: A single, encrypted video file taking up the final gigabytes.

: 4.2 GB of high-fidelity audio stems. It was a haunting, orchestral arrangement that stopped abruptly at the five-minute mark.

: 12 GB of complex 3D architectural renders for a house that didn't exist—a "vertical forest" designed to reclaim urban smog.

Elias clicked the video. It wasn't a confession or a hidden treasure map. It was a static camera pointed at a park bench. For two hours, the screen showed nothing but the shifting shadows of a maple tree. Then, a man—the laptop’s late owner—walked into frame, sat down, and looked directly into the lens.