His Devious Rule

Miles had ended the call before the security head could completely report to him about the situation. With numerous awful thoughts running through his mind, Miles arrived at the company in twenty minutes.

Alighting the car, he questioned the tall burly man as he strode inside the company. "Where is he?"

The man was rough and frightening but he looked meek in front of furious Miles Johnson. He hesitantly responded, [President Johnson, we don't have him.]

Miles halted in his tracks and turned to the man who was daring to say the person who broke into his office wasn't caught. His eyes dangerously narrowed at the man, anger bubbling in his nerves, urging him to bury the man deep in the ground.

The burly man was in disbelief due to the events happening in the company. He wanted to report it to Miles over the phone but failed. He immediately spoke before Miles could lose his patience. "President Johnson, you should watch the surveillance video."

Miles still couldn't understand how a man could enter the building and his office fooling cameras and security guards. He took a step closer to the man and said through his clenched teeth, "If I see your team slacking in their duties, I won't let anybody get to see the sun again." He warned the man.

The security head breathed only when Miles walked towards the elevator. Swallowing hard, he ran behind the man and opened the electronic gates. The only entry to all floors of the building.

Heading straight to the fifth-floor, security surveillance room, Miles sat down while the men inside were racking their brains to solve the mystery.

They played all the videos for Miles to watch, enlarging the camera that was facing Miles's office door.

The night vision camera was working rather well in the darkness. There were no movements as if there were no souls in the world. Suddenly, in a split second, a screen lit up. Miles's room lights were turned up, the closed doors were wide open and they could see things and scattered papers on the floor.

It was creepy.

The security head spoke, "Right after we saw that we informed a team to rush upstairs and lock down the whole building and elevators. We have searched all the floors, and emergency exits." He unhesitatingly updated their actions.

Miles could see on the screen that the security guards were using the walkie-talkie. Due to the holiday, nobody was at work so all the entrances and exits were locked and the guards double-checked everything.

A team arrived at Miles's office and was shocked. The top floor was thoroughly checked but nobody found a clue.

The security head added, "The three men are looking into the videos as we speak. To track any manipulation in the security cameras." He didn't want to get punished when they were doing their job dutifully.

Nobody has to tell Miles that somebody had hacked into their network and somehow they had smoothly escaped. He looked outside through the one-way see-through wall. His eyes brushed over the other buildings. He instructed as he walked out, "Get the footage of all nearby security cameras and inspect." 

If somebody had hacked into the network, other cameras must have caught the person. Since the area was filled with business centers, he was sure they would be able to track the man or group easily.

Miles went to the top floor alone. More than catching the culprit, Miles was hoping for the intruder to be just a thief who was there to steal money or some project details. Nothing more, nothing less.

His heart was beating erratically when he entered his office room. It looked like there was a huge fight in the room looking at the mess. He swallowed hard and proceeded towards his desk while his eyes tried to find the broken old model mobiles. But there were no such devices or pieces of it.

His eyes widened when he saw the wooden cabinet of the cupboard was open and the safety locker was broken. 

As if somebody suddenly pumped oxygen, he inhaled through his mouth once he noticed his basic mobiles and the stack of his unactivated sim cards were scattered around with the files. He spotted all the cash from the safe was missing. 

He was glad it was just a theft. But how could a thief have control over the whole company's security network?

If the thief was so good, he should use it in banks or where there will be more cash. Shouldn't he?

Miles's eyes unmindfully fell on the dustbin. The content of it was poured out. He spotted the broken mobile and breathed in relief.

Relaxing his nerves, and keeping everything back safe, he went back to the security team. He ordered them tyrannically and left the company to grab sleep.

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At the Oasis mansion,

In the dining hall. housekeeper Sophie and butler Oliver silently laughed, watching Anya indulging the two but the demands of the duo were unending.

Sitting on the dining table, Zane looked daggers at his father, "Chipmunk Monster, you are an adult. Behave like one." He randomly craved for his mother to feed him but his father was stealing his food.

Alvin ignored his bafflement realizing how small Zane's every bite was. He left Anya's hand and swallowed the tiny bite he stole, "Weren't you eager to be an adult? Start being one."

Anya was excited when she heard Zane wanted her to feed. Now she was trapped on Alvin's lap and he was stealing their son's food. She didn't know whether to laugh or chide Alvin, 

"I will feed both of you." She tried to compromise them. "Or none." She didn't mind them being playful but around the food.

'Oh…' His mother was changing her mind. Zane immediately shifted close to Anya and cupped her face. His eyes sparkled, blinking innocently, "Momma, I love you the most." He melted his mother instantly.

Alvin looked at his sly son, pulling some tricks on his wife. He quickly turned Anya towards him and stole the kiss before feeding her pancake.

Zane, who missed his mother's kiss: "..."

Anya who got kissed in front of others: "..."

Rob who just witnessed it: "..."

He wanted to leave seeing Anya on Alvin's lap but it was an emergency. So he cleared his throat for a bit of attention, 'Ahem.'

Embarrassed, Anya involuntarily tried to stand but Alvin secured her position. Alvin looked at Rob as if the latter did some crime. Everything could wait, "Unless somebody is dying."

Rob went to the study room to wait. Mother and son ate when the big man fed them and had his breakfast before rushing to work.

….

Alvin sat for the video call when he reached his study room. His playfulness was replaced with seriousness, his eyes filled with nothing but coldness.

The man on the other end corrected his glass on his nose bridge. He was the hacker who broke into Johnson's headquarters. He wasn't there to steal money but pretended like one.

The hacker spoke confidently, [President Matthews, your suspicion is right. Miles Johnson is involved in some well-organized crime. He must be doing it for years.]

Alvin lifted his brows. Words weren't enough. He needed details or proof, to make sure no harm was on their way.

The hacker typed something. The screen displayed some details to Alvin, [He doesn't use a number or the mobile twice. We were able to fetch two different numbers he has contacted. Both of them are in Narnia. Interestingly, these numbers have also used the basic phone models and only one call for number and mobile. Both the calls were from the university district of Narnia.]

Is Miles up with some major plan against them to avenge his father?

'University District, well-organized crime,' Alvin recalled Anya's mission related to the university.

Is it a coincidence? Alvin didn't want to take the chance as Anya was involved in both scenarios.

Alvin pointed at the unused mobile details on the screen, "Could you use these details of the unused mobiles and tap into their next call?" Alvin questioned. 

A hacker could learn about mobile IMEI through the call. He wanted to know if the reverse was possible.

The man at the other end hesitated a moment before he promptly responded, "It wouldn't be easy for me to stay incognito on the network for long. It would be smooth for Skye… I mean, Mrs. Matthews." He didn't want to overestimate himself and burn his hands.

Alvin: "…"

He wanted to solve it without troubling Anya but his wife is an expert in the field they were talking about.