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A Half-Million Commission—and My Second Self Solves Crimes

He rejected the illegal and fake requests. The system was not limitless. Only authentic commissions triggered it, and he still did not understand the cost. At ten, a message with no profile picture rose to the top. “Find my brother. Five hundred thousand. Police say he ran away. I know he didn't.” A photograph showed a young man in a subway station. Another line followed: “Lu Chen, if you still remember Su Ze, accept.” His fingers froze. The sender restored her name: Su Wanqing. Three years earlier, when Skyvault dragged him into court, investigative journalist Su Wanqing had been the only person to defend him publicly. She was also the woman he had loved and failed to say goodbye to.