He was the former the head of Internal Security for none other than Fuchi Industrial Electronics, the corporate rival now bringing the case against Renraku in the Corporate Court . Lanier had served Fuchi well during his time, and he likely would still be in his position with Fuchi if not for a strange twist of fate. The will of a dead dragon had granted Lanier ownership of a substantial portion of Renraku stock—more than even Aneki owned, in fact—enough to entitle him to a seat on the Board of Directors. The dragon, Dunkelzahn, had apparently been an investor in Renraku through a series of shell companies and other blinds.