The private jet, a sanctuary of cool leather and humming electronics, became the operational headquarters for the final act of the conflict. As the world slept, Minji and Jungkook, fueled by coffee and unshakeable resolve, initiated the strategic leak.
Jungkook contacted his most trusted ally, a seasoned investigative journalist known only by the codename 'Echo', respected for his meticulous sourcing and relentless pursuit of corporate misconduct. They didn't hand over the hard drive; they delivered the first, surgical piece of the puzzle.
"Echo, we have a tip regarding a 2018 subsidiary loan— 7.4 million, routed from Genesis Capital subsidiary 'Lotus-X' to an offshore entity named 'Chrono-LLC'," Jungkook stated calmly over the encrypted line. "The interest rate defies all market logic. It's a pinprick, but it leads to a vein. Check the paper trail, but don't publish the source, only the finding."
"And make sure you emphasize the logic of the interest rate. Make it sound like a complex error, not a crime—yet," Minji interjected, leaning into the microphone slightly.
"Understood," Jungkook confirmed to Echo, then looked at Minji. "You're being precise. Why the calculated understatement, Minji?"
"Because we want Kai to discredit the leak himself. We want him to validate our 'pinprick' by swinging a sledgehammer at it. We don't need the market to panic yet; we need Kai to panic," she explained, a sharp focus in her eyes.
Minji watched Jungkook work, admiring his cold precision. He wasn't acting like a hero; he was acting like a CEO protecting his empire by destroying a rival's.
The initial leak was published globally twelve hours later, precisely timed for the opening bell of the global markets. It was a minor story, buried deep in the financial sections, but the implication of an illogical, suspicious transaction from Genesis Capital sent a ripple through the analyst community. The financial world paused, holding its breath.
"The initial movement is negligible. Genesis stock is down point-three percent. Are we sure this worked?" Jungkook asked, his finger hovering over the monitor.
"Phase One: Complete," Minji murmured, watching the Genesis stock price stutter. "It worked perfectly. The goal wasn't a crash; the goal was doubt. The analysts are whispering now. That's enough. Now, we wait for the reaction."
The Domino Effect
The reaction came faster than anticipated. Rion Kai, a man accustomed to absolute control, saw the minor story and reacted with excessive force. Genesis Capital issued a blistering, public statement denying the transaction's impropriety, accusing "corporate terrorists" of fabrication, and immediately initiated an internal manhunt for the source.
"Read the statement, Jungkook. 'Corporate terrorists'? He's losing it. He just used the term 'fabrication' when the data is entirely real," Minji pointed out, pointing at the screen.
"He's overreacted," Jungkook observed, a predatory glint in his eye. "This is his hubris talking. A truly innocent man would have ignored a seven-million-dollar rumor. Kai confirmed the importance of the leak by denying it so vehemently. He walked right into the setup."
"Exactly. He hates losing control of the narrative more than he fears the truth. He's trying to write a rebuttal chapter, but we hold the script now. Time for Phase Two," Minji grinned—the reader who knew the villain's psychology had won the first round.
The second, devastating leak was sent to Echo that afternoon. This time, it wasn't a pinprick; it was the entire table of contents. Jungkook provided irrefutable internal documents proving the Silver Key encryption was tied to the corporate espionage against Dusk Industries, and the financial records showing Kai's personal profit from the anticipated drop in Jungkook's stock.
"This is everything. The Silver Key, the financial ledger, the personal transfer records. Echo needs to understand the gravity of releasing all this at once," Jungkook stressed.
"He will. Tell him to publish the ledger before the espionage details. Hit the money first. In finance, money is the language of crime," Minji instructed. "Rion Kai's denial of the small loan will make this massive dump look like a calculated, justified counterattack by his enemies. His own words will bury him."
The journalist, now armed with primary evidence that connected the suspicious loan to a high-level corporate crime, didn't hesitate.
The next morning, the headlines screamed. The story wasn't buried; it was the top global headline. The articles detailed the organized fraud, the calculated destruction of Dusk Industries, and the direct link between Rion Kai and the evidence Minji had risked her life to retrieve.
"Look at the front page! 'The Genesis Collapse: Financial Fiction Becomes Corporate Crime Reality'," Jungkook read aloud, his voice filled with disbelief and triumph.
The narrative bomb had landed. Genesis Capital's stock plummeted by 40\% within the first hour of trading. Rion Kai's world, built on fictional plots and systemic lies, was finally meeting the hard, undeniable truth.
"We did it," Minji whispered, watching the figures collapse. "The story has been rewritten. And this time, it's non-fiction."
Jungkook took her hand, his eyes reflecting the triumph of the rising sun outside the jet window. "The chapter of conflict is over, Minji. The story of Genesis is finished. Now, our life begins."