Chapter 6 - The Ledger Of Corruption
Ethan searched Miller’s jacket, pulling out a heavy leather-bound ledger and a encrypted digital thumb drive.
Opening the ledger under the shop's security light, Ethan scanned page after page of hand-written bribery logs, offshore bank transfers, and illegal land seizures signed by Sheriff Travis Cole.
"This is everything," Ethan murmured, realizing Cole had documented every extortion payment collected from Oakridge business owners over the last eight years.
Deputy Miller coughed, squirming against the gravel. "You can't use that! My uncle owns the local court judge! Nobody in this county will accept that evidence!"
Ethan looked down at the deputy with a quiet, knowing smile.
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"I'm not giving this to a local judge, Deputy," Ethan said, pulling out his encrypted military phone. "I'm calling the Federal Bureau of Investigation."
👉 Who answered Ethan's late-night call to federal law enforcement?
