Chapter Five: The Station That Was Removed

“Shen,” he said. The terminal flashed: SUBMITTER SURNAME CONFIRMED. ENTER FULL NAME. His memory held no answer. But Ye Zheng had said not to trust a complete sentence, and the rescue list had concealed the entire name. Perhaps completeness had never been hidden for secrecy. Perhaps a full name would trigger another unique identifier. He entered: SHEN. The terminal accepted the surname alone. The control-room floor parted, revealing a shaft. At the same moment, only 04:37:12 remained on Gu's phone, and his mother's number vanished from his contacts. The final terminal line read: UNREGISTERED SUBMITTER “SHEN” HAS RETURNED. Ye asked quietly, “Then who is Gu Yan?”