Kai scrolled through report after report, his eyes skimming over headlines that painted a bleak picture of Apex Grove.
Murders, armed robberies, kidnappings—all of it happening in broad daylight. The city didn't just have crime; it thrived on it.
There were no safe hours, no quiet corners. It was chaos wrapped in concrete and shadows.
Kai couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"Broad daylight," Kai muttered, his jaw tightening as he leaned closer to the screen. "No hesitation, no fear."
Every click brought him deeper. Articles about missing cops. Witnesses who disappeared before trials. Gangs that openly roamed the streets, unchecked. And in the middle of it all: a police force overwhelmed, underfunded, and—for some—compromised.