A single file.
A list.
It wasn't detailed, not on the surface—but it held enough to raise suspicion. A large quantity of untagged chemicals. Stored. Hidden. Forgotten by everyone except the system itself.
Ray had skimmed it without much interest. He'd never claimed to be a genius when it came to chemicals. That was never his battlefield.
But he wasn't alone.
Two others had been there during the breach—Jay and Ryan. And chemistry? That was their field. Especially Jay.
The moment Jay's eyes landed on the list, something shifted in him. His brows furrowed, and his expression turned grim.
"What the hell is this doing here?" Jay had murmured, scrolling faster, then pausing to zoom in on a compound ID. His fingers hovered over the keyboard like they were frozen mid-air.
Ray turned to look at his brother, noticing the serious expression on his face. Something was off.
"Is something wrong?" he asked quietly.
