The Mafia King's Hacker Bride

Chapter 72: A King Surrounded by Lies

The Mafia King's Hacker Bride

Chapter 72: A King Surrounded by Lies

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Chapter 72: A King Surrounded by Lies

His face was covered by a sleek mask, and he kept his head slightly down, making it hard to see exactly what he looked like. But it was clear he had charisma; he was undeniably handsome and radiated an air of authority that demanded respect. She instinctively knew that this was HazardKing.

In a calm, almost robotic tone, probably thanks to some device he was using, HK addressed the newcomer, who clearly was Michael Arthur (Alpha Dark):

"Loyalty is all that matters to me. If you want to work under my name, you have to follow some strict rules. You don’t mess with women or kids. If you do, you’ll find out what it means to truly vanish."

Standing opposite him was Michael Arthur (Alpha Dark), a guy known for his charm and cleverness. With a disarming smile, he replied, "I’m clean. My work is only about weapons and intelligence. If you need ghost tracking, I’m your guy."

HK leaned in, locking his intense gaze onto Alpha. "You’d better be honest. I don’t play the same games as your former bosses."

Alpha nodded, showing respect as he held HK’s gaze. "You’ll get everything you need from me. I really admire you, HK."

And just like that, they sealed the deal, forming an alliance that was sure to have a significant impact on their world.

But one thing she just couldn’t wrap her head around was why a guy like HK would make such a choice. Hiring someone like Michael Arthur, didn’t he see what kind of trouble he was inviting? She couldn’t figure out how Michael was playing HK like a fiddle, or if maybe some people on HK’s team were quietly working for AD, feeding him a bunch of lies about what AD was up to. It was definitely possible, but her thoughts were all jumbled. She thought about how a guy lik

HK could be so clueless about someone lying right in front of him. Maybe HK’s good-guy image was just a cover, letting him conduct some shady business through AD; that could be true too. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

As she searched for more info, she really hoped to dig up some details about AD and HK. What she found next blew her mind. Alpha wasn’t really working for HK; he was secretly plotting against him from the get-go, playing a dangerous game of deceit. While she was digging around in the Dark Web Marketplace Archive, she stumbled upon a private database from a not-so-well-known enemy group called the Scorpions of Ruin. This crew was led by Maksim Karza, a notorious mafia heir who was once supposed to inherit the global throne until HK swooped in and took it.

While going through Karza’s heavily locked logs, she found an especially interesting folder called "SpiderWeb_A.D." As she opened it up carefully, a wave of realization hit her like a ton of bricks. It looked like Alpha Dark, a shadowy player in the criminal underworld, had been handing over all the important details about HK’s empire straight to Maksim Karza. The information included:

- Shipment routes

- Blueprints for safe houses

- Names of arms dealers

- Locations of offshore weapon caches

- Warehouse coordinates

- Lists of crew members

- Live GPS data

And the scariest part? His future plans.

At that moment, it all clicked: Alpha Dark was basically working as Maksim Karza’s right-hand man. This information was huge; she never thought she’d stumble upon something so pivotal in her career, leaving her to wonder what it all meant! It was clear she was caught up in the mafia scene.

The deeper she went, the more she learned about Alpha Dark. She checked out a bunch of video logs featuring Alpha, who was cleverly disguised as an insider at HazardKing (HK). What she uncovered showed that his actions went way beyond just spying; they were part of a psychological warfare strategy to bring down HK from the inside. Alpha had managed to gain the trust of key people at HK, getting in deeper than anyone ever suspected.

As she kept digging, she found even more disturbing documents: a detailed list of the original members of the HazardKing tech team. Out of the twelve original employees, eight had sadly been reported dead in what was officially labeled a "vehicle explosion" last year. The story was that it was due to a faulty engine. But that was just a cover for something much darker, a calculated hit.

The explosion wasn’t just a bad accident; it was a well-planned attack executed by Alpha’s crew on Karza’s orders. After that devastating event, the last four members of the original tech team decided to bail quickly, either out of fear or because they were pressured. Within a mere two months, HK scrambled to bring in four new tech hires. But looking closer, it was obvious that these new folks had fake backgrounds and were carefully vetted by Alpha himself, making sure their loyalty was with him instead of HK.

What’s really concerning is that HK has no clue about what’s happening around him. For his own security, he switches up his tech team every six months, thinking it keeps him safe from any threats. Ironically, this approach, which he believes is protecting him, totally backfired this time, allowing Alpha to sneak in without anyone noticing. She couldn’t help but think, "There’s got to be a traitor on HK’s team." If HK knew who Alpha Dark really is, he wouldn’t hire him. Maybe he was tricked by Alpha’s looks; after all, he has had so many surgeries that his face barely resembles the one in his old photos. He’s gone through countless procedures.

While searching for answers, she found a video of a secret meeting that had been wiped clean from the records. It took place in a big Dockyard Hangar, a kind of industrial space that felt abandoned, about 14 months ago.

When she hit play, the video started with the heavy metal doors of the hangar creaking open, revealing a guy walking in. She recognized him right away as Maksim Karza, a figure known for his shady dealings.

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