With the amount of heavy drugs he was on/into, it's possible that he simply forgot where he took the laptop. Doesn't explain why he ignored the shop owner's calls though.
If the shop owner story was just a front, and he was an Intel guy then that’s just part of the cover story. Read above what u/horseyPatriot said;
Dont Forget that the Mac repair shop owner’s father and a good family friend were both retired USAF full-bird Colonels with intelligence backgrounds. They helped him release the data when no one else would listen. Not a coincidence! White hat plan for sure>
With the amount of heavy drugs he was on/into, it's possible that he simply forgot where he took the laptop. Doesn't explain why he ignored the shop owner's calls though.
If the shop owner story was just a front, and he was an Intel guy then that’s just part of the cover story. Read above what u/horseyPatriot said;