Planting the Breakers
While the nation gossiped, Ali Mahmud uploaded a live corruption tracker—color-coded by region—on a new government portal.
The IT board didn't know who had authorized it.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a district commissioner suddenly received a new posting letter—designed to allow him full budgetary oversight with zero political approvals.
Signed off by Mehtab Qureshi himself.
In Punjab, Breakers were helping digitize the Agriculture Department's subsidy flows—quietly replacing the old paper system with blockchain logs that no one could easily fudge.
Each move was surgical. Minimal PR. Maximum output.
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The Resistance Reacts
A senior MNA from Sindh declared in parliament, "There is a parallel government in the country!"
A viral meme showed Rayan as Professor from Money Heist, sipping chai while ministries burned behind him.
Some were thrilled.
Others, terrified.
One newspaper wrote:
> "Who is this invisible group that seems to be doing the job of government without being the government?"
Kamal chuckled at the headline.
"Congratulations," he told Rayan. "You've become a myth."
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Backchannel Message from the PM
That night, a simple message arrived via courier:
> "Very clever. Don't get cleverer than the State. - PM"
Rayan framed it in his office. Under it, he wrote:
> "Acknowledged."
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Final Scene: A Map and a Clock
The chapter ends in silence.
Rayan, alone in his apartment, looking at a corkboard:
A map of Pakistan
Colored pins for every department
Red threads showing corruption loops
And at the center, a digital timer: 1,439 Days Left
He whispered to himself:
> "They think this is phase one.
But it's already phase three."