Chapter One: Deliver Noodles to a Dead Man at Midnight

[CIVILIZATION CORRECTION PROTOCOL BINDING.] [SOLE VERIFIED SUBJECT: LIN YAN.] [TIANHENG AWAKENING: 71:59:00.] [PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: DESTROY TIANHENG.] He pulled the plug. The screen stayed lit. [BEGINNER MISSION: Before midnight, deliver beef noodles without scallions to the abandoned platform at Huai'an Road Station, Metro Line Four.] [Restrictions: No networked device. Explain your purpose to no one.] [Reward: Steal 0.01% PROBABILITY SIGHT.] [Failure: Target death. Correction subject exposed.] “You don't even have electricity,” Lin said. “Who are you threatening?” Grandma's hoarse voice came through the speaker. “You.” His body locked. “Recording,” the voice continued. “Don't cry. You look ugly. Money is in the third drawer. Leave by 11:53.”