The officer didn't wait for a third warning. He scrambled back into his patrol car, his partner already throwing the vehicle into reverse. As they sped away from the curb, the officer frantically grabbed his phone and dialed a number, his voice shaking.
"I'm sorry! I can't help you! There are people out here way too powerful for me to push around. I don't know what you did this time, but you've really fucked up. You're on your own!" shouted the officer into the phone before hanging up.
Ethan watched the cruiser disappear and then turned his gaze toward Sterling. The Auditor gave a stiff, respectful nod.
"The building is secure, Mr. Blake. I've frozen the local servers and locked the executive elevator. They are all trapped in the boardroom waiting for a miracle that isn't coming," said Sterling.
"Good work. Did they try to shred anything?" asked Ethan.
