The rain had stopped, but the streets of East Marrow still glistened, reflecting fractured neon in shimmering pools. In the upper tiers of Apex Holdings' central spire, Lin Feng moved through the command balcony, his gaze tracing the sprawling city below. Every sector, every light, every shadow—it was all a chessboard. And someone was already making the first moves against him.
Since implementing the dual-tier leadership model, Apex had accelerated in ways even Lin hadn't fully predicted. Projects long trapped in bureaucratic loops were flowing again. Resource efficiency was at a five-year high. Even the notoriously uncooperative southern branch had submitted to Jiang Mei's oversight protocols without protest.
But not all acceleration was good.
