Chapter One: Midnight, and Tomorrow Opens

Gu Chenzhou, his mentor, had offered only one sentence at the hearing: “I trust the system.” The system made Lin Che liable for the losses. Gu used Lin's model to climb onto the rich list. Now Lin Che had 20,763 yuan left. It was meant for his mother's dialysis and preoperative tests. The stairwell television cut to breaking financial news. “Twelve major global exchanges have announced a synchronized midnight trading trial, effective tonight. From midnight to two a.m. Beijing time, equities, futures, and leading digital assets will enter continuous cross-market matching...” Lin frowned. A reform this enormous had arrived without a single leak.