Chapter Two: The Creditor's Choice

The bag held something that could not be disclosed. More importantly, Lin Yue did not know that regulators had not actually been called. Zhou Lin declared silently: “I bet he destroys the records. My collateral is the first recording my mother left me.” Xu Zhi faced the camera. “Market regulators have reached the lobby.” Lin Yue blanched and excused himself. He left the briefcase behind but signaled Biao, who carried it into the pantry. Biao pulled out a flash drive, dropped it beside a coffeepot, and prepared to destroy it with water. Xu Zhi had hidden a second phone atop a cabinet. Every movement went live. The coin flashed. [Correct. Advantage available: Legal narrative control. Duration: seventy-two hours.]