Chapter Two: The Creditor's Choice

“I'll repay him,” Zhou Lin said. Biao laughed. “Everything on you isn't worth forty-seven yuan.” “I have something you want more—the route into Cheng Ye's game.” Biao's expression changed. He had been sent for the coin, not the debt. After failing, he needed something valuable to take back to Zhou Jiming. Zhou Lin proposed a noon meeting at Haiyue. Biao would bring the original loan agreement, cash records, and authorization. If the debt was lawful, Zhou Lin would surrender the route; if not, the debt became zero. He showed one corner of the ledger as his guarantee. Greed produced suspicion, but it also created fear of missing out. Biao agreed.