Chapter Five: The Severed Medical Film

The judicial scan confirmed the marker. Zhiwei's provisional seat gained pre-confirmed-heir status and internal audit access. Linchuan found an encrypted dispatch Chengjun had sent to the Lanhai on the disaster night. Its contents survived only on the ship's discarded black-box tape. At midnight, Shiguang showed rusted magnetic tape. TRANSACTION: SHIPWRECK AUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS. PRICE: YOUR MEMORY OF WHY YOU AND GU LINCHUAN SEPARATED. Zhiwei remembered ending their relationship seven years ago. She suddenly realized she no longer knew why. Linchuan laid down his dismissal notice. Chengjun had discovered the leak and removed him from Risk Control. “I'm no longer Obsidian's man. Will you still take me aboard?”