Elena parked at the secondary rail spur. Engine off. Lights off. Terminal nine perimeter secured. Federal auditor Marcus Lin positioned on the observation gantry. Camera feeds routed to the Vance security terminal. She checked her watch. Two fifty-eight p.m. She opened the vehicle door. Stepped onto the gravel. Walked toward the designated drop point. Concrete loading platform. Steel shipping containers stacked in rows. Wind cut through the gap. She stopped at the painted yellow line. Checked the perimeter. Clear.
Victoria arrived at three o'clock. Black sedan parked fifty meters back. She stepped out. Coat buttoned. No security. No escort. Carried a sealed metal case. Walked to the yellow line. Stopped. Placed the case on the concrete. Opened the latches. Lifted the lid. Three encrypted hard drives sat inside. Black casings. Tamper seals intact. Label tags marked with routing codes.
