The Wolf in the Gray Uniform
Chapter 6 - The Unseen Threat
Two weeks later, the empire ran smoother than it had in a decade.
The Marseille docks were clear, the Hamburg rail lines were secured, and the Costa name held more economic weight in the city than ever before.
Yet, as Harper reviewed a series of encrypted wire transfers in her new office adjacent to Dante's study, a small, anomalous data point caught her eye.
A recurring micro-transaction routed through an offshore shell company in the Cayman Islands.
Not large enough to trigger automated audits.
Just large enough to act as a beacon.
She traced the routing numbers back through three layers of corporate obfuscation until she found the ultimate beneficiary.
It wasn't a rival gang.
It wasn't a cartel.
It was someone inside the Costa inner circle.
Carmine’s primary logistics coordinator.
