Chapter 23 - The Broadcast“Wait,” Daniel said, holding up a small wireless satellite transmitter linked to his laptop.
Vance paused, staring at the small blinking red light on the device.
“When we broke through the clouds over Oahu,” Daniel said calmly, “I didn't just save the file to this drive. I established a secure quantum-encrypted upload link to the Senate Armed Services Committee and every major news network in the world.”
Vance’s face visibly drained of color. “You didn't...”
“The upload was set on a ten-minute countdown timer,” Daniel continued, looking at his watch. “A timer that required my biometric thumbprint to cancel every six minutes. And since you delayed us on this tarmac...”
Daniel held up his phone. The screen displayed a large green checkmark over the words: TRANSMISSION COMPLETE.
At that exact moment, every cell phone carried by the federal marshals, the Marine officers, and General Vance himself began ringing and buzzing simultaneously with urgent news alerts.
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Cole pulled out his tablet. The screen was already live-streaming a breaking news report featuring raw video and audio of Ethan Hayes’s final flight, complete with the digital signature of General Vance ordering the override of the F-22’s controls.
“It’s out, Victor,” Cole said softly, looking at Vance with pure disgust. “It’s over.”
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