Chapter Four: A Seventy-One-Hour Run

“Someone took money from drivers through an update, engineered a run so automatic risk controls would shut the gates, then arrived with a loan to buy the wreckage. You don't need two billion. You need to prove where every payable yuan actually went.” “There are tens of millions of entries,” the CFO scoffed. “You cannot audit them in seventy hours.” Zhou stepped forward and set a small server bearing his repair shop's sticker on the table. “People can't,” he said. “Machines don't collect year-end bonuses, and they aren't afraid of the CFO.” Lu signed. The Ledger vibrated. [CLIENT AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED.] [NEW FINDING: FORGED SETTLEMENT RECEIPTS EXIST WITHIN THE CRISIS.] [TIME UNTIL FIRST REGIONAL DEPOT SHUTDOWN: 5 HOURS, 26 MINUTES.]