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“This is just another ambush! We nearly got killed last night blundering our way into a situation we are not prepared for,” you tell Kate.

“But I have friends that I can call on, people who can help us!” She protests.

“No! This is final. I have the data and I will go to the university alone. However much I like the professor, the information on here is more important than a single man.” You turn to Emily. “I’m sorry Emily, but deep down you know I am right. I doubt that the professor is alive anyway. They have no reason to keep their word,”

She looks at you with tears in her eyes and nods. “I… I guess you are right,” she stutters. “At least if we give his work to the world he would not have died for nothing.”

She starts to cry, Kate consoling her while casting an angry look your way.

You set off to the university. Kate’s friends meet you as soon as you arrive and take you to their labs. You hand over the memory stick and they go to work immediately with decrypting the files. It takes them several days to decrypt and make sense of all the information, but eventually, the information is uploaded.

Two days later, Kate informs you that the police have found the Professor’s body. You are devastated by the news, but you are convinced that you did the right thing for humanity.

The end.