Akram almost ignored the notification.
But curiosity made him tap it.
A highlight video opened instantly.
It showed one of the biggest football matches in Europe. Millions of fans were watching the highlights.
A player had just scored an incredible third goal.
A hat-trick.
The stadium erupted with cheers.
Akram smiled slightly. Even in the middle of a mysterious discovery, football could still grab his attention.
But something strange happened.
The video froze.
The screen flickered.
For a fraction of a second, strange symbols flashed across the display.
Numbers.
Coordinates.
Akram replayed the clip.
Again the symbols appeared—so fast most viewers would never notice them.
But Akram worked in telecommunications.
He recognized digital interference.
Or more precisely…
An embedded signal.
"Someone hid data inside this broadcast," he whispered.
His phone automatically decoded part of it.
A new coordinate appeared.
Different from the village.
Far away.
Another glowing point appeared on the map.
Then another.
Then another.
Akram stared at the screen in disbelief.
"This isn't just one location…"
"It's a network."