Chapter 113: Exposed [1]
Michael's breath caught as his fingers trembled but his eyes didn't flinch.
It's starting.
In that instant, the mechanical precision of his mind switched on like a hidden engine roaring to life.
[Quantum Analysis Mind — Activated.]
A cold current rushed through his neural network. The world slowed to a crawl. The trembling of the table became an eternity-long vibration.
The inspector's voice stretched like molten honey through space. Every dust particle in the air hung frozen in glacial suspension.
Within that frozen second, his consciousness split — one part observing, another calculating, a third mapping out hundreds of conversational permutations.
If I stay silent he'll push harder. He'll think I'm hiding something.
If I sound defensive he'll smell blood.
If I over-explain I'll expose too much about myself.
Every potential reaction played out before his eyes like holographic echoes.
