Leah leaned against the edge of the table, eyes fixed on the glowing monitors. “This whole week feels like one long, stretched-out day,” she muttered. “We don’t sleep, we barely eat… we just sit here staring at lines of code until our eyes burn.”

Jason didn’t look up. “And still, we get nowhere.”

She nodded, her voice softer now. “Every lead disappears before we even touch it. It’s like chasing smoke.”

Jason leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temples. “Andrew’s always ahead of us. Not just by a few steps, he’s leagues beyond. It’s like he already knows what we’re going to do before we decide to do it.”...