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Chapter 45: The Plan Takes Shape
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The battle lines had been drawn.For months, Lena and her team had waged a relentless war against the network, peeling back layers of corruption, exposing hidden betrayals, and surviving retaliatory strikes that had nearly broken them. Now, with the end in sight, they could not afford any more missteps.This was the moment they had been working toward—the transition from investigation to action. It was no longer enough to collect evidence and expose secrets. They had to deliver a decisive, crippling blow to the network.The plan had to be airtight.Every move had to be precise.And there was no room for failure.Lena sat at the head of the conference table, her gaze sharp as she looked over the latest intelligence reports. Her team was gathered, each person vital to the mission.Jessica Ramirez, their tech mastermind, had already begun reinforcing digital security and ensuring their data could not be compromised again. Michael Edwards, ever the strategist, had been coordinating with k
