The figure in the video slowly turned its head toward the camera. Its face was a smooth, featureless surface of polished white porcelain, save for three small holes drilled where a mouth should be. It raised a finger to the middle hole—a gesture for silence.
Elias heard the distinct click of a key turning in his front door lock. The handle began to rotate, slow and deliberate, as the "Arina003" folder on his desktop began to delete itself, file by file. Arina003.rar
He turned back to the screen. In the video, the figure reached into its pocket and pulled out a small, silver flash drive. It looked exactly like the one Elias had found on his keychain that morning, which he had assumed was his own. The figure in the video slowly turned its
When he clicked "Extract," the progress bar moved with agonizing slowness. 98%... 99%... 100%. Elias heard the distinct click of a key