ARCHIVE OF THE CORRIDORS

Istanbul - 2:45 AM

The streets were filled with life, even at this late hour. But let’s zoom in a bit... There, inside a dark, silent alley, for a moment you’d think only ghosts reside here, due to the absence of life and the damp smell in the air, and the sound of rats echoing in the place.

There he was, leaning against a car, holding a cigarette, inhaling its smoke, and exhaling it into the air, causing the tranquility of the place to be disturbed, adding to its grim atmosphere. After spending some time in this state, he began to feel bored, sighing with frustration, announcing his annoyance. He glanced at his watch with a mix of boredom and anger, then threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it under his foot before turning to the car, preparing to leave.

But before he could open the door, the sound of high heels knocking against the ground interrupted the silence. He turned toward the sound to see a tall woman with cold, gray eyes and a swift, measured movement. Her long black coat swayed behind her as if the shadows were chasing her, and her small handbag swung between her hands like a hidden secret.

He returned his gaze to her eyes, which held nothing but a deadly chill. She spoke first, in a quiet voice, as though the words were being dragged from her:
"You’re more daring than I expected... Adam."

He looked at her cautiously, his eyes questioning her identity, then spoke with a tone tinged with suspicion, though there was something in his voice that revealed an underlying unease:
"Who are you?"

Instead of answering, she dropped her handbag on the ground in a calculated manner, then added in a cold, detached sequence:
"This is the information you’ve been looking for, but beware... if you open this bag, your life will turn upside down... and you’ll pay a heavy price."

He studied her for a moment. The word "price" struck a sensitive chord inside him. He knew that the search for the truth sometimes required taking risks. But he didn’t back down. He kept staring at the bag as if the entire universe could be contained within those files. He quickly opened the bag.

But what he saw made his blood run cold, as if a solid wall of fear had shattered inside him. The secret files, photos, and names he never expected to see were like a ticking bomb in his hands. But the photo at the bottom of the bag was what shook him to his core.

The photo was of someone he knew well... someone dear to him... but they had been dead for two years!

His breath quickened, and he felt like time had frozen for a moment. He swallowed, his throat dry, his mind still rejecting the facts. He whispered in a low voice, hardly believing what he was seeing:
"This can’t be real... this is impossible."

But before he could process the shock, they heard the loud sound of approaching cars.

The woman grabbed his arm and pushed him toward the car, pulling a weapon from her pocket as she said:
"The game has begun... If you want to stay alive, move quickly now!"

At that moment, Adam realized that he was no longer just a journalist looking for a story... but had become part of a game far bigger than he had imagined!

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Is the woman a friend or foe?

What is the secret behind the mysterious project? And who is this person who is supposed to be dead?

Can Adam escape, or is this just the beginning of his descent into the abyss?

[Next Chapter: The Enemy Within - Where betrayal begins and the balance shifts...]

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