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Chapter 9 - Chapter 9 – The Designer Behind the Circle

Inside the government observation hall, the discussion continued growing more serious.

The superior officer listened carefully to every report.

Finally he turned toward the cyber-security team.

"Did you attempt to hack Suriya's phone?"

One officer immediately replied.

"No, sir."

The superior's expression hardened slightly.

"Then do it now."

"Contact every hacking specialist in our department."

"Bring in the best people we have."

"Try to access her device."

"Yes, sir."

The officer quickly left the room to contact the cyber team.

The superior then turned back to the group of young analysts.

"Next."

A third young officer stepped forward respectfully.

"Sir… may I continue?"

"Continue," the superior replied.

The young officer pointed toward the screen showing the ten actors sitting inside the waiting room.

"These ten actors appear to be reviewing work."

"But the work is not theirs."

Several officers leaned closer to the screens.

The young officer continued.

"They are reviewing another person's project files."

"Scripts."

"Scene arrangements."

"Dialogue structures."

"Editing suggestions."

"They are modifying scenes and adjusting story flow."

The superior narrowed his eyes slightly.

"So they are reviewing someone else's work?"

"Yes, sir."

"But the person whose project they are reviewing…"

The officer pointed toward the group again.

"…also belongs to this same group."

The superior folded his arms thoughtfully.

"So they are internally reviewing their own projects."

"Yes, sir."

Another young officer stepped forward to add new information.

"Sir, there is another important detail."

The superior nodded.

"Explain."

"Suriya has been with them for eighteen months."

The room grew quiet again.

"But during those eighteen months…"

"She never appeared in any movies."

"She never appeared in advertisements."

"She never attended public events as an actress."

The officer pointed toward the screen again.

"But she was always with them."

He paused for a moment.

"Sometimes with one of them."

"Sometimes with all of them."

The superior remained silent, processing the information.

Another young officer raised her hand.

"Sir… I noticed something else."

"Go ahead."

"For the past few minutes, Suriya has also been designing accessories."

She pointed at the zoomed camera feed showing Suriya's phone.

"Rings."

"Bracelets."

"Neck pieces."

"Cuff designs."

The officer enlarged several screenshots that had been captured earlier.

"These designs…"

"They look extremely similar to accessories worn by the ten actors."

She switched to another image.

"And also by the twin CEOs."

She displayed another photo.

"And even by their parents."

Several officers murmured quietly.

Because those accessories had always been considered rare luxury pieces.

But the designer had never been identified.

The officer continued carefully.

"The designer of those accessories has always been unknown."

"But after seeing these designs…"

She looked toward the screen where Suriya calmly continued working on her phone.

"…it is possible she designed those as well."

The superior leaned forward slightly.

Another officer stepped forward with an additional observation.

"Sir… there is one more timeline detail."

"Explain."

"Suriya first appeared in their circle eighteen months ago."

He displayed a timeline chart on the screen.

"And before that point…"

He switched to another image comparison.

"These kinds of clothing designs…"

"These accessories…"

"…never appeared with the twin CEOs."

He changed the slide again.

"Nor with their parents."

Another slide appeared.

"And not even with the ten actors."

The officer looked back at the superior.

"All these design patterns began appearing only after Suriya entered their group eighteen months ago."

The room fell silent again.

Because the pattern was becoming clearer.

The superior slowly spoke.

"So before Suriya…"

"These designs never existed in their circle."

"Yes, sir."

"And after she appeared…"

"They suddenly started wearing completely new custom designs."

"Yes, sir."

The superior leaned back in his chair,

thinking deeply.

Across the hall, dozens of officers stared at the screens again.

Inside the waiting room, the eleven individuals still looked completely calm.

The ten actors quietly reviewed scripts and production files.

Meanwhile Suriya continued designing clothing and accessories on her phone without showing the slightest awareness that hundreds of investigators were analyzing every detail about her existence.

One senior officer whispered quietly to his colleague.

"If this analysis is correct…"

"She may be far more important to that group than we initially thought."

The superior officer did not immediately respond to the whisper.

Instead, he remained seated quietly, staring at the large screens showing the waiting room.

Inside the room, the eleven young people still appeared completely calm.

None of them showed any sign of nervousness.

None of them looked confused about why they had been brought here.

If anything, they looked as though they were simply waiting for a normal meeting to begin.

The superior finally spoke.

"Continue monitoring."

Before anyone could respond, the cyber-security officer who had left earlier suddenly rushed back into the hall.

His breathing was slightly uneven.

"Sir."

The superior turned his head.

"Yes?"

The officer saluted quickly.

"The external hacking specialists have arrived."

"Have they begun the process?"

"Yes, sir."

The superior nodded slowly.

"Good."

Several officers in the room quietly waited for the result.

Minutes passed.

The large screens still showed the waiting room.

One of the actors leaned back slightly in his chair while scrolling through files on his phone.

Another was discussing something quietly with the person beside him.

Suriya remained focused on her design screen.

The cyber officer's communication device suddenly beeped.

Everyone in the room looked at him.

He answered the call quickly.

After a few seconds, his expression changed.

The superior immediately noticed.

"What is it?"

The officer hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Sir… they failed."

A wave of murmurs spread across the hall.

The superior's voice became sharper.

"Failed?"

"Yes, sir."

"The external specialists tried every method they had."

"Signal interception."

"Encrypted system entry."

"Hardware level attack."

"Even physical device mirroring."

He shook his head slowly.

"They couldn't break the protection on any of the phones."

Silence filled the observation hall.

One of the senior cyber officers spoke quietly.

"That level of protection… is not normal."

The superior narrowed his eyes.

"What do you mean?"

The officer explained carefully.

"It's not just strong encryption."

"It behaves like a live adaptive defense system."

"Every intrusion attempt is detected immediately."

"And the system changes its structure in response."

Several officers looked confused.

The cyber officer continued.

"In simple terms…"

"It learns while defending."

The room grew quiet again.

Because systems like that usually belonged only to top military or intelligence technology.

Yet it was protecting the personal phones of eleven young celebrities.

One officer whispered to another,

"Who exactly are these people…"

At that same moment inside the villa control room, Baby's calm voice echoed softly.

"I told you."

"No one can hack our kids' phones."

Long Jinhai smiled faintly.

"Looks like they're finally realizing it."

Long Jinmei leaned back comfortably in her chair.

On the massive screens in front of them, the government officers continued their intense discussion.

But the twins were watching everything as calmly as spectators watching a movie.

Baby spoke again.

"They have already used three external hacking teams."

"They are preparing a fourth attempt."

Jinhai laughed quietly.

"They're persistent."

Jinmei picked up another piece of fruit from the plate beside her.

"Let them try."

She watched the screen showing the waiting room.

Inside the government facility, the eleven young people still appeared completely relaxed.

One of the brothers suddenly glanced toward Suriya's phone screen.

"Another design finished?"

Suriya nodded casually.

"Just a small adjustment."

One of the others leaned over slightly.

"That collar line looks better."

Another one added,

"The sleeve cut too."

They spoke as if they were discussing a normal work project.

None of them even glanced toward the hidden cameras.

Back inside the observation hall, the superior officer slowly exhaled.

Then he gave a new order.

"Stop the hacking attempts."

The cyber officer blinked in surprise.

"Sir?"

"If their devices are protected by adaptive systems, forcing further intrusion may trigger defensive responses."

He paused.

"And I don't want unknown software interacting with government networks."

The cyber officer nodded quickly.

"Yes, sir."

The superior turned back toward the analysis team.

"Continue behavioral observation."

He pointed toward the screen showing the waiting room.

"Forget the devices for now."

"Focus on the people."

Because one thing was now very clear.

Whatever secrets those eleven young people were hiding…

They were far more complicated than anyone had expected.

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