{"id":4149,"date":"2025-06-12T14:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=4149"},"modified":"2025-06-12T14:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:43:10","slug":"4149","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=4149","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cRex?\u201d Alex whispered, startled.<\/p>\n<p>Without looking back, Rex ran toward another officer standing by the wall. It was Alex\u2019s former colleague\u2014Oliver. The same officer who had testified against him. Oliver had seemed calm, stoic even\u2026 until now.<\/p>\n<p>Rex stopped right in front of Oliver, growling deeply, menacingly. 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The dog rose onto his hind legs and nudged his nose into the breast pocket of Oliver\u2019s uniform. Oliver flinched, visibly shaken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet that dog away from me!\u201d he shouted, but it was already too late.<\/p>\n<p>A guard moved forward, but the prosecutor gestured for him to wait. A court officer stepped up, opened the breast pocket of Oliver\u2019s uniform, and pulled out a small flash drive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is this?\u201d the judge asked, his voice trembling.<\/p>\n<p>Rex sat down at Oliver\u2019s feet, never once taking his eyes off the officer.<\/p>\n<p>The flash drive was plugged into a nearby laptop. The screen flickered to life, and a video began to play. It showed Oliver counting large amounts of money. It showed him forging documents. Then came a clip of him speaking on the phone: \u201cWe\u2019ll pin everything on Miller. He won\u2019t talk\u2014too proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The judge\u2019s voice rang out. \u201cThis hearing is suspended. 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