Chapter One: The Ninety-Nine-Yuan Case

Zhiwei raised her phone, filming him and the high-resolution scans already uploading to the cloud. “And some people lose the right to negotiate by threatening a witness.” Sirens approached. She had triggered a silent alarm while opening the case. The man stared, pocketed his check, and withdrew. At 12:07, Shiguang lit by itself. TOMORROW'S LOST OBJECT UNLOCKED EARLY. XIE MINGLAN'S SAPPHIRE BROOCH. PURCHASE TO AUTHENTICATE THE CERTIFICATE. PRICE: ONE YUAN, AND ONE MEMORY OF GU LINCHUAN. Zhiwei's hand went still. Gu Linchuan: the first love she had not seen in seven years and had never truly forgotten. Beneath the offer, a red timer counted down from 23:52:41.