Blackmailing My Neighbor -v2024-08-02- -completed- Apr 2026

“I know it’s you, Leo,” Richard said, his voice soft. “The fire escape. The 2:00 AM timing. The way you flinched in the elevator last week when I mentioned the locker.”

Leo didn’t answer.

Richard pointed to the window. Two men in dark suits were standing on the sidewalk below, looking up. “Those are my lawyers. And that unmarked van? Forensic accountants. I’ve been playing dead for six months, Leo. I let you blackmail me so I could build a case for entrapment against my real enemies. You were just a bonus.” Blackmailing My Neighbor -v2024-08-02- -Completed-

Leo didn’t sleep that night. He deleted the files. He packed a single bag. At 6:00 AM, he collected the $100,000 from Locker 117—a peace offering, or a bribe, depending on your morals. “I know it’s you, Leo,” Richard said, his voice soft