Chapter 18 - Uncovering the Mastermind
In the compound's underground tactical hub, Agent Carter displayed a complex organizational network on illuminated screens[cite: 7].
The financial data traced Vivian's offshore accounts directly to a prominent Wall Street hedge fund billionaire named Julian Thorne[cite: 7].
Thorne was the CEO of Apex Capital and the primary shadow investor behind the illegal synthetic poison development[cite: 7].
"Vivian was just his field agent," Agent Carter explained, pointing to Thorne's high-resolution mugshot[cite: 7].
"Thorne shorted Sterling BioTech stock by hundreds of millions of dollars, expecting Chloe's death to collapse the company."[cite: 7]
Marcus stared at Thorne's arrogant face, realizing the entire nightmare was driven by corporate greed[cite: 7].
"Freeze all of Apex Capital's domestic trading assets tonight," Marcus commanded[cite: 7].
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"We're going to bankrupt them before the trial even begins."[cite: 7]
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