September 15th.
Now.
Two weeks have passed since the last 'near' attack.
It's also been a week since Faulkner kicked the bucket. The situation is developing in the direction he desires, with the 'invisible hand' bringing more and more 'bystanders' into the fray.
Every day.
All sorts of incidents occur.
Making them work overtime every single day.
Today, traces of the enemy appear here; tomorrow, an important member of the subordinates disappears, with clues pointing towards Faulkner and others; the day after, someone else involved in the investigation goes missing.
And the day after that.
Clues to the missing personnel pop up everywhere.
Just like that.
The incidents grow exponentially.
They are overwhelmed with work.
Massive personnel movements.
They also gradually expose the true scale of 'Kovalro', of course, to Tang Qing. To others, it remains a 'mysterious and formidable' behemoth.
Since his appointment.