Elena felt the word justify like a slap. Her daughter’s fever didn’t care about RoI.

Elena smiled. Outside, the hills of Atyrá were still beautiful. But now, for the first time, they were no longer silent.

She dug deeper. Found a name: Diego Maciel , a field engineer for the subcontractor who laid Tigo’s fiber. His LinkedIn said he’d worked on the “Proyecto Norte” until budget cuts. She messaged him at 1:17 AM.