Late that afternoon, Golden Leaf Tea's regional office held an emergency meeting.
The operations director frowned while reading the warehouse report.
"This delay will affect at least two of our stores."
A manager across the table spoke quietly.
"Should we investigate further?"
The director nodded.
"Yes."
He turned toward a man sitting silently near the window.
The man's name was Li Qiang.
Golden Leaf Tea's logistics security specialist.
Li Qiang was known for solving supply problems quickly.
Sometimes aggressively.
"Find out who caused the sabotage," the director said.
Li Qiang nodded once.
"Understood."
His eyes were calm but sharp.
If someone was interfering with Golden Leaf's operations…
He would find them.
Across town, Chen Mo was walking through the university campus when his phone vibrated again.
[New Actor Detected]
Name: Li Qiang
Role: Logistics Investigator
Threat Probability: 37%
Chen Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.
Golden Leaf had deployed a professional investigator.
Interesting.
The game was escalating faster than expected.
He checked the Influence Map again.
Several supply nodes were glowing brighter than before.
Pressure across the network was rising.
Exactly what he needed.
Chen Mo slipped his phone back into his pocket.
"Let's see how capable you are," he murmured quietly.