Ah, yes I agree the writing style is a bit awkward especially at the end. I think the story itself is pretty compelling. The style does (somewhat awkwardly) par

Ah, yes I agree the writing style is a bit awkward especially at the end. I think the story itself is pretty compelling. The style does (somewhat awkwardly) parallel the story itself: these guys weren't looking to get VW into trouble, they were fascinated by what they thought was a technical solution to a hard problem.