Chapter 17 - The Digital Aviation Blockade and the Freezing of the Final Escape Route
I completely immersed myself back into the vast and highly complex digital corporate networks,
my incredibly tired but fiercely determined eyes flying rapidly across the glowing screens as I actively hunted down Victor's remaining hidden assets.
Richard Hale's previously decoded ghost ledgers provided the absolute perfect roadmap for my aggressive financial investigation,
revealing a highly secretive and incredibly expensive private charter aviation company operating quietly out of a small,
abandoned,
and completely unregulated suburban airfield.
"I have successfully located his absolute final and most desperate escape route,
Ethan,"
I announced loudly and proudly over the secure encrypted communications channel,
my fingers flying violently and precisely across the keyboard as I rapidly initiated a massive and highly hostile corporate acquisition.
"He is currently frantically driving toward a small and hidden private airstrip located just thirty miles outside of the northern city limits,
intending to board a fully fueled and completely untraceable luxury private jet waiting quietly in the absolute darkness."
"Can you completely disable the physical aircraft remotely?"
Ethan asked quickly and intensely,
the loud roaring engine of his massive armored vehicle completely filling the background of the tense radio transmission as he sped dangerously down the frozen highway.
"I can do something vastly more permanent and completely devastating than simply disabling a single mechanical engine,"
I replied darkly,
a fierce and undeniable smile of pure strategic victory slowly spreading across my exhausted and pale face.
I aggressively routed a massive and highly overwhelming amount of Ethan's legitimate corporate funds directly through the international banking system,
executing a highly hostile,
instantaneous,
and completely legal financial buyout of the entire private aviation charter company in less than three short minutes.
"As of this exact and completely undeniable moment,
Ethan,
Whitmore Industries is the sole and absolute legal owner of that entire suburban airfield,
including every single private jet,
every drop of aviation fuel,
and every single highly trained pilot currently standing on that frozen tarmac,"
I explained confidently,
watching the massive digital ownership transfer completely finalize on my bright central monitor.
I immediately sent a highly secure and completely undeniable corporate directive directly to the terrified aviation manager standing on the dark runway,
explicitly and aggressively freezing all outbound flights and completely revoking Victor Romano's previously paid charter contract.
"I have completely locked down the entire physical airport,
the highly paid pilots are now officially my direct corporate employees,
and I have strictly ordered them to completely power down the waiting aircraft and immediately walk away from the plane,"
I reported smoothly,
my heart swelling with a massive and intoxicating sense of absolute and undeniable power.
Ethan actually laughed loudly and genuinely over the secure radio link,
the deep and booming sound completely cutting through the massive tension of the dangerous night.
"You just completely bought an entire aviation company simply to legally trap a highly dangerous mafia boss on the ground,
Claire,"
he stated with absolute and profound awe,
his deep voice vibrating with intense and overwhelming admiration for my ruthless financial tactics.
"I honestly do not think I have ever been more incredibly and dangerously attracted to you than I absolutely am in this exact moment."
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My pale cheeks burned brightly and hotly with a sudden and intense blush,
the incredibly romantic and highly unexpected compliment completely catching me off guard in the middle of a massive and deadly syndicate war.
