Dark Capital · DC-040
HE FLEW TO YUNNAN TO COUNT THE TREES. THE COORDINATES LED TO EMPTY LAND. HE PUBLISHED ANYWAY.
An analyst captured a photograph of what was purportedly a 12,000-acre larch plantation in Yunnan, only to find sparse brush and water buffalo. Despite the regulatory filings claiming extensive forestry operations, the landscape showed no evidence of the claimed assets.
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