Keep your allies close. Keep your enemies closer. But before you strike, count how many hands they have: the ones you can see, and the one reaching out from somewhere you don't know.
— The 36 Stratagems, Befriend a distant state and strike a neighbouring one
Previously on this series:
#19: Mark Found His AI Audit Method in a Training Manual. He Left a Trap in His Report. — P's entry was swept. P left a note: two weeks.
#20: Alex Felt the AI Collector Slow Down. He Knew Someone Else Had Made a Move. — A gateway with TTL 247 was caught by Alex's probe.
