Chapter Four: Sell the Result, Not the Machine

The paper, *Cognitive Intervention Risks of Autonomous Generative Models*, offered no sample and no raw experiment records. A red brain scan nevertheless declared that Z-0 caused hallucinations, paranoia, and aggression. In an interview, Zhou Xiao claimed a former engineer had developed a dangerous habit of “mistaking predictions for reality.” Commenters soon found Chen's name and Backlight's registered address. Two livestream vans appeared outside Wildfire. Someone shouted through the shutter, “Chen Mo, are the system missions real?” Tang slapped a wrench onto the table. “Let me explain.” “You'll give them footage of aggressive behavior,” Su said, holding him back. “They don't need to prove the report. They need Chen to act like it's true.”