Chapter One: The Boss Vanishes on the Spot

Lin Mo first realized he might have a superpower at 9:17 on Monday morning. He was sitting at his desk, staring at an email with no sender. The subject line read: Please complete Mr. Lu’s approval. The body contained a single spreadsheet stamped with a blue digital seal. The approver field clearly said LU CHEN, but when Lin Mo looked up and asked, “Is Mr. Lu not in today?” the entire office went quiet for half a second. It was not the silence that followed an insult. It was the silence of eight people searching their memories for an unfamiliar name. “Mr. Lu who?” Tang Ke asked from across the aisle, a soy-milk straw between her teeth.