"His name is Wen Shizhong," Lu Chengran said.
The hardened terminal cast a gray light across his face. The access record remained open on the screen, its single recent entry more unsettling than an alarm would have been.
SECONDARY ACCESS ACCEPTED.
03:17.
Colonel He rested one hand on the back of the empty chair. "Marshal Lu's former quartermaster?"
"Chief Quartermaster of Northern Continuity Logistics," Lu Chengran replied. "He designed the inventory rotation for West Reserve and supervised its last structural inspection."
Major Lin frowned at the timestamp. "I thought Wen Shizhong retired."
"He did. My father kept him on a private emergency roster afterward."
Tang Li Yue listened to the careful absence around the word private.
