Old Files, New Proof

"We're here for the original site survey file from that year," Xu Zhixia said without preamble. "The missing page from the fire record was in your hands, or used to be." Liang leaned back and did not deny it at once. He only turned his teacup half a circle. "Why dig up something from more than ten years ago?" "Because you're still using that fire for today's paperwork," Lu Chen said. His voice was low, but it pressed on the room. "You know exactly how that warehouse turned into land marked for demolition." Liang gave a small laugh. "Lu Chen, I feel for your father. But archives are archives. Urban renewal doesn't stop because one person objects."