“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”
-Gloria Steinem-
Chapter 128: Truth is expensive
Ground level: First choice
The dock supervisor noticed it because it arrived too early… it was eerie…
The confirmation ping came through before the crate should have cleared customs. Not by much. Four minutes. Barely enough to matter unless you lived by clocks and consequences. Even one minute mattered… so four whole minutes raised eyebrows.
He stared at the screen, thumb hovering. He stared and stared, making sure that he didn’t hallucinate, making sure that the four minutes were actually real.
The system he placed his faith in told him everything was clean, no delays, no obstructions, no sudden change of personnel, nothing explained the story behind the four minutes. The
