Chapter Two: One Black Badge for One Fallen Genius

Yanqiu did not touch it. “Is one million the price of my disappearance, or the price of ensuring Hengchuan receives no bid tomorrow?” His eyes sharpened. “You contacted Lu Jiming?” “Then I chose correctly.” He reached to retrieve the card. Yanqiu pressed one corner first. Gold words unfurled. Unregistered supplementary card, Yaochuan Capital. Payment last night: document-system maintenance, 200,000 yuan. Linked device: HC-1907. Hidden purpose: destroy original output record for page nineteen. Tinnitus struck her. She held on. “HC-1907. Next time you destroy evidence, don't use a supplementary card linked to the device number.” Yuheng's face changed.