C12 Phase Two in Motion

Across the sea, in a district just outside central Hong Kong, a man sat alone in a low-lit office with no signage.

The room was spare—just a sleek desk, two laptops, a secure server, and a framed photograph turned backward.

Isaac Moore tapped a command into the terminal beside him and waited as an encrypted stream of data began to upload.

Behind him, a kettle hissed.

In front of him