As a Compliance Officer at a large brokerage firm, you've recently identified unusual trading patterns over the past two weeks in a publicly traded stock, Stock X, which has a small float and moderate liquidity. Specifically, multiple linked accounts (preliminarily identified as potentially related based on IP addresses, trade timing, and trading techniques) have been engaged in small-value, high-frequency wash trading near market close. These activities have manipulated the stock price up or down in short periods, followed by unwinding positions for profit on the next day or over several days. Crucially, these unusual trades occurred prior to the company's announcement of a major asset restructuring. Your team has preliminarily identified that the ultimate beneficial owners of these accounts may be linked to a high-net-worth individual, Client C. Describe how you would systematically investigate this case, from initial discovery to final conclusion and reporting.