Chapter Three: You Were Painted Too

“You are like us. You can simply survive in daylight.” Lin stumbled against the water tank. The audience could not hear their lowered voices, but everyone saw his composure break. Then Gu Wenzhou requested a live connection. He stood in the same white gallery, looking far older than he had two days ago. “Are you finished? You used Shen Zhou's stolen art to stage a fire and hired actors to rescue people. Do you understand the consequences of deceiving three million viewers?” “Will you submit to a live verification?” Lin asked. He opened the Tides source file and displayed all 273 layers. Qi Xia touched the paper contract rescued from the fire and spoke the history it remembered: the brand director had requested the shell cord three months ago;