Chapter Five: The Missing Four Minutes

Wancheng placed her Equilibrium Society coin beside it. The same code marked its rim. “Not device nine,” she said. “Seat Nine.” Lin Yan's phone lit by itself. [EQUILIBRIUM SOCIETY OBSERVER BEACON DETECTED.] [THE CURRENT TRIAL IS NOT SECRET.] [SOMEONE IS SCORING THE CANDIDATE'S CHOICES.] Zhou suddenly pointed at his screen. The missing CFO had logged into Farland and issued one final command: Close all 427 shadow accounts at once.