"Even though they scrubbed it extremely clean, our passive firewall system managed to catch a minuscule error just in time." Helen Lloyd zoomed in on a wave chart displayed on the screen: "There was a data packet that leaked and escaped for roughly 0.3 seconds right before the self-destruct command fully completed."
Julian Sterling narrowed his eyes as he stared at the partially decrypted IP address: "Where did it pinpoint the location?"
"A central office building located right in the most bustling commercial district of Saint Lawrence City." Helen Lloyd typed a few keys, and an image of a towering, glass-paned skyscraper appeared on the screen. She swallowed hard, reporting in a grim, heavy tone: "This entire building... is wholly owned by HJ Capital."
