Andreas sat in the private study with the photograph open on the screen. Anna stood outside her parents’ boutique, bag over one shoulder, the set of her back clear even in the late-afternoon light. The message beneath the image remained unchanged. He read it once more, then closed the file and called the security chief.“I want the sender identified,” Andreas said. “Trace the message path, the device, and any account that touched it. Expand the review of the Eco-City access. And put discreet eyes on Ms. Li…her route to work, the shop, the school. No contact, no questions to her. Report only to me.”“Understood.”“She is not to know she is being watched. If the same person who sent the photograph is still following her, I want the pattern before they make another move. I also want every secondary connection from the Chu materials contract cross-checked against the access log.”The call ended as Andreas opened the drawer and looked at the second cufflink without touching it. The metal c
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