Chapter Five: The Man Who Always Delivers

The reverse bore Bai Shu's institute emblem and a note: CONSENSUS CONFLUENCE TEST—OLD SOUTH ZERO WELL. An alarm sounded. Outside, the copy bikes merged into a gigantic white face. As its mouth descended, Lu Yuan gave Lin the red case and turned around. “The shortest route is open,” his navigation voice said. “Proceed to the next stop.” “It will eat you!” Lin shouted. The navigator paused. “A courier may refuse a dangerous order,” Lu Yuan said in his own voice. “But I accepted this one myself.” He charged the white face, his taillight drawing a closed red circle. Shen photographed him through the broken window but summoned nothing. He only preserved the evidence.