Chapter 12 - Financial Warfare Freezes Key Calder Corporation Assets
The captured enforcers were dragged down into the reinforced basement holding cells beneath the west wing.
Roman stood under the harsh fluorescent lights, staring down at the terrified men tied securely to metal chairs.
“Who sent you?” Roman asked, his voice a low, dangerous rumble that echoed off the concrete walls.
The lead enforcer spat a bloody tooth onto the floor and laughed nervously. “Martin Hart says hello, Calder.”
Before Roman could interrogate them further, his encrypted cell phone buzzed violently in his coat pocket.
He answered it, listening intently as his chief financial officer spoke with breathless panic on the other end.
“Boss, we’ve got a major crisis! Federal regulators just froze three corporate accounts tied to our shipping ports!” the CFO shouted.
“On what grounds?” Roman demanded, his eyes narrowing with sudden strategic realization.
“Corrupt political interference through emergency state injunctions... someone high up in the state senate pulled every string.”
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Roman hung up the phone without a word, knowing instantly that Martin Hart was waging total economic warfare.
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