When the enemy occupies favorable terrain, don't attack head-on. Let them think they're safe, let their guard drop — then strike the moment they relax.
— The 36 Stratagems, In Order to Capture, One Must Let Loose
Previously on this series:
#1: Mark Johnson Walked Into an AI Audit. — Mark found Pulse AI's benchmark evaluation set was fabricated — 44 records copied from public repositories, 54 hand-written. CTO Torres called at midnight to confess: the target was 95% before the C-round. Mark hung up.
#9: Lena and P Watched Two Suppliers Fight. — Lena hired P for an independent audit and found both suppliers were cheating. Lena met P.
