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My brother actually laughed at dinner and said, ‘I sold that useless laptop of yours for five hundred bucks. Finally got rid of your junk.’ My cousins cheered him on. Then he added, almost proudly, ‘Already handed it off to the buyer.’ I got up, stepped outside, and called my supervisor. By the time I made the report, the FBI cyber team was already tracking the device…

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firm in a business park outside Baltimore. That company is under active federal investigation.”

“Counterintelligence,” I said.

He gave me a measured look. “Yes.”

My mouth still went dry.

He lifted his hand. Inside was a surveillance photo from a distance: a man in a baseball cap and dark jacket stepping out of an SUV with my laptop case in one hand. He continue reading …

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