand resources
10:42Then siphoning most of it
10:43Into personal accounts
10:44Did Zane know?
10:45I asked
10:46Current evidence says he didn't
10:48But he allowed himself to be used
10:51Here's a recorded call
10:52From a year ago
10:53Vivian
10:54I'll give you anything
10:55As long as you're happy
10:56I'll sort things out with Laura
10:58The legal team
10:59Has prepared
11:00The documents
11:01In addition
11:03Vivian is involved in fraud
11:04And the FBI
11:06Has launched an investigation
11:08Steady and precise
11:09He tapped another line item
11:11I opened my eyes
11:12Notify global media
11:14Moss' gaze sharpened
11:15Understood
11:16Tomorrow at 9 a
11:19The vehicle descended
11:20Into Etherus' underground command center
11:22When the doors opened
11:24The executive team
11:25Was already lined up
11:26On both sides
11:26Silent and rigid
11:28Boss
11:28Welcome back
11:29Dot all systems
11:30Have been restored
11:31To your highest level access
11:33I looked at the familiar world
11:34Waiting for me
11:35The holographic strategic map
11:37The real-time
11:38Global surveillance feeds
11:39The encrypted lines
11:40That could reach heads of state
11:41Directly
11:42Three years
11:43And I finally didn't have to pretend
11:49The holographic screen lit
11:51My gaze swept the hall
11:52And settled on the main camera
11:53Today
11:54On behalf of Etherus
11:55I'm announcing two decisions
11:57First
11:58First, with immediate effect
11:59Etherus shall unilaterally terminate
12:02All cooperation
12:03And all ongoing
12:05Joint development projects
12:06With Mr. Zane Smith's
12:08Star Exploration Corporation
12:09Second, I am personally offering
12:12A $10 million reward
12:14For a complete chain of evidence
12:16Proving
12:16That Miss Vivian
12:18Fabricated her academic credentials
12:20And employment history
12:21Regardless of where
12:23The evidence originates
12:24Miss Green
12:25Does this mean
12:26Your engagement
12:27To Mr. Zane Smith
12:28Is officially cancelled?
12:30The moment the briefing ended
12:31My private comm device
12:33Began vibrating non-stop
12:34Unknown number
12:35Laura
12:36Pick up
12:37We can talk
12:38It's all Vivian's fault
12:39I got played
12:40The company's going to die
12:42Please
12:42I blocked all of Zane's numbers
12:44With a blank expression
12:45Hand the communicator to Moss
12:47Want me to cut him off completely
12:49No
12:49Let him do it
12:51Let him experience
12:52What it's like
12:53To have no one
12:55To turn to
12:55For help
12:56Back in the command center
12:57The global sentiment dashboard
12:59Refreshed in real time
13:00Defense Queen
13:01Exposed as
13:03Cleaner $10 million
13:04Global bounty
13:05On ex-fiancé's
13:06First love
13:07Star Trek
13:07Exploration
13:08Blacklisted across the industry
13:09Moss passed me
13:11An encrypted tablet
13:13Subject
13:13Give me one chance
13:14I deleted it
13:15Then empty the trash
13:16I lifted my eyes
13:17Calm and merciless
13:22In 72 hours
13:24Every lifeline was severed
13:26Day 3
13:269.17am
13:28Cape Canaveral
13:29Zane stood in front of the control room's
13:31Massive floor-to-ceiling window
13:32Staring at the silver-white rocket
13:34On the pad
13:35Pioneer 01
13:36The voices coming through the comms shook
13:38And no one bothered to hide it
13:40Navigation system self-check
13:42Passed
13:42Launch countdown
13:43Nine minutes and worse
13:45Etherus released 17 technical documents
13:47Authored by the anonymous consultant
13:50Vivian came up beside him
13:51Her makeup was still flawless
13:53But her eyes were unfocused
13:54Classy with panic
13:55She held out her tablet
13:57The headline burned
13:58The subhead was even harsher
14:00Zane shoved the tablet away
14:02His voice rough
14:03Countdown
14:04Six minutes
14:05If we launch successfully
14:06We still have a way out
14:08Four minutes
14:09A fuel tank monitor
14:10Flashed red
14:11The control room jolted into chaos
14:12Zane lunged at the panel
14:14Three minutes
14:15The navigation console began strobing
14:20Every status light
14:22On the second stage separation system
14:23Went dark
14:24Too late
14:25Two minutes
14:26One minute
14:27Every status light
14:28On the second stage separation system
14:29Went dark
14:30Suddenly
14:31A memory came flooding back
14:33Zane
14:34If we formulate the equations
14:36For that transformer unit
14:37In this configuration
14:38The assembly will break apart
14:40At an altitude of 300 meters
14:43Pioneer 01 rose into the sky
14:46With a roar that shook the glass
14:48For a heartbeat
14:49The control room erupted
14:51Into weak, desperate cheering
14:52And then the screaming started
14:54The rocket began to shake violently
14:57Like a drunken giant
14:58Loss of control
14:59Flame bursting from the body
15:01The whole structure twisting
15:02Then it veered
15:04Straight toward the fuel depot
15:06The control room went dead silent
15:07Zane's fingers loosened
15:09The phone slipped from his hand
15:11And hit the floor
15:12Slowly he turned toward Vivian
15:14Tell me
15:15That separation plan
15:17You said you wrote it yourself
15:19Three all-nighters
15:21Alone
15:21Vivian took a step back
15:23Lips trembling
15:24I
15:25I used some references
15:27Zane grabbed the coffee cup
15:28And smashed it onto the floor
15:30Near her feet
15:34Zane locked himself inside
15:35What used to be his office
15:37The place was wrecked
15:38Curtains drawn tight
15:39Empty liquor bottles everywhere
15:41His phone kept lighting up
15:42Creditors
15:43Suppliers
15:44Attorneys
15:45Reporters
15:45Until his tablet
15:46Force-pushed an emergency alert
15:48The headline was only one line long
15:50But
15:50It froze the blood in his veins
15:52His hands shook
15:53As he opened the video
15:54On screen
15:55Michael Rosenberg
15:56Former NASA
15:57Chief Engineer testifies
15:58White-haired
15:59Sharp-eyed
15:59Looked straight into the camera
16:01His tone was calm
16:02Certain
16:03And devastating
16:04The old man adjusted his glasses
16:06And continued without a tremor
16:07Over the past three years
16:09I have been closely following
16:10The technological progress
16:12Of star exploration
16:13All the major breakthroughs
16:15They have claimed
16:15As well as the original
16:17Design schematics
16:18Behind the recently exploded
16:19Pioneer 1
16:21Bear a striking resemblance
16:23To the solutions
16:24Provided by an anonymous consultant
16:25Known only as Elle
16:27I have corresponded with Elle
16:29More frequently than anyone else
16:31On technical matters
16:32And her grasp of aerodynamics
16:34Is the most exceptional
16:36I have encountered
16:36In my four-decade career
16:38It was only yesterday
16:39That I confirmed
16:40Via Ather's public statement
16:42That Elle
16:43Is none other than
16:44Ms. Laura Green
16:45The controlling shareholder
16:47Of Ather's
16:48Beneath the video
16:48Evidence scrolled
16:50In crisp bullet points
16:51The last image
16:52Was the one that finished him
16:53Redacted technical email exchanges
16:55Between Elle
16:56And Star Trek
16:57Exploration timestamp proof
16:58Elle submissions
16:59Predating Vivian's
17:01Claimed completion dates
17:02A photo of Laura's
17:03Cleaning badge
17:04Placed beside
17:05Atheris' official
17:06Leadership portrait
17:10Zane's tablet
17:11Slid out of his hands
17:12And hit the floor
17:13With a crack
17:14Zane started laughing
17:15He laughed until tears
17:17Spilled down his face
17:18A knock came at the door
17:20Mr. Smith
17:21Reporters from
17:21The Wall Street Journal
17:22The New York Times
17:23And Aviation Week
17:23Are downstairs
17:24They're requesting a response
17:25To Engineer Rosenberg's testimony
17:27His assistant's voice
17:29Was cautious
17:29Almost fearful
17:30Zane didn't answer
17:32He sat in the dark
17:33Staring at the broken
17:35Display screen on the floor
17:36On that broken display
17:37Laura
17:38Wearing a custom suit
17:39Eyes calm and razor sharp
17:41Was addressing the world
17:42In Aerospace
17:44Truth is the baseline
17:45For survival
17:46Slowly
17:47Zane bent forward
17:48And buried his face
17:49In his hands
17:50Behind her
17:51Atheris' deep space
17:52Blue emblem
17:53Glowed like a sky
17:54The moment he decided
17:56To rename Laura's
17:57Facility for Vivian
17:58He'd personally pushed
17:59His real stars
18:00Out of his world
18:01And now
18:01His world had nothing left
18:03But bankruptcy
18:04Liquidation
18:05And endless dark
18:10The encrypted dark web channel
18:12The same one
18:13That had once
18:14Livestreamed
18:15Laura's humiliation
18:15The feed shook
18:17As it focused
18:18Only this time
18:19The person being
18:20Dragged across the sand
18:21And thrown down
18:22Wasn't Laura
18:23It was Vivian
18:24Zane appeared on camera
18:25He rasped into the lens
18:27Voice dry and torn
18:28He grabbed Vivian
18:29By the hair
18:30And slammed her face
18:31Into the sand
18:31Vivian fought wildly
18:33Zane hit the first button
18:35On the control panel
18:36The simulated dust storm system
18:38Engaged
18:38Wind howled in
18:40Iron oxide powder
18:41Roaring across the ground
18:43And swallowing Vivian
18:44In seconds
18:44She shrieked
18:45Clutching her face
18:46As she rolled in the sand
18:47Zane watched
18:48Without expression
18:49Then
18:50Hit the second button
18:51Dark green
18:52Sticky
18:52Reeking
18:53So chemical
18:54You could almost smell it
18:56Through the screen
18:57Cold
18:58So cold
18:59Ah
19:00My eyes
19:01My eyes
19:02Zane
19:03Don't
19:04Please
19:04I was wrong
19:05Vivian's voice
19:06Started to shake
19:07The viewer count
19:08Skyrocketed
19:13Zane's actually lost it
19:14Reverse you know
19:15Zane ignored the chat
19:17Completely
19:17He stood and walked
19:18To the console
19:19His fingers hovered
19:20Over the big red button
19:21The XB7 test arm activation
19:23He turned back to the camera
19:24Eyes wide
19:25With a near breaking madness
19:26Vivian realized
19:28What he was doing
19:28She tried to crawl away
19:30Frantic
19:30But her lower body
19:31Was already frozen in place
19:33No
19:34Zane
19:35I'll die
19:36I'll really die
19:38Die
19:39Laura almost died here too
19:41She clawed forward
19:42Nails gouging
19:44Deep trenches
19:44Into the sand
19:45The arm advanced
19:46At the instant
19:47The claw was about
19:48To slam down
19:48Zane slammed
19:49The emergency stop
19:50The grabber froze
19:5120 centimeters
19:52Above Vivian's head
19:53Vivian had passed out
19:54He walked straight
19:55To the camera
19:56Then dropped to his knees
19:57His knees hit the sand
19:58With a heavy thud
19:59Tears ran down his face
20:01Cutting clean lines
20:02Through the grime
20:03He started bowing hard
20:04Forgive me
20:05Dot give me one chance
20:08We can start over
20:10Laura
20:11Please
20:12Answer my calls
20:13Read my messages
20:15Over and over
20:17Forehead striking the sand
20:19With dull brutal thumps
20:24The main hall of
20:25Etherus Industries Group's
20:26Annual Technology Summit
20:28Was packed
20:29I stood at the center
20:30Of the holographic
20:31Projection grid
20:32I said
20:32My voice carried
20:34Cleanly through
20:34Simultaneous interpretation
20:36Today
20:37Etherus Industrial Group
20:39Officially launches
20:40The Artemis Project
20:41Worldwide
20:42A restrained wave
20:43Of shock
20:44Moved through the room
20:45The holographic screen lit
20:47This is a trillion dollar initiative
20:49Aiming to build humanity's
20:51First fully commercial
20:52And sustainably operated
20:54Lunar base by 2030
20:55This is the core
20:57Of the Artemis program
20:58The Cislunar Orbital
21:00Transportation System
21:01And a technical proposal
21:03Unfolded so dense
21:04And elegant
21:04It pulled the air
21:06Out of the hall
21:06I flicked to the next page
21:08A set of design sketches
21:09Appeared
21:10Dated three years ago
21:11This is the original proposal
21:13I provided to
21:14Interstellar Exploration
21:16Three years ago
21:17Enter the identity
21:19Of anonymous consultant L
21:21Some of you may recognize this
21:23I said evenly
21:24The hall erupted
21:26I went on
21:27Hand moving across the interface
21:28The full system architecture
21:29Spread across the screen
21:31I hit the demo trigger
21:32Heavy rocket vertical landing
21:330.01 meter precision
21:35Orbital rendezvous
21:36And docking
21:37Error under one centimeter
21:38Lunar soft landing
21:39Shock absorption
21:40Performing flawlessly
21:45When the demonstration ended
21:46The room held its breath
21:48Then broke into thunderous applause
21:50In a cheap motel somewhere
21:51Zane staring at the Summit live stream
21:53Like it was a sentence
21:54He watched the technical glory
21:56That could have been his
21:57He watched Laura
21:58Under the spotlight
21:59Of the entire aerospace world
22:01This should have been mine
22:02This should have all been mine
22:05A reporter from Aviation Week stood
22:07The question came sharp as a blade
22:09Ms. Green
22:09While you're unveiling
22:10A historic program
22:11Your former fiance
22:13Mr. Zane Smith
22:14Is hours away from
22:16Star Trek exploration
22:18Entering bankruptcy liquidation
22:20How do you view
22:21His company's collapse
22:22And is there
22:23Personal revenge involved here
22:25I smiled slightly
22:26And switched slides
22:27A comparison appeared
22:28On the screen
22:28And truth
22:29Like the technology
22:30We just showed you
22:31Zane stared at the screen
22:33At Laura's steady face
22:34And something in him snapped
22:35The applause came louder
22:37This time
22:37Harder
22:38Like a verdict
22:38He was going to the Summit
22:40He grabbed his car keys
22:41And bolted out of the motel room
22:43She would forgive me
22:44She had to
22:45She would
22:48In the post-summit media lounge
22:50Reporters closed in on me
22:52From every direction
22:53Ms. Green
22:54What's the Artemis program timeline?
22:56Will Aetheris partner with NASA?
22:58What's your view on destructive competition
23:00In private aerospace?
23:01I answered with practiced politeness
23:03While Moss and the security team
23:05Moved me toward a restricted corridor
23:07When a familiar figure
23:09Lunged in from the side
23:10Let me through
23:11I need to talk to her
23:13Up close
23:14He looked even worse
23:15Than he had on the live stream
23:17He tried to shove past
23:18The security wall
23:19Moss stepped in front of me
23:20Flat and unmoving
23:21Zane thrust up his phone
23:23On the screen
23:23The desert live stream played
23:25The reporters lit up
23:26Instantly
23:27His voice cracked
23:28I woke up
23:29It was all Vivian's fault
23:31She lied to me
23:32I've cut her off completely
23:35Tears riding it
23:36He shoved the phone closer
23:37I cut him off
23:38My voice didn't rise
23:39Zane surged forward
23:40He didn't get close enough
23:41To touch me
23:42Moss' fist met his face
23:43Zane flew backward
23:44And hit the floor hard
23:46Security piled on him
23:47Immediately
23:47Pinning him down
23:48Sirens grew louder
23:49Closing fast
23:50He still fought
23:51Still screamed
23:52I said
23:52We can close the net
23:56In the storm
23:57Of flashing cameras
23:59An FBI spokesperson
24:00Stood at a podium
24:01Covered with microphones
24:02He looked stern
24:03And formally read
24:04The official agency statement
24:05In his hands
24:06Following an investigation
24:08Vivian is suspected
24:09Of forging academic degrees
24:11Falsifying astronaut credentials
24:13Committing commercial fraud
24:14And selling sensitive
24:16Aerospace technologies
24:17To overseas institutions
24:19These technologies
24:20Actually originate
24:21From MS Laura Green
24:22The controlling shareholder
24:24Of Atheris Industries Group
24:25Vivian has been
24:26Formally arrested
24:27And faces 17
24:28Federal felony charges
24:30Carrying a maximum
24:31Prison sentence
24:32Of 45 years
24:33As the official
24:34Statements continued
24:35The spokesperson's lips
24:37Moved steadily
24:38Each word conveyed
24:39In a cold
24:40Resolute
24:41And authoritative tone
24:42Vivian's wrists
24:43Were tightly handcuffed
24:45With cold metal
24:45Two expressionless
24:47FBI agents
24:48Stood on either side of her
24:49As she walked down
24:50The courthouse hallway
24:51While a crowd of reporters
24:52Rushed forward
24:53Frantically taking photos
24:54In front of the towering
24:56And heavy door
24:56Of the federal courthouse
24:57Atheris' legal team
24:59Walked up in suits
25:00Holding stacks
25:00Of thick litigation documents
25:02They entered the courtroom
25:03With an overwhelming
25:04And majestic presence
25:05The judge's gavel
25:06Fell heavily on the soundboard
25:08Producing a deafening
25:09Endlessly echoing roar
25:10That instantly hushed
25:12The entire venue
25:13Into silence
25:14A heavy solemnity
25:15Enveloped the courtroom
25:16The judge read
25:17The final verdict
25:18In a calm
25:19And authoritative voice
25:20All equities
25:21Pedants
25:22And personal assets
25:23Under the name
25:24Of Zane Smith
25:25Including real estate
25:26Vehicles
25:27And bank deposit
25:28Shall be fully frozen
25:29And subject
25:30To compulsory
25:31Judicial auction
25:32With all proceeds
25:34To be used
25:34For full compensation
25:36Of losses
25:37Suffered by
25:38Atheris Industrial Group
25:39On a priority basis
25:44But Vivian ran away
25:46After escaping from prison
25:48Vivian teams up with Zane
25:49Planning to sneak
25:51Into the launch control room
25:52And seize the scene
25:53Attempting to coerce
25:55The other party
25:55Into dropping all charges
25:57And compensation claims
25:58Half past four in the morning
25:59Three days later
26:00Stared down at the glowing
26:01Tablet in hand
26:02Moss followed closely
26:03Behind me
26:04With a blank expression
26:05Moss stood aside
26:06Slightly lowering his head
26:07A huge blue holographic interface
26:09Unfolds instantly
26:10The hidden door
26:11Of the side equipment room
26:12Was suddenly slammed open
26:13Violently
26:14The muzzle of the stun gun
26:15Was firmly aimed at my back
26:17Don't move
26:18Move once
26:19And you won't move again
26:20For the rest of your life
26:21Moss instantly assumed
26:22A defensive stance
26:23To fight back
26:24Zane stepped out
26:25From the shadows
26:25On the other side
26:26I turned around
26:27Extremely slowly
26:28With a calm expression
26:29You too
26:30Move
26:31And you dies
26:32I know
26:33I know you'll come
26:34Vivian was completely
26:36Enraged by my calmness
26:37Shut up
26:38Get on your knees
26:40Hands on your head
26:41I stand upright
26:42Vivian gasped sharply
26:44Her face turning pale
26:45With rage
26:45I gracefully pressed
26:46The red button
26:47With my right index finger
26:48On the huge holographic screen
26:50He is an undercover agent
26:52Of Sterling International
26:53Every single move
26:55In your plans
26:55Has been under
26:56My surveillance
26:57Ever since you first
26:59Contacted him
27:00And you
27:01Zane
27:01That motel
27:03Is Aliris' property
27:04With six hidden cameras
27:06And twelve wiretaps
27:08In room 307
27:09Zane was stunned
27:11Upon hearing
27:11Room 307
27:13Vivian screamed in despair
27:14And frantically
27:15Pulled the trigger
27:15Of the stun gun
27:16Moss stepped forward
27:17And knocked the two men
27:18Down sharply
27:23Panoramic view
27:23Of Spark Signal
27:24Launch Station
27:25At half past five
27:26In the early morning
27:27Zane and Vivian
27:28Trembled in the cold wind
27:30Laura
27:31Please
27:32I was wrong
27:33I swear to god
27:34I was wrong
27:35Just let me go
27:37It was Zane's idea
27:38He forced me
27:40Let me go
27:41I'll testify
27:42I'll hand over
27:44Every crime
27:44He ever committed
27:45Zane shouted
27:47Despairingly
27:47Into the void
27:48Vivian's eyes
27:49Were filled with horror
27:51And a sense of betrayal
27:53Laura's voice
27:53Came through the speaker
27:54Three years ago
27:55You took my facility here
27:57Four days ago
27:58You tried to take my life here
27:59Now it's my turn
28:01I pressed the green start button
28:03On the console decisively
28:04The maintenance platform
28:05Ascends along the track
28:06And moves away
28:07From the ground
28:08A huge mechanical arm
28:10Stretched out
28:10And pushed the two
28:11Into the dark hatch
28:12Zane and Vivian
28:13Let out screams
28:14The heavy alloy hatch
28:16Closed instantly
28:21I reached out
28:22And turned on
28:22The live feed
28:23Inside the rocket cabin
28:24The two people
28:25On the screen
28:25Couldn't move an inch
28:27Laura
28:28You can't do this
28:29This is murder
28:31Murder
28:32No
28:33This is an experiment
28:35Zane roared
28:37Into the communicator
28:37I picked up
28:38The intercom microphone
28:39My tone calm
28:40I slid gently
28:41On the main control panel
28:42The screen shows
28:43The live broadcast is on
28:44My eyes were firm
28:45And calm
28:46And my tone steady
28:46The camera suddenly zooms in
28:48As you can see
28:49Today
28:50We're conducting
28:51A special launch
28:52These two
28:54Volunteers
28:55Will enter low earth orbit
28:57For a 30 day survival trial
28:58I pressed the final
29:00Red launch button
29:01The rocket turned
29:02Into a dazzling streak
29:03Of fire
29:03Two glasses of champagne
29:05Clinked softly
29:05Inside the control room
29:10Zane and Vivian
29:11Floated inside
29:12The narrow rocket cabin
29:13Two oxygen tubes
29:15Are connected
29:16To the two people
29:16In the picture
29:19Crazy scrolling live
29:20Comments all over
29:21The screen
29:23I cut off
29:24Vivian's oxygen supply
29:25For 10 seconds
29:27Vivian began to struggle
29:29Violently
29:29Her eyes widened sharply
29:32Zane abruptly
29:33Pulled out
29:33Vivian's oxygen tube
29:34Vivian's struggle
29:35Ceased instantly
29:36Zane didn't even
29:38Glance at her
29:39You see that
29:40Laura
29:42I killed her
29:43I killed her
29:44For you
29:45So forgive me now
29:47Okay
29:47Bring me back
29:50I'll do whatever you want
29:51Anything
29:52I'll listen
29:58Zane begged frantically
29:59Into the communicator
30:00I just watched
30:02The screen calmly
30:04I issued the order
30:05Indifferently
30:06Let them drift
30:07In orbit
30:08For a month
30:09Then activate
30:10The recovery procedure
30:12To bring the capsule
30:13Down
30:13And hand it over
30:15To the FBI
30:15Moss logged
30:17The directive
30:17Laura finished
30:18Her champagne
30:19Set the glass
30:20On the console
30:21And headed for the door
30:22I'm going to rest
30:23The live screen
30:24Turned black
30:25Instantly
30:26I stood up
30:27And walked
30:27To the floor
30:28To ceiling window
30:28I turned my back
30:30To the room
30:30And gave the order
30:31Moss stood aside
30:32Additionally
30:33Regarding the life
30:34Support system
30:35On the 10th day
30:36Reduce Zane's
30:38Oxygen quota
30:38To the minimum
30:39Survival threshold
30:40Let him experience
30:42What true despair
30:43Feels like
30:44After Moss
30:45Recorded the instructions
30:46The rocket
30:47Carrying the two traders
30:48Continued to orbit
30:49Low Earth orbit
30:50Silent and cold
30:51Like two specks of dust
30:53No one cared about
30:58Inside the dimly lit
30:59Decoy 7 cabin
31:00Red alarm lights
31:01Are flashing
31:02Vivian's body
31:03Floated cold
31:04In midair
31:04Vivian's eyes
31:05Were wide open
31:06Zane stared
31:07At Vivian's body
31:08On the verge
31:09Of a mental breakdown
31:10A harsh red light
31:12Blazed from the console
31:13Zane began
31:14Coughing violently
31:15Due to severe
31:16Oxygen deprivation
31:17Zane mumbled to himself
31:18With vacant eyes
31:19Zane reached out
31:21Trembling and tapped
31:22On the control panel
31:23Playback footage
31:24On the screen
31:24Zane in reality
31:26Stared fixedly
31:27At the replay
31:27The video footage
31:28Kept playing relentlessly
31:30Zane frantically
31:31Turned off the playback
31:32Are you really this cruel?
31:34Well then
31:34In the end
31:35Only these memories
31:36Will stay with me
31:37After Zane comes down
31:39The spark
31:39Signal launch pad
31:41Three months later
31:41Now
31:42Phoenix station
31:43Inside the control center
31:44As the countdown
31:45Reached zero
31:46The giant silvery white rocket
31:48On the ground launch pad
31:50Soars skyward
31:55The entire control center
31:57Burst into thunderous applause
31:58And cheers in an instant
31:59The young engineer
32:00Amy jumped up
32:01In excitement
32:02I stood at the top console
32:03Watching the incoming
32:04Data packets
32:05Moss walked over to me
32:06Holding two glasses
32:07Of champagne
32:08Moss handed me
32:09An electronic tablet
32:10Flickering with heavily
32:11Encrypted symbols
32:12Display the official judgment
32:14Of the federal court
32:15With a bright red seal
32:16Pop up the update systems
32:18Of major financial institutions
32:20Zane rummages through
32:21Discarded electronic devices
32:22At the junkyard
32:23Switch to surveillance camera footage
32:24I swiped across the tablet
32:26With a blank expression
32:27Amy ran over
32:29And broke the icy silence
32:30Amy stopped beside me
32:31And tilted her head
32:32Back then
32:33Why did you hide
32:34Who you were
32:35And go to Star Trek
32:36As a cleaner?
32:38With your position
32:39You could have invested
32:40Or just bought
32:41The whole company
32:42Outright
32:43To see clearly
32:45What people look like
32:46When you take
32:47The hello away
32:48I stopped smiling
32:50And turned my head slowly
32:51The satellite on the screen
32:53Is unfolding
32:53Its solar panels
32:55Sunlight falls
32:56Just right
32:56On the satellite's
32:57Titanium alloy shell
32:58I lifted my chin slightly
32:59My eyes clear
33:00And filled with relief
33:07Outside the huge
33:09Curved glass dome
33:10The neon lights
33:11Of the city
33:12Twinkle far away
33:13In the extreme distance below
33:17Laura Green leaned back
33:19On the luxurious
33:20Chaise Long
33:23Moss walked in
33:25With a cup
33:25Of steaming hot tea
33:28Moss walked over
33:29To Laura
33:29And handed her
33:30A cup of hot tea
33:32Laura stretched out
33:33Her hand
33:33And took the teacup
33:37Congratulations
33:38Everything has finally
33:40Settled down
33:41Laura took a small
33:42Sip of the hot tea
33:45Moss stood aside
33:46And remained silent
33:47For a few seconds
33:48A faint smile
33:50Tugged at
33:50Laura's lips
33:51Laura turned
33:52To look at
33:53The surveillance screen
33:54Moss was about
33:55To turn around
33:55And leave
33:56Thane applied
33:57For a job
33:58At Phoenix Station
33:59Yesterday
33:59Even a janitor
34:01Position would suffice
34:02Yet the system
34:04Rejected his application
34:05Automatically
34:07Where is he now?
34:09Someone saw him
34:09Washing cars
34:10At the gas station
34:11Last week
34:12For $8 an hour
34:14Notify HR
34:15All subsidiaries
34:17And partners
34:17Of Acerus
34:18Shall never hire him
34:20Permanently
34:20Not even as a janitor
34:23Understood
34:23Laura fell silent
34:25For a moment
34:25Laura stood up
34:27And looked up
34:27At the starry sky
34:28Outside
34:28Laura stared at it
34:30With a firm gaze
34:33Leon, Fox
34:33To have a firm
34:33Desiring
34:33Death
34:33Be Skin
34:35You
34:35You
34:35You

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