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Daniel finally noticed the message, but did not open it or read it once he saw it was addressed to him. This meant his position was compromised, and he had to move. He couldn't afford to let anyone catch him. He knew the strain would be painful, but he had no choice. He had to move.

He got his laptop, a large amount of cash, and everything else of use. All his fake IDs, passports, ect. Anything that could incriminate him. Thankfully he had a dozen or so safe houses with the same setup and the same number of rooms. He then froze time again, and he could feel the pain building. He left the building, having either taken or burned anything incriminating. He got into the subway system before resuming time. He was in pain all over. He took a painkiller, to help.

As he got onto a subway car, he sighed with relief as he was convinced there was no way he could follow him. As a precaution, he ditched the current phone he was using and activated a new one. He didn't trust the system. They would just plop him in some home or a lab, and he didn't want that.

As the subway car came to a stop, two people got on as nearly everyone else got off. The two men went onto either side of him. "You have what we wanted?"

Daniel gave them the gold bar. "It wasn't there. But I thought this gift might buy me a few more days. Whoever is holding her may have an inside man in your organization. Tell Korra to start spreading rumors of misinformation, and that he better not harm her".

"Korea honors his deals. A life for a life. And he doesn't want you as an enemy, especially when he doesn't even know what your power is Daniel. I will deliver your gift myself".

As the two men got off, Daniel sighed with relief. Daniel had one other person he could trust with his life. His cousin. She was the last blood relative he had. His uncle and aunt died four years ago in a car crash, before the rips. About a year ago, his cousin nearly died during a super powered Terrorist attack. Korea saved her life, but he knew what Daniel was capable, to an extant. He would only release her if Daniel helped him find his sister, who was kidnapped. A life for a life. Daniel was closing in on her. The bank he robbed is sometimes used to store human cargo.

Only two men made a "Special Rate" request when transferring funds that morning. He checked on his computer. He had an acquaintance who gave him a skeleton key to most of the banks files. One of them had her, because someone walked into that vault with food last night but left without the food.

He found himself worrying about the earlier message. How did they find him? He needed to get his cousin, so they could disappear before someone caught up to him.