Sign the Papers Mr. Langford novel Chapter 496

After a moment, she said, "We can agree to a formal exchange of materials. But Langford Medical doesn't get the original or the full scans."

Robert nodded.

"I agree with that approach."

Phoebe looked at her. "Aren't you worried he might have information we desperately need?"

"I am," Wren admitted.

Phoebe paused, surprised.

Wren stared at the evidence bag inside the isolation box.

"That's exactly why we're trading for it, not handing ours over."

The Langford family could provide the archives, investigate Apex, and dig Warren's name out from whatever shadows it had been hidden in.

But the page Vivian had left behind could never return to Langford hands.

Not even once.

Robert finished typing his reply and looked up.

"You're much clearer on how to handle this than you used to be."

Wren didn't smile.

"Being naive in the past cost me too much."

Hearing that, Phoebe felt a lump in her throat and quickly looked away.

The forensic analysis continued until noon.

The preliminary conclusions weren't finalized into an official report on the spot, but Harvey drafted a work log of the key findings and handed it to Robert to sign.

One, the submitted files matched the evidence extracted last night.

Two, the scanned images showed no obvious signs of digital splicing.

Three, Vivian's handwritten objections matched the paper's texture and scan layers, strongly suggesting they were on the original document.

Four, the document footer explicitly stated, 'See Attachment Two for detailed list.'

Five, the file packet's residual path displayed index traces for ATT-01 and ATT-02, with the file corresponding to ATT-02 missing.

Each point was brief.

But Wren stared at them for a long time.

Phoebe stood beside her, asking softly, "Who do we investigate next?"

Wren closed the log.

"Three things to start."

Robert looked at her.

"First, what project attachments Apex received back then. Second, the attachment transfers Warren handled. Third, whether Summit Trading's financial records show any service fees corresponding to Attachment Two."

Maya chimed in, "I'll look into their file numbering protocols. If I can find the naming conventions for that batch of memos and attachments, I can reverse-engineer the complete file number for the missing document."

"I'll go find Mrs. Higgins and ask about the cobalt folder again," Phoebe said. "She might not have seen the contents, but she could remember how many stacks of paper were inside."

The tasks were divided, one by one.