The Doppelgänger’s Funeral: How a Small-Town Land Appraiser Uncovered His Own Staged Death and Business Partner’s $4.2 Million Scheme
👉 Previous Action: You obtained an encrypted USB drive containing deleted server logs from Derrick’s private desk, needing specific access to decrypt it.
The USB drive in my hand felt heavy with the weight of untold secrets. Nora had given me the key, but we needed the right lock-pick: an unmonitored location with a legacy server connection capable of bypassing Derrick’s high-level encryption.
Time was running out. Every minute wasted, Derrick’s web of lies tightened around Gideon Crest, around me.
We discussed the options, my mind racing. Two places came to mind, each with its own advantages and risks.
Choose your next action
Break into the closed county library archival terminal late at night — Read CHAPTER 14 to continue
Drive across county lines to seek help from a retired police dispatcher — Read CHAPTER 15 to continue
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