The glass doors hissed shut behind Darren Steele as he entered the Steele Complex at 6:07 AM sharp.
His black shoes tapped against the polished floor with crisp finality — not a sound out of place. The security staff nodded silently. They knew the mood. They knew the man.
This was the start of the final week of Q1.
Behind him, the sun had barely scraped the skyline. Ahead of him, buried behind five layers of key-card corridors and reinforced vaults, sat the most important room in the entire city.
The Operations Room.
His mind was already there.
The first week had been an immensely success. Well, the last week technically, but the first week with him fully being in charge.
With a 2 Block success on Day 1, a 3 Block success on Day 2, a 4 Block success on Day 3, and a 5 Block success on Day 4, they'd triumphantly accomplished Darren's goal of 14 Blocks solved this week.
