CHAPTER SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO – PHOENIX RISING

The next morning dawned bright and early, finding the trio back in the study, surrounded by stacks of papers and multiple computer screens. "Okay, let's recap," Jasmine said, standing at a whiteboard covered in notes and diagrams. "We have this shell company, Phoenix Rising, that seems to be at the center of everything. But we still don't know who's behind it or what their ultimate goal is." Marco nodded, sipping his third coffee of the morning. "We need to approach this from multiple angles. Antonio, what's the latest from your tech expert?" Antonio glanced at his phone. "She's still digging, but she's hit some serious firewalls. Whoever set this up knew what they were doing." "Alright," Marco said, pacing the room. "While she works on that, we need to start connecting the dots ourselves. Jasmine, you mentioned the transactions coincided with major events. Let's map those out in detail." For the next few hours, they meticulously charted every transaction against a timeline of car