It turns out George Garcia and John Belush were both correct. The former's judgment was spot-on, and the latter was wise not to bet against him.
Although John Belush did not know why he was suddenly put in charge of this internal system security investigation, once he compiled all the files into a report and submitted them, the matter simply disappeared into the void.
From John Belush's perspective, his report should have raised alarms at the top, at least prompting a comprehensive inspection of the entire system. He might not be the primary person in charge, but given his competence and previous achievements, he thought he would be entrusted with the review of several adjacent departments.
Yet, three days had passed, and he received no formal notice, only a summons to the office of the department head.
"Alright, John, you did a great job. But for now, let's just leave it at that—seal all the investigation results."
"Seal the investigation results? And then?"
"And then what?"
