Vance returned it, his hand steady. “My office is yours. Any access codes, personnel files, or secure terminals you require are unlocked. I am disgusted that this poison festered under my roof.”

“Thank you, sir,” Ava said. “We have a lot of work to do.”

As the MPs hauled Ryan to his feet, pulling him backward toward the exit, his boots dragged across the linoleum. The entire mess hall watched in total silence. A young private first class, someone Ryan had spent weeks terrorizing over minor uniform infractions, slowly stood up. Then another. Then half the room.

No one cheered. The tension was too thick for celebration. But as Ryan was dragged out the double doors into the bright midday sun, the look of fear was gone from their faces.

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In its place was cold, quiet vindication.

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