Two months later, Torres found the first concrete evidence.
“Financial pattern,” he said, spreading documents across Sera’s desk. “Three shell companies purchased property in remote locations over the past eighteen months. Alaska. Northern Canada. Siberia. All registered to different entities, but the money traces back to the same source.”
“The disappeared executives?”
“Can’t prove it yet. But the timing matches. The locations match—isolated, minimal oversight, perfect for clandestine operations.” Torres highlighted coordinates. “And here’s the interesting part. Each property is within fifty miles of a former network facility site.”
Sera studied the maps. “They’re rebuilding near the old infrastructure.”
“Or scavenging it. They destroyed the facilities, but the underground components
