Rain hit the warehouse roof before sunrise.
The sound carried through the main corridor while early crews checked freight manifests and opened loading lanes. Forklifts moved slower than usual. Drivers stayed near trucks waiting for release approvals.
Inside the operations office, Alexander sat alone with three open terminals.
Financial tracing reports filled the screens.
Shell companies.
Transfer chains.
Inactive holding entities.
Layered ownership records.
Most of it looked buried deep enough to disappear forever.
But one line stayed active across every record.
Eighteen percent.
Alexander leaned back slightly and read the latest tracing report again.
A quiet knock came at the office door.
Julian stepped inside carrying a thick folder.
"You've been here all night?"
Alexander answered without looking up.
"Yes."
Julian placed the folder on the desk.
"I pulled archived transfer summaries from the old trust office."
Alexander opened the folder immediately.
