"So where is this Wolf?" Agent Magnozzi asked. "Uh...we don't know. All we know that the Wolf is a she, & she might have confederates. Our guess is she's based in a nation with no extradition treaty," Agent Patel said.

"So, where is this Wolf?" Agent Magnozzi asked.

"Uh...we don't know. All we know that the Wolf is a she, & she might have confederates. Our guess is she's based in a nation with no extradition treaty," Agent Patel said.

"Ok so what's the motive?" Magnozzi said. 

"Political & financial. Her crew targets corporate & governmental social media accounts. They harass & gang-stalk until they get paid extortion money. They even get monthly payments sometimes, & we think she gets personal too. People that have dated her get the same treatment. One even had to get off the internet forever & almost got fired."

"So," Magnozzi said. "She has a romantic side."

"If it is the person we think she is, she's a mess. Sociopathic, narcissistic. Erratic & emotional. She's also incredibly gifted, & she comes from money," Patel said. "Again: all preliminary. We don't know for sure." 

"Who the fuck is this bitch? Sounds like a crazy Batwoman."

"Alright, I'll call you tomorrow. We'll go over how to train staff against phishing attacks," Lydia said.

She took out her second phone, turned on the VPN app, & went to Signal to check her messages.

RayTardo: "SAGANTVM CAPTVM EST"

Perfect Lydia thought. The money should arrive to my swiss account by end of business day tomorrow.

Heihuli: "VALE CARTHAGO DELENDA EST?"

RayTardo: "DELENDA EST DOMINA"

Lydia smiled. She was gonna have her assistant do the meeting tomorrow. She was the owner of a consulting firm, & she was going to enjoy the fruits of other people's labor.

Lydia went to her PayPal app & logged into her alt. She scheduled a transaction for the day after tomorrow to her ex She hated Lydia's guts, but Lydia missed her. She sent money once in a while, & she would have her friend watch her social media to see how she spent the money

Lydia looked out from her penthouse balcony. She lived in the upscale neighborhood of Shanghai known as 浦东 (Pǔdōng). The CPC let her carry on her "privateering" so long as she obeyed 北京 She texted the model from last night & she ordered sushi from 美团...