Chapter Four: ClearMark Opens Its Doors

Over the next two days ClearMark exposed erased cleaning histories, mismatched-size pairs, and replacement midsoles. Every report published its method while protecting the client's identity. Their queue grew from seventeen pairs to two hundred. Strangers began photographing the shop from across the street. On the fourth day, a cross-border seller delivered twelve unreleased Skyvault Eclipse pairs and requested wholesale certification. Uppers, labels, and security chips all passed Obsidian's website. The Ledger showed the same red verdict on every box. [Right shoe genuine. Left shoe counterfeit. Genuine source: Obsidian Vietnam sample archive. Counterfeit source: underground workshop, Hailin North Port. Chips cloned thirty-six hours ago.]