Nicolai wanted more.

He had become essential to Julian’s scheme.

Essential people become dangerous when they understand their value.

PART 19 — THE THIRTY MILLION

The financial case became clearer.

Roughly thirty million dollars in investor funds had been moved through transactions investigators considered suspicious.

Not all vanished permanently.

Some were still in controlled entities.

Some tied to legitimate investments.

Several million had clearly been diverted to accounts connected to Julian or nominees.