Though weakened, the corporations weren't completely defeated. Smaller shell companies began appearing in neighboring regions, attempting to replicate the toxic industries under new names. Zarah and Ayodele discovered this during a routine inspection in a rural area.
"They're like parasites," Ayodele muttered, examining documents from a newly constructed factory. "They adapt and reappear."
This revelation reignited their fight. But the stakes were higher now—these new companies were more secretive, with advanced legal teams and better-funded smear campaigns.
To counter this, Zarah and Ayodele partnered with investigative journalists, local governments, and even former insiders who had grown disillusioned with the corporations.