Noah smiled as his eyes scanned through the list of pharmaceutical companies on his phone screen. Each name represented a potential target, a competitor who had tried to tarnish his company’s reputation.

“I want you to hack all the companies you have listed,” he spoke to his AI assistant, his voice carrying the casual tone of someone ordering coffee. “Search for anything that could defame them and ruin their reputation.”

The blue-tinted interface pulsed softly as the AI processed his request. “Initiating comprehensive data breach. Estimated time: 10 minutes for complete infiltration and data extraction.”

“After finding the evidences that cannot be denied, send all of it to all major newspapers.” His lips curved into a smile. “And I need an estimate on how long it will take for the news to spread.”

“Based on current media response patterns and the severity of potential findings, news circulation would likely reach peak coverage within 24-36 hours of release,” the AI responded. “Would you like me to begin compiling a list of strategic media contacts?”

“Yes,” Noah replied, then added, “And prepare to execute stock transactions. We’ll be doing some short selling when the news breaks.” He pulled up his investment portfolio on his phone. The plan was elegantly simple – buy their stocks now, then sell them short when the scandals hit the headlines. He would profit from their downfall twice over.

“Calculating optimal trading patterns based on projected market reactions,” the AI confirmed. “Would you like me to initiate automated trading protocols once the news begins to circulate?”

Noah’s eyes glinted with satisfaction at the chaos he was about to unleash.

“Yes,” he said simply. “Let’s bring them down.”

At Meridian Pharmaceuticals:

“Sir! Our firewalls are being breached!” Sarah Chen, the head of IT security, burst into the conference room where the board meeting was in session. Her usually composed demeanor had cracked, beads of sweat visible on her forehead.

CEO Richard Maxwell slowly put down his coffee. “What do you mean, ‘breached’? We just upgraded our security last month.”

“It’s… it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen,” Sarah’s fingers flew across her tablet. “The intrusion is bypassing every countermeasure we have. It’s not just accessing our systems – it’s learning from them.”

“Shut it down,” Maxwell ordered, rising from his chair. “Shut everything down!”

“We can’t,” Sarah’s voice cracked. “The system isn’t responding to commands. Whatever this is, it’s already in our mainframe.”

Across the city at Helix Biotech.

“All our research data is being copied!” Dr. James Morrison shouted into his phone. “Years of clinical trials, proprietary formulas – everything!”

“Have you tried the emergency protocols?” His superior, Dr. Elena Rodriguez, demanded while speed-walking to the security center.

“They’re not working! The system is… it’s almost like it’s alive. It’s anticipating our every move!”

At Phoenix Pharmaceuticals.

The security team huddled around multiple screens, their faces illuminated by the rapid cascade of code flooding their monitors.

“How is this possible?” Head of Security Mark Thompson muttered, watching helplessly as their defenses crumbled. “Our quantum encryption…”

“It’s being decoded in real-time,” his junior analyst whispered in disbelief. “The processing power needed for this… it’s beyond anything we’ve ever encountered.”

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Back at Meridian.

“Get me the NSA on the line!” Maxwell roared, pacing his office. His secretary’s voice crackled through the intercom.

“Sir, we can’t make any external calls. Our communication systems are compromised.”

“What about our backup servers in Singapore?”

“Also breached, sir. We’re… we’re completely exposed.”

Helix Biotech’s Emergency Response Center:

“Pull the plugs! Physically disconnect everything!” Dr. Rodriguez ordered, watching as staff members frantically yanked cables and powered down machines.

A young IT specialist looked up from his laptop, face pale. “It’s not helping. Whatever’s in our system, it’s already created multiple redundancies. It’s… it’s like it predicted we’d try this.”

At GlobalCare Pharmaceuticals.

CEO Victoria Chang stared at the message that had appeared on every screen in their headquarters:

“SECURITY COMPROMISED. DATA EXTRACTION IN PROGRESS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INTERFERE.”

“How many systems are affected?” she asked, her voice eerily calm.

Her CTO wiped his brow. “All of them. Every single one. Even the air-gapped networks somehow got breached. This isn’t just a hack, Ms. Chang. This is… this is something else entirely.”

Meridian’s Data Center.

Sarah Chen watched in horror as files began disappearing from their servers. “They’re not just copying the data – they’re erasing our backups!”

“What are they taking?” Maxwell demanded.

“Everything. Internal memos, emails, research data…” Sarah’s eyes widened. “Oh god. They’re accessing the restricted servers.”

“The ones with the…”

“Yes. The ones with all our dirty laundry.”

At Helix Biotech.

Dr. Rodriguez stared at her screen as folders of confidential documents began opening themselves, their contents scanning past faster than human eyes could follow.

“They’re finding things,” she whispered. “Things we buried years ago.”

“The clinical trials from 2019?” Dr. Morrison asked, his face ashen.

“All of them. Every cover-up, every altered result, every suppressed report…”

GlobalCare’s Crisis Center.

“Multiple news organizations are receiving anonymous tips,” the PR director announced, her phone buzzing continuously. “Heavily documented tips.”

Victoria Chang closed her eyes. “About what?”

“Everything. The price fixing schemes, the suppressed side effect reports, the lobbying payoffs…”

Phoenix Pharmaceuticals’ Executive Suite.

“Our stock is starting to drop,” the CFO reported, staring at the trading terminals. “Someone’s spreading rumors…”

“Rumors?” Harrison laughed bitterly. “You mean the truth. They’re spreading the truth we’ve worked so hard to hide.”

Across all companies, the realization was setting in. This wasn’t just a data breach. This was exposure. This was judgment.

In every building, on every floor, phones began to ring. Journalists. Regulators. Lawyers. The dam was breaking.

Helix Biotech’s Executive Floor.

“How long?” Dr. Rodriguez asked her team.

“Until what?”

“Until everything we’ve hidden comes to light.”

The young IT specialist checked his tablet. “At the rate they are working… 20 minutes. Maybe less.”

GlobalCare’s Board Room.

Victoria Chang watched as years of carefully constructed corporate facades began to crumble. “Can anyone stop this?”

Her CTO shook his head. “This thing… it’s not just breaking in. It’s like it was designed specifically to expose us. Like someone knew exactly where to look and what to find.”

As the chaos unfolded, each company realized the same thing: they were witnessing something unprecedented. Not just a security breach, but a systematic dismantling of their carefully guarded secrets.

And somewhere, on a phone screen, an AI assistant continued its work, executing Noah’s plan with ruthless efficiency.

The stock prices hadn’t even begun to fall yet. That would come later, when the headlines hit. When the evidence was irrefutable. When the truth could no longer be buried under layers of corporate bureaucracy and legal maneuvering.

The pharmaceutical giants, who had spent years building their empires on foundations of secrets and suppressed truths, were about to learn a harsh lesson.

In front of Noah’s advanced AI, no secret stays buried forever.

And as the panic spread through their corridors of power, none of them realized that this was just the beginning. The real chaos would start when the markets opened tomorrow, and Noah’s carefully planned stock manipulations began to take effect.

The age of unaccountable corporate power was ending, not with a bang, but with the quiet hum of an AI executing its instructions with perfect precision.

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