Chapter 70 Wyatt sat at the long table near the back, laptop open, three screens mirrored across it and a fourth monitor patched in on the side. Cables snaked across the scarred wood like veins. He looked like a man who had been at war with code for hours. Cole stopped beside him. “You look like you’ve been fighting that thing since last night.” Wyatt didn’t look up. “I have and the f*****g thing is winning.” He rubbed both hands over his face, then turned the laptop slightly so Cole could see. “The MINE folder. One file opened. Everything else is locked behind another layer of encryption. Password-protected, salted, hashed, the works. Whoever built this didn’t want casual eyes on it.” Cole pulled out a chair, the legs scraping against the floor. “What kind of lock are we talking?”

